Mitchell Gilbert (born 10 May 1995) is a Malaysian-Australian racing driver. He has participated under both nationalities at various points in his career.
| Mitchell Gilbert | |
|---|---|
 Gilbert in 2012 | |
| Nationality |  Australian Malaysianvia dual nationality |
| Born | 10 May 1995 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| GP3 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | Carlin |
| Car number | 88 |
| Starts | 24 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 22nd in 2015 |
| Previous series | |
| 2013-14 2012 2011 2011 | FIA European F3 Championship ATS F3 Cup Formula Renault UK Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |
Career
editBorn in Kuala Lumpur, Gilbert began his racing career in 2002 in karting, where he was active until 2010. In 2009 he finished third in the KF2 - class of the CIK-FIA World Cup.
At the end of 2010 Gilbert debuted in Formula racing in the winter championship of the British Formula Renault Championship for Fortec Motorsport, under an Australian licence. While his teammate Alex Lynn was champion in this class, Gilbert was tenth, with a best result of third place. In 2011 he made his debut in the main championship of British Formula Renault. While his teammates Lynn and Oliver Rowland ended the season first and second, respectively, Gilbert was fifth in the championship, including a victory at Croft. In 2011, he participated in three race weekends of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 for Fortec.
In 2012 Gilbert made his debut in Formula 3 in the German Formula 3 Championship for Performance Racing. With two victories on the TT Circuit Assen and Lausitzring, he finished fourth in the championship behind Jimmy Eriksson, Lucas Auer and Kimiya Sato. At the end of the season he also took part in the Macau Grand Prix for Mücke Motorsport, where he finished eighteenth.
In 2013 Gilbert stepped up to the FIA European Formula Three Championship, where he also drove for Mücke. Only at the Nürburgring and Circuit Park Zandvoort did he manage to score points, with a best result of eighth at the Nürburgring, and finished 23rd in the championship with ten points. In 2014 Gilbert moved to Fortec Motorsport, contesting the first six rounds and finishing 16th in the standings with four points finishes.
In 2014, Gilbert made his debut in the GP3 Series at Silverstone, where he replaced Denis Nagulin at Trident. He competed in five rounds and was replaced twice with Luca Ghiotto and Patrick Kujala having failed to score a point. Gilbert remained in GP3 in 2015, switching to Carlin Motorsport. He netted a sole point at Monza in his only full season and was dropped at seasons' end.
From 2016, Gilbert switched to GT racing and began competing with a Malaysian licence. He finished third in Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, before moving into GT3 with Audi in 2017.[1]
Gilbert left the GT racing scene at the end of 2018, and now runs his fathers' furniture business in Ho Chi Minh City whilst sporadically competing in the Indian Racing League.[2][3]
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Formula Renault UK | Fortec Motorsports | 18 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 317 | 5th |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| Tech 1 Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | German Formula 3 Championship | Performance Racing | 27 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 277 | 4th |
| 2013 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Mücke Motorsport | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23rd |
| 2014 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Fortec Motorsports | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 16th |
| GP3 Series | Trident Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26th | |
| 2015 | GP3 Series | Carlin | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22nd |
| 2016 | Porsche Carrera Cup Asia | Absolute Racing | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 173 | 3rd |
| 2017 | Blancpain GT Series Asia | OD Racing Team | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 160 | 2nd |
| Blancpain GT Series Asia - Silver | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 188 | 2nd | ||
| 2017-18 | Asian Le Mans Series - GT | TianShi Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11th |
| 2018 | Blancpain GT Series Asia | OD Racing Team WRT | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 18th |
| Blancpain GT Series Asia - Silver | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 10th | ||
| 2022 | Indian Racing League | Speed Demons Delhi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 21st |
| 2023 | Indian Racing League | Speed Demons Delhi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28‡ | 10th‡ |
‡ Team standings.
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
edit(key)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport | Mercedes | MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 Ret |
MNZ 3 23 |
SIL 1 15 |
SIL 2 14 |
SIL 3 Ret |
HOC 1 17 |
HOC 2 15 |
HOC 3 18 |
BRH 1 20 |
BRH 2 19 |
BRH 3 DSQ |
RBR 1 25 |
RBR 2 14 |
RBR 3 Ret |
NOR 1 Ret |
NOR 2 22 |
NOR 3 17 |
NÜR 1 12 |
NÜR 2 14 |
NÜR 3 8 |
ZAN 1 12 |
ZAN 2 9 |
ZAN 3 10 |
VAL 1 24 |
VAL 2 14 |
VAL 3 12 |
HOC 1 14 |
HOC 2 17 |
HOC 3 Ret |
23rd | 10 | |||
| 2014 | Fortec Motorsport | Mercedes | SIL 1 13 |
SIL 2 16 |
SIL 3 Ret |
HOC 1 6 |
HOC 2 11 |
HOC 3 14 |
PAU 1 Ret |
PAU 2 6 |
PAU 3 5 |
HUN 1 9 |
HUN 2 11 |
HUN 3 23 |
SPA 1 20 |
SPA 2 12 |
SPA 3 18 |
NOR 1 11 |
NOR 2 20 |
NOR 3 17 |
MSC 1 |
MSC 2 |
MSC 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
NÜR 3 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
16th | 28 |
† Guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete GP3 Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Trident | CAT FEA |
CAT SPR |
RBR FEA |
RBR SPR |
SIL FEA DNS |
SIL SPR DNS |
HOC FEA 14 |
HOC SPR Ret |
HUN FEA 20 |
HUN SPR 24 |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
MNZ FEA 18 |
MNZ SPR 20 |
SOC FEA 20 |
SOC SPR 14 |
YMC FEA |
YMC SPR |
26th | 0 |
| 2015 | Carlin | CAT FEA 22† |
CAT SPR 22 |
RBR FEA Ret |
RBR SPR 11 |
SIL FEA 21 |
SIL SPR 21 |
HUN FEA 11 |
HUN SPR 10 |
SPA FEA 11 |
SPA SPR 11 |
MNZ FEA 10 |
MNZ SPR 9 |
SOC FEA 12 |
SOC SPR 15 |
BHR FEA 15 |
BHR SPR 11 |
YMC FEA 14 |
YMC SPR 17 |
22nd | 1 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Indian Racing League results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Franchise | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Speed Demons Delhi | HYD1 1 C |
HYD1 2 C |
HYD1 3 C |
IRU1 1 3 |
IRU1 2 |
IRU1 3 DNS |
IRU2 1 |
IRU2 2 4 |
IRU2 3 Ret |
HYD2 1 |
HYD2 2 Ret |
HYD2 3 DNS |
21st | 27 |
| 2023‡ | Speed Demons Delhi | IRU1 1 |
IRU1 2 Ret |
IRU2 1 |
IRU2 2 5 |
IRU3 1 |
IRU3 2 Ret |
10th | 28 |
‡ Standings based on entry points, not individual drivers.
References
edit- ^ "Aditya Patel & Mitch Gilbert win inaugural round of Blancpain GT Series Asia". AutoX. 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Our Company". Trendworld Furniture. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Delhi, presenting Mitch Gilbert Racing Akash Gowda, Shahan Ali Mohsin and Célia Martin Racing. These Speed Demons are ready to fire up the grid! Are you ready to cheer them to the podium? #GearUpIndia #SpeedDemonsDelhi #indianracingleague". Indian Racing League on Facebook. 6 November 2022.