Matthew Richard Bell (born 31 March 1990) is a

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...

racing driver who last competed for

EuroInternational EuroInternational is a racing organization (which includes Italian division EuroInternational Srl and American division EuroInternational Inc.) owned by Antonio Ferrari. History Originally known as Euromotorsport, the team made its CART debut in ...

in the LMP3 class of the

European Le Mans Series The European Le Mans Series (abbreviated as ELMS) is a European sports car racing endurance series inspired by the 24 Hours of Le Mans race and organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The European Le Mans Series is similar to the fo ...

. Bell also represented Great Britain in the

2010 ISSF World Shooting Championships The 50th ISSF World Shooting Championships was held in Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berli ...

, finishing 13th in the Double Trap Men Junior Individual competition.

Early career

Following a karting career headlined by winning the 2005 Super 1 National Junior TKM Extreme championship, Bell stepped up to single-seaters in 2007, racing in

Formula BMW UK Formula BMW was a junior racing formula for single seater cars. It was positioned at the bottom of the motorsport career ladder alongside the longer established Formula Ford category. Like Formula Ford, it was intended to function as the young ...

on a part-time basis before racing sporadically in

Formula Palmer Audi Formula Palmer Audi, officially abbreviated to FPA, and sometimes informally abbreviated to Palmer Audi, was a one-make class of open wheel Formula racing founded in 1998 by former Formula One driver, Jonathan Palmer. It was based in the Unite ...

and

Formula BMW Europe Formula BMW was a junior racing formula for single seater cars. It was positioned at the bottom of the motorsport career ladder alongside the longer established Formula Ford category. Like Formula Ford, it was intended to function as the young k ...

until 2012. After competing in the Radical Clubman's Cup in 2012, Bell returned to single-seaters the following year, joining the inaugural season of the

BRDC Formula 4 Championship The GB3 Championship is a single seater motorsport series based in the United Kingdom. The championship is the UK's premier single-seater category, and is aimed at young racing drivers moving up from FIA Formula 4 championships, the GB4 Champ ...

as a privateer with sponsorship from E-Lites. Winning the championship's first ever race at

Silverstone Silverstone is a village and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England. The village is about south-southwest of Towcester and northeast of Brackley, both accessed via the A43 road, A43 main ...

, Bell won at

Brands Hatch Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit in West Kingsdown, Kent, England, United Kingdom. Originally used as a grasstrack motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently hosts ...

and

Oulton Park Oulton Park is a hard surfaced Race track, track used for motor racing, close to the village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, England, from Winsford, from Chester city centre, from Northwich and from Warrington, with a nearby rail connection a ...

before joining Douglas Motorsport for the final three rounds of the season. Finishing no higher than seventh in the last six races, Bell ended the season eighth in points.

Prototype career

During 2022, Bell was set to make his LMP3 debut at the 4 Hours of Monza, but was replaced by

Jérôme de Sadeleer Jérôme de Sadeleer (born 5 June 1988) is a Swiss rally raid racer who currently competes in the UTV category. He competed in the 2024 Dakar Rally finishing 2nd in the T4 class. He is the older brother of racing driver Hugo de Sadeleer Hugo ...

ahead of the event as it emerged that he was rated as an FIA Silver instead of a Bronze. After being classified as Bronze ahead of the 2023 season, Bell joined

to compete in LMP3 class of the

2023 European Le Mans Series The 2023 European Le Mans Series was the twentieth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's (ACO) European Le Mans Series. The six-event season began at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 23 April and finished at Algarve International Circuit o ...

alongside

Adam Ali Adam Ali (born 11 July 2004) is a Canadian racing driver. He currently competes for EuroInternational in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series. Career Ali competed in karting during his formative years, most notably winning the Cana ...

. Scoring his first LMP3 podium at

Spa A spa is a location where mineral-rich spring water (sometimes seawater) is used to give medicinal baths. Spa health treatments are known as balneotherapy. The belief in the curative powers of mineral waters and hot springs goes back to pre ...

, Bell took his maiden series win at the finale in

Portimão Portimão () is a city and a municipality in the district of Faro (district), Faro, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population in 2022 was 63,079 in an area of 182.06 km2. It was formerly known as Vila Nova de Portimão. In ...

and ended the season runner-up in points. In 2024, Bell returned to

for his sophomore season in

alongside

. Bell won at

Imola Imola (; or ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, located on the river Santerno, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. The city is traditionally considered the western entrance to the historical region Romagna ...

and

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (), informally referred to as Spa, is a Race track, motor-racing circuit located in Francorchamps, Stavelot, Wallonia, Belgium, about southeast of Spa, Belgium, Spa. It is the current venue of the Formula One ...

to once again finish runner-up in the LMP3 standings. Bell was originally set to return to

for a third season in the

, but was replaced by Fabien Michal before the season started.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

Complete BRDC Formula 4 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Complete European Le Mans Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bell, Matthew Richard 1990 births Living people English racing drivers European Le Mans Series drivers Sportspeople from Winchester Formula Palmer Audi drivers Formula BMW UK drivers Formula BMW Europe drivers BRDC British Formula 3 Championship drivers EuroInternational drivers