Benjamin John Devlin (born 8 April 1982) is a British businessman and racing driver. A mainstay of the LMP675 and LMP2 classes of the American Le Mans Series in the 2000s, he went on to become a Mazda factory driver in IMSA's premier prototype category.

Business ventures In 2010, Devlin and Norwich Slot Racing opened up a purpose-built slot car track in his hometown. Three years later, Devlin became the landlord of Ox and Plough, a pub founded by his grandfather Ted in 1977.

Racing career Devlin made his car racing debut in 2000, racing in the Autobytel Lotus Sport Elise series, in which he scored a lone win at Snetterton en route to a sixth-place points finish. The following year, Devlin joined Hayles Racing to compete in the GTO class of the British GT Championship, scoring a lone class podium at Donington Park before leaving he series ahead of the eighth race of the season. Moving to America for the rest of the year, Devlin joined Archangel Motorsport Services to race in the final four races of the Grand American Road Racing Championship in SRPII. In those races, Devlin won on debut at Road America and two races later at Watkins Glen, as well as finishing second in the other two races en route to a sixth-place points finish. In late 2001, Devlin also raced with the same team at Petit Le Mans, finishing second in LMP675.

Returning to Archangel to race in the American Le Mans Series in LMP675 the following year, Devlin won at Sonoma and Road America, as well as five other podiums to secure runner-up honors in class despite missing one race. Devlin then made one-off appearances in the series across the following two years, racing for Marshall Cooke Racing at the 2003 12 Hours of Sebring in LMP675 and for Van der Steur Racing at the 2004 Petit Le Mans in LMP2. During 2004, Devlin also made his debut in the Le Mans Endurance Series for K2 Race Engineering at the 1000 km of Silverstone.

Continuing with Van der Steur Racing for a part-time schedule in the following year's American Le Mans Series, Devlin scored a pair of second-place finishes in class at Lime Rock and Road America, as well as a third-place at Road Atlanta as he ended the year sixth in the LMP2 standings. Remaining with the team for 2006, Devlin scored a best result of fourth at Houston in his first of five starts for the team. During 2006, Devlin also made a one-off return to the Le Mans Series for Team Bruichladdich Radical at the 1000 km of Donington.

Across the following two years, Devlin drove for Mazda-engined B-K Motorsports in the LMP2 class of the American Le Mans Series, scoring a best result of fourth at the 2007 Grand Prix of Mosport and ending both years ninth and 13th in points, before the team ceased operations at the end of 2008. During 2008, Devlin also tested the Lola B08/86 ahead of its debut at that year's Petit Le Mans, as well as racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Team Bruichladdich Radical, finishing sixth in LMP2 in his only start at the event. Joining Dyson Racing Team for select races of the following year's American Le Mans Series, Devlin won at Petit Le Mans and finished second at Laguna Seca to take ninth in the LMP2 standings.

After finishing fourth in LMP1 at the 2010 Petit Le Mans for Intersport Racing, Devlin took a long hiatus from racing, eventually returning for select rounds of the 2014 United SportsCar Championship with Mazda factory outfit SpeedSource in the Prototype class. After scoring a best result of eighth at Petit Le Mans, Devlin returned to the team for a similar program the following year, in which he took a best result of fifth at the 6 Hours of The Glen. Devlin continued on as Mazda brought the Lola B12/80 effort in-house for 2016, in which he also scored a best result of fifth at the 6 Hours of The Glen. Following that, Devlin made a one-off appearance in the 2019 British GT Championship at Snetterton for Multimatic Motorsports in GT4, and also raced in the 2021 6 Hours of The Glen for D3+ Transformers-Dawson Racing in LMP3.

Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2000 Autobytel Lotus Sport Elise 12 1 2 3 3 120 6th2001 British GT Championship – GTO Hayles Racing 5 0 0 0 1 28 12th Grand American Road Racing Championship – SRPII Archangel Motorsport Services 4 2 0 0 4 147 6th American Le Mans Series – LMP675 Archangel Motorsports 1 0 0 0 1 26 9th 2002 American Le Mans Series – LMP675 Archangel Motorsports 9 2 0 0 5 1992nd 2003 American Le Mans Series – LMP675 Marshall Cooke Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2004 American Le Mans Series – LMP2 Marshall Cooke Racing 0 0 0 0 00NC Van der Steur Racing 1 0 0 0 0 Le Mans Endurance Series – LMP2 K2 Race Engineering 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2005 American Le Mans Series – LMP2 Van der Steur Racing 6 0 0 0 3 58 6th2006 American Le Mans Series – LMP2 Van der Steur Racing 5 0 0 0 0 18 10th Le Mans Series – LMP2 Team Bruichladdich Radical 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2007 American Le Mans Series – LMP2 B-K Motorsports 12 0 0 0 0 48 9th2008 American Le Mans Series – LMP2 B-K Motorsports 8 0 0 0 0 40 13th 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 Team Bruichladdich Radical 1 0 0 0 0 6th 2009 American Le Mans Series – LMP2 Dyson Racing Team 3 1 0 0 2 30 9th 2010 American Le Mans Series – LMP Intersport Racing 1 0 0 0 0 30 15th 2012 American Le Mans Series – LMP2 Dempsey Racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2014 United SportsCar Championship – Prototype SpeedSource 3 0 0 0 0 46 39th 2015 United SportsCar Championship – Prototype SpeedSource 3 0 0 0 0 69 15th 2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship – Prototype Mazda Motorsports 3 0 0 0 0 70 20th 2019 British GT Championship – GT4 Pro-Am Multimatic Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 16 15th 2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship – LMP3 D3+ Transformers-Dawson Racing 1 0 0 0 0 276 28thSources:

