British racing driver (born 1958)
Andrew Gilbert-Scott
Nationality
| British
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Born
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1958-07-11
)
11 July 1958
(age 65)
Cookham Dean
, England
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Years
| 1989
,
1997
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Teams
| Silk Cut Jaguar
, Gulf Team Davidoff
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Best finish
| 4th (
1989
)
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Class wins
| 0
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Andrew Michael Gilbert-Scott
(born 11 July 1958) is a British former racing driver.
Early career
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He started his racing career in the
Formula Ford
British championship in 1981. In 1983, he moved to the
Lola
Formula Ford works team. Gilbert-Scott was successful, winning the RAC and Townsend Thoresen Championships.
Career in Europe
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In 1986, he stepped up into
Formula Three
, and ran for the Chuck McCarthy Racing team, finishing 11th overall. In 1987, he competed in some races in the
FIA International Formula 3000 championship
, and also entered sports car racing series such as the
World Sportscar Championship
and the
All Japan Sports Prototype Championship
.
Disappointed with his lack of progress in Europe, Gilbert-Scott tried to move to
Japan
in 1988. In this year, he competed in the
All-Japan Formula Three Championship
and the
All Japan Sports Prototype Championship
.
In 1989, he had further successes in the
British Formula 3000
series for the
Eddie Jordan Racing
team, finishing second overall. He also raced in
International Formula 3000
for GA Motorsports. He raced at the
24 Hours of Le Mans
as part of the
Silk Cut
Jaguar
team in the
Jaguar XJR-9 LM
.
In the next two years, Gilbert-Scott continued his competition in the International Formula 3000 championship. He raced for
Leyton House Racing
in the
1990 season
, and made a few appearances for the Roni Motorsport team in the
1991 season
. But he did not score any notable results.
Move to Japan
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In 1992, he returned to
Japan
, competing in the
All Japan Formula 3000 Championship
for the Stellar International racing team, and also drove their
BMW M3
car in the
All Japan Touring Car Championship
. He competed in the same environment until 1997, and also competed in the early years of the
Formula Nippon
championship, started in 1996. He therefore became a well-known name for Japanese race fans.
In 1997, his last year as a professional racecar driver, he also raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the GTC Racing team (
Gulf
Team
Davidoff
) and drove a
McLaren F1 GTR
.
After his racing driver career
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In 1998, he drove a
Jordan Grand Prix
Formula One car
down the Hangar Straight of
Silverstone Circuit
in a
drag race
, competing against a
Ferrari F40
road car, as a feature for
Top Gear
, a
BBC
television motoring show. He has raced
Jordan Grand Prix
cars on various other occasions, including again at
Silverstone Circuit
in 2001. He managed racing driver
Takuma Sato
from 2001 until 2009.
Personal life
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He is related to
Thomas Scott
, rector of
Aston Sandford
,
Buckinghamshire
, who wrote the first commentary on the English
Bible
. He is also a second cousin of
Angus William Thomas Gilbert Scott
, a world record ultralight
aviator
, currently living in
Hong Kong
. He is also descended from the distinguished architects
Sir Giles Gilbert Scott
and
Sir George Gilbert Scott
. His mother's side of the family own the
Morgan Car Company
.
Racing record
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Japanese Top Formula Championship results
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(
key
) (Races in
bold
indicate pole position) (Races in
italics
indicate fastest lap)
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
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(
key
) (Races in
bold
indicate pole position in class) (Races in
italics
indicate fastest lap in class - 1 point awarded all races)
‡ Endurance driver.
Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship results
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(
key
) (Races in
bold
indicate pole position) (Races in
italics
indicate fastest lap)
24 Hours of Le Mans results
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References
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Sources
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Sporting positions
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Preceded by
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Formula Ford
Festival Winner
1983
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Succeeded by
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