Mitchell Gilbert


Mitchell "Mitch" Gilbert is a Malaysian-Australian racing driver. He has participated under both nationalities at various points in his career.

Career

Born in Kuala Lumpur, Gilbert began his racing career in 2002 in karting, where he was active until 2010. In 2009 he finished third in the KF2 - class of the CIK-FIA World Cup.
At the end of 2010 Gilbert debuted in Formula racing in the winter championship of the British [Formula Renault Championship] for Fortec Motorsport, under an Australian licence. While his teammate Alex Lynn was champion in this class, Gilbert was tenth, with a best result of third place. In 2011 he made his debut in the main championship of British Formula Renault. While his teammates Lynn and Oliver Rowland ended the season first and second, respectively, Gilbert was fifth in the championship, including a victory at Croft. In 2011, he participated in three race weekends of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 for Fortec.
In 2012 Gilbert made his debut in Formula 3 in the German [Formula 3 Championship] for Performance Racing. With two victories on the TT Circuit Assen and Lausitzring, he finished fourth in the championship behind Jimmy Eriksson, Lucas Auer and Kimiya Sato. At the end of the season he also took part in the Macau Grand Prix for Mücke Motorsport, where he finished eighteenth.
In 2013 Gilbert stepped up to the FIA European Formula Three Championship, where he also drove for Mücke. Only at the Nürburgring and Circuit Park Zandvoort did he manage to score points, with a best result of eighth at the Nürburgring, and finished 23rd in the championship with ten points. In 2014 Gilbert moved to Fortec Motorsport, contesting the first six rounds and finishing 16th in the standings with four points finishes.
In 2014, Gilbert made his debut in the GP3 Series at 2014 Silverstone [GP3 Series round|Silverstone], where he replaced Denis Nagulin at Trident. He competed in five rounds and was replaced twice with Luca Ghiotto and Patrick Kujala having failed to score a point. Gilbert remained in GP3 in 2015, switching to Carlin Motorsport. He netted a sole point at Monza in his only full season and was dropped at seasons' end.
From 2016, Gilbert switched to GT racing and began competing with a Malaysian licence. He finished third in Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, before moving into GT3 with Audi in 2017.
Gilbert left the GT racing scene at the end of 2018, and now runs his fathers' furniture business in Ho Chi Minh City whilst sporadically competing in the Indian Racing League.

Racing record

Career summary

Team standings.

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

YearEntrant1234567891011121314DCPoints
2011Tech 1 RacingALC
1

ALC
2

SPA
1

SPA
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

HUN
1

19
HUN
2

24
SIL
1

13
SIL
2

24
LEC
1

LEC
2

CAT
1

11
CAT
2

19
30th0

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

YearEntrantEngine123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233DCPoints
2013kfzteile24 Mücke MotorsportMercedesMNZ
1

Ret
MNZ
2

Ret
MNZ
3

23
SIL
1

15
SIL
2

14
SIL
3

Ret
HOC
1

17
HOC
2

15
HOC
3

18
BRH
1

20
BRH
2

19
BRH
3

DSQ
RBR
1

25
RBR
2

14
RBR
3

Ret
NOR
1

Ret
NOR
2

22
NOR
3

17
NÜR
1

12
NÜR
2

14
NÜR
3

8
ZAN
1

12
ZAN
2

9
ZAN
3

10
VAL
1

24
VAL
2

14
VAL
3

12
HOC
1

14
HOC
2

17
HOC
3

Ret
23rd10
2014 [FIA Formula 3 European Championship|2014]Fortec MotorsportMercedesSIL
1

13
SIL
2

16
SIL
3

Ret
HOC
1

6
HOC
2

11
HOC
3

14
PAU
1

Ret
PAU
2

6
PAU
3

5
HUN
1

9
HUN
2

11
HUN
3

23
SPA
1

20
SPA
2

12
SPA
3

18
NOR
1

11
NOR
2

20
NOR
3

17
MSC
1
MSC
2
MSC
3
RBR
1
RBR
2
RBR
3
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
NÜR
3
IMO
1
IMO
2
IMO
3
HOC
1
HOC
2
HOC
3
16th28

Guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete GP3 Series results

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718PosPoints
2014TridentCAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
SIL
FEA

DNS
SIL
SPR

DNS
HOC
FEA

14
HOC
SPR

Ret
HUN
FEA

20
HUN
SPR

24
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA

18
MNZ
SPR

20
SOC
FEA

20
SOC
SPR

14
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
26th0
2015CarlinCAT
FEA

22†
CAT
SPR

22
RBR
FEA

Ret
RBR
SPR

11
SIL
FEA

21
SIL
SPR

21
HUN
FEA

11
HUN
SPR

10
SPA
FEA

11
SPA
SPR

11
MNZ
FEA

10
MNZ
SPR

9
SOC
FEA

12
SOC
SPR

15
BHR
FEA

15
BHR
SPR

11
YMC
FEA

14
YMC
SPR

17
22nd1

Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete Indian Racing League results

YearFranchise123456789101112Pos.Pts
2022Speed Demons DelhiHYD1
1

C
HYD1
2

C
HYD1
3

C
IRU1
1

3
IRU1
2

IRU1
3

DNS
IRU2
1

IRU2
2

4
IRU2
3

Ret
HYD2
1

HYD2
2

Ret
HYD2
3

DNS
21st27
2023Speed Demons DelhiIRU1
1

IRU1
2

Ret
IRU2
1

IRU2
2

5
IRU3
1

IRU3
2

Ret
10th28

‡ Standings based on entry points, not individual drivers.