Tom Gamble (racing driver)

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Tom Gamble
Tom Gamble at the 2020 4 Hours of Le Castellet.jpg
Tom Gamble at the 2020 4 Hours of Le Castellet
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 22)
Epperstone, England
Related to George Gamble (brother)
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season 2020
Current team United Autosports
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Car number22
Starts17
Wins5
Podiums10
Poles0
Fastest laps2
Best finish1st (LMP3) in 2020
Previous series
2021
2020–2022
2019
2018
2016–2017 		FIA World Endurance Championship
Asian Le Mans Series
GT World Challenge Europe
BRDC British F3 Championship
Ginetta Junior Championship
Championship titles
2020
2017 		European Le Mans Series - LMP3
Ginetta Junior Championship
Awards
2018 Autosport BRDC Award

Tom Gamble (born 7 November 2001) is a British racing driver who currently races for United Autosports in European Le Mans Series. He is a Ginetta Junior champion, a BRDC British Formula 3 race winner, and has previously competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship. [1] [2] He won the Autosport BRDC Award in 2018, [3] for which he received a prize Formula One test with McLaren. [4] [5] Five years later, in 2023, Gamble joined McLaren as a factory driver. [6]

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He is the younger brother of George Gamble, also a racing driver in the British Touring Car Championship.

Racing record

Gamble on the ELMS podium at Barcelona in 2021. 2021 4 Hours of Barcelona Podium Gamble.jpg
Gamble on the ELMS podium at Barcelona in 2021.

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2016 Ginetta Junior Championship HHC Motorsport [7] 14000016015th
Ginetta Junior Winter Series JHR Developments 40001785th
2017 Ginetta Junior Championship JHR Developments [7] 17400106541st
Elite Motorsport [8] 84047
2018 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Fortec Motorsports [9] [7] 2323773465th
2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe Belgian Audi Club Team WRT [10] 1000004.521st
Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe - Silver Cup 100003646th
British GT Championship - GT3 Century Motorsport 20100222nd
Le Mans Cup - GT3 TF Sport 200000NC†
2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series - GT D'station Racing AMR [11] 10000018th
2020 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 United Autosports [12] 53024941st
2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE Am GR Racing [13] 600002315th
24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Am 10000N/A14th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports [14] [15] 61004862nd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 1000028527th
Asian Le Mans Series - GT D'station Racing 400001311th
2022 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports [16] 61002734th
Asian Le Mans Series - GT D'station Racing 400005.512th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Heart of Racing Team 2000040943rd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro 1000031225th
2023 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Garage 59200001211th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Optimum Motorsport 10000721st
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Cup 11111439th
British GT Championship - GT4 Paddock Motorsport10000919th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Racing Team Turkey 10000N/ADNF
2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Optimum Motorsport 500002213th
2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Inception Racing 1000020113th*
British GT Championship - GT3 Optimum Motorsport 30011306th*
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Garage 59
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 40000176th*

† As Gamble was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324PosPoints
2018 Fortec Motorsports OUL
1
4		 OUL
2
67		 OUL
3
2		 ROC
1
1		 ROC
2
56		 ROC
3
DSQ		 SNE
1
8		 SNE
2
Ret		 SNE
3
16		 SIL
1
10		 SIL
2
35		 SIL
3
1		 SPA
1
2		 SPA
2
Ret		 SPA
3
2		 BRH
1
9		 BRH
2
8		 BRH
3
4		 DON
1
12		 DON
2
DSQ		 DON
3
16		 SIL
1
2		 SIL
2
15		 SIL
3
C		5th346

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

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

YearTeamCarClass12345678910Pos.Points
2019 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Silver BRH
1
6		 BRH
2
Ret		 MIS
1
14		 MIS
2
11		 ZAN
1
17		 ZAN
2
11		 NÜR
1
12		 NÜR
2
17		 HUN
1
20		 HUN
2
18		5th75
2024 Garage 59 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo Pro BRH
1
4		 BRH
2
6		 MIS
1
8		 MIS
2
6		 HOC
1
HOC
2
MAG
1
MAG
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
6th*17*

* Season still in progress.

Complete British GT Championship results

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

YearTeamCarClass123456789DCPoints
2019 Century Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 GT3 OUL
1 		OUL
2 		SNE
1
11		 SNE
2
9		 SIL
1 		DON
1 		SPA
1 		BRH
1 		DON
1 		22nd2
2023 Paddock Motorsport McLaren Artura GT4 GT4 OUL
1 		OUL
2 		SIL
1 		DON
1 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		ALG
1 		BRH
1 		DON
1
21		19th9
2024 Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 Evo GT3 OUL
1
4		 OUL
2
2		 SIL
1
Ret		 DON
1
SPA
1
SNE
1
SNE
2
DON
1
BRH
1
6th*30*

* Season still in progress.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2020 United Autosports LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 LEC
1		 SPA
1		 LEC
Ret		 MNZ
3		 ALG
1		1st94
2021 United Autosports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
3		 RBR
7		 LEC
2		 MNZ
2		 SPA
8		 ALG
1		2nd86
2022 United Autosports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
7		 IMO
2		 MNZ
4		 CAT
4		 SPA
1		 ALG
Ret		4th73

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassCarEngine123456RankPoints
2021 GR RacingLMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 SPA
Ret		 ALG
8		 MNZ
8		 LMS
9		 FUJ
6		 BHR
9		15th23

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

YearTeamClassMakeEngine123456789101112Pos.Points
2021 United Autosports LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY
SEB
MDO
WGL
WGL
ELK
PET
6		16th571
2022 Heart of Racing Team GTD Pro Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY
9		 SEB
15		 LBH LGA MDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR 43rd409
GTD PET
4		27th285
2024 Inception Racing GTD McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY
13		 SEB
LBH
LGA
WGL
MOS
ELK
VIR
IMS
PET
13th*201*

* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GR Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Barker
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Wainwright 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTE
Am		32243rd14th
2023 Flag of Turkey.svg Racing Team Turkey Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dries Vanthoor
Flag of Turkey.svg Salih Yoluç 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP287DNFDNF
LMP2 Pro-Am

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References

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  2. ↑ "Young F1 star Tom Gamble gives talk at Rainworth school". Mansfield Chad. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  3. ↑ Turner, Kevin (3 December 2018). "How Tom Gamble won the 2018 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award". Autosport . Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  4. ↑ Kew, Matt (22 October 2019). "Gamble completes prize F1 test in 2013 McLaren". Motorsport.com . Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "How an Autosport Award winner is forging a path to Le Mans". Autosport . 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  6. ↑ Lloyd, Daniel (13 March 2023). "McLaren Signs Gamble as Factory Driver". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Autosport BRDC Award
winner
2018 		Succeeded by
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