Background
He is the son of Derek Bell. With natural talent and the encouragement of his father Derek Bell, a five-time Le Mans 24 hours winner, he started out fast and got faster, and soon began carving his own place in history.
He is the son of Derek Bell. With natural talent and the encouragement of his father Derek Bell, a five-time Le Mans 24 hours winner, he started out fast and got faster, and soon began carving his own place in history.
Like many successful car racers, Justin Bell nurtured and developed his passion for speed and competitive racing at an early age. Along the way he raced for major car manufacturers including Saab, Peugeot, Porsche, Bayerische Motoren Werke, Dodge and General Motors. In 2000 Justin signed with General Motors as a driver for the factory Corvette Racing team, finishing second in the Daytona 24 Hours, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and Petit Le Mans.
Early in his career, as Justin made consistent progress through a variety of racing categories, all the while appearing in various television programs.
In 1993, he was co-host of the motor sports television program 555 Performance World, which ran on Asia"s largest satellite network Star television and was seen by over 80 million viewers. This led to him hosting a six part series, The International Young Driver of the Year on British Broadcasting Corporation television
Since 2005 Justin has worked frequently with Speed Channel as a host of various live and format based television shows, such as the Barrett Jackson Auctions, American Le Mans Series, Grand American Racing, Test Drive and Shut up and Drive. Justin co-founded Bell & Ammo with Nicolai Iuul in 2013 to create high production value, entertaining, original automotive lifestyle content.
Their primary show is The Worlds Fastest Carolina Show sponsored by eBay Mobile and airs on the wildly successful Motor Trend YouTube Channel.
Nicolai produces and directs while Justin hosts. Other career milestones. Justin and his father raced together in the 1992 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans.
He tried to qualify for the 1996 Indianapolis 500 in a 4 year old Lola chassis.
From 2000-2004 he had his own racing school which trained the pupils with Chevrolet Corvette cars. In 2009 Bell debuted as the driving instructor for the celebrities on The Jay Leno Show where he also interviews the celebrity for the website.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results.