Complete British GT Championship results (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 13 Pos Points 2001 Hayles Racing Chrysler Viper GTS-R GTO SIL1 SNE DON1 OUL CRO ROC CAS BRH1 DON2 KNO THR BRH2 SIL2 12th 28 2019 Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 GT4 Pro-Am OUL1 OUL2 SNE1 SNE2 SIL DON1 SPA BRH DON2 15th 16

Complete Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeamClassMakeEngine1234567891011RankPoints 2001 Archangel Motorsport Services SRPII Lola B2K/40 Nissan 3.0 L V6DAYMIAPHXWGLLIMLIMMOHELKTROWGLDAY 6th 147

Complete American Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points 2001 Archangel Motorsports LMP675 Lola B2K/40 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 TEX SEB DON JAR SON POR MOS MOH MON PET 9th 26 2002 Archangel Motorsports LMP675 Lola B2K/40 Ford (Millington) 2.0 L Turbo I4 SEB SON MOH ELK WAS TRO MOS LGA MIA PET2nd199 2003 Marshall Cooke Racing LMP675 Lola B2K/40 Ford (Millington) 2.0 L Turbo I4 SEB ATL SON TRO MOS ELK LGA MIA PET NC 02004 Marshall Cooke RacingLMP2 Lola B2K/40 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 SEB MOH LIM SON POR MOS ELK PETNC0 Van der Steur Racing PET LGA 2005 Van der Steur Racing LMP2 Lola B2K/40 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 SEB ATL MOH LIM SON POR ELK MOS PET LGA 6th 582006Van der Steur RacingLMP2 Lola B2K/40 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 SEB TEX MOH LIM UTA POR ELK MOS10th18 Radical SR9 AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 PET LGA 2007 B-K Motorsports LMP2 Lola B07/46 Mazda MZR-R 2.0L Turbo I4 SEB STP LBH TEX UTA LIM MOH ELK MOS DET PET LGA 9th 482008B-K MotorsportsLMP2 Lola B07/46 Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 (E85 ethanol) SEB STP LBH UTA LIM MOH ROA MOS DET13th40 Lola B08/86 PET LAG2009Dyson Racing TeamLMP2 Lola B08/86 Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 SEB STP LBH UTA LIM MOH ROA MOS PET9th30 Lola B09/86 Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4(Butanol) LAG 2010 Intersport Racing LMP Lola B06/10 AER P32T 4.0 L Turbo V8SEBLBHLAGUTALIMMOHELKMOSPET 15th 30 2012 Dempsey Racing P2 Lola B12/87 Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8SEBLBHLAGLIMMOSMOHELKBALVIRPET NC 0

Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345RankPoints 2004 K2 Race Engineering LMP2 Pilbeam MP91 Judd KV675 3.4L V8 MNZ NUR SIL SPA NC 0 2006 Team Bruichladdich Radical LMP2 Radical SR9 AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 IST SPA NUR DON JAR NC 0

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2008 Team Bruichladdich Radical Marc Rostan Gunnar Jeannette Radical SR9-AER LMP2 297 31st 6th

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Points 2014 SpeedSource P Mazda Prototype Mazda 2.2 L SKYACTIV-D (SH-VPTS) I4 Turbo (diesel) DAY SEB LBH LGA DET WGL MOS IND ELK COA PET 39th 46 2015 SpeedSource P Mazda Prototype Mazda 2.2 L SKYACTIV-D (SH-VPTS) I4 Turbo (diesel) DAY SEB LBH LGA DET WGL MOS ELK COA PET 15th 69 2016 Mazda Motorsports P Mazda Prototype Mazda MZ-2.0T 2.0 L I4 Turbo DAY SEB LBH LAG DET WGL MOS ELK COA PET 20th 70 2021 D3+ Transformers-Dawson Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY SEB MOH WGL WGL ELK PET 28th 276

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