Mitchell Gilbert

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Mitchell Gilbert
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Gilbert in 2012
Nationality Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysian
via dual nationality
Born (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 29)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
GP3 Series career
Debut season 2014
Current team Carlin
Car number88
Starts24
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish22nd in 2015
Previous series
2013-14
2012
2011
2011
FIA European F3 Championship
ATS F3 Cup
Formula Renault UK
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

Mitchell Gilbert (born 10 May 1995) is a Malaysian-Australian racing driver. He has participated under both nationalities at various points in his career.

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Career

Born 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

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/lapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2011 Formula Renault UK Fortec Motorsports 18101043175th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 400000NC
Tech 1 Racing 20000
2012 German Formula 3 Championship Performance Racing 27224102774th
2013 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Mücke Motorsport 3000001023rd
2014 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Fortec Motorsports 1800002816th
GP3 Series Trident Racing 80010026th
2015 GP3 Series Carlin 160000122nd
2016Porsche Carrera Cup AsiaAbsolute Racing1220121733rd
2017 Blancpain GT Series Asia OD Racing Team1232081602nd
Blancpain GT Series Asia - Silver 1243491882nd
2017-18 Asian Le Mans Series - GT TianShi Racing Team 100001111th
2018 Blancpain GT Series Asia OD Racing Team WRT 1200004018th
Blancpain GT Series Asia - Silver 1200008210th
2022 Indian Racing League Speed Demons Delhi400012721st
2023 Indian Racing League Speed Demons Delhi3000028‡10th‡

‡ Team standings.

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant1234567891011121314DCPoints
2011 Tech 1 Racing ALC
1

ALC
2

SPA
1

SPA
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

HUN
1

19
HUN
2

24
SIL
1

13
SIL
2

24
LEC
1

LEC
2

CAT
1

11
CAT
2

19
30th0

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(key)

YearEntrantEngine123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233DCPoints
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
23rd10
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
16th28

Guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete GP3 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718PosPoints
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
26th0
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
22nd1

Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete Indian Racing League results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearFranchise123456789101112Pos.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
21st27
2023Speed Demons Delhi IRU1
1

IRU1
2

Ret
IRU2
1

IRU2
2

5
IRU3
1

IRU3
2

Ret
10th28

‡ Standings based on entry points, not individual drivers.

References

  1. "Aditya Patel & Mitch Gilbert win inaugural round of Blancpain GT Series Asia". AutoX. 8 April 2017.
  2. "Our Company". Trendworld Furniture. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  3. "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.