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Mitchell Gilbert

{{short description|Malaysian-Australian racing driver (born 1995)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Mitchell Gilbert

| image = Mitchell Gilbert.JPG

| imagesize =

| caption = Gilbert in 2012

| nationality = {{flagicon|AUS}} Australian
{{flagicon|MYS}} Malaysian
via dual nationality

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|05|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

| current series = GP3 Series

| first year = 2014

| current team = Carlin

| car number = 88

| starts = 24

| wins = 0

| poles = 0

| fastest laps = 1

| best finish = 22nd

| year = 2015

| prev series = FIA European F3 Championship
ATS F3 Cup
Formula Renault UK
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

| prev series years = 2013-14
2012
2011
2011

| titles =

| title years =

| awards =

| award years =

}}

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

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.{{cite news|url=http://www.gp3series.com/News/2014/July/2014-GP3-Series-Season-Round-3-Silverstone-United-Kingdom/ |title=2014 GP3 Series Season Round 3: Silverstone, United Kingdom |work=GP3 Series |publisher=GP2 Motorsport Limited |date=3 July 2014 |access-date=3 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129074628/http://www.gp3series.com/News/2014/July/2014-GP3-Series-Season-Round-3-Silverstone-United-Kingdom/ |archive-date=29 November 2014 }} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.autox.com/motorsport-news/aditya-patel-mitch-gilbert-win-inaugural-round-of-blancpain-gt-series-asia/|title=Aditya Patel & Mitch Gilbert win inaugural round of Blancpain GT Series Asia|publisher=AutoX|date=8 April 2017}}

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.{{cite news|url=https://trendworldfurniture.com/our-company|title=Our Company|publisher=Trendworld Furniture|accessdate=15 March 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid04i2gDbr6cqKAMidtaiu9hE55jtJ4bPSQvxxno2HwzFkzp99YJjJTVhk78RCsJiZnl&id=108954141472382|title=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|publisher=Indian Racing League on Facebook|date=6 November 2022}}

Racing record

=Career summary=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

! Season

! Series

! Team

! Races

! Wins

! Poles

! F/laps

! Podiums

! Points

! Position

rowspan=3| 2011

|align=left| Formula Renault UK

|align=left rowspan=2| Fortec Motorsports

| 18

| 1

| 0

| 10

| 4

| 317

| 5th

align=left rowspan=2| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

|rowspan=2| 0

|rowspan=2| NC

align=left| Tech 1 Racing

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

2012

|align=left| German Formula 3 Championship

|align=left| Performance Racing

| 27

| 2

| 2

| 4

| 10

| 277

| 4th

2013

|align=left| FIA Formula 3 European Championship

|align=left| Mücke Motorsport

| 30

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 10

| 23rd

rowspan=2| 2014

|align=left| FIA Formula 3 European Championship

|align=left| Fortec Motorsports

| 18

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 28

| 16th

align=left| GP3 Series

|align=left| Trident Racing

| 8

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 26th

2015

|align=left| GP3 Series

|align=left| Carlin

| 16

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 22nd

2016

|align=left| Porsche Carrera Cup Asia

|align=left| Absolute Racing

| 12

| 2

| 0

| 1

| 2

| 173

|style="background:#FFDF9F"| 3rd

rowspan=2| 2017

|align=left| Blancpain GT Series Asia

|align=left rowspan=2| OD Racing Team

| 12

| 3

| 2

| 0

| 8

| 160

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

align=left| Blancpain GT Series Asia - Silver

| 12

| 4

| 3

| 4

| 9

| 188

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

2017-18

|align=left| Asian Le Mans Series - GT

|align=left| TianShi Racing Team

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|11

|11th

rowspan=2| 2018

|align=left| Blancpain GT Series Asia

|align=left rowspan=2| OD Racing Team WRT

| 12

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 40

| 18th

align=left| Blancpain GT Series Asia - Silver

| 12

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 82

| 10th

2022

|align=left| Indian Racing League

|align=left| Speed Demons Delhi

|4

|0

|0

|0

|1

|27

|21st

2023

|align=left| Indian Racing League

|align=left| Speed Demons Delhi

|3

|0

|0

|0

|0

|28‡

|10th‡

‡ Team standings.

=Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! DC

! Points

2011

!nowrap| Tech 1 Racing

| style="background:#;" |ALC
1
{{small

}

| style="background:#;" |ALC
2
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |SPA
1
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |SPA
2
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |NÜR
1
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |NÜR
2
{{small|}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" |HUN
1
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" |HUN
2
{{small|24}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" |SIL
1
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" |SIL
2
{{small|24}}

| style="background:#;" |LEC
1
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |LEC
2
{{small|}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" |CAT
1
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" |CAT
2
{{small|19}}

! 30th

! 0

|}

=Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results=

(key)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! 23

! 24

! 25

! 26

! 27

! 28

! 29

! 30

! 31

! 32

! 33

! DC

! Points

2013

! nowrap| kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport

! Mercedes

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MNZ
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MNZ
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ
3
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
1
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
2
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
1
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
2
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
3
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
1
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
2
{{small|19}}

|style="background:black; color:white;"| BRH
3
{{small|DSQ}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RBR
1
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RBR
2
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RBR
3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NOR
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NOR
2
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NOR
3
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR
1
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR
2
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
3
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ZAN
1
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZAN
2
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZAN
3
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| VAL
1
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| VAL
2
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| VAL
3
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
1
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
2
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOC
3
{{small|Ret}}

|

|

|

! 23rd

! 10

2014

! nowrap| Fortec Motorsport

! Mercedes

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
1
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
2
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC
1
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
2
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
3
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PAU
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PAU
2
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| PAU
3
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HUN
1
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
2
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
3
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
1
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
2
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
3
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NOR
1
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NOR
2
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NOR
3
{{small|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

! 16th

! 28

† Guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

=Complete GP3 Series results=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! Pos

! Points

2014

! Trident

| CAT
FEA

| CAT
SPR

| RBR
FEA

| RBR
SPR

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SIL
FEA
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SIL
SPR
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC
FEA
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOC
SPR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
FEA
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
SPR
{{small|24}}

| SPA
FEA

| SPA
SPR

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ
FEA
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ
SPR
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SOC
FEA
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SOC
SPR
{{small|14}}

| YMC
FEA

| YMC
SPR

! 26th

! 0

2015

! Carlin

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT
FEA
{{small|22†}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT
SPR
{{small|22}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RBR
FEA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RBR
SPR
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
FEA
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
SPR
{{small|21}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
FEA
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
SPR
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
FEA
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
SPR
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ
FEA
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ
SPR
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SOC
FEA
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SOC
SPR
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BHR
FEA
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BHR
SPR
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| YMC
FEA
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| YMC
SPR
{{small|17}}

! 22nd

! 1

† 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)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Franchise

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! Pos.

! Pts

2022

! nowrap| Speed Demons Delhi

|style="background:#ffffff;"| HYD1
1
{{small|C}}

|style="background:#ffffff;"| HYD1
2
{{small|C}}

|style="background:#ffffff;"| HYD1
3
{{small|C}}

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| IRU1
1
{{small|3}}

| IRU1
2
{{small

}

|style="background:#ffffff;"| IRU1
3
{{small|DNS}}

| IRU2
1
{{small|}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| IRU2
2
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| IRU2
3
{{small|Ret}}

| HYD2
1
{{small|}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| HYD2
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#ffffff;"| HYD2
3
{{small|DNS}}

! 21st

! 27

|-

| 2023‡

! nowrap| Speed Demons Delhi

| IRU1
1
{{small|}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| IRU1
2
{{small|Ret}}

| IRU2
1
{{small|}}

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| IRU2
2
{{small|5}}

| IRU3
1
{{small|}}

|style="background:#efcfff;"| IRU3
2
{{small|Ret}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 10th

! 28

|}

‡ Standings based on entry points, not individual drivers.

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://mitchell-gilbert.com/}}

{{Trident}}

{{Carlin Motorsport}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gilbert, Mitchell}}

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