Michael BENHAM is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in European Le Mans Series for COOL Racing. BENHAM is a one-time champion (2022), with 8 wins and 14 podiums from 34 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,023 ranks BENHAM 3451th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2022-10-16 | AUTODROMO DO ALGARVE LMP3 | P1 | +131 |
| 2022-09-25 | SPA FRANCORCHAMPS LMP3 | DNF | −176 |
| 2022-08-28 | BARCELONA-CATALUNYA LMP3 | P3 | +71 |
| 2022-07-03 | AUTODROMO NAZIONALE DI MONZA LMP3 | DNF | −104 |
| 2022-06-11 | LE MANS LMP3 | P1 | +117 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +164 | LE MANS 2018 | Road to Le Mans | P1 |
| +160 | LE MANS 2017 | Road to Le Mans | P2 |
| +153 | PAUL RICARD 2019 | Le Mans Cup | P1 |
| +150 | PAUL RICARD 2022 | European Le Mans Series | P1 |
| +142 | AUTODROMO NAZIONALE DI MONZA 2019 | Le Mans Cup | P1 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ▸European Le Mans Series | COOL Racing | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +159 | 4,210 |
| ▸Road to Le Mans | COOL Racing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +195 | ||
| 2021 | ▸European Le Mans Series | RLR MSport | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P8 | −226 | 3,856 |
| ▸Le Mans Cup | RLR MSport | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P6 | +157 | ||
| ▸Road to Le Mans | RLR MSport | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | −53 | ||
| 2019 | ▸Le Mans Cup | Lanan Racing | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P2 | +253 | 3,978 |
| ▸Road to Le Mans | Lanan Racing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +214 | ||
| 2018 | ▸Le Mans Cup | Lanan Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −239 | 4,020 |
| ▸Road to Le Mans | Lanan Racing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +303 | ||
| 2017 | ▸Road to Le Mans | Garage 59 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +2,193 | 3,543 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Anthony WELLSFIA Bronze | 4,161 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 52% |
| 🇺🇸 James McguireFIA Bronze | 4,044 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 67% |
| 🇬🇧 Colin NOBLEFIA Gold | 3,755 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 42% |
| 🇩🇪 Laurents HörrFIA Gold | 4,325 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 48% |
| 🇫🇷 Adrien CHILAFIA Bronze | 4,650 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 50% |
| 🇬🇧 Matthew BellFIA Gold | 3,760 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 52% |
| 🇺🇸 John SchauermanFIA Bronze | 3,920 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 60% |
| 🇫🇷 Jacques WolffFIA Bronze | 3,680 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 70% |
| 🇺🇸 Rob HodesFIA Bronze | 3,371 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 68% |
| 🇫🇷 Nicolas MauliniFIA Silver | 4,206 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 33% |
| 🇫🇷 Tom DillmannFIA Gold, 3× champion | 5,694 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇩🇰 Malthe JakobsenFIA Gold, 3× champion | 5,585 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇷🇺 Timur BoguslavskiyFIA Silver, 1× champion | 5,375 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,441 | 🇺🇸 Rodney Foushee | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,026 |
| 3,442 | 🇺🇸 Rory van der Steur | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,026 |
| 3,443 | 🇷🇺 Sergey Stolyarov | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,026 |
| 3,444 | 🇮🇹 Cedric Sbirrazzuoli | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,024 |
| 3,445 | 🇺🇸 Jared Thomas | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 4,024 |
| 3,446 | 🇲🇽 Luis Michael Dörrbecker | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,024 |
| 3,447 | 🇮🇹 Riccardo Ianniello | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 4,024 |
| 3,448 | 🇦🇺 Cooper Murray | Supercars Championship | 4,023 |
| 3,449 | 🇨🇿 Hendrik Viol | Ferrari Challenge | 4,023 |
| 3,450 | 🇩🇪 Marvin Dienst | 24H Series | 4,023 |
| 3,451 | 🇬🇧 Michael BENHAM | European Le Mans Series | 4,023 |
| 3,452 | 🇩🇪 Jürgen Alzen | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,022 |
| 3,453 | 🇺🇸 P.J. Jones | ARCA Menards Series | 4,022 |
| 3,454 | 🇺🇸 Tommy Hilbert | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,022 |
| 3,455 | 🇯🇵 Yuta Kamimura | Super GT | 4,022 |
| 3,456 | 🇺🇸 Devin Jones | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,021 |
| 3,457 | 🇦🇺 Garth WALDEN | Bathurst 12 Hour | 4,021 |
| 3,458 | 🇬🇧 Jack Lang | GB3 | 4,021 |
| 3,459 | 🇺🇸 Josh Bilicki | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,021 |
| 3,460 | 🇷🇺 Kirill Ladygin | FIA World Touring Car Cup | 4,021 |
| 3,461 | 🇬🇧 Matus Ryba | Asian Le Mans Series | 4,021 |
Michael Benham is a Bronze-graded sportscar driver; a gentleman racer competing in endurance and GT racing at semi-professional level, typically finishing mid-field among full professionals. His Racer Rating of 3,704 places him in the semi-professional band, a level most paid drivers outside the top championships occupy. His career on record spans two seasons and twelve starts, all in the European Le Mans Series with COOL Racing between 2021 and 2022, a relatively brief racing history concentrated in one series.[1]
Benham took the series title in 2022 with two wins and four podiums across the six-round season, finishing first overall. His head-to-head record against regular rivals shows consistent strength: he beat Silver-graded professionals Austin McCusker and Mateusz Kaprzyk in every shared race, and outfinished Nicolas Moulini, himself a former champion, in four of five meetings. Against the stronger drivers he faced, including former champion Michael Jensen and Silver-level competitors Matthias Kaiser and Louis Rousset, he scored multiple podium finishes. Benham's average classified finish of third place, combined with his winning rate of one victory per six starts, placed him comfortably ahead of the semi-professional field he inhabited. He retired from racing after the 2022 season.