Bell began karting at 11 years old. During his karting career, Bell won the 2004 ABkC 'O' Plate in the Junior TKM Intermediate class, followed by the 2005 Super 1 National Series and British Karting Championship in ICA. After ending his karting career in 2006, Bell spent two years in Rugby, competing with Newcastle Falcons Academy and Blaydon RFC before a back injury forced him to retire from Rugby competition.
Bell made his car racing debut in 2009, competing in the Ginetta G20 Eurocup Trophy, where he finished third in points. In 2010, Bell made his GT3 debut, joining United Autosports alongside Zak Brown in the FIA GT3 European Championship, driving an Audi R8. He secured his maiden podium with a third-place finish at Algarve, ending the season 24th in points. Also in 2010, Bell competed in the Silverstone round of the British GT Championship alongside his brother Rob Bell, winning in the G4 class with a Ginetta G50. He also raced in the Formula Renault UK Winter Series with Atech GP.
Bell continued with United Autosports in 2011, competing full-time in both the British GT Championship and the FIA GT3 European Championships with an Audi R8. He achieved his maiden overall win in the British championship at Snetterton, finishing sixth in points. In 2012, Bell remained with United Autosports, primarily competing in the British GT Championship alongside Charles Bateman. After starting the season with an Audi R8, the duo switched to a McLaren MP4-12C for the final three rounds, winning all but one race and jumping to third in the GT3 standings. Bell also made a one-off appearance in the LMGTE Am class of the FIA World Endurance Championship season finale at Shanghai for JWA-Avila.
In 2013, Bell continued with United Autosports for a third consecutive season in the British GT Championship, driving an Audi R8 alongside Mark Patterson. They secured three podiums in the first four rounds and won the season-ending race at Donington Park, finishing runner-up in the standings by one point. Bell and Patterson remained with United Autosports in 2014, scoring a lone podium at the season-ending Donington Park round by finishing third. During 2014, Bell also competed in the endurance rounds of the United SportsCar Championship for Paul Miller Racing, winning the season-ending Petit Le Mans in GTD.
At the start of 2015, Bell competed in the Bathurst 12 Hour for Bentley Team M-Sport. Despite suffering from dehydration and fatigue and being taken to the medical center mid-race, Bell led the final stages before losing the lead and falling to fourth overall and third in class. For the remainder of the year, Bell competed in the British GT Championship for Aston Martin-linked TF Sport, securing a lone win at the season-ending round at Donington Park to finish fifth in points. After finishing third overall at the Bathurst 12 Hour to start off 2016, Bell reunited with United Autosports to compete in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series, scoring three podiums and finishing fifth in points.
Bell remained in LMP3 competition in 2017 with United Autosports, racing in both the Michelin Le Mans Cup and the British LMP3 Cup. He scored one podium in the former, a third place at Algarve, ending the season seventh in points. In the British LMP3 Cup, Bell took four wins and finished runner-up in points. The following year, Bell remained with United Autosports in the LMP3 class of both the European Le Mans Series and the Michelin Le Mans Cup. He scored his maiden series win in the latter at Silverstone, en route to a third-place points finish. At the end of 2018, Bell raced in the 2018–19 Asian Le Mans Series with United Autosports, alongside Jim McGuire and Kay van Berlo. The trio won at Fuji and scored two more podiums to finish runner-up in the LMP3 standings. Bell stayed with United Autosports for the rest of 2019, returning to the Michelin Le Mans Cup, where he scored 12 points across the season.
Having raced part-time with K2R Motorsports in the IMSA Prototype Challenge the year prior, Bell returned to the team and series on a full-time basis for 2020. In his only season in the series, Bell won two races and clinched the title at season's end. During 2020, Bell also raced for Cool Racing in the Michelin Le Mans Cup, winning at Le Castellet, and made his LMP2 debut in the IMSA SportsCar Championship with Performance Tech Motorsports.
In early 2021, Bell joined Nielsen Racing to compete in the LMP3 class of the Asian Le Mans Series, scoring two podiums. He then returned to Cool Racing to race in both the European Le Mans Series and Michelin Le Mans Cup. In the former, Bell won at Barcelona and Red Bull Ring and took two more podiums to end the season runner-up to Laurents Hörr by one point. In the latter, Bell took three podiums in the seven-race season, finishing runner-up in the LMP3 standings by four points.
Bell remained with Nielsen Racing for 2022, competing in the LMP2 class of the Asian and European Le Mans Series, and in LMP3 in the Michelin Le Mans Cup. In Asia, Bell took two overall wins en route to the LMP2 title, scoring the maximum amount of points available. In Europe, Bell was fourth in the LMP2 Pro-Am standings with a win at Monza. He finished 25th in points in the Michelin Le Mans Cup. During 2022, Bell also took part in the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans with Nielsen Racing, finishing second in the LMP2 Pro-Am class on his debut.
Remaining with Nielsen Racing for 2023, Bell raced with them in the LMP3 class of the Asian Le Mans Series and Michelin Le Mans Cup, and with AWA in the IMSA SportsCar Championship. In Asia, Bell won the penultimate race of the season at Abu Dhabi to finish third in points. In the Le Mans Cup, Bell won race one at Le Mans and Aragón to finish fourth in the standings. In IMSA, Bell took three podiums on his way to third in points in his first full season in the series.
After racing in the second half of the 2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series with Nielsen Racing in the LMP2 class, Bell reunited with AWA for his second full season in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, driving a Corvette in the GTD class. Alongside Orey Fidani for the full season and Lars Kern for the endurance races, Bell scored a best result of fifth at Road America, ending the year tenth in GTD points. Bell also raced in the LMP2 Pro-Am class of the European Le Mans Series for Team Virage, but was left on the sidelines after three races due to a team lineup shuffle. During 2024, Bell made his second appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, racing for Cool Racing and finishing fifth in the LMP2 Pro-Am class.
Bell returned to LMP2 competition with Nielsen Racing for the 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series, scoring a lone podium at the season-ending race at Abu Dhabi on his way to sixth in the LMP2 standings. For the rest of 2025, Bell switched back to GT3 competition by returning to AWA for his sophomore season in GTD, and also joined Corvette-fielding DXDT Racing in GT World Challenge America. In GTD, Bell won in class at the 24 Hours of Daytona but finished no higher than sixth in the following nine races to end the year ninth in points. In GTWC America, Bell scored five Pro-Am wins and six more podiums to end the season runner-up in the class standings. During 2025, Bell also raced at the 24 Hours of Spa for AF Corse and the 24 Hours of Le Mans for AWA. At the end of the year, Bell joined TF Sport to race in the 2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series, taking a best result of ninth at Sepang en route to 24th in the GT standings.
For the rest of the year, Bell returned to the newly-renamed 13 Autosport for a third season in GTD, as well as returning to Nielsen Racing to compete in the LMP3 class of the Le Mans Cup.
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