Tom Gamble (racing driver)

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Tom Gamble
Tom Gamble at the 2020 4 Hours of Le Castellet
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 22)
Epperstone, England
Related toGeorge Gamble (brother)
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season2020
Current teamUnited Autosports
Racing licence 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
2018Autosport 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]

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

Racing record[edit]

Gamble on the ELMS podium at Barcelona in 2021.

Racing career summary[edit]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 Ginetta Junior Championship HHC Motorsport[7] 14 0 0 0 0 160 15th
Ginetta Junior Winter Series JHR Developments 4 0 0 0 1 78 5th
2017 Ginetta Junior Championship JHR Developments[7] 17 4 0 0 10 654 1st
Elite Motorsport[8] 8 4 0 4 7
2018 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Fortec Motorsports[9][7] 23 2 3 7 7 346 5th
2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe Belgian Audi Club Team WRT[10] 10 0 0 0 0 4.5 21st
Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe - Silver Cup 10 0 0 0 3 64 6th
British GT Championship - GT3 Century Motorsport 2 0 1 0 0 2 22nd
Le Mans Cup - GT3 TF Sport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series - GT D'station Racing AMR[11] 1 0 0 0 0 0 18th
2020 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 United Autosports[12] 5 3 0 2 4 94 1st
2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE Am GR Racing[13] 6 0 0 0 0 23 15th
24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 14th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports[14][15] 6 1 0 0 4 86 2nd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 1 0 0 0 0 285 27th
Asian Le Mans Series - GT D'station Racing 4 0 0 0 0 13 11th
2022 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports[16] 6 1 0 0 2 73 4th
Asian Le Mans Series - GT D'station Racing 4 0 0 0 0 5.5 12th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Heart of Racing Team 2 0 0 0 0 409 43rd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro 1 0 0 0 0 312 25th
2023 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Garage 59 2 0 0 0 0 12 11th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Optimum Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 7 21st
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Gold Cup 1 1 1 1 1 43 9th
British GT Championship - GT4 Paddock Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 9 19th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Racing Team Turkey 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2023–24 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Optimum Motorsport 5 0 0 0 0 22 13th
2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Inception Racing 1 0 0 0 0 201 13th*
British GT Championship - GT3 Optimum Motorsport 2 0 0 1 1 30 4th*
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Garage 59
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

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

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results[edit]

(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 22 23 24 Pos Points
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 		5th 346

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results[edit]

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. 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 		5th 75

Complete British GT Championship results[edit]

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
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 		22nd 2
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 		19th 9
2024 Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S GT3 Evo GT3 OUL
1
4 		OUL
2
2 		SIL
1
 DON
1
 SPA
1
 SNE
1
 SNE
2
 DON
1
 BRH
1
 4th* 30*

* Season still in progress.

Complete European Le Mans Series results[edit]

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2020 United Autosports LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 LEC
1 		SPA
1 		LEC
Ret 		MNZ
3 		ALG
1 		1st 94
2021 United Autosports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
3 		RBR
7 		LEC
2 		MNZ
2 		SPA
8 		ALG
1 		2nd 86
2022 United Autosports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
7 		IMO
2 		MNZ
4 		CAT
4 		SPA
1 		ALG
Ret 		4th 73

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results[edit]

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

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2021 GR Racing LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 SPA
Ret 		ALG
8 		MNZ
8 		LMS
9 		FUJ
6 		BHR
9 		15th 23

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results[edit]

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

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points
2021 United Autosports LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY
 SEB
 MDO
 WGL
 WGL
 ELK
 PET
6 		16th 571
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 43rd 409
GTD PET
4 		27th 285
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[edit]

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2021 United Kingdom GR Racing United Kingdom Ben Barker
United Kingdom Michael Wainwright 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTE
Am 		322 43rd 14th
2023 Turkey Racing Team Turkey Belgium Dries Vanthoor
Turkey Salih Yoluç 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 87 DNF DNF
LMP2 Pro-Am

References[edit]

  1. ^ Leach, Tom (7 October 2019). "Career in Formula One still the dream for Nottinghamshire's Tom Gamble - in spite of setbacks". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  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.
  7. ^ a b c Lumb, Tim (20 October 2018). "Scout Report: Tom Gamble". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  8. ^ Waring, Bethonie (1 October 2017). "Gamble crowned Ginetta Junior champion". Overtake Motorsport. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Fortec Motorsports signs Ginetta Junior Champion Tom Gamble for 2018 BRDC British F3 Championship". MSV. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  10. ^ Allen, Peter (22 March 2019). "Award winner Tom Gamble makes GT switch with WRT Audi team". Formula Scout. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  11. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (12 February 2020). "Gamble to Replace Gunn at Buriram due to WEC Clash". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  12. ^ Newbold, James (7 February 2020). "2018 Award winner Tom Gamble to race new Ligier for United Autosports". Autosport. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Tom Gamble For Full FIA WEC With GR Racing". DailySportsCar.com. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  14. ^ Watkins, Gary (20 January 2021). "ELMS LMP3 champion Tom Gamble graduates to LMP2 for 2021". Autosport. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  15. ^ Thompson, Connor (14 April 2021). "United Autosports driver Tom Gamble lands in Barcelona ahead of LMP2 debut". Newark Advertiser. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  16. ^ Thompson, Connor (15 April 2022). "Lights out in France as Tom Gamble gets set for European Le Mans Series opener this weekend". Newark Advertiser. Retrieved 30 June 2022.

External links[edit]

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Autosport BRDC Award
winner
2018 		Succeeded by
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