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Benjamin Leuenberger (SUI) - Benjamin is born on the 11th of June 1982 and lives in Switzerland. At the age of 11 Benjamin started his motor sport career with go karts before switching to open wheel in 1998. Later that year he attended the BMW Junior School and won an entry in the 1999 BMW ADAC Formula Junior Cup. In his first season of German BMW ADAC Formula Junior Cup he was the driver to beat and won the series.

From 2000 to 2001 he raced successful in various open wheel series before receiving an invitation to join the Porsche Junior Selection where Benjamin finished 2nd to Mike Rockenfeller.

From there Benjamin drove various GT and Sportscars in the FIA GT, ALMS, LMS and at Le Mans. In 2003 he became a Panoz factory driver in the ALMS and in the 24 hours of Le Mans driving the Panoz LMP1 Roadster. Benjamin finished 4th overall in Petit Le Mans and at Road America.

In 2006 he competed in various FIA-GT and LMS races with the All-inkl.com Lamborghini together with Frenchman Christophe Bouchut. In 2008 Benjamin joined Speedy Racing and became a Spyker factory driver in the LMS and in the 24 hours of Le Mans.