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Benjamin Bargwanna (born 10 April 2001 in Warragul) is a racing driver from Australia. He is the son of Bathurst 1000 winner Jason Bargwanna and grandson to Australian Production Car Champion Harry Bargwanna.
Junior Career
Ben Bargwanna started in karts as a child finishing second in the Victorian Karting Championship KA3 Junior classbefore moving into various Hyundai Excel series in 2016. In 2017 he finished third in the Hyundai Excel Nations and in 2018 won the Victorian Series.
In 2019 he moved to Formula Ford driving a Spectrum to second in the Victorian Formula Ford Championship. In 2020, he again raced in the Victorian Formula Ford Championship and was leading the point score when the season was cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions.
TCR Australia
In 2021, he joined his father Jason Bargwanna in the TCR Australia Touring Car Series driving a Peugeot 308. That year he took the 'Rookie of the Year' awardand finished tenth in the standings. 2022 he again raced a Peugeot 308, again finishing tenth and winning his first race at Sandown Raceway.
For 2023 Bargwanna again did the whole Australia series along with six rounds of the TCR World Tour in the aging Peugeot 308. He finished seventh in the Australian Series with a pole position and three podiums his highlights.
S5000
Bargwanna had his first taste of the S5000 at the first round of the 2021 S5000 Tasman Series running in the top ten. His next race was at the Australian Grand Prix support round in the 2022 S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship again running in the top ten. His first full season was in the 2022 S5000 Tasman Series where he finished on the podium in race two and ended up fifth in the championship.
In 2023 he joined the series for the final three rounds and the S5000 Tasman Series finishing third in points for the Tasman Series.
Racing record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Victorian Kart Championships - KA3 Junior | 2nd |
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Victorian Hyundai Excel Championship | Bargwanna Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2017 | Victorian Hyundai Excel Championship | Bargwanna Motorsport | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 11th |
| Series X3 New South Wales | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 128 | 30th | ||
| Australian Hyundai Excel Nationals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | N/A | 3rd | ||
| 2018 | Victorian Hyundai Excel Championship | Bargwanna Motorsport | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 299 | 1st |
| Series X3 New South Wales | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 250 | 19th | ||
| 2019 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | Bargwanna Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? | ? |
| Victorian Formula Ford Championship | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 349 | 2nd | ||
| Formula Ford Fiesta New South Wales | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 13th | ||
| 2020 | Victorian Formula Ford Championship | Bargwanna Motorsport | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 100 | 1st † |
| 2021 | TCR Australia Touring Car Series | Burson Auto Parts Racing | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 333 | 10th |
| Supercheap Auto TCR Baskerville Invitational | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 4th | ||
| S5000 Tasman Series | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 12th | |
| 2022 | TCR Australia Touring Car Series | Burson Auto Parts Racing | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 535 | 10th |
| S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship | Valvoline Garry Rogers Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 15th | |
| S5000 Tasman Series | Bargwanna Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 5th | |
| 2023 | TCR Australia Touring Car Series | Burson Auto Parts Racing | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 602 | 7th |
| TCR World Tour | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 17th | ||
| Team Clairet Sport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| TCR Europe Touring Car Series | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 17th | ||
| S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship | Bargwanna Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 224 | 8th | |
| S5000 Tasman Series | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 3rd | ||
| 2024 | TCR Australia Touring Car Series | GRM Hangcha Racing | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 1st |
† Championship cancelled after 3 races due to Covid-19 pandemic.
