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Nick Gilkes

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}

{{Short description|British-Canadian racing driver (born 2005)}}

{{Infobox racing driver

|name = Nicholas Gilkes

|image = Nick Gilkes in 2022.jpg

|imagesize = 266px

|caption = Gilkes pictured after his first GB3 win at Donington Park in 2022

|nationality = {{flagicon|CAN}} Canadian
{{flagicon|GBR}} British
via dual nationality

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2005|05|16|df=y}}

|birth_place = Richmond Hill, Canada

|related to = Megan Gilkes (sister)

|current series = Eurocup-3

|first year = 2023

|current team = Drivex

|car number = 64

|former teams =

|starts = 22 (22 entries)

|wins = 0

|podiums = 0

|poles = 0

|fastest laps = 0

|best finish = 11th

|year = 2023

|prev series = GB3 Championship
Ontario F1600 Championship
Canadian F1600 Championship

|prev series years = 2022
2021
2021

|titles = Ontario F1600 Championship
Canadian F1600 Championship

|title years = 2021
2021}}

Nicholas Gilkes (born 16 May 2005) is a British-Canadian racing driver currently competing in Eurocup-3 with Drivex.{{Cite web |title=Nick Gilkes to contest Eurocup-3 campaign with Drivex |url=https://nickgilkes.com/2023/nick-gilkes-to-contest-eurocup-3-campaign-with-drivex/ |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=nickgilkes.com |language=en-US}} He is the 2021 Ontario F1600 and Canadian F1600 champion respectively and a race winner in the GB3 Championship.

Career

= Karting =

Having started racing in Barbados, Gilkes moved into serious competition once he and his family moved back to Canada. There he took the Goodwood Kartways Novice Club title in 2016 and became Pfaff Kartsport Cup winner two years later. Gilkes' tenure in the United States' karting scene turned out to bear fruit, with second place at the US Grand Nationals.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-06 |title=GB3 - British-Canadian Nick Gilkes joins Hillspeed for 2022 GB3 Championship |url=https://www.gb-3.net/gb3-news/british-canadian-nick-gilkes-joins-hillspeed-for-2022-gb3-championship/ |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=GB3 Championship |language=en}} In 2020, his final year of karting, Gilkes also won the Canadian KartStars Championship.{{Cite web |last=Schindel |first=Cody |title=Victory for Boscia in Briggs Junior Final; Gilkes Holds on to Win KartStars Title – CKN {{!}} CanadianKartingNews.com {{!}} Because Karting is a way of Life! |url=https://www.canadiankartingnews.com/victory-for-boscia-in-briggs-junior-final-gilkes-holds-on-to-win-kartstars-title/ |access-date=2022-04-11 |language=en-US}}

= Formula Ford =

Gilkes made his single-seater debut in 2021, competing in the Ontario-based Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series and Canadian F1600 Championships for Britain West Motorsport.{{Cite web |last=Motorsports |first=Britain West |title=Nick Gilkes Joins Britain West Motorsport for the 2021 Season |url=https://britainwestmotorsport.com/nick-gilkes-joins-britain-west-motorsport-for-the-2021-season/ |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=Britain West Motorsports |language=en-CA}} The Canadian experienced two dominant campaigns and took both titles, therefore becoming the youngest ever Ontario F1600 champion.{{Cite web |last=Motorsports |first=Britain West |title=Nick Gilkes and Connor Clubine Seal Championship Victories for Britain West |url=https://britainwestmotorsport.com/nick-gilkes-and-connor-clubine-seal-championship-victories-for-britain-west/ |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=Britain West Motorsports |language=en-CA}}

Before the end of the year Gilkes made his first racing appearance in Britain. Driving for Kevin Mills Racing he would compete in the Walter Hayes Trophy, where he finished 20th, and the Formula Ford Festival, where he collided with his sister in the semi-final heat.

