Tom Lebbon
| Tom Lebbon | |
|---|---|
 racing in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring. | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 16 May 2005 Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom |
| GB3 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | Elite Motorsport |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 34 |
| Starts | 27 (27 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 9th in 2021 |
| Previous series | |
| 2020 | Ginetta Junior Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2020 | Ginetta Junior Championship |
Thomas Lebbon (born 16 May 2005) is a British racing driver who is currently competing in the GT4 European Series with Elite Motorsport. He was the champion of the 2020 Ginetta Junior Championship and finished third in the 2022 GB3 Championship.
Early career
[edit]Lebbon started competing in national karting competitions in 2016. The Brit would stay in karts until 2019, when he finished second to Joshua McLean in the LGM Series.
After racing in the Ginetta Junior Winter Championship at the end of 2019, Lebbon signed up to race for Elite Motorsport in the 2020 Ginetta Junior Championship.[1] Despite being a series rookie, Lebbon won five races, four of which he won consecutively, and won the title with a nine-point gap to the experienced Josh Rattican.[2] Through that he became the first ever driver to win the overall championship whilst being classed as a rookie.[3]
For 2021, Lebbon elected to skip Formula 4, the standard entry point for upstarting single-seater drivers, and re-joined Elite Motorsport in the GB3 Championship, partnering Javier Sagrera and José Garfias.[4][5] The Brit enjoyed a strong debut campaign, as he regularly finished in the top ten in races and even scored his first podium in the reversed-grid race at Donington Park.[6] Lebbon remained with Elite Motorsport for the 2022 season. He scored four wins and finished third in the championship.[7] The following year the Brit sidestepped to the Formula Regional European Championship, teaming up with Arden Motorsport.[8] However, the season proved to be a struggle and Lebbon failed to score any points throughout the year.
Sportscar career
[edit]Having made his GT4 debut at the Hockenheimring at the back end of 2023, Lebbon entered a full season of the GT4 European Series in 2024, partnering former Ginetta title rival Rattican at Elite Motorsport.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Tom is in a relationship with GB4 Championship driver Chloe Grant. Lebbon attended Culford School, located near Bury St. Edmunds.
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Super 1 National Championship — Cadet | 13th | |
| British Open Championship — Cadet | 9th | ||
| 2018 | LGM Series — Junior X30 | 8th | |
| IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior | 13th | ||
| 2019 | LGM Series — Junior X30 | 2nd | |
| IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior | MLR | 4th | |
| Motorsport UK Kartmasters Grand Prix — X30 Junior | 29th | ||
| British Kart Championship — X30 Junior | 7th | ||
| IAME International Final — X30 Junior | NC |
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ginetta Junior Winter Championship | Elite Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2020 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Elite Motorsport | 21 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 528 | 1st |
| 2021 | GB3 Championship | Elite Motorsport | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 288 | 9th |
| 2022 | GB3 Championship | Elite Motorsport | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 363.5 | 3rd |
| 2023 | Formula Regional European Championship | Arden Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th |
| GT4 European Series - Silver | Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2024 | GT4 Winter Series | Elite Motorsport | 18 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 271 | 3rd |
| GT4 European Series - Silver | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 135* | 1st* | ||
| French GT4 Cup - Silver | Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 9th* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Elite Motorsport | DON 1 5 |
DON 2 2 |
DON 3 9 |
BHGP 1 2 |
BHGP 2 3 |
BHGP 3 1 |
KNO 1 2 |
KNO 2 3 |
KNO 3 2 |
THR 1 3 |
THR 2 2 |
SIL 1 11 |
SIL 2 Ret |
SIL 3 (13) |
CRO 1 2 |
CRO 2 1 |
SNE 1 1 |
SNE 2 1 |
SNE 3 1 |
BHI 1 2 |
BHI 2 2 |
1st | 528 |
Complete GB3 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Elite Motorsport | BRH 1 9 |
BRH 2 7 |
BRH 3 101 |
SIL1 1 Ret |
SIL1 2 8 |
SIL1 3 62 |
DON1 1 6 |
DON1 2 10 |
DON1 3 37 |
SPA 1 4 |
SPA 2 8 |
SPA 3 12 |
SNE 1 16 |
SNE 2 4 |
SNE 3 54 |
SIL2 1 14 |
SIL2 2 14 |
SIL2 3 52 |
OUL 1 10 |
OUL 2 7 |
OUL 3 8 |
DON2 1 5 |
DON2 2 20 |
DON2 3 58 |
9th | 288 |
| 2022 | Elite Motorsport | OUL 1 14 |
OUL 2 6 |
OUL 3 DSQ |
SIL1 1 3 |
SIL1 2 1 |
SIL1 3 136 |
DON1 1 5 |
DON1 2 8 |
DON1 3 14 |
SNE 1 5 |
SNE 2 5 |
SNE 3 20 |
SPA 1 6 |
SPA 2 Ret |
SPA 3 121 |
SIL2 1 6 |
SIL2 2 1 |
SIL2 3 133 |
BRH 1 6 |
BRH 2 1 |
BRH 3 18 |
DON2 1 4 |
DON2 2 1 |
DON2 3 127 |
3rd | 363.5 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Arden Motorsport | IMO 1 30 |
IMO 2 23 |
CAT 1 27 |
CAT 2 25 |
HUN 1 25 |
HUN 2 23 |
SPA 1 18 |
SPA 2 31 |
MUG 1 21 |
MUG 2 20 |
LEC 1 17 |
LEC 2 22 |
RBR 1 14 |
RBR 2 15 |
MNZ 1 12 |
MNZ 2 32 |
ZAN 1 20 |
ZAN 2 18 |
HOC 1 21 |
HOC 2 22 |
27th | 0 |
Complete GT4 European Series results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering | McLaren Artura GT4 | Silver | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
HOC 1 29 |
HOC 2 23 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
NC | 0 |
| 2024 | Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering | McLaren Artura GT4 | Silver | LEC 1 2 |
LEC 2 3 |
MIS 1 3 |
MIS 2 4 |
SPA 1 1 |
SPA 2 1 |
HOC 1 5 |
HOC 2 4 |
MNZ 1 6 |
MNZ 2 2 |
JED 1 |
JED 2 |
1st* | 161* |
References
[edit]- ^ "Scholarship winner Lebbon confirmed at Elite Motorsport". Ginetta Junior Update. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "2020 Ginetta Junior calendar released". Ginetta Junior Update. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Reigning Ginetta Junior Champion Lebbon graduates to Formula 3 with Elite - automobilsport.com". www.automobilsport.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Allen, Peter (9 November 2020). "Elite Motorsport to replace Lanan Racing on BRDC British F3 grid". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ Wood, Ida (11 February 2021). "Ginetta Junior champion Tom Lebbon follows Elite into BRDC British F3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ Woollard, Craig (11 July 2021). "Mikkel Grundtvig beats Max Marzorati for maiden British F3 win". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ Wood, Ida (18 November 2021). "Tom Lebbon sticks with Elite Motorsport for second GB3 season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Arden complete 2023 Formula Regional line-up with Tom Lebbon". arden-motorsport.com. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Elite Motorsport prepares for second GT4 European Series season". Endurance-Info. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Tom Lebbon career summary at DriverDB.com