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Ben Bargwanna

{{Short description|Australian racing driver}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Benjamin Bargwanna

| image =File:70th MACAU GRAND PRIX (143).jpg

| imagesize =

| caption =Bargwanna during the 2023 Macau Guia Race

| nationality = {{flag|AUS|name=Australian}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|04|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Warragul, Victoria

| death_date =

| death_place =

| retired =

| related to = Jason Bargwanna (father)
Harry Bargwanna (grand father)
Alf Bargwanna (great uncle)
Scott Bargwanna (cousin)
Jude Bargwanna (second cousin)

| last series = TCR Australia

| years active = 2021–current

| teams = GRM Hangcha Racing

| starts = 77

| wins = 3

| podiums = 11

| poles = 3

| fastest laps = 0

| best finish = 7th

| year = 2023 & 2024

| prev series =

| prev series years =

| titles = Victorian Hyundai Excel Series

| title years = 2018

| awards = TCR Australia Rookie of the year

| award years = 2021

}}

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.https://www.burson.com.au/news/third-generation-bargwanna-family-duo-finish-second-in-class-at-bathurst-six-hour THIRD GENERATION BARGWANNA FAMILY DUO FINISH SECOND IN CLASS AT BATHURST SIX HOUR. Burson Auto Parts webpage.

Junior Career

Ben Bargwanna started in karts as a child finishing second in the Victorian Karting Championship KA3 Junior class https://www.kartingvic.net.au/2016-victorian-kart-championship-round-4-elkc-ka3-junior/ KA3 Junior Class – 2016 Victorian Kart Championship Round 4 at ELKC. Karting Victoria. before moving into various Hyundai Excel series in 2016.https://wwos.nine.com.au/motorsport/speedseries-2022-news-how-a-bathurst-1000-winners-son-who-hated-racing-grew-to-love-the-sport/9c6398cd-43a5-4e50-8eed-3a53e46536dc How a Bathurst 1000 winner's son who hated racing grew to love the sport. Wide World of Sports webpage. Sep 9th, 2022https://www.speedcafe.com/2017/02/22/bargs-junior-ready-car-racing-debut/ Bargs junior ready for car racing debut. SpeedCafe. 22nd February 2017 In 2017 he finished third in the Hyundai Excel Nations and in 2018 won the Victorian Series.http://vsrs.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/vsrs-final-points-2018.pdf 2018 Victorian Motor Racing Series points score

In 2019 he moved to Formula Ford driving a Spectrum to second in the Victorian Formula Ford Championship.http://vsrs.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2019-vscrc-final.pdf 2019 Victorian Motor Racing Series points score 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.http://vsrs.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/VSRS-Points-2020.pdf 2020 Victorian Motor Racing Series points score

TCR Australia

In 2021, he joined his father Jason Bargwannahttps://au.motorsport.com/tcr-australia/news/father-son-bargwanna-team-tcr/4850235/ Famous father/son duo team up in TCR. Motorsport.com Aug 6, 2020 in the TCR Australia Touring Car Series driving a Peugeot 308. That year he took the 'Rookie of the Year' award https://tcraustralia.com/2021/12/07/ben-bargwanna-thrilled-to-receive-tcr-rookie-of-the-year/ BEN BARGWANNA THRILLED TO RECEIVE TCR ROOKIE OF THE YEAR. TCR Australia. 7 December 2021 and 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.https://autoaction.com.au/2021/10/26/bargwanna-joins-s5000-field BARGWANNA JOINS S5000 FIELD Auto Action October 26, 2021 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 =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center"

