Anthony Allen Gilham (born 19 May 1979) is a British motorsport executive and former racing driver. He was the founder and owner of race team, Team HARD. Racing, who competed in various championships including the British Touring Car Championship.

Personal life Gilham's dad, Anthony Gilham Sr., was jailed after a hit-and-run vehicle collision with a motorcyclist, who ended up in a ditch.

Racing career

Early years Born in Bromley, London, Gilham's first full season of racing came in 2005, competing in the MR2 Championship. He won the drivers title, including four race wins. The following year he switched to the VW Cup. With four race wins, he finished the year fourth on points despite reliability issues with the car. In 2007, he won the championship. In 2008, he competed in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB, finishing as runner-up in the pro-am 1 class. Gilham spent two more years in the championship, finishing fourth in class during 2009 with Redline Racing, and third in class in 2010.

British Touring Car Championship For 2011, Gilham stepped up to the British Touring Car Championship. He competed in a Vauxhall Vectra for Triple 8 Race Engineering under the 888 Racing with Collins Contractors banner. Gilham started the season well at Brands Hatch. He scored points in each of the first three meetings, before his form dropped off in the three after in which he scored no points.

It was announced in mid-August that due to funding issues, Gilham had lost his seat at Triple Eight. He missed the Knockhill round before returning at Rockingham for Geoff Steel Racing in a BMW 320si which ran a normally aspirated engine until the Silverstone round when a Next Generation Touring Car turbo engine was fitted.

For 2012, Gilham driving for his own team, Tony Gilham Racing, which races under the RCIB Insurance & HARD banner. Gilham announced he would race the Super 2000-NGTC Honda Civic which Gordon Shedden had driven to second in the championship the previous season.BTCC Media Day car livery picture special , TouringCarTimes.Tony Gilham to race Honda Civic turbo , TouringCarTimes. He took pole position for the reversed grid race at Thruxton but having slipped down to third, damaged his car and retired from the race.Gordon Shedden leads Honda 1–2 in race three at Thruxton , TouringCarTimes. Gilham drove a Vauxhall Insignia for Thorney Motorsport at the Snetterton meeting to allow Robb Holland to drive the Team HARD Honda Civic and to allow his team to familiarise itself with NGTC machinery. Gilham sat out the next two meetings as Holland and series newcomer Howard Fuller raced the Civic, but he made an unexpected return with Thorney Motorsport at Silverstone when Chris Stockton fell ill after qualifying. Gilham purchased Thorney Motorsport's Vauxhall Insignia prior to the final round of the season at the Brands Hatch GP circuit, along with a spare shell. Renault Clio Cup UK driver Aaron Williamson would race the S2000 Honda Civic at Brands Hatch alongside Gilham.

Racing record

Complete British Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races) (* signifies that driver lead race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)

Year Team Car 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 Pos Pts 2011 888 Racing withCollins Contractors Vauxhall Vectra BRH18 BRH210 BRH39 DON115 DON28 DON3Ret THR111 THR210 THR39 OUL114 OUL2Ret OUL312 CRO1Ret CRO212 CRO312 SNE1Ret SNE213 SNE315 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 19th 12 Geoff Steel Racing BMW 320si ROC115 ROC214 ROC317 BRH115 BRH223 BRH3Ret SIL1Ret SIL219 SIL319 2012 RCIB Insurance & HARD. Honda Civic BRH118 BRH213 BRH310 DON114 DON27 DON33 THR111 THR29 THR3Ret* OUL1Ret OUL211 OUL310 CRO112 CRO211 CRO3Ret 17th 71 Thorney Motorsport Vauxhall Insignia SNE113 SNE2Ret SNE3Ret KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 ROC1 ROC2 ROC3 SIL1Ret SIL2Ret SIL3Ret RCIB Insurance & HARD. BRH1Ret BRH2NC BRH316 2015 RCIB Insurance Racing Toyota Avensis BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 DON1 DON2 DON3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 ROC1 ROC2 ROC3 SIL1Ret SIL220 SIL315 BRH122 BRH220 BRH320 31st 1 2016 TLC/RCIB Insurance Racing Toyota Avensis BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 DON1 DON2 DON3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 ROC124 ROC2Ret ROC3Ret SIL1NC SIL221 SIL320 BRH1Ret BRH228 BRH3Ret 35th 0

References

External links Team HARD. Official site Tony Gilham's Team Hard Race Team Official Website BTCC official site Touring-Cars.Net Profile