Gabriela Jílková

Gabriela Jílková (born 2 April 1995) is a Czech racing driver who currently competes in the GT4 European Series for TGR Team Matmut Évolution.

Nicknamed 'Quick Gabi', she is a GT Winter Series champion, LMP3 race winner, and a development driver for the Porsche Formula E Team.

Career Jílková began her career in karting at the age of eight and progressed to car racing by 2012, participating in her local Formula Renault 2.0 NEC round at Autodrom Most. She continued to ply her trade in subsequent years, picking up podiums in FR2.0 cameos before a serious accident at the Red Bull Ring in 2014 halted her career. Upon recovering from her vertebral injury, she raced sporadically in Renault Clio Cup, tackled the 2019 12 Hours of Brno in a KTM X-Bow GT4 and took part in the 2020 W Series selection test. She was briefly a test driver for the RG Nathalie, an electric sports car that planned to enter the ill-fated, FIA-approved Electric Production Car Series.

2021 reignited Jílková's career, with two victories and a shock title in the GT Winter Series' GTS class doubled up with a full-time ADAC GT4 Germany effort with Team Zakspeed. Partnering Robert Haub and coached by Formula Two race winner Kevin Mirocha, the pair achieved two overall podiums and an eighth-place championship finish aboard a Mercedes-AMG GT4. Jílková's career continued to ascend as in 2022 she combined ADAC GT4 and the Pro-Am category of the GT4 European Series, both with Drago Racing Team ZVO. At the end of the year, she was snapped up by the Goa Aces for the new Indian Racing League, earning two podium finishes at the season-ending Hyderabad round and concluding the season in tenth place.

Jílková expanded her horizons in 2023, initially signing for reigning ADAC GT4 champions PROsport Racing before a last-minute opportunity to make her prototype debut arose. Joining Jörg van Ommen's new LMP3 outfit in Prototype Cup Germany, the Czech scored 83 points and a commanding win from pole at Zandvoort with teammate Xavier Lloveras. GT4 remained her secondary programme, as she and Lucile Cypriano emerged as the winners of a female shootout launched by and Akkodis ASP for an FFSA GT Championship project. The pair shared a Toyota GR Supra and secured third place in the Pro-Am standings. Jílková again saw out the season in India at Madras International Circuit, and was set to become the Indian Racing League's first female winner when Nikhil Bohra spun her round with three corners of the race to go. The victory went to Sarah Moore.

The Matmut Évolution effort became Jílková's main focus in 2024, as she moved back to GT4 Europe with hillclimb convert Cindy Gudet. Although a broken arm for Gudet at Hockenheim thwarted their prospects, the duo bounced back to finish sixth in the Pro-Am standings. Jílková then starred in the Indian Racing League during the winter, setting pole at Chennai, amassing four podiums in five races and helping the Goa Aces win the teams' title. Jílková and Gudet reunited for a second go at GT4 Europe in 2025.

Porsche (2023–present) A significant milestone in Jílková's career came in October 2023, testing a GT3 car for the first time for Timo Bernhard's DTM team. Just a week later, she was called up by TAG Heuer Porsche's Formula E outfit to participate in the 2023 Valencia pre-season test as their official rookie driver. She was later named a simulator and development driver for the team, which went on to win the World Drivers' Championship with Pascal Wehrlein.

Jílková enjoyed her second Formula E outing in November 2024, representing the team at the inaugural women's test at Jarama. Soon after, she was hired as an official Porsche contracted driver for 2025. She would return to the 2025 women's test in Valencia with the team.

Karting record

Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2008 ROK International Final - Junior ROK 24th 2009 ROK International Final - Junior ROK 19th 2010 CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy Ceskoslovensky Motorsport 19th ROK International Final - Junior ROK3rd Andrea Margutti Trophy - KF3 DR Srl 32nd 2011 ROK Cup International Final - Senior 7th CIK-FIA U18 World Karting Championship 32nd 2013 ROK Cup International Final - Senior 6th 2014 ROK Cup International Final - Senior 6th

Racing record Racing career summary † As Jílková was a guest driver, she was ineligible for points. ‡ Entrant standings. Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete GT4 European Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points 2021 Team Zakspeed Mercedes-AMG GT4 Pro-Am MNZ1 MNZ2 LEC1 LEC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPA1 SPA2 NÜR1 NÜR2 CAT1 CAT2 NC† 0 2022 Drago Racing Team ZVO Mercedes-AMG GT4 Pro-Am IMO1 IMO2 LEC1 LEC2 MIS1 MIS2 SPA1 SPA2 HOC1 HOC2 CAT1 CAT2 10th 46 2024 TGR Team Matmut Évolution Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo Pro-Am LEC1 LEC2 MIS1 MIS2 SPA1 SPA2 HOC1 HOC2 MNZ1 MNZ2 JED1 JED2 6th 74 2025 TGR Team Matmut Évolution Toyota GR Supra GT4 Evo2 Pro-Am LEC1 LEC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPA1 SPA2 MIS1 MIS2 NÜR1 NÜR2 CAT1 CAT2 6th* 29*

Complete Indian Racing League results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Franchise 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Pts 2022 Goa Aces HYD11 HYD12 HYD13 CHE11 CHE12 CHE13 CHE21 CHE22 CHE23 HYD21 HYD22 HYD23 10th 69 2023‡ Goa Aces MIC11 MIC12 MIC21 MIC22 MIC31 MIC32 7th 42 2024‡ Goa Aces JA Racing MIC11 MIC12 CHE1 CHE2 MIC21 MIC22 KAR11 KAR12 KAR21 KAR22 5th 94 ‡ Standings based on entrant points, not individual drivers.

Complete Prototype Cup Germany results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points 2023 JvO Racing by Downforce MotorsportVan Ommen Racing by DataLab Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 HOC1 HOC2 OSC1 OSC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NOR1 NOR2 ASS1 ASS2 NÜR1 NÜR2 9th 83