Tom Gamble
Tom Gamble
RACED IN: ELMS - LMP2
Biography
Tom Gamble is a British BRDC Superstar racing driver who competed in the European Le Mans Series with United Autosports (2020-2022).
Key Stats
Nationality
British
Hometown
Nottingham, UK
DOB
7th November
Favourite circuit
Silverstone
Racing career
Tom made his racing debut in karting, inspired by his older brother. In 2017, he won his first championship, coming away victorious at the Ginetta Juniors with Elite Motorsport, which lead onto a season of single-seater racing in the British F3 championship.
Tom was awarded the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award in 2018, winning the opportunity to drive an F1 car around Silverstone. This was where Zak Brown, co-owner of United Autosports, first became aware of the young Brit.
In 2020, Tom made the move to prototype sportscar racing, signing with United Autosports in their LMP3 #2 Ligier JS P320. The team won three out of the five rounds, finished on the podium four out of five times, and secured an outstanding championship win.
After a successful 2020 European Le Mans Series LMP3 campaign, Tom was promoted to United’s LMP2 #22 Oreca-07 where he came away second in the 2021 championship. The same year, he made his American racing debut, racing in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Petit Le Mans alongside United teammates Andy Meyrick and Niklas Kruetten.
In 2022, Tom Gamble contested the European Le Mans Series once again, finishing third in the championship with United Autosports.
He impressed in his prize Formula One test with McLaren and I am sure he will be one to watch.
ZAK BROWn
Career Highlights
// Won the 2020 European Le Mans Series LMP3 class championship with United Autosports
// Presented with the prestigous McLaren Autosport BRDC Award in 2018
// Won the 2016/17 Ginetta Juniors championship
We are aiming to retain our LMP2 championship title and Tom will be a pivotal part of that.
richard dean
EUROPEAN LE MANS SERIES
On his debut season with United Autosports in 2020, Tom Gamble won the LMP3 European Le Mans Series alongside Wayne Boyd and Rob Wheldon.
A year later, he was promoted to LMP2 with the team, finishing the season off in style with a win at Portimao and clinching the second-place championship position. Read the race report.
In 2022, Tom returned to the LMP2 class of the European championship, driving the #22 car alongside fellow Brits and BRDC Superstars, Phil Hanson and Duncan Tappy. The trio won the 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps outright and secured third place in the championship.
personal life
Tom lives at home in Nottingham and works for the family business, buying and selling used vehicles. When he’s not in the showroom, he’s helping out younger drivers who are part of the BRDC Rising Stars scheme, alongside other coaching programmes around the UK.
