LKYSUNZ
Benjamin Durand is a seasoned executive with extensive experience in the motorsports industry. Currently serving as the CEO of LKY SUNZ since February 2023, Benjamin previously co-founded and held the position of Team Principal at Panthera Team Asia F1 Team from January 2019 to February 2023. Additional roles include Founder and CEO of 24H Racing 2, Managing Director at BR Engineering and SMP Racing, and various managerial positions at Lotus Cars, Speedcar Series, and JMB Racing across multiple locations. Benjamin's journey in the automotive sector began in 1998 with JMB Racing, where significant contributions were made as Team Manager and Operational Engineer. Benjamin holds an educational background from Istitut Polytechnique des Siences Appliquées.
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LKYSUNZ
LKYSUNZ formally entered the race to be awarded a new Formula 1 team in May 2023. The team submitted its application into the FIA aiming for the 2026 season to be its first competing in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship. LKYSUNZ will bring a fresh new energy to Formula 1 fusing popular youth culture with the pinnacle of world motorsport. From music, to fashion, to street art to the creator economy LKYSUNZ exists to win on the track and win off it by entertainment, getting new and existing audiences pumped and accelerating the inclusion of underrepresented communities from around the world. The team will be operational outside of Europe, with its base in South East Asia along with infrastructure across Africa. LKYSUNZ believes that everyone is born with genius levels of talent but not everyone is afforded the same opportunities. Consequently situating the team outside of traditional routes to Formula 1 is central to the teams ambition of shining a light on the diversity of talent, culture and thought. We are coming with a youthful vibe that will rev-up the biggest continents in the world, entertain audiences in the East all the way to the West showing them that nothing is impossible. Real people, from every background, can do real things, they just need the opportunity. WE GO BIG. WE NEVER GO HOME. WE ARE LKYSUNZ.