{{short description|British racing driver (born 1958)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}} {{Use British English|date=February 2014}} {{BLP one source|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox Le Mans driver | name = Andrew Gilbert-Scott | image = | caption = | nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British | birth_name = Andrew Michael Gilbert-Scott | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|7|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = Cookham Dean, England | death_date = | death_place = | years = 1989, 1997 | teams = Silk Cut Jaguar, Gulf Team Davidoff | best_finish = 4th (1989) | class_wins = 0 | updated = }} '''Andrew Michael Gilbert-Scott''' (born 11 July 1958) is a British former racing driver.
== Early career == Gilbert-Scott 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.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}}
== Career in Europe == In 1986, Gilbert-Scott 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.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}}
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.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}}
In 1989, Gilbert-Scott 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.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}}
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.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}}
== Move to Japan == In 1992, Gilbert-Scott 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.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}}
In 1997, his last year as a professional racecar driver, Gilbert-Scott also raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the GTC Racing team (Gulf Team Davidoff) and drove a McLaren F1 GTR.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}}
== After his racing driver career == In 1998, Gilbert-Scott 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 ''a Jeremy Clarkson video title "the most outrageous DVD in the world...ever!" H''e 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.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}}
== Personal life == Gilbert-Scott 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.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}}
== Racing record ==
===Complete Formula Nippon Championship results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! DC ! Pts |- | 1989 ! Team Kygnus Tonen | SUZ | FUJ |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MIN<br />{{small|13}} | SUZ | SUG | FUJ |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUZ<br />{{small|NC}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUZ<br />{{small|10}} | | | ! NC ! 0 |- | 1992 ! Stellar International |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUZ<br />{{small|7}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FUJ<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MIN<br />{{small|7}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SUZ<br />{{small|4}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUT<br />{{small|4}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SUG<br />{{small|6}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FUJ<br />{{small|11}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FUJ<br />{{small|8}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SUZ<br />{{small|2}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ''FUJ''<br />{{small|4}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FUJ<br />{{small|12}} ! 9th ! 16 |- | 1993 ! Stellar International |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SUZ<br />{{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FUJ<br />{{small|6}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIN<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SUZ<br />{{small|4}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| AUT<br />{{small|C}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUG<br />{{small|8}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| FUJ<br />{{small|C}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FUJ<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SUZ<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FUJ<br />{{small|9}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SUZ<br />{{small|3}} ! 8th ! 10 |- | 1994 ! Stellar International |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''SUZ'''<br />{{small|13}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''FUJ'''''<br />{{small|1}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MIN<br />{{small|2}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SUZ<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ''SUG''<br />{{small|2}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''FUJ'''<br />{{small|1}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SUZ<br />{{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FUJ<br />{{small|5}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| FUJ<br />{{small|1}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''SUZ'''<br />{{small|Ret}} | |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''2nd''' |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'''45''' |- | 1995 ! Stellar International |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| '''SUZ'''<br />{{small|8}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| FUJ<br />{{small|C}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIN<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUZ<br />{{small|11}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SUG<br />{{small|6}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| FUJ<br />{{small|1}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TOK<br />{{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FUJ<br />{{small|6}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SUZ<br />{{small|6}} | | ! 7th ! 12 |- | 1996 ! Kanagawa Clinic Stellar |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SUZ<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIN<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FUJ<br />{{small|7}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TOK<br />{{small|15}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SUZ<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF"| SUG<br />{{small|4}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FUJ<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ''MIN''<br />{{small|7}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SUZ<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FUJ<br />{{small|5}} | ! 13th ! 5 |- | 1997 ! Auto Tech Stellar | SUZ | MIN | FUJ |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUZ<br />{{small|12}} | SUG |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FUJ<br />{{small|Ret}} | MIN | MOT |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FUJ<br />{{small|14}} |SUZ | ! NC ! 0 |}
===Complete British Touring Car Championship results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position in class) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap in class - 1 point awarded all races) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Team ! Car ! Class ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! DC ! Pts ! Class |- | 1989 ! Brodie Brittain Racing ! Ford Sierra RS500 ! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#ff0000;">{{Tooltip|A|Class A}}</span> | OUL | SIL | THR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON<br><small>ovr:10‡<br>cls:6‡</small> | THR | SIL | SIL | BRH | SNE | BRH | BIR | DON | SIL ! 53rd ! 1 ! 21st |- !colspan="20"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web |last1=de Jong |first1=Frank |title=British Saloon Car Championship |url=http://www.touringcarracing.net/Pages/BSCC.html |website=History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993 |access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref>}}}} |} ‡ Endurance driver.
