Ben William Matthew Robert Tuck (born 3 March 1997 in

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) is a

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racing driver currently competing for

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in the LMGT3 class of the

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. He is the

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winner.

Early career

Tuck raced in karts from 2009 to 2012, mainly competing in Rotax competitions in England. Stepping up to car racing in 2014, Tuck raced in the BRSCC Mazda MX-5 for two years, before moving to the Caterham Supersport Championship, where his performances earned him a one-off appearance at the

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round of the 2016 Swift Sport Rallycross Championship.

GT career

Tuck made his full-time debut in the 2018 British GT Championship, codriving a BMW M4 GT4 with Ben Green for

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. Scoring one overall win in GT4 at

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, Tuck ended the season second overall in GT4, one point behind Jack Mitchell. Following a 2019 season largely spent in the

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-based VLN Series, Tuck remained with Walkenhorst Motorsport to compete in the inaugural season of the

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. At the first round of the season at

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, Tuck qualified on pole and won the series' first-ever race. Over the rest of the season, Tuck scored four more podiums to end the year 3rd in the standings. In 2021, Tuck mainly competed in the

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again for Walkenhorst. In six races contested in the SP9 class, Tuck won the sixth race of the season, which would turn out to be his only podium of the season. Tuck returned to full-time racing in 2023, joining

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to compete in the LMGT3 class of the

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, aboard an Aston Martin Vantage AMR. At the second round of the season at Le Castellet, Tuck finished third, scoring his only podium of the season. In the winter of 2023, Tuck returned to

to compete in the 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series. Tuck scored a lone podium at the finale in Yas Marina and finished 11th in points. Tuck stayed in the newly-restyled LMGT3 class, but switched to JMW Motorsport for his second season in the

, now driving a Ferrari 296 GT3. As the only full-time driver for JMW throughout the season, Tuck scored a best result of sixth at Mugello. During 2024, Tuck also raced in the

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for

, sharing a

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with factory driver

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and John Hartshorne. On his first race at the French enduro he finished 4th in class. At the end of the year, Tuck joined Ferrari customer

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to race in the

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alongside

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and Dustin Blattner. The Briton took his first podium of the season in race one at

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by finishing third, and ended the season with another third place finish at the season-ending Yas Marina round. In early 2025, Tuck returned to

in LMGT3 to compete in his first season in the

with the

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. Tuck also returned to the

, joining

alongside

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and

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in the team's

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. In addition to his WEC and ELMS commitments, Tuck won the

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for WRT in the BMW M4 GT3 Evo's race debut, and later joined the team in the

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alongside

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and

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Racing record

Racing career summary

Complete European Le Mans Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tuck, Ben 1997 births Living people English racing drivers European Le Mans Series drivers People from Sandy, Bedfordshire 24H Series drivers British GT Championship drivers Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers GT World Challenge America drivers Asian Le Mans Series drivers GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers FIA World Endurance Championship drivers TF Sport drivers Proton Competition drivers W Racing Team drivers