| Megan Gilkes | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Canadian |
| Born | 6 November 2000 Richmond Hill, Ontario |
| Related to | Nick Gilkes (brother) |
| W Series | |
| Years active | 2019 |
| Starts | 5 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | NC in 2019 |
| Previous series | |
| 2017–18 | F1200 Canada |
Megan Gilkes (born 6 November 2000 [1] in Richmond Hill, Ontario) is a Canadian former racing driver who last competed in F1 Academy. She previously competed in the now defunct W Series in 2019. [2]
A third-generation racer, Gilkes began karting aged nine in her then-home of Barbados. Following a break from racing after a crash in qualifying at the World Finals where she broke her wrist, she won the Ottawa Challenge Karting Cup in her home country of Canada, and finished runner up in the 2016 Eastern Canadian Karting Championship as an ambassador for Dare to be Different. [3] [4] In 2017, Gilkes stepped up to single-seaters in the Canadian F1200 championship. Despite not contesting all of the rounds in either season she competed in, she finished third and second overall in consecutive years. [5] [6] Also in 2017, Gilkes finished runner up in the Sports Car Club of America Southeast Majors championship, having led it for 10 of the 12 rounds.
In 2019, Gilkes applied for the W Series, a European-based Formula 3 championship solely for women. She was selected into the category as one of 18 full-time drivers, where she won the non-championship reverse grid race at TT Circuit Assen, and became the youngest W Series race winner, and only North American female driver to win a Formula 3 race in Europe. [7] Gilkes returned to Canada in 2020, competing in the Ontario Formula 1600 Championship, where she had two pole positions, two fastest race laps and 13 podium finishes, and was runner up overall in the series to Mac Clark. [8]
Gilkes' younger brother Nick who is currently competing in Eurocup-3 for Drivex. [9]
Alongside her racing, she studies Aeronautical Engineering at the Imperial College in London. [10] She currently works for the Aston Martin F1 Team as a trackside support engineer. [11] [12]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Canadian Formula 1200 Championship | Vallis Motorsports | 15 | 2 | ? | ? | 10 | 1148 | 3rd |
| SCCA National Championship Runoffs - Formula Vee | Millers Oils | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd | |
| 2018 | Canadian Formula 1200 Championship | Vallis Motorsports | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 738 | 2nd |
| Formula Vee Challenge Cup Series | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 130 | 4th | ||
| F2000 Championship Series | N/A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 25th | |
| SCCA Majors Championship Nationwide - Formula Vee | 2 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | 29 | 43rd | ||
| Campeonato Paulista de Formula Vee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15th | ||
| 2019 | W Series | Hitech GP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20th |
| F3 Americas Championship | Momentum Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17th | |
| F2000 Championship Series | Vallis Motor Sport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 23rd | |
| 2020 | F1600 Ontario | Brian Graham Racing | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 275 | 2nd |
| BRSCC Formula Ford Festival | Kevin Mills Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 20th | |
| 2021 | National Formula Ford Championship - Pro | Kevin Mills Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 10th |
| 2022 | GB4 Championship | Hillspeed | 24 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 375 | 6th |
| 2023 | F1 Academy | Rodin Carlin | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 13th |
| Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | BRD AFV-01 | Volkswagen | Formula Vee | 23 | 24 | Running |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hitech GP | HOC Ret | ZOL 14 | MIS 17 | NOR | ASS 14 | BRH 18 | 20th | 0 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Brian Graham Racing | MSP1 1 2* | MSP1 2 2 | MSP1 3 2 | MSP2 1 16* | MSP2 2 DNS | MSP2 3 DNS | SMP 1 2 | SMP 2 3 | SMP 3 3 | MSP3 1 2 | MSP3 2 2 | MSP3 3 4 | MSP4 1 2 | MSP4 2 2 | MSP4 3 2 | 2nd | 275 |
(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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Hillspeed | SNE1 1 7 | SNE1 2 Ret | SNE1 3 11 | OUL 1 4 | OUL 2 5 | OUL 3 11 | SIL1 1 6 | SIL1 2 4 | SIL1 3 44 | DON1 1 7 | DON1 2 1 | DON1 3 84 | SNE2 1 5 | SNE2 2 4 | SNE2 3 7 | SIL2 1 3 | SIL2 2 5 | SIL2 3 47 | BRA 1 6 | BRA 2 7 | BRA 3 9 | DON2 1 5 | DON2 2 Ret | DON2 3 9 | 6th | 375 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rodin Carlin | RBR 1 5 | RBR 2 12 | RBR 3 10 | CRT 1 8 | CRT 2 13 | CRT 3 13† | CAT 1 11 | CAT 2 11 | CAT 3 8 | ZAN 1 11 | ZAN 2 7 | ZAN 3 Ret | MON 1 5 | MON 2 Ret | MON 3 Ret | LEC 1 11 | LEC 2 13 | LEC 3 9 | USA 1 12 | USA 2 13 | USA 3 11 | 13th | 31 |
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