===Complete Japanese Touring Car Championship results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Team ! Car ! Class ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! DC ! Pts |- | 1991 ! Auto Tech Racing ! BMW M3 Sport Evolution !<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#0000ff;">JTC-2</span> | SUG | SUZ |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TSU<br><small>7</small> | SEN | AUT |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FUJ<br><small>19</small> | | | | | | | | | | | | ! 47th ! 20 |- | 1992 ! Auto Tech Racing ! BMW M3 Sport Evolution !<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#0000ff;">JTC-2</span> | style="background:#EFCFFF;" |AID<br>{{small|Ret}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;" |AUT<br>{{small|2}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;" |SUG<br>{{small|3}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;" |SUZ<br>{{small|2}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;" |MIN<br>{{small|2}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |TSU<br>{{small|5}} | style="background:#FFFFBF;" |SEN<br>{{small|1}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;" |FUJ<br>{{small|Ret}} | | | | | | | | | | ! 5th ! 85 |- | 1993 ! Auto Tech Racing ! BMW M3 Sport Evolution !<span style="padding:1px 4px; color:white; background-color:#0000ff;">JTC-2</span> | style="background:#FFFFBF;" |MIN<br>{{small|1}} | style="background:#FFFFBF;" |AUT<br>{{small|1}} | style="background:#FFFFBF;" |SUG<br>{{small|1}} | style="background:#FFFFBF;" |SUZ<br>{{small|1}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;" |AID<br>{{small|2}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;" |TSU<br>{{small|2}} | style="background:#FFFFBF;" |TOK<br>{{small|1}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |SEN<br>{{small|6}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |FUJ<br>{{small|NC}} | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''1st''' |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''134''' |- | 1994 ! Auto Tech Racing ! BMW 318i ! | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUT<br>1<br />{{small|7}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUT<br>2<br />{{small|4}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SUG<br>1<br />{{small|5}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SUG<br>2<br />{{small|Ret}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | TOK<br>1<br />{{small|Ret}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | TOK<br>2<br />{{small|11}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | SUZ<br>1<br />{{small|11}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | SUZ<br>2<br />{{small|10}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MIN<br>1<br />{{small|9}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MIN<br>2<br />{{small|6}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | AID<br>1<br />{{small|8}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | AID<br>2<br />{{small|Ret}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | TSU<br>1<br />{{small|6}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | TSU<br>2<br />{{small|12}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | SEN<br>1<br />{{small|16}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | SEN<br>2<br />{{small|15}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | FUJ<br>1<br />{{small|Ret}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | FUJ<br>2<br />{{small|Ret}} ! 9th ! 34 |- | 1995 ! Mazdaspeed ! Mazda Familia ! | FUJ<br>1 | FUJ<br>2 | SUG<br>1 | SUG<br>2 | TOK<br>1 | TOK<br>2 | SUZ<br>1 | SUZ<br>2 | MIN<br>1 | MIN<br>2 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | AID<br>1<br />{{small|18}} | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | AID<br>2<br />{{small|16}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | SEN<br>1<br />{{small|Ret}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | SEN<br>2<br />{{small|Ret}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | FUJ<br>1<br />{{small|Ret}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | FUJ<br>2<br />{{small|Ret}} | | ! NC ! 0 |}
===24 Hours of Le Mans results=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- ! Year ! Team ! Co-Drivers ! Car ! Class ! Laps ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}} ! {{Tooltip|Class<br>Pos.|Class Position}} |- ! 1989 |align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Silk Cut Jaguar<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Walkinshaw Racing |align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Tambay<br>{{flagicon|NED}} Jan Lammers |align="left"| Jaguar XJR-9LM | C1 | 380 | 4th | 4th |- ! 1997 |align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gulf Team Davidoff<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} GTC Racing |align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ray Bellm<br>{{flagicon|JPN}} Masanori Sekiya |align="left"| McLaren F1 GTR | GT1 | 326 | DNF | DNF |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
== Sources == *[https://web.archive.org/web/20180407053859/http://www.historicracing.com/ Historic racing drivers site]
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