!Season

!Series

!Position

2016

| align="left" |Victorian Kart Championships - KA3 Junior

| style="background:#DFDFDF|2nd

=Racing career summary=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

!Season

!Series

!Team

!Races

!Wins

!Poles

!F/Laps

!Podiums

!Points

!Position

2016

|align=left| Victorian Hyundai Excel Championship

|align=left| Bargwanna Motorsport

|3

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|NC

rowspan="3" | 2017

|align=left| Victorian Hyundai Excel Championship

| rowspan="3" align=left| Bargwanna Motorsport

|11

|0

|0

|0

|1

|135

|11th

align=left| Series X3 New South Wales

|10

|0

|0

|2

|6

|128

|30th

align=left| Australian Hyundai Excel Nationals

|3

|0

|0

|0

|3

|N/A

|style=background:#ffdf9f|3rd

rowspan="2" | 2018

|align=left| Victorian Hyundai Excel Championship

| rowspan="2" align=left| Bargwanna Motorsport

|11

|0

|0

|1

|7

|299

|style=background:#ffffbf|1st

align=left| Series X3 New South Wales

|3

|3

|1

|2

|3

|250

|19th

rowspan="3" | 2019

|align=left| Australian Formula Ford Championship

| rowspan="3" align=left| Bargwanna Motorsport

|12

|0

|0

|0

|1

|?

|?

align=left| Victorian Formula Ford Championship

|15

|0

|0

|2

|6

|349

|style=background:#dfdfdf|2nd

align=left| Formula Ford Fiesta New South Wales

|6

|0

|0

|0

|0

|65

|13th

2020

|align=left| Victorian Formula Ford Championship

| align=left| Bargwanna Motorsport

|3

|3

|0

|2

|3

|100

|1st †

rowspan="3" | 2021

|align=left| TCR Australia Touring Car Series

| rowspan="2" align=left| Burson Auto Parts Racing

|15

|0

|1

|0

|1

|333

|10th

align=left| Supercheap Auto TCR Baskerville Invitational

|4

|1

|0

|0

|2

|118

|4th

align=left| S5000 Tasman Series

|align=left| Garry Rogers Motorsport

|3

|0

|0

|0

|0

|35

|12th

rowspan="3" | 2022

|align=left| TCR Australia Touring Car Series

|align=left| Burson Auto Parts Racing

|20

|1

|0

|0

|4

|535

|10th

align=left| S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship

|align=left| Valvoline Garry Rogers Motorsport

|3

|0

|0

|0

|0

|42

|15th

align=left| S5000 Tasman Series

|align=left| Bargwanna Motorsport

|6

|0

|0

|0

|1

|154

|5th

rowspan="6" | 2023

|align=left| TCR Australia Touring Car Series

| rowspan=2 align="left" | Burson Auto Parts Racing

|21

|0

|1

|0

|3

|602

|7th

rowspan="2" align="left" | TCR World Tour

|6

|0

|1

|0

|0

| rowspan="2" |35

| rowspan="2" |17th

rowspan="2" align="left" | Team Clairet Sport

|6

|0

|0

|0

|0

align=left| TCR Europe Touring Car Series

|4

|0

|0

|0

|0

|55

|17th

align=left| S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship

|rowspan=2 align=left| Bargwanna Motorsport

|9

|0

|0

|0

|2

|224

|8th

align=left| S5000 Tasman Series

|3

|0

|0

|0

|2

|86

|style="background:#ffdf9f|3rd

2024

|align=left| TCR Australia Touring Car Series

|align=left| GRM Hangcha Racing

|21

|2

|0

|1

|3

|623

|7th

2025

|align=left| Australian National Trans Am Series

|align=left| Bargwanna Motorsport

|4

|0

|0

|0

|0

|36

|10th

† Championship cancelled after 3 races due to Covid-19 pandemic.

