Draft:Gabriel Stilp
British racing driver (born 2007)
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Gabriel Stilp (born 19 August 2007) is a British racing driver from Northampton.[1] He most recently competed in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship driving for Hitech Pulse-Eight, and the 2023 F4 British Championship with the same team.[2][3]
| Gabriel Stilp | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  United Kingdom |
| Born | 20 August 2007 |
| Starts | 15 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
Career
Karting
Stilp had an incredibly impressive karting career, quickly gaining a reputation for winning races.[4] Stilp won three major karting titles, as he won the IAME Warriors final two years in a row from 2021 to 2022 in the X30 Junior category, and he also won the British Kart Championship in 2022 in the same category.[5] In his first season in Senior X30 karting, at the IAME International Games Stilp blew away the competition by finishing second as a fifteen year-old against vastly more experienced drivers.[6]
Formula 4
2023
On 17 April 2023, Hitech announced that they would be completing their 2023 F4 British Championship driver lineup by signing up Stilp.[3] He had a solid rookie season, managing to finish 9th in the championship, with one race victory at Donington Park.[7] Stilp also finished in second place in the rookie standings behind Swede Gustav Jonsson.[8] Stilp also made a guest appearance in the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship, driving for GRS Team, with a best race result of 18th.[9]
2024
In early January, Hitech confirmed that Stilp would be running in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship with the team.[10] Stilp made his mark against some of the best young drivers in the world, and he managed to score one race victory at the Yas Marina Circuit in the rain as he finished 9th in the championship.[11][12] Stilp returned to karts for the remainder of the 2024 season.
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | IAME Winter Cup - X30 Mini | Croc Promotions | 15th |
| IAME International Final - X30 Mini | 25th | ||
| 2019 | British Kart Championship - X30 Mini | Croc Promotions | 10th |
| IAME International Final - X30 Mini | 16th | ||
| 2020 | IAME Winter Cup - X30 Junior | Croc Promotions | |
| IAME Euro Series - X30 Junior | 24th | ||
| Kartmasters British Grand Prix - X30 Mini | 5th | ||
| 2021 | IAME Warriors Final - X30 Junior | 1st | |
| British Kart Championship - X30 Junior | Croc Promotions | 18th | |
| IAME International Games - X30 Junior | 8th | ||
| 2022 | British Kart Championship - X30 Junior | Croc Promotions | 1st |
| IAME International Games - X30 Senior | 2nd | ||
| IAME Euro Series - X30 Senior | 42nd | ||
| IAME Warriors Final - X30 Junior | 1st | ||
| IAME Winter Cup - X30 Senior | 29th | ||
| LGM Series - Junior X30 | 2nd | ||
| Kartmasters British Grand Prix - X30 Junior | 2nd | ||
| 2023 | IAME Winter Cup - X30 Senior | Croc Promotions | 11th |
| 2024 | Kartmasters British GP - X30 Senior | Croc Promotions | 4th |
| 2025 | WSK Super Master Series - OK | Tony Kart Racing Team | 58th |
| IAME Eurocup - X30 Senior | 3rd | ||
| IAME Warriors Final - X30 Senior | Croc Promotions | 15th | |
| Sources:[5][13] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | F4 British Championship | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 164 | 9th |
| F4 Spanish Championship | GRS Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| 2024 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 9th |
Complete F4 British Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 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 | 31 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | DPN 1 17 |
DPN 2 15 |
DPN 3 9 |
BHI 1 Ret |
BHI 2 53 |
BHI 3 9 |
SNE 1 C |
SNE 2 99 |
SNE 3 14 |
THR 1 5 |
THR 2 202 |
THR 3 4 |
OUL 1 Ret |
OUL 2 153 |
OUL 3 9 |
SIL 1 20 |
SIL 2 155 |
SIL 3 3 |
CRO 1 11 |
CRO 2 24 |
CRO 3 14 |
KNO 1 8 |
KNO 2 45 |
KNO 3 14 |
DPGP 1 6 |
DPGP 2 14 |
DPGP 3 710 |
DPGP 4 1 |
BHGP 1 17 |
BHGP 2 93 |
BHGP 3 5 |
9th | 164 |
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)