Megan Gilkes
| Megan Gilkes | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Canadian |
| Born | 2001 (age 22–23) Richmond Hill, Ontario |
| W Series | |
| Years active | 2019 |
| Starts | 5 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | NC in 2019 |
| Previous series | |
| 2017–18 | F1200 Canada |
Megan Gilkes (born 2001 in Richmond Hill, Ontario) is a female racing driver from Canada. She currently competes in the W Series.[1]
Biography
A third-generation racer, Gilkes began karting aged nine in her then-home of Barbados. Following seven years grafting her craft at the entry level, including a crash in which she broke her wrist, she was accepted into the Skip Barber Racing School and as an ambassador for Dare to be Different.[2][3] In 2017, Gilkes stepped up to single-seaters in the Canadian F1200 championship. Despite not contesting all of the rounds in either season she competed in, she finished third and second overall in consecutive seasons.[4][5]
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In 2019, Gilkes applied for the W Series, a European-based Formula 3 championship solely for women. She was accepted into the category as one of 18 full-time drivers, however the learning curve proved steep. She retired from the first race having out-braked herself and crashed into Emma Kimiläinen, and found herself on the sidelines for the fourth round having finished 14th and 17th in the intervening races. A win in a non-championship experimental race at TT Circuit Assen would boost her reputation, but the 14th place from the second round at Zolder proved her best result – finishing the season last in the standings with no points and was dropped from the program for 2020.[6]
Alongside her racing, she studies Aeronautical Engineering at the Imperial College in London.[7]
Career results
| Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | F1200 Canada | 3rd | BRD–Volkswagen F1200 | N/A |
| 2018 | F1200 Canada | 2nd | BRD–Volkswagen F1200 | N/A |
| 2019 | W Series | NC | Tatuus–Alfa Romeo F3 T-318 | Hitech Grand Prix |
| Formula 3 Americas | 17th | Ligier–Honda JS F3 | Momentum Motorsports |
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
| Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | BRD AFV-01 | Volkswagen | Formula Vee | 23 | 24 | Running |
Complete W Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | HOC Ret |
ZOL 14 |
MIS 17 |
NRM |
ASS 14 |
BRH 18 |
NC | 0 |
References
- ^ "Megan Gilkes – W Series". W Series. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Episode 797: Megan Gilkes". Cars Yeah. 4 May 2018.
- ^ "She's Young, Fast and Racing in Europe – In Conversation with Megan Gilkes". Motorsport Prospects. 20 May 2019.
- ^ "MEET THE TEENAGER WHO'S AIMING FOR FORMULA 1". Drivetribe. 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Drivers :: Momentum Motorsports". Momentum Motorsports. 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Megan Gilkes: W Series win has "boosted my confidence no end"". Formula Scout. 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Richmond Hill woman, Megan Gilkes, one of only 18 in the world selected to contest all-female W Racing Series". Norris McDonald's Racing Review. 13 April 