Tom Gladdis

Tom Gladdis (born 24 February 1991 on the Isle of Wight) is a racing driver, currently competing in the FIA Formula Two Championship.

Tom Gladdis
Nationality British
Born (1991-02-24) 24 February 1991
Isle of Wight (England)
FIA Formula Two Championship career
Debut season2009
Current teamMotorSport Vision
Car number24
Starts22
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish15th in 2010
Previous series
2008
2007
2007
2007		Star Mazda Championship
Formula BMW UK
Formula BMW Asia
Formula BMW ADAC

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.[1] 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.[2] 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.

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.

Formula Two

2009 saw Gladdis move up to the FIA Formula Two Championship, driving car number 24.[3] 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.[4]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2007 Formula BMW UK Nexa Racing 17 0 0 0 0 262 14th
Formula BMW ADAC Team Zinner 2 0 0 0 0 8 32nd
Formula BMW Asia Ao's Racing Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2008 Star Mazda Championship Andersen Racing 10 2 1 3 3 334 6th
2009 FIA Formula Two Championship MotorSport Vision 16 0 0 0 0 4 20th
2010 FIA Formula Two Championship MotorSport Vision 6 0 0 0 1 28 15th
2011 FIA Formula Two Championship MotorSport Vision 2 0 0 0 0 1* 18th*

* Season still in progress
† As Gladdis was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Star Mazda Championship
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2008 SEB
5		 UTA
5		 WGI POR
1		 POR
2		 ROA
5		 TRR
8		 MOS
3		 NJ1
5		 NJ2
13		 ATL
8		 LAG 6th 334

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2009 VAL
1
19		 VAL
2
18		 BRN
1
8		 BRN
2
10		 SPA
1
6		 SPA
2
Ret		 BRH
1
13		 BRH
2
13		 DON
1
17		 DON
2
Ret		 OSC
1
16		 OSC
2
17		 IMO
1
16		 IMO
2
13		 CAT
1
14		 CAT
2
15		 20th 4
2010 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
Ret		 MAR
1		 MAR
2		 MON
1		 MON
2		 ZOL
1		 ZOL
2		 ALG
1		 ALG
2		 BRH
1
5		 BRH
2
2		 BRN
1
12		 BRN
2
12		 OSC
1		 OSC
2		 VAL
1		 VAL
2		 15th 28
2011 SIL
1
10		 SIL
2
15		 MAG
1		 MAG
2		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 BRH
1		 BRH
2		 SPL
1		 SPL
2		 MON
1		 MON
2		 CAT
1		 CAT
2		 24th 1

References
  1. "Bio". Tom Gladdis Racing. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  2. "Formula BMW Germany - Races 17 + 18 - Hockenheim, 12-14.10.2007". BMW Motorsport. BMW. 15 October 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  3. "Briton Tom Gladdis becomes youngest driver in 2009 F2 line-up". FIA Formula Two Championship. 20 February 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  4. "Eng bounces back with Brands Hatch victory". FIA Formula Two Championship. 18 July 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
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