= GB3 Championship =

Following a test at Silverstone, Gilkes was announced to be signing for Hillspeed to compete in the GB3 Championship in 2022.{{Cite web |date=7 January 2022 |title=Rising motor racing star Nick Gilkes signs with Markham Vale-based Hillspeed for 2022 |url=https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/sport/other-sport/hillspeed-sign-rising-star-nick-gilkes-3518569 |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk |language=en}} Having qualified 17th in both qualifying sessions at the first round at Oulton Park, Gilkes finished 16th and 18th in races 1 and 2. Due to the reverse grid format the Canadian was able to start from third place in the final race of the weekend.{{Cite web |title=Podium Double For Marzorati In GB4 At Oulton Park |url=https://hillspeed.co.uk/2022/04/18/podium-double-for-marzorati-in-gb4-at-oulton-park/ |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=Hillspeed |language=en-US}} He would end up missing out on the podium after being overtaken by David Morales in the closing stages of the race.{{Cite web |url=https://www.gb-3.net/news/2022/oulton-park-race-three-report-2022|title=Grundtvig powers to race three victory at Oulton Park |access-date=2022-04-22 |website=www.gb-3.net}} At the following round at the Silverstone Circuit, the Canadian would score his first podium in the series, profiting from a quick getaway at the start to overtake two competitors and closely battling Cian Shields for the victory in the final laps.{{Cite web |title=Maiden GB3 Podium For Nick Gilkes And More GB4 Silverware For Max Marzorati At Silverstone GP |url=https://hillspeed.co.uk/2022/05/09/maiden-gb3-podium-for-nick-gilkes-and-more-gb4-silverware-for-max-marzorati-at-silverstone-gp/ |access-date=2022-07-23 |website=Hillspeed |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Callander |first=Michael |date=2022-05-08 |title=Shields takes first car racing win in GB3 at Silverstone |url=https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2022/05/shields-takes-first-car-racing-win-in-gb3-at-silverstone/ |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=The Checkered Flag |language=en-GB}} Round three at Donington Park would start out in disappointing fashion however, as a suspension issue in qualifying meant that Gilkes was forced to start from last place in all three races.{{Cite web |title=THINGS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED AT DONINGTON PARK |url=https://www.gb-3.net/news/2022/things-you-may-have-missed-at-donington-park |access-date=2022-07-26 |website=www.gb-3.net}} A collision with David Morales in Race 1 compounded matters, as it led to the Canadian's first retirement of the season. He would come back fighting in the third race, overtaking ten cars to finish twelfth. A then-best qualifying performance of 13th at Snetterton Circuit, which he described as "a fairly decent result",{{Citation |title=Nick Gilkes GB3 Snetterton Post Qualifying 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5OGAqC6t_M |language=en |access-date=2022-07-26}} would be cancelled out by a car failure which prevented Gilkes from starting Race 1.

After the summer break Gilkes would qualify twelfth at Spa-Francorchamps and, for the first time that season, finished twelfth or better in each race despite a lack of experience at the circuit compared to his rivals, with a fifth place in the reversed-grid race capping off his weekend.{{Cite web |title=Most Consistent GB3 Weekend Yet For Nick Gilkes Capped With Top Five At Spa |url=https://hillspeed.co.uk/2022/07/24/most-consistent-gb3-weekend-yet-for-nick-gilkes-capped-with-top-five-at-spa/ |access-date=2022-07-26 |website=Hillspeed |language=en-US}} During the following event at Silverstone, the Canadian became embroiled in a fight for the podium, however he would spin out on a damp part of the track after an overtake attempt on Zak Taylor.{{Cite web |title=FLACK FLIES TO VICTORY IN SILVERSTONE THRILLER |url=https://www.gb-3.net/news/2022/silverstone-race-3-2-report |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=www.gb-3.net}} An anonymous weekend followed, as Gilkes finished outside of the top 15 in the main races. Gilkes concluded his season in perfect fashion however, winning the final race of the campaign at Donington Park, having managed to lead from start to finish.{{Cite web |title=DONINGTON RACE THREE STARTS AT 15.20 – GILKES ON POLE |url=https://www.gb-3.net/news/2022/oct/16/donington-race-three-starts-at-1520-gilkes-on-pole |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=www.gb-3.net}}{{Cite web |title=GILKES HANGS ON TO TAKE MAIDEN GB3 WIN AT DONINGTON |url=https://www.gb-3.net/news/2022/oct/16/race-three-report-dp-2022 |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=www.gb-3.net}} He ended up 14th in the standings with 165.5 points.

= Eurocup-3 =

File:Eurocup-3 2023 Spa Nr. 64 (2).jpg race at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]]

File:Eurocup-3 2024 Spielberg Nr. 64 Gilkes.jpg in 2024]]

Gilkes would team up with Drivex for the 2023 season, driving in the newly formed Eurocup-3 series alongside Formula Nordic champion William Karlsson.{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Ida |date=2023-02-27 |title=GB3 winner Nick Gilkes joins Drivex in Eurocup-3 |url=https://formulascout.com/gb3-winner-nick-gilkes-joins-drivex-in-eurocup-3/104150 |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}} He finished 11th in the standings, scoring a best race result of fifth at Estoril.

