Tom Lebbon

Tom Lebbon
racing in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (2005-05-16) 16 May 2005 (age 19)
Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom
GB3 Championship career
Debut season2021
Current teamElite Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number34
Starts27 (27 entries)
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish9th in 2021
Previous series
2020Ginetta Junior Championship
Championship titles
2020Ginetta 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

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

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]

Lebbon racing at Oulton Park during the 2022 GB3 Championship.

Personal life

Tom is in a relationship with GB4 Championship driver Chloe Grant. Lebbon attended Culford School, located near Bury St. Edmunds.

Karting record

Karting career summary

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

Racing career summary

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
French GT4 Cup - Silver Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering 2 0 1 0 1 28 12th
GT4 European Series - Silver 12 2 3 1 7 186 1st

* Season still in progress.

Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results

(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

(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

(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

(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
3 		JED
2
5 		1st 186

References

  1. ^ "Scholarship winner Lebbon confirmed at Elite Motorsport". Ginetta Junior Update. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Ginetta Junior calendar released". Ginetta Junior Update. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Allen, Peter (9 November 2020). "Elite Motorsport to replace Lanan Racing on BRDC British F3 grid". Formula Scout. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  5. ^ Wood, Ida (11 February 2021). "Ginetta Junior champion Tom Lebbon follows Elite into BRDC British F3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  6. ^ Woollard, Craig (11 July 2021). "Mikkel Grundtvig beats Max Marzorati for maiden British F3 win". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  7. ^ Wood, Ida (18 November 2021). "Tom Lebbon sticks with Elite Motorsport for second GB3 season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Arden complete 2023 Formula Regional line-up with Tom Lebbon". arden-motorsport.com. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Elite Motorsport prepares for second GT4 European Series season". Endurance-Info. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.