George Gamble (born 17 July 1996 in Nottingham, England) is a British racing driver competing in the

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with Toyota Gazoo Racing UK. He made his championship debut in

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, driving for Car Gods with Cicely Motorsport.

Career

Karting

Gamble competed in various karting championships from 2007 to 2010, competing against the likes of Formula 1 driver

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, Formula E driver Jake Dennis, and World Endurance Championship driver and former IndyCar driver Ed Jones.

Ginetta Junior Championship

Gamble made his car racing debut in the 2010 Ginetta Junior Winter Series with HHC Motorsport, and signed with TJ Motorsport for his debut full season in the main championship the following year. In the main championship he would finish 3rd overall with 3 wins. He also competed in the Winter Series in 2011, which he won. He signed with

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to compete in the 2012 championship, but he withdrew from the series after two rounds.

Formula Renault BARC Winter Series

Months after his

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withdrawal, Gamble competed in the Formula Renault BARC Winter Series with

, where he finished 7th overall.

Ginetta GT5 Challenge

In 2013, Gamble would move to the Ginetta GT5 Challenge, where he raced in one round with Total Control Racing, of which he won both races in this round, putting him 18th in the standings. Gamble continued with TCR for his first full season in 2014, which he won, with 7 victories and 18 podiums.

Ginetta GT4 Supercup

After a two year sabbatical to aid his younger brother Tom in karting, Gamble made his racing return in the 2017 Ginetta GT4 Supercup, racing with

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. He finished 3rd overall, with 4 wins.

British GT

Gamble appeared at the Rockingham round of the 2017 British GT Championship alongside Anna Walewska at

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Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

Gamble joined Amigos Team Parker for the 2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain, where he finished 6th overall in the Pro class with 3 wins. He switched to Amigos Redline Racing for the 2019 season, where he finished 3rd in the Pro class with 4 wins.

Porsche Supercup

Gamble appeared at the Silverstone round of the

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, racing as a guest driver for JTR.

GT4 European Series

Gamble raced in the

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round of the 2020 GT4 European Series with R-Motorsport alongside Seb Perez.

British Touring Car Championship

2022

On 28 February 2022, it was announced that Gamble would make his BTCC debut in the

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, racing alongside Adam Morgan at Car Gods with Ciceley Motorsport. He achieved his first win in the series in Race 3 at the

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in the 2022 season. He finished 13th in the overall standings, and runner-up in the Jack Sears Trophy.

2023

For 2023, Gamble moved to Toyota Gazoo Racing UK, driving alongside

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and Ricky Collard.

Personal life

Gamble's younger brother, Tom, is also a racing driver competing in endurance racing. George took a two year sabbatical in 2015 and 2016 in order to aid Tom in karting.

Controversy

In 2018, Gamble gained publicity after crashing a

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into a house while intoxicated. He received a 20 month ban from driving on the road.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

^* Season still in progress.

Complete British Touring Car Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver led race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races) ^* Season still in progress.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gamble, George 1996 births Living people English racing drivers British racing drivers Ginetta Junior Championship drivers Ginetta GT4 Supercup drivers Porsche Carrera Cup GB drivers British Touring Car Championship drivers Formula Renault BARC drivers Porsche Supercup drivers JHR Developments drivers R-Motorsport drivers GT4 European Series drivers