=Complete S5000 results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:80%"
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

|style="background:#dfffdf| SMP
R1
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| SMP
R2
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| SMP
R3
{{small|10}}

| BAT
R4

| BAT
R5

| BAT
R6

|style="background:#ffffff| BAT
R7
{{small|C}}

!colspan=11|

! 12th

! 35

2022

! Australian

! Garry Rogers Motorsport

| SYM
R1

| SYM
R2

| SYM
R3

| PHI
R4

| PHI
R5

| PHI
R6

|style="background:#dfffdf| MEL
R7
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| MEL
R8
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| MEL
R9
{{small|9}}

| SMP
R10

| SMP
R11

| SMP
R12

| HID
R13

| HID
R14

| HID
R15

!colspan=3|

! 15th

! 42

2022

! Tasman

! Bargwanna Motorsport

|style="background:#dfffdf| SUR
R1
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f| SUR
R2
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| SUR
R3
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| ADL
R4
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| ADL
R5
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| ADL
R6
{{small|8}}

!colspan=12|

! 5th

! 154

2023

! Australian

! Bargwanna Motorsport

| SYM
R1

| SYM
R2

| SYM
R3

| PHI
R4

| PHI
R5

| PHI
R6

| WIN
R7

| WIN
R8

| WIN
R9

|style="background:#dfffdf| SMP
R10
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| SMP
R11
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| SMP
R12
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| BEN
R13
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| BEN
R14
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| BEN
R15
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| ADL
R16
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f| ADL
R17
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f| ADL
R18
{{small|3}}

! 8th

! 224

= TCR Australia results =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
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

|style=background:#dfffdf| SYM
R1
{{small|13}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SYM
R2
{{small|10}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SYM
R3
{{small|14}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| PHI
R4
{{small|8}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| PHI
R5
{{small|9}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| PHI
R6
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R7
{{small|12}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R8
{{small|12}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R9
{{small|17}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SMP
R10
{{small|21}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SMP
R11
{{small|9}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SMP
R12
{{small|8}}

|style=background:#dfdfdf| BAT
R13
{{small|2}}

|style=background:#efcfff| BAT
R14
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R15
{{small|12}}

!colspan=6|

!10th

!333

2022

! Burson Auto Parts Racing

! Peugeot 308 TCR

|style="background:#dfffdf| SYM
R1
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| SYM
R2
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#efcfff| SYM
R3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| PHI
R4
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf| PHI
R5
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f| PHI
R6
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#dfdfdf| BAT
R7
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| BAT
R8
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| BAT
R9
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| SMP
R10
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| SMP
R11
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| SMP
R12
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#efcfff| QLD
R13
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| QLD
R14
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| QLD
R15
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| SAN
R16
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#ffffbf| SAN
R17
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| SAN
R18
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| BAT
R19
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#ffffff| BAT
R20
{{small|C}}

|style="background:#efcfff| BAT
R21
{{small|Ret}}

! 10th

! 329

2023

! Burson Auto Parts Racing

! Peugeot 308 TCR

|style=background:#dfffdf| SYM
R1
{{small|4}}

|style=background:#efcfff| SYM
R2
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SYM
R3
{{small|8}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| PHI
R4
{{small|5}}

|style=background:#ffdf9f| PHI
R5
{{small|3}}

|style=background:#ffdf9f| PHI
R6
{{small|3}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| WIN
R7
{{small|7}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| WIN
R8
{{small|9}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| WIN
R9
{{small|9}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| QLD
R13
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| QLD
R14
{{small|8}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| QLD
R15
{{small|9}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SAN
R16
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SAN
R17
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SAN
R18
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SMP
R19
{{small|18}}

|style=background:#efcfff| SMP
R20
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#efcfff| SMP
R21
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#efcfff| BAT
R22
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R23
{{small|12}}

|style=background:#ffdf9f| BAT
R24
{{small|10}}

!7th

!602

rowspan=2| 2024

!rowspan=2| GRM Hangcha Racing

! Peugeot 308 TCR

|style=background:#ffffbf| SAN
R1
{{small|1}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SAN
R2
{{small|7}}

|style=background:#ffffbf| SAN
R3
{{small|1}}

|style=background:#cfcfff| SYM
R4
{{small|5}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SYM
R5
{{small|4}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SYM
R6
{{small|9}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| PHI
R7
{{small|4}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| PHI
R8
{{small|5}}

|style=background:#dfdfdf| PHI
R9
{{small|2}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BND
R10
{{small|10}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BND
R11
{{small|7}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BND
R12
{{small|9}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| QLD
R13
{{small|7}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| QLD
R14
{{small|12}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| QLD
R15
{{small|8}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