Personal life

Nick is the younger brother of Megan Gilkes, who was previously competing in F1 Academy.

Racing record

= Racing career summary =

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

!Season

!Series

!Team

!Races

!Wins

!Poles

!F/Laps

!Podiums

!Points

!Position

rowspan="4" |2021

| align="left" nowrap| Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series

| rowspan="2" align="left" |Britain West Motorsport

|18

|7

|8

|7

|17

|435

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |1st

align="left" |Canadian F1600 Championship

|9

|8

|3

|7

|9

|?

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |1st

align="left" |Formula Ford Festival

| rowspan="2" align="left" |Kevin Mills Racing

|2

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|NC

align="left" nowrap| Formula Ford 1600 - Walter Hayes Trophy

|1

|0

|0

|0

|0

|N/A

|20th

2022

| align="left" |GB3 Championship

| align="left" |Hillspeed

| 23

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 2

| 165.5

| 14th

2023

| align="left" |Eurocup-3

| align="left" |Drivex

|16

|0

|0

|0

|0

|37

|11th

2024

| align="left" |Eurocup-3

| align="left" |Drivex

|12

|0

|0

|0

|0

|1

|23rd

2025

| align="left" |USF Pro 2000 Championship

| align="left" |Jay Howard Driver Development

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

* Season still in progress.

= Complete Toyo Tires F1600 Championship 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

!Team

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!11

!12

!13

!14

!15

!16

!17

!18

!DC

!Points

2021

!nowrap| Britain West Motorsport

| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |CMP1
1
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |CMP1
2
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |CMP1
3
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |CMP2
1
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |CMP2
2
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |CMP2
3
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |CAL
1
{{small|2}}

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

| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |CAL
3
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |CMP3
1
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |CMP3
2
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |CMP3
3
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |CMP4
1
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |CMP4
2
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |CMP4
3
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |CMP5
1
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |CMP5
2
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |CMP5
3
{{small|1}}

! style="background:#FFFFBF;" |1st

! style="background:#FFFFBF;" |435

= Complete GB3 Championship results =

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

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

!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

!DC

!Points

2022

!nowrap|Hillspeed

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |OUL
1
{{small|16}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |OUL
2
{{small|18}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |OUL
3
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |SIL1
1
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |SIL1
2
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |SIL1
3
{{small|22}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |DON1
1
{{small|Ret}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |DON1
2
{{small|18}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |DON1
3
{{small|1210}}

| style="background:#FFFFFF;" |SNE
1
{{small|DNS}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |SNE
2
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |SNE
3
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |SPA
1
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |SPA
2
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |SPA
3
{{small|52}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |SIL2
1
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |SIL2
2
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |SIL2
3
{{small|16}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |BRH
1
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |BRH
2
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |BRH
3
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |DON2
1
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |DON2
2
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |DON2
3
{{small|1}}

! 14th

! 165.5

= Complete Eurocup-3 results =

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

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

!Year

!Team

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!11

!12

!13

!14

!15

!16

!17

!DC

!Points

2023

!nowrap|Drivex

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|SPA
1
{{small|7}}

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

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

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

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|MNZ
1
{{small|10}}

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

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|ZAN
2
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|JER
1
{{small|11}}

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

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|EST
1
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|EST
2
{{small|8}}

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

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

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

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|CAT
2
{{small|8}}

|

! 11th

! 37

2024

!nowrap|Drivex

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|SPA
1
{{small|10}}

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|RBR
1
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|RBR
2
{{small|20}}

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

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|POR
3
{{small|13}}

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

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|ZAN
1
{{small|16}}

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

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|ARA
1
{{small|16}}

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

|JER
1
{{small

}

|JER
2
{{small|}}

|CAT
1
{{small|}}

|CAT
2
{{small|}}

!23rd

!1

|}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{DriverDB driver|nicholas-gilkes}}

{{s-start}}

{{s-sports}}

{{succession box

| title = Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series
Champion

| before = Mac Clark

| after = Jake Cowden

| years = 2021

}}

{{Succession box

| title = Canadian F1600 Championship
Champion

| years = 2021

| before = TBC

| after = TBC

}}

{{s-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gilkes, Nick}}

Category:2005 births

Category:Living people

Category:Canadian people of British descent

Category:Canadian racing drivers

Category:BRDC British Formula 3 Championship drivers

Category:Sportspeople from Richmond Hill, Ontario

Category:Drivex drivers

Category:Racing drivers from Ontario

Category:Hillspeed drivers

Category:Eurocup-3 drivers

Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen

Category:USF Pro 2000 Championship drivers