Draft:Benjamín Hites

Benjamín Hites
Benjamín Hites
Nationality	Chilean
Full name	Benjamin Hites
Born	3 May 1999 (age 25); Santiago, Chile
ADAC GT Masters career
Debut season	2023
Current team	Grasser Racing Team
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Starts	12 (12 entries)
Wins	2
Podiums	3
Poles	5
Fastest laps	1

Benjamín Hites (born 3 May 1999) is a Chilean racing driver competing in the 2023 ADAC GT Masters and the 2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Grasser Racing Team.^[1]

Career

Top Race Argentina

Hites began his racing career in 2017, competing in Top Race Argentina for RV Competición. The only amassed two points finishes during the season, a 9th place at the first round in San Juan, and a 10th place at the third round in Rosario. He finished the championship in 23rd position with 3 points.

He switched to Fiat Octanos for the 2018 season and only got one point finish at the fourth round in San Juan, finshing his sophomore campaign with a lone points and 25th in the drivers' championship.

His final season in 2019 would be his best, competing for Fiat Racing Team TopRace, the Chilean achieved his first podium at Salta then a maiden win at Olavarría. After two second places at Concordia, and a podium at the first race of the final round in Buenos Aires, he won the final race of the season. Hites finished the championship in 4th position with 142 points, two wins, four podiums and one fastest lap.

Ferrari Challenge

For 2018, he made his debut in the Ferrari Challenge North America - Trofeo Pirelli for The Collection. He achieved his first podium in the first race of the second round at Circuit of the Americas. Hites followed this momentum by capturing his maiden car racing win in the second race.

At the fourth round he suffered a double retirement at Montreal, two rounds later he picked up a double podium at Road Atlanta, and at the final race of the season at Monza Circuit, Hites got his second win in the series. He finished his maiden year in 3rd place with 130 points, two wins and five podiums.

For the 2019 season, he competed with The Collection for a second season and fought for the title with 2018 champion Cooper MacNeil, Hites won the first race at the Circuit of the Americas and won at Sebring after starting from pole position, his only retirement and non podium finish of the season was at Laguna Seca. The Chilean won four straight races from Indianapolis to Homestead–Miami, entering the final round at Mugello Circuit he broke his win streak by finishing in second place in the first race, but won the final race.

Hites came runner-up to the championship, with 243 points compared to MacNeil's 250 points. The Chilean acclimated, seven wins, thirteen podiums and four pole position during his title fight.

At the end of the season, he competed in the Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali - Trofeo Pirelli but was unable to start the race.

GT World Challenge Europe

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2017	Top Race Series Argentina	RV Competición	8	0	0	0	0	3	23rd
2018	Top Race Series Argentina	Fiat Octanos	9	0	0	0	0	1	25th
2018	Ferrari Challenge North America - Trofeo Pirelli	The Collection	14	2	0	1	5	130	3rd
2019	Top Race Series Argentina	Fiat Racing Team TopRace	14	2	0	1	6	142	4th
	Ferrari Challenge North America - Trofeo Pirelli	The Collection	14	7	4	5	13	243	2nd
	Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali - Trofeo Pirelli	The Collection	0	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNS
2020	Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3	AKM Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup	AKKA ASP Team	9	0	0	0	0	14	17th
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver		9	0	0	0	0	66.5	5th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup		4	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver		4	0	1	1	0	32	11th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2021	International GT Open	Rinaldi Racing
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup		8	0	0	0	0	9.5	23rd
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver		8	0	1	0	1	45	9th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup		5	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver		5	0	0	0	0	0
	Intercontinental GT Challenge		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	NTE Sport	1	0	0	0	0	245	56th
2022	International GT Open	Oregon Team	13	4	2	1	7	128	1st
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Vincenzo Sospiri Racing	5	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver		5	0	0	0	0	28	12th
	Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 Pro		3	1	1	0	2	41	4th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge
	Le Mans Cup - LMP3	TS Corse	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	NTE Sport/SSR	1	0	0	0	0	163	66th
2023	ADAC GT Masters	GRT Grasser Racing Team	12	2	5	1	3	157	4th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup		5	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver		5	2	3	3	4	116	1st
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Forte Racing powered by US RaceTronics	2	0	0	0	0	421	43rd
2024	ADAC GT Masters	GRT Grasser Racing Team	12	0	0	1	1	128	6th
	Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - BMW M240i	Adrenalin Motorsport Team Mainhatten Wheels
	Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP8T	PROsport Racing
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP10	PROsport Racing

Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali results

Year	Class	Team	Car	Circuit	Pos.
2019	Trofeo Pirelli Pro	The Collection	Ferrari 488 Challenge	Mugello Circuit	DNS

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pos.	Points
2020	AKKA ASP Team	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Silver	IMO 38	NÜR 38	SPA 6H 27	SPA 12H 39	SPA 24H 29	LEC 21		11th	32
2021	Rinaldi Racing	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	Silver	MNZ 17	LEC Ret	SPA 6H 22	SPA 12H 17	SPA 24H 30	NÜR 32	BAR 17	17th	28
2022	Vincenzo Sospiri Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	Silver	IMO 24	LEC Ret	SPA 6H 34	SPA 12H 25	SPA 24H 35	HOC 25	CAT 18	12th	28
2023	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Silver	MNZ Ret	LEC 17	SPA 6H 24	SPA 12H 20	SPA 24H 17	NÜR 17	CAT 17	1st	116

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

(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	Pos.	Points
2020	AKKA ASP Team	Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo	Silver	MIS 1 19	MIS 2 Ret	MIS 3 DNS	MAG 1 12	MAG 2 20	ZAN 1 18	ZAN 2 9	CAT 1 4	CAT 2 6	CAT 3 9	5th	66.5
2021	Rinaldi Racing	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	Silver	MAG 1 8	MAG 2 22	ZAN 1 Ret	ZAN 2 8	MIS 1 11	MIS 2 6	BRH 1 9	BRH 2 18	VAL 1	VAL 2	9th	45

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
2021	NTE Sport	GTD	Audi R8 LMS Evo	Audi 5.2 L V10	DAY	SEB	MDO	DET	WGL	WGL	LIM	ELK	LGA	LBH	VIR	PET 9	56th	245
2022	NTE Sport/SSR	GTD	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	DAY 16	SEB	LBH	LGA	MDO	DET	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	PET	66th	163
2023	Forte Racing	GTD	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10	DAY 7	SEB 17	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	IMS	ATL		43rd	421

Complete International GT Open results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
2022	Oregon Team	Pro	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	EST 1 1	EST 2 1	LEC 1 8	LEC 2 6	SPA 1	HUN 1 8	HUN 2 13	RBR 1 2	RBR 2 1	MNZ 1 8	MNZ 2 2	CAT 1 2	CAT 2 5		1st	128

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	DC	Points
2023	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	HOC1 1 8¹	HOC1 2 7	NOR 1 5³	NOR 2 6	NÜR 1 6	NÜR 2 1¹	SAC 1 7²†	SAC 2 2¹	RBR 1 DSQ¹	RBR 2 8²	HOC2 1 1¹	HOC2 2 Ret²	4th	157
2024	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	OSC 1 11²	OSC 2 5	ZAN 1 2³	ZAN 2 10¹	NÜR 1 5¹	NÜR 2 14	SPA 1 8³	SPA 2 4	RBR 1	RBR 2	HOC 1	HOC 2	5th*	89*

References

^ Plümer, Jonas (10 May 2023). "ADAC GT Masters: Grasser Racing Team gibt Comeback" [ADAC GT Masters: Grasser Racing Team makes Comeback]. gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[GrasserLamborghini-1] Plümer, Jonas (10 May 2023). "ADAC GT Masters: Grasser Racing Team gibt Comeback" [ADAC GT Masters: Grasser Racing Team makes Comeback]. gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[1]