{{Short description|British racing driver (born 1991)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Use British English|date=August 2012}} {{multiple issues| {{update|date=October 2022}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2025}} }} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Tom Gladdis | image = | imagesize = | caption = | nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|2|24|df=y}} | birth_place = Isle of Wight, England | racing_licence = 12px FIA Silver | current_series = FIA Formula Two Championship | first_year = 2009 | current_team = MotorSport Vision | car_number = 24 | starts = 22 | wins = 0 | poles = 0 | fastest_laps = 0 | best_finish = 15th | year = 2010 | prev_series = Star Mazda Championship<br>Formula BMW UK<br>Formula BMW Asia<br>Formula BMW ADAC | prev_series_years = 2008<br>2007<br>2007<br>2007 | titles = | title_years = }} '''Tom Gladdis''' (born 24 February 1991 on the Isle of Wight) is a British racing driver, who competed in the FIA Formula Two Championship.
==Career==
===Formula BMW=== Gladdis made his circuit racing debut in the Formula BMW UK series in 2007, after being one of five drivers selected for a scholarship.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tomgladdis.com/?page_id=63 | title = Bio | publisher = Tom Gladdis Racing | accessdate = 2009-05-28}}</ref> Competing for Nexa Racing, Gladdis ended up fourteenth in the championship, in its final season before being merged into Formula BMW Europe, with a solitary top-ten finish at Snetterton. Gladdis also competed in two rounds of the Formula BMW ADAC series for Team Zinner at Hockenheim, amassing eight points to finish 32nd in the championship, and sixteenth out of all rookies.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.press.bmw-motorsport.com/pressclub/p/pcmot/pressDetail.html?outputChannelId=2&id=T0003638EN&left_menu_item=node__400 | title = Formula BMW Germany – Races 17 + 18 – Hockenheim, 12-14.10.2007 | work = BMW Motorsport | publisher = BMW | date = 2007-10-15 | accessdate = 2009-05-28}}</ref> He also competed in the pan-Asian series for Ao's Racing Team, as a team-mate to Sebastián Saavedra. To round off his season, he competed in the World Final in Valencia for Master Motorsport, finishing 23rd.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}}
===Star Mazda=== After testing for Andersen Racing in late 2007, Gladdis signed for the team to contest the Star Mazda Championship for 2008. Gladdis finished sixth in the championship standings, amassing three fastest laps, two pole positions and a win at Portland International Raceway. He also finished second in the Portland double-header, and finished third at Mosport International Raceway.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}}
===Formula Two=== 2009 saw Gladdis move up to the FIA Formula Two Championship, driving car number 24.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.formulatwo.com/news/tom-gladdis-signs-up.aspx |title=Briton Tom Gladdis becomes youngest driver in 2009 F2 line-up |publisher=FIA Formula Two Championship |date=20 February 2009 |accessdate=2009-05-28 |archive-date=24 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224102024/http://www.formulatwo.com/news/tom-gladdis-signs-up.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> A sixth at Spa, and an eighth at Brno were Gladdis' only points-scoring races, eventually finishing 20th in the championship. Competing in only the two British and Czech rounds in the 2010, Gladdis achieved second place in the second Brands Hatch race; combined with a fifth place in the first race he scored 28 points, finishing 15th in the championship.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.formulatwo.com/news/eng-wins-bh-race-two.aspx|title=Eng bounces back with Brands Hatch victory|publisher=FIA Formula Two Championship|date=18 July 2010|accessdate=2010-11-16|archive-date=22 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722201855/http://www.formulatwo.com/news/eng-wins-bh-race-two.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Racing record==
===Career summary=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center" !Season !Series !Team !Races !Wins !Poles !F/Laps !Podiums !Points !Position |- !rowspan=3| 2007 |align=left| Formula BMW UK |align=left| Nexa Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 14th |- |align=left| Formula BMW ADAC |align=left| Team Zinner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 32nd |- |align=left| Formula BMW Asia |align=left| Ao's Racing Team | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |- ! 2008 |align=left| Star Mazda Championship |align=left| Andersen Racing | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 334 | 6th |- ! 2009 |align=left| FIA Formula Two Championship |align=left| MotorSport Vision | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20th |- ! 2010 |align=left| FIA Formula Two Championship |align=left| MotorSport Vision | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 15th |- ! 2011 |align=left| FIA Formula Two Championship |align=left| MotorSport Vision | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24th |- !2012-13 |align=left|MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship |align=left|MRF Racing |6 |0 |0 |0 |0 |18 |13th |- !2014 |align=left|Radical European Masters |align=left|360 |7 |0 |0 |0 |0 |14 |13th |} † As Gladdis was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
====Star Mazda Championship==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" ! Year !Team !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 !10 !11 !12 !Rank !Points |- ! 2008 ! |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SEB<br> {{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|UTA<br> {{small|5}} |WGI |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|POR<br> {{small|1}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|POR <br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|ROA<br> {{small|5}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|TRR<br>{{small|8}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|MOS<br> {{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|NJ1<br> {{small|5}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|NJ2<br> {{small|13}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|ATL<br> {{small|8}} |LAG |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|'''6th''' |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|'''334''' |}
===Complete FIA Formula Two 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 ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! Pos ! Points |- | 2009 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| VAL<br>1<br>{{small|19}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| VAL<br>2<br>{{small|18}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRN<br>1<br>{{small|8}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRN<br>2<br>{{small|10}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA<br>1<br>{{small|6}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA<br>2<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br>1<br>{{small|13}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH<br>2<br>{{small|13}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON<br>1<br>{{small|17}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON<br>2<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OSC<br>1<br>{{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OSC<br>2<br>{{small|17}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IMO<br>1<br>{{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IMO<br>2<br>{{small|13}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT<br>1<br>{{small|14}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT<br>2<br>{{small|15}} | | ! 20th ! 4 |- | 2010 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL<br>1<br>{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL<br>2<br>{{small|Ret}} | MAR<br>1 | MAR<br>2 | MON<br>1 | MON<br>2 | ZOL<br>1 | ZOL<br>2 | ALG<br>1 | ALG<br>2 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH<br>1<br>{{small|5}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRH<br>2<br>{{small|2}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRN<br>1<br>{{small|12}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRN<br>2<br>{{small|12}} | OSC<br>1 | OSC<br>2 | VAL<br>1 | VAL<br>2 ! 15th ! 28 |- | 2011 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL<br>1<br>{{small|10}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br>2<br>{{small|15}} | MAG<br>1 | MAG<br>2 | SPA<br>1 | SPA<br>2 | NÜR<br>1 | NÜR<br>2 | BRH<br>1 | BRH<br>2 | SPL<br>1 | SPL<br>2 | MON<br>1 | MON<br>2 | CAT<br>1 | CAT<br>2 | | ! 24th ! 1 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{official website|http://www.tomgladdis.com/}} * {{driverDB driver|tom-gladdis}}
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