Atle Gulbrandsen (born 15 September 1979 in Hamar, Norway) is a racing driver and television announcer.
Racing career
Gulbrandsen started with karting in Norway in 1992, and drove some other junior series before he did the Skip Barber Southern Series in the USA in 2003/2004, finishing fourth.
Since 2005, Gulbrandsen has participated in the German VLN Endurance Series at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, with several victories for the Norwegian Audi Dealer Team. In 2022 and 2023, Gulbrandsen and his team won the TCR-class in the championship.
In 2007, Gulbrandsen also became the Norwegian Seven Racing Champion, and in 2021 he did a race in the Norwegian GT Championship with a Lamborghini GT3.
Television career
In 1997, Gulbrandsen became the world's youngest Formula 1 commentator at 17, when he did the announcing for Canal+ Norway. He has since commentated Formula 1 for NRK, TV2, TV3, Viasat Motor and Viaplay, and been a host for several TV shows about Formula 1, WRC and other motor sports.
Gulbrandsen has also worked as a motoring journalist, consultant and sporting director for the Norwegian ASN. In 2010 he wrote the book "Grand Prix" together with Morten Malmø, and in 2022 the book "Formel 1" together with Thomas Karlsen. He is the Norwegian voice of "Darrell Cartrip" in the Norwegian version of the Pixar movie Cars.
Gulbrandsen has tested a Formula E-car, an electric rallycross Supercar and a Porsche Mission R, and holds talks about how new technology developed in motorsports can cut the emissions from the transport sector.
Racing record
Career summary SeasonSeriesTeam NameRacesWinsPolesPointsPosition 1995 Renault 5 Junior Sweden Atle Gulbrandsen Racing 10 0 0? 6th 1996 Opel Corsa Junior Norway Pro Drive800?4th 2001 Roadsport Norway Atle Gulbrandsen Racing655?2nd 2002 Roadsport Norway Atle Gulbrandsen Racing444?2nd 2003 Roadsport Norway Atle Gulbrandsen Racing322?2nd 2004 Skip Barber Southern Series USA Skip Barber Racing1234?4th 2005 VLN Series Olrud Mobil 1 Racing400?? 2006 VLN Series Olrud Mobil 1 Racing600?? 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP3 MSC Ruhr-Blitz Bochum e.V. im ADAC100N/A12th 2007 VLN Series Olrud Mobil 1 Racing611?? Seven Racing Norway Roger Moen Motorsport1033?1st 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP3100N/A3rd 2008 VLN Series Møller Bil Motorsport511?? 2009 VLN Series Møller Bil Motorsport500?? 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP3T Team Hakon Schjaerin100N/ADNF 2010 VLN Series Møller Bil Motorsport610?? 2011 VLN Series Møller Bil Motorsport610?? 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP3T100N/ADNF 2012 VLN Series Møller Bil Motorsport600?? 2013 VLN Series Møller Bil Motorsport611?? 2014 VLN Series Møller Bil Motorsport620?? 2015 VLN Series Møller Bil Motorsport622?? 2016 VLN Series Møller Bil Motorsport522?? Audi Sport TT Cup Audi Sport1000NC† 2017 VLN Series Møller Bil Motorsport511?2nd 2018 VLN Series - TCR Møller Bil Motorsport432?2nd 2019 VLN Series - TCR Møller Bil Motorsport411?2nd 2021 Norwegian GT Championship Team Autosport100?2nd 2022 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - TCR Møller Bil Motorsport200?1st 2023 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - TCR Møller Bil Motorsport110?1st2024 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - TCR Møller Bil Motorsport 2025 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - TCR Møller Bil Motorsport2026Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - TCRMøller Bil Motorsport References
External links
Official website