!rowspan=2|7th

!rowspan=2|623

Peugeot 308 P51 TCR

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style=background:#dfffdf| SMP
R19
{{small|9}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SMP
R20
{{small|6}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SMP
R21
{{small|7}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R22
{{small|8}}

|style=background:#efcfff| BAT
R23
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R24
{{small|8}}

* Season still in progress.

=TCR Europe results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
Year

! Team

! Car

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! Position

! Points

2023

! nowrap| Team Clairet Sport -
Burson Auto Parts Racing

! Peugeot 308 TCR

|style="background:#dfffdf| ALG
R1
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#dfffdf| ALG
R2
{{small|12}}

| PAU
R3

| PAU
R4

|style=background:#efcfff| SPA
R4
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| SPA
R6
{{small|17}}

| HUN
R7

| HUN
R8

| CPR
R9

| CPR
R10

| MNZ
R11

| MNZ
R12

| BAR
R13

| BAR
R14

! 17th

! 55

=TCR World Tour results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
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

|style=background:#cfcfff| ALG
R1
{{small|17}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| ALG
R2
{{small|12}}

|style=background:#efcfff| SPA
R3
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#cfcfff| SPA
R4
{{small|17}}

| VAL
R5

| VAL
R6

| HUN
R7

| HUN
R8

| VBF
R9

| VBF
R10

| JCB
R11

| JCB
R12

|style=background:#cfcfff| SMP
R13
{{small|18}}

|style=background:#cfcfff| SMP
R14
{{small|NC}}

|style=background:#cfcfff| SMP
R15
{{small|NC}}

|style=background:#efcfff| BAT
R16
{{small|Ret}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R17
{{small|12}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| BAT
R18
{{small|11}}

|style=background:#dfffdf| MAC
R19
{{small|12}}

|style=background:#efcfff| MAC
R20
{{small|Ret}}

! 17th

! 35

=Complete Bathurst 6 Hour results=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center"
Year

! Team

! Co-drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall position}}

! {{Tooltip|Class
pos.|Class position}}

2021

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Bargwanna Motorsport

|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jude Bargwanna

|align="left"| Volkswagen Golf Mk5 GTI

| D

| align=center|116

| 19th

| style="background:#dfdfdf| 2nd

2022

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Bargwanna Motorsport

|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jude Bargwanna

|align="left"| Audi TT RS

| A1

| align=center|127

| 9th

| style="background:#dfdfdf| 2nd

2023

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|AUS}} Bargwanna Motorsport

|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jude Bargwanna

|align="left"| Audi TT RS

| A1

| align=center|87

| align=center colspan=2|DNF

References

External links

  • {{DriverDB driver|ben-bargwanna}}
  • [https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/Ben_Bargwanna Third Turn profile]
  • [https://www.motorsport.com/search/?q=ben+bargwanna News articles, pictures & videos on Motorsport.com]
  • [https://www.speedcafe.com/?s=ben+bargwanna News Articles on Speedcafe.com]

{{S-start}}

{{S-sports}}

{{Succession box|title=Victorian Hyundai Excel Series
Champion|before=Nathan Blight|after=Ben Grice|years=2018}}

{{S-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bargwanna, Ben}}

Category:2001 births

Category:Living people

Category:Tasman Series drivers

Category:Garry Rogers Motorsport drivers

Category:Formula Ford drivers

Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen

Category:TCR Europe Touring Car Series drivers

Category:Racing drivers from Victoria (state)

Category:Sportspeople from Warragul

Category:TCR Australia Touring Car Series drivers

Category:TCR World Tour drivers