Highly decorated karting champion Lewis Gilbert makes the leap to the GB3 Championship with Arden Motorsport in 2026.

The British driver from North Ayrshire is the first to step up directly into GB3 from karting for several years, and does so after being spotted by the new Arden Academy.

The 21-year-old was invited for a simulator session along with 11 other emerging talents, and was then selected by the squad to test GB4 and Formula Regional machinery. After impressing in both cars, he was offered an immediate GB3 seat and is now gearing up for his first car races in one of Europe’s most demanding categories.

Lewis was crowned European champion in 2018 and won the Rotax GP in the same year. Another title followed in 2021 with the British Open Championship honour, and was a two-time Vice World Champion the following year, as well as finishing third in the European Championship. He has also secured the Rotax British Open title.

Before his race car debut, he had competed in a handful of rallies, and was a front-runner at a Knockhill stage event driving a Ford Fiesta Evo Proto.

Career history

2025
Testing and simulator work

2024
Karting - RMC Euro Trophy (Senior Max) – seventh
Karting - British Kart Championship (Rotax Senior)
Karting - FIA Karting World Championship (OK)
Karting - RMC International Trophy (Senior Max) – runner-up
Karting - RMC Grand Finals (Senior Max)
Karting - RMC Asia Festival (Senior Max) – third

2023
Karting - Kartmasters British GP (Rotax Senior) – fifth
Karting - RMC Grand Finals (Senior Max)
Karting - British Kart Championship (Rotax Senior) – fourth
Karting - RMC Euro Trophy (Senior Max) – fifth
Karting - RMC International Trophy (Senior Max) – fourth
Karting - Rotax British O Plate (Senior) – third
Karting - Rotax Winter Cup (Senior Max) – fifth
Karting - BNL Kart Series - Kick Off (Senior Max) – runner-up

2022
Karting - RMC Grand Finals (Senior Max) – runner-up
Karting - British Kart Championship (Rotax Senior)
Karting - British O Plate (Senior) – third
Karting - Kartmasters British GP (Rotax Senior)
Karting - RMC Euro Trophy (Senior Max) – third
Karting - RMC International Trophy (Senior Max) – runner-up

2021
Karting - Kartmasters British GP (Rotax Senior) – runner-up
Karting - IAME International Open (X30 Senior) – fourth
Karting - British Kart Championship (X30 Senior)
Karting - RMC Euro Trophy (Senior Max) – eighth
Karting - RMC Grand Finals (Senior Max)

2020
Karting - IAME International Games (X30 Senior) – fourth
Karting - RMC Euro Trophy (Senior Max)
Karting - RMC International Trophy (Senior Max)
Karting - Rotax Winter Cup (Senior Max) – third
Karting - IAME Winter Cup (X30 Senior)

2019
Karting - IAME International Final (X30 Pro)
Karting - RMC International Trophy (Senior Max) – third
Karting - Kartmasters British GP (X30 Senior) – seventh
Karting - Kartmasters British GP (Rotax Senior) – runner-up
Karting - BNL Karting Series (Rotax Senior)
Karting - British Kart Championship (Rotax Senior)
Karting - British Kart Championship (X30 Senior)
Karting - Rotax Max Euro Trophy (Senior Max) – fourth
Karting - IAME Euro Series (X30 Senior) – third
Karting - IAME Winter Cup (X30 Senior)

2018
Karting - IAME International Final (X30 Junior ) – 10th
Karting - Kartmasters British GP (Rotax Junior) – champion
Karting - IAME Euro Series (X30 Junior) – champion
Karting - RMC Grand Finals (Junior Max) – fifth
Karting - IAME Winter Cup (X30 Junior) – sixth

2017
Karting - BNL Golden Trophy (Junior Max)
Karting - Super One Series (Rotax Junior)
Karting - IAME International Final (X30 Junior) – runner-up
Karting - Rotax Max Winter Cup (Junior Max)