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]
He is the younger brother of George Gamble, also a racing driver in the British Touring Car Championship.
Racing record[]
Racing career summary[]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ginetta Junior Championship | HHC Motorsport[6] | 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[6] | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 654 | 1st |
| Elite Motorsport[7] | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | ||||
| 2018 | BRDC British Formula 3 Championship | Fortec Motorsports[8][6] | 23 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 346 | 5th |
| 2019 | Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT[9] | 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[10] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18th |
| 2020 | European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | United Autosports[11] | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 94 | 1st |
| 2021 | FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE Am | GR Racing[12] | 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 | United Autosports[13][14] | 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 | United Autosports[15] | 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 |
† 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)
| 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[]
(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[]
(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 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results[]
(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[]
(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[]
(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 |
SEB |
LBH |
LGA |
WGL |
MOS |
LIM |
ELK |
VIR |
PET 4 |
27th | 285 | ||
| GTD | DAY 9 |
SEB 15 |
LBH |
LGA |
MDO |
DET | WGL |
MOS |
LIM |
ELK |
VIR |
PET |
43rd | 409 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results[]
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |  GR Racing
|
Ben Barker Michael Wainwright
|
Porsche 911 RSR-19 | GTE Am |
322 | 43rd | 14th |
References[]
- ↑ Leach, Tom (2019-10-07). "Career in Formula One still the dream for Nottinghamshire's Tom Gamble - in spite of setbacks". https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/other-sport/career-formula-one-still-dream-3391378.
- ↑ "Young F1 star Tom Gamble gives talk at Rainworth school". 2018-12-18. https://www.chad.co.uk/sport/young-f1-star-tom-gamble-gives-talk-rainworth-school-185379.
- ↑ Turner, Kevin (2018-12-03). "How Tom Gamble won the 2018 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award". https://www.autosport.com/general/news/how-tom-gamble-won-the-2018-mclaren-autosport-brdc-award-5285952/5285952/.
- ↑ Kew, Matt (2019-10-22). "Gamble completes prize F1 test in 2013 McLaren". https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/gamble-prize-mclaren-test/4568497/.
- ↑ "How an Autosport Award winner is forging a path to Le Mans". 2022-07-02. https://www.autosport.com/elms/news/how-an-amaba-winner-is-forging-a-path-to-le-mans/10331357/.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Lumb, Tim (2018-10-20). "Scout Report: Tom Gamble". https://formulascout.com/scout-report-tom-gamble/45423.
- ↑ Waring, Bethonie (2017-10-01). "Gamble crowned Ginetta Junior champion". https://overtakemotorsport.com/2017/10/01/gamble-crowned-ginetta-junior-champion/.
- ↑ "Fortec Motorsports signs Ginetta Junior Champion Tom Gamble for 2018 BRDC British F3 Championship". 2018-03-12. http://news.msv.com/archive/2018/march/fortec-motorsports-signs-ginetta-junior-champion-tom-gamble-for-2018-brdc-british-f3-championship.aspx.
- ↑ Allen, Peter (2019-03-22). "Award winner Tom Gamble makes GT switch with WRT Audi team". https://formulascout.com/award-winner-tom-gamble-makes-gt-switch-with-wrt-audi-team/49041.
- ↑ Lloyd, Daniel (2020-02-12). "Gamble to Replace Gunn at Buriram due to WEC Clash". John Dagys Media. https://sportscar365.com/lemans/asian-lms/gamble-to-replace-gunn-at-buriram-due-to-wec-clash/.
- ↑ Newbold, James (2020-02-07). "2018 Award winner Tom Gamble to race new Ligier for United Autosports". https://www.autosport.com/general/news/2018-award-winner-tom-gamble-to-race-new-ligier-for-united-autosports-4984221/4984221/.
- ↑ "Tom Gamble For Full FIA WEC With GR Racing". 2021-03-19. http://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/03/19/tom-gamble-for-full-fia-wec-with-gr-racing.html.
- ↑ Watkins, Gary (2021-01-20). "ELMS LMP3 champion Tom Gamble graduates to LMP2 for 2021". https://www.autosport.com/general/news/elms-lmp3-champion-tom-gamble-graduates-to-lmp2-for-2021-5149434/5149434/.
- ↑ Thompson, Connor (2021-04-14). "United Autosports driver Tom Gamble lands in Barcelona ahead of LMP2 debut". https://www.newarkadvertiser.co.uk/sport/united-ace-lights-up-practice-in-barcelona-9195384/.
- ↑ Thompson, Connor (2022-04-15). "Lights out in France as Tom Gamble gets set for European Le Mans Series opener this weekend". https://www.newarkadvertiser.co.uk/sport/lights-out-in-france-as-gamble-gets-set-for-opener-9249602/.
External links[]
- Tom Gamble career summary at DriverDB.com
Awards and achievements
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