George Gamble | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Nottingham, England | 17 July 1996
Related to | Tom Gamble (brother) |
British Touring Car Championship career | |
Debut season | 2022 |
Current team | Toyota Gazoo Racing UK |
Racing licence | FIA Silver |
Car number | 42 |
Former teams | Car Gods with Cicely Motorsport |
Starts | 60 (60 entries) |
Wins | 1 |
Podiums | 2 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 13th in 2022 |
Previous series | |
2020 2019 2019, 2018 2017 2014, 2013 2012 2012, 2011 | GT4 European Series Porsche Supercup Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Ginetta GT4 Supercup Ginetta GT5 Challenge Formula Renault BARC Winter Series Ginetta Junior Championship |
Championship titles | |
2024 2014 2011 | Porsche Carerra Cup GB Ginetta GT5 Challenge G40 Ginetta Junior Winter Series |
George Gamble (born 17 July 1996 in Nottingham, England) is a British racing driver competing in the British Touring Car Championship with Toyota Gazoo Racing UK. [1] He made his championship debut in 2022, driving for Car Gods with Cicely Motorsport. [2]
Gamble competed in various karting championships from 2007 to 2010, competing against the likes of Formula 1 driver Alex Albon, Formula E driver Jake Dennis, and World Endurance Championship driver and former IndyCar driver Ed Jones.
Gamble made his car racing debut in the 2010 Ginetta Junior Winter Series with HHC Motorsport, and signed with TJ Motorsport for his debut full season in the main championship the following year. In the main championship he would finish 3rd overall with 3 wins. He also competed in the Winter Series in 2011, which he won.
He signed with Hillspeed to compete in the 2012 championship, [3] but he withdrew from the series after two rounds.
Months after his Ginetta Junior withdrawal, Gamble competed in the Formula Renault BARC Winter Series with Hillspeed, [4] where he finished 7th overall.
In 2013, Gamble would move to the Ginetta GT5 Challenge, where he raced in one round with Total Control Racing, of which he won both races in this round, putting him 18th in the standings.
Gamble continued with TCR for his first full season in 2014, which he won, with 7 victories and 18 podiums. [5]
After a two year sabbatical to aid his younger brother Tom in karting, Gamble made his racing return in the 2017 Ginetta GT4 Supercup, racing with JHR Developments. He finished 3rd overall, with 4 wins.
Gamble appeared at the Rockingham round of the 2017 British GT Championship alongside Anna Walewska at Century Motorsport. [6]
Gamble joined Amigos Team Parker for the 2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, where he finished 6th overall in the Pro class with 3 wins.
He switched to Amigos Redline Racing for the 2019 season, where he finished 3rd in the Pro class with 4 wins. [7]
Gamble appeared at the Silverstone round of the 2019 Porsche Supercup, racing as a guest driver for JTR.
Gamble raced in the Circuit Paul Ricard round of the 2020 GT4 European Series with R-Motorsport alongside Seb Perez. [8]
On 28 February 2022, it was announced that Gamble would make his BTCC debut in the 2022 British Touring Car Championship, racing alongside Adam Morgan at Car Gods with Ciceley Motorsport. [2]
He achieved his first win in the series in Race 3 at the Knockhill Racing Circuit in the 2022 season. [9] He finished 13th in the overall standings, and runner-up in the Jack Sears Trophy.
For 2023, Gamble moved to Toyota Gazoo Racing UK, driving alongside Rory Butcher and Ricky Collard. [1]
Gamble's younger brother, Tom, [10] is also a racing driver competing in endurance racing. George took a two year sabbatical in 2015 and 2016 in order to aid Tom in karting.
In 2018, Gamble gained publicity after crashing a Ford Ranger into a house while intoxicated. He received a 20 month ban from driving on the road. [11]
Season | Series | Position |
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2007 | Kartmasters British Grand Prix - Comer Cadet | 21st |
2008 | Super 1 National Comer Cadet Championship | 30th |
2009 | Super 1 National KF3 Championship | 37th |
MSA Kartmasters Grand Prix - KF3 | 23rd | |
2010 | MSA British Junior Kart Championship KF3 | 12th |
† As Gamble was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
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2019 | JTR | CAT | MON | RBR | SIL 13 | HOC | HUN | SPA | MNZ | MEX | MEX | NC† | 0† |
2024 | Century Motorsport | IMO | MON | RBR | SIL 16 | HUN | SPA | ZND | MNZ | NC† | 0† |
† As Gamble was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver led race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)
Year | Team | Car | 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 | DC | Points |
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2022 | Car Gods with Ciceley Motorsport | BMW 330e M Sport | DON 1 6 | DON 2 3 | DON 3 20 | BRH 1 14 | BRH 2 9 | BRH 3 7 | THR 1 14 | THR 2 20 | THR 3 14 | OUL 1 18 | OUL 2 18 | OUL 3 Ret | CRO 1 9 | CRO 2 Ret | CRO 3 19 | KNO 1 5 | KNO 2 7 | KNO 3 1* | SNE 1 16 | SNE 2 13 | SNE 3 14 | THR 1 Ret | THR 2 19 | THR 3 Ret | SIL 1 24 | SIL 2 20 | SIL 3 16 | BRH 1 8 | BRH 2 11 | BRH 3 6 | 13th | 123 |
2023 | Toyota Gazoo Racing UK | Toyota Corolla GR Sport | DON 1 8 | DON 2 Ret | DON 3 13 | BRH 1 11 | BRH 2 8 | BRH 3 21 | SNE 1 14 | SNE 2 16 | SNE 3 Ret | THR 1 17 | THR 2 Ret | THR 3 17 | OUL 1 Ret | OUL 2 20 | OUL 3 11 | CRO 1 18 | CRO 2 Ret | CRO 3 10 | KNO 1 8 | KNO 2 11 | KNO 3 9 | DON 1 13 | DON 2 Ret | DON 3 13 | SIL 1 15 | SIL 2 23 | SIL 3 15 | BRH 1 16 | BRH 2 Ret | BRH 3 Ret | 21st | 60 |
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