Tom Gladdis (born 24 February 1991 on the Isle of Wight) is a British racing driver, who competed in the FIA Formula Two Championship.
Career
Formula BMW Gladdis made his circuit racing debut in the Formula BMW UK series in 2007, after being one of five drivers selected for a scholarship. Competing for Nexa Racing, Gladdis ended up fourteenth in the championship, in its final season before being merged into Formula BMW Europe, with a solitary top-ten finish at Snetterton. Gladdis also competed in two rounds of the Formula BMW ADAC series for Team Zinner at Hockenheim, amassing eight points to finish 32nd in the championship, and sixteenth out of all rookies. He also competed in the pan-Asian series for Ao's Racing Team, as a team-mate to Sebastián Saavedra. To round off his season, he competed in the World Final in Valencia for Master Motorsport, finishing 23rd.
Star Mazda After testing for Andersen Racing in late 2007, Gladdis signed for the team to contest the Star Mazda Championship for 2008. Gladdis finished sixth in the championship standings, amassing three fastest laps, two pole positions and a win at Portland International Raceway. He also finished second in the Portland double-header, and finished third at Mosport International Raceway.
Formula Two 2009 saw Gladdis move up to the FIA Formula Two Championship, driving car number 24. A sixth at Spa, and an eighth at Brno were Gladdis' only points-scoring races, eventually finishing 20th in the championship. Competing in only the two British and Czech rounds in the 2010, Gladdis achieved second place in the second Brands Hatch race; combined with a fifth place in the first race he scored 28 points, finishing 15th in the championship.
Racing record
Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2007 Formula BMW UK Nexa Racing 17 0 0 0 0 262 14th Formula BMW ADAC Team Zinner 2 0 0 0 0 8 32nd Formula BMW Asia Ao's Racing Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC† 2008 Star Mazda Championship Andersen Racing 10 2 1 3 3 334 6th 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship MotorSport Vision 16 0 0 0 0 4 20th 2010 FIA Formula Two Championship MotorSport Vision 6 0 0 0 1 28 15th 2011 FIA Formula Two Championship MotorSport Vision 2 0 0 0 0 1 24th2012-13MRF Challenge Formula 2000 ChampionshipMRF Racing600001813th2014Radical European Masters360700001413th † As Gladdis was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Star Mazda Championship YearTeam123456789101112RankPoints 2008 SEB UTA WGIPOR POR ROA TRRMOS NJ1 NJ2 ATL LAG6th334
Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points 2009 VAL1 VAL2 BRN1 BRN2 SPA1 SPA2 BRH1 BRH2 DON1 DON2 OSC1 OSC2 IMO1 IMO2 CAT1 CAT2 20th 4 2010 SIL1 SIL2 MAR1 MAR2 MON1 MON2 ZOL1 ZOL2 ALG1 ALG2 BRH1 BRH2 BRN1 BRN2 OSC1 OSC2 VAL1 VAL2 15th 28 2011 SIL1 SIL2 MAG1 MAG2 SPA1 SPA2 NÜR1 NÜR2 BRH1 BRH2 SPL1 SPL2 MON1 MON2 CAT1 CAT2 24th 1
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