Lewis Gilbert (born 24 June 2004) is a British racing driver who competes in the British Touring Car Championship for WSR. He previously competed in the GB3 Championship for Arden Motorsport.
Career Karting (2017–) Gilbert began karting in 2017. In his first year of karting, Gilbert won the Mini Max title in the Super One Series, before ending the year by finishing second in the IAME International Final in the X30 Junior category. Moving up to junior karts full-time for 2018, Gilbert won the IAME Euro Series title and the Kartmasters British Grand Prix, as well as making his maiden appearance at the RMC Grand Finals at season's end.
Stepping up to senior karts in 2019, Gilbert finished second in the Kartmasters British GP's Rotax class, as well as taking third in the IAME Euro Series and RMC International Trophy between Strawberry and Potenza Racing. In 2020, Gilbert began the year by finishing third in the Rotax Winter Cup for Potenza, before returning to Strawberry for the second half of the year and taking fourth in the IAME International Games. The following year, Gilbert began the year with strawberry, finishing fourth in the IAME International Open, prior to reuniting with Potenza for the final races of the year.
In 2022, Gilbert elected to continue in Rotax-fielding series, a year in which he finished second in both the RMC International Trophy and the RMC Grand Finals for Potenza. Switching to Kraft Motorsport for 2023, Gilbert finished runner-up in the BNL Kart Series, third in the Rotax British O Plate and fourth in the RMC International Trophy. Continuing with the team for 2024, Gilbert finished third in the RMC Asia Festival in January, before finishing second in the RMC International Trophy six months later. Scaling back to a part-time schedule for 2025, Gilbert finished second in the RMC International Trophy and the Kartmasters British GP with Potenza and Kraft respectively. In parallel to his maiden season in cars in 2026, Gilbert continued competing in Rotax-sanctioned competitions in Europe.
Single-seater and BTCC debut (2026) In 2026, Gilbert stepped up to single-seaters, joining Arden Motorsport to compete in the GB3 Championship. After taking a best result of tenth in the first four rounds, Gilbert moved to WSR to compete in the final six rounds of the BTCC season.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2017Rotax Max Winter Cup – Junior MaxPersistence Motorsport14thRotax Max Euro Trophy – Junior Max8thSuper One Series – Mini Max1stBNL Golden Trophy – Junior Max24thSuper One Series – Rotax Junior15thIAME International Final – X30 JuniorPersistence Motorsport2nd2018IAME Winter Cup – X30 JuniorPersistence Motorsport6thIAME Euro Series – X30 JuniorKR-Sport1stKartmasters British GP – X30 Junior1stIAME International Final – X30 Junior10thRMC Grand Finals – Junior Max5th2019IAME Winter Cup – X30 SeniorKR Sport31stIAME Euro Series – X30 SeniorPersistence Motorsport3rdRotax Max Euro Trophy – Senior MaxStrawberry Racing4thBritish Karting Championships – Rotax SeniorPersistence Motorsport45thBritish Karting Championships – X30 Senior47thRMC International Trophy – Senior MaxStrawberry Racing3rdKartmasters British GP – X30 SeniorPersistence Motorsport7thKartmasters British GP – Rotax SeniorStrawberry Racing2ndIAME International Final – X30 Pro25th2020IAME Winter Cup – X30 SeniorPrivateer15thRotax Winter Cup – Senior MaxPotenza Racing Engines3rdRotax Max Euro Trophy – Senior Max12thIAME International Games – X30 SeniorStrawberry Racing4thRMC International Trophy – Senior Max33rd2021Rotax Max Euro Trophy – Senior MaxStrawberry Racing7thBritish Karting Championship – X30 Senior37thIAME International Open – X30 Senior4thRotax Max Euro Golden Trophy – Senior MaxPotenza Racing12thKartmasters British GP – Rotax Senior2ndRMC Grand Finals – Senior Max14th2022British Karting Championship – Rotax SeniorPotenza Racing Engines13thRotax Max Euro Trophy – Senior Max8thRotax British O Plate – Senior Max3rdKartmasters British GP – Rotax Senior11thRMC International Trophy – Senior Max2ndRMC Grand Finals – Senior Max2nd2023Rotax Winter Cup – Senior MaxKraft Motorsport5thBNL Kart Series – Senior Max2ndBritish Karting Championship – Rotax Senior4thRotax Max Euro Trophy – Senior Max6thKartmasters British GP – Rotax Senior5thRotax British O Plate – Senior Max3rdRMC International Trophy – Senior Max4thRMC Grand Finals – Senior Max18th2024Rotax Winter Cup – Senior MaxKraft Motorsport5thRotax Max Euro Trophy – Senior Max7thBritish Karting Championship – Rotax Senior27thRMC International Trophy – Senior Max2ndChampions of the Future Euro Series – OK42ndKarting World Championship – OK33rdRMC Asia Festival – Senior Max3rdRMC Grand Finals – Senior Max12th2025Rotax Max Euro Trophy – Rotax SeniorKraft Motorsport40thRMC International Trophy – Senior MaxPotenza Racing Engines2ndKartmasters British GP – Rotax SeniorKraft Motorsport2nd2026Rotax Max Winter Cup – Senior MaxKraft Motorsport6thRotax Max Euro Trophy – Senior MaxPotenza Racing Engines3rd*Sources:
Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position2026 GB3 Championship Arden Motorsport 11 0 0 0 0 66* 17th* British Touring Car Championship WSR 13 0 0 0 0 16* 22nd*Sources: Season still in progress.
Complete GB3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021222324Points 2026 Arden MotorsportSIL11SIL12SIL13SPA1SPA2SPA3HUN1HUN2HUN3RBR1RBR2RBR3SIL21SIL22SIL23DON1DON2DON3BRH1BRH2BRH3CAT1CAT2CAT3 17th* 66* Season still in progress.
Complete British Touring Car Championship results (key) Races in bold indicate pole position (1 point awarded – 2002–2003 all races, 2004–present 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 awarded – 2002 just in feature races, 2003–present all races; Superscript number indicates points-scoring qualifying race position) 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 DC Points 2026 WSR BMW 330i M Sport LCI DON1 DON2 DON3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 THR1 THR2 THR3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 DON1 DON2 DON3 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 22nd* 16* * Season still in progress.
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