Phil Bennett (racing driver)

Phil Bennett (born 6 October 1971 in Kingswinford) is a British racing driver.

In 2001 he joined Team Egg Sport to race a Vauxhall Astra in the BTCC, in the first year of BTC-Touring regulations.

Against a thin field he came 4th overall, behind only the other Vauxhalls of Jason Plato, Yvan Muller and James Thompson.

He also made a one-off appearance in the RenaultSport Clio Trophy at Donington in 2002 [1] In 2004 Bennett raced in the Le Mans Endurance Series (LMES) in a GTS Saleen S7-R, whilst 2005 he moved to sportscars and a Courage C-65 LMP2 machine, racing in the LMES, Le Mans 24hrs, Sebring 12hr (ALMS) and Petit Le Mans.

He has appeared on the TV show Faking It, helping a young man pretend to be a professional racing driver.

Phil Bennett pictured at the Drivers Parade for the 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours race.