Brad Benavides

Brad Domenico Benavides Agredo (born 20 July 2001) is an American racing driver who is set to compete in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for AIX Racing.

Benavides is the 2024 Euroformula Open champion with Team Motopark. He previously competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship with PHM Racing by Charouz in 2023 and the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Carlin in 2022.

Benavides started his karting career in 2016. He finished ninth in the 2017 WSK Final Cup in the KZ2-class, fourth in the WSK Champions Cup in 2018 and won the IAME Winter Cup the following year in the X30 Shifter class. Two years later he came 11th in the KZ category of the Spanish Karting Championship with two wins, having missed the final two rounds due to his racing commitments.

Benavides made his single-seater debut in the final round of the 2018 Euroformula Open Championship for Campos Racing. He finished ninth in the first race, however he didn't score any points as he was classed as a guest driver.

In 2019 Benavides raced for FA Racing in the Formula Renault Eurocup. He scored no points, and with a best race finish of eighth in Spa-Francorchamps but was later kicked out of the points due to a post race penalty. He finished 23rd in the standings having participated in 6 out of the 10 rounds.

Benavides was expected to race for DR Formula RP Motorsport during the 2020 Formula Regional European Championship, but did not appear in any rounds. However, after a one-year hiatus Benavides made his return to racing in the Formula Regional European Championship with DR Formula RP Motorsport. During the opening round in Imola, the American retired from the first race, but finished 14th in race two. He then raced in four more rounds until he left the championship midway through the ten rounds.

Benavides then joined Carlin for the final three rounds of Euroformula Open. He would score points in all but one of the races that he competed in, and with a highest finish of sixth during the final round in Barcelona, he finished 13th in the standings.

Having tested for Carlin during the 2021 post-season test, Benavides joined the team for the 2022 FIA Formula 3 season. He struggled to score points all season, though mixed weather during qualifying at Spa allowed him to start near the front during the sprint race, from where he would go on to finish eighth, scoring his only points of the season. He ended the season 23rd in the standings with three points, ahead of teammate Enzo Trulli but far from other teammate and Williams Driver Academy member Zak O'Sullivan. During September, Benavides contested the final day of post-season testing with ART Grand Prix.