Lewis Gilbert

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. During 2026, Gilbert made his touring car debut, as he joined WSR to compete in the final six rounds of the BTCC season.

Karting record Karting career summary

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 7 0 0 0 0 0* 25th*Sources: Season still in progress.

Complete GB3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) 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 25th* 0* Season still in progress.