Complete S5000 results
| Year | Series | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Tasman | Garry Rogers Motorsport | SMPR1 9 | SMPR2 10 | SMPR3 10 | BATR4 | BATR5 | BATR6 | BATR7 C | 12th | 35 | |||||||||||
| 2022 | Australian | Garry Rogers Motorsport | SYMR1 | SYMR2 | SYMR3 | PHIR4 | PHIR5 | PHIR6 | MELR7 9 | MELR8 9 | MELR9 9 | SMPR10 | SMPR11 | SMPR12 | HIDR13 | HIDR14 | HIDR15 | 15th | 42 | |||
| 2022 | Tasman | Bargwanna Motorsport | SURR1 4 | SURR2 3 | SURR3 4 | ADLR4 6 | ADLR5 5 | ADLR6 8 | 5th | 154 | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | Australian | Bargwanna Motorsport | SYMR1 | SYMR2 | SYMR3 | PHIR4 | PHIR5 | PHIR6 | WINR7 | WINR8 | WINR9 | SMPR10 4 | SMPR11 4 | SMPR12 4 | BENR13 6 | BENR14 6 | BENR15 5 | ADLR16 4 | ADLR17 3 | ADLR18 3 | 8th | 224 |
TCR Australia results
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Burson Auto Parts Racing | Peugeot 308 TCR | SYMR1 13 | SYMR2 10 | SYMR3 14 | PHIR4 8 | PHIR5 9 | PHIR6 6 | BATR7 12 | BATR8 12 | BATR9 17 | SMPR10 21 | SMPR11 9 | SMPR12 8 | BATR13 2 | BATR14 Ret | BATR15 12 | 10th | 333 | ||||||
| 2022 | Burson Auto Parts Racing | Peugeot 308 TCR | SYMR1 13 | SYMR2 10 | SYMR3 Ret | PHIR4 10 | PHIR5 2 | PHIR6 3 | BATR7 2 | BATR8 7 | BATR9 6 | SMPR10 19 | SMPR11 19 | SMPR12 8 | QLDR13 Ret | QLDR14 12 | QLDR15 12 | SANR16 10 | SANR17 1 | SANR18 5 | BATR19 5 | BATR20 C | BATR21 Ret | 10th | 329 |
| 2023 | Burson Auto Parts Racing | Peugeot 308 TCR | SYMR1 4 | SYMR2 Ret | SYMR3 8 | PHIR4 5 | PHIR5 3 | PHIR6 3 | WINR7 7 | WINR8 9 | WINR9 9 | QLDR13 6 | QLDR14 8 | QLDR15 9 | SANR16 6 | SANR17 6 | SANR18 6 | SMPR19 18 | SMPR20 Ret | SMPR21 Ret | BATR22 Ret | BATR23 12 | BATR24 10 | 7th | 602 |
| 2024 | GRM Hangcha Racing | Peugeot 308 TCR | SANR1 1 | SANR2 7 | SANR3 1 | SYMR4 | SYMR5 | SYMR6 | PHIR7 | PHIR8 | PHIR9 | BNDR10 | BNDR11 | BNDR12 | QLDR13 | QLDR14 | QLDR15 | SMPR19 | SMPR20 | SMPR21 | BATR22 | BATR23 | BATR24 | 1st | 125 |
TCR Europe results
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Team Clairet Sport - Burson Auto Parts Racing | Peugeot 308 TCR | ALGR1 9 | ALGR2 4 | PAUR3 | PAUR4 | SPAR4 Ret | SPAR6 8 | HUNR7 | HUNR8 | CPRR9 | CPRR10 | MNZR11 | MNZR12 | BARR13 | BARR14 | 17th | 55 |
TCR World Tour results
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Team Clairet Sport - Burson Auto Parts Racing | Peugeot 308 TCR | ALGR1 17 | ALGR2 12 | SPAR3 Ret | SPAR4 17 | VALR5 | VALR6 | HUNR7 | HUNR8 | VBFR9 | VBFR10 | JCBR11 | JCBR12 | SMPR13 18 | SMPR14 NC | SMPR15 NC | BATR16 Ret | BATR17 12 | BATR18 11 | MACR19 12 | MACR20 Ret | 17th | 35 |
Complete Bathurst 6 Hour results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Bargwanna Motorsport | Jude Bargwanna | Volkswagen Golf Mk5 GTI | D | 116 | 19th | 2nd |
| 2022 | Bargwanna Motorsport | Jude Bargwanna | Audi TT RS | A1 | 127 | 9th | 2nd |
| 2023 | Bargwanna Motorsport | Jude Bargwanna | Audi TT RS | A1 | 87 | DNF | |