Ben Barnicoat

Ben George Barnicoat (born 20 December 1996) is a British racing driver, who competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for Vasser Sullivan and in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Akkodis ASP; he serves as a factory driver for Lexus. In sportscar racing, Barnicoat won the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship in the GTD Pro class with Vasser Sullivan.

Born and raised in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Barnicoat began competitive kart racing aged nine. After a successful karting career—culminating in his victory at the direct-drive Karting European Championship in 2012—Barnicoat graduated to junior formulae. A member of the Racing Steps Foundation, he won his first title at the 2013 British Formula Renault Autumn Cup with Fortec. He further won the Formula Renault NEC in 2014, and the BRDC Formula 4 Autumn Trophy in 2015. Barnicoat transitioned to sportscar racing in 2017, contesting the Blancpain GT Series with Strakka.

Barnicoat took GT-class victories at the Gulf 12 Hours in 2021 and 2022, winning the latter Asian Le Mans Series. He then won the GTD Pro class of the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship, alongside Jack Hawksworth, and took a class victory at the 12 Hours of Sebring the following year. In LMP2, Barnicoat finished runner-up in the 2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series and later won the class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2024 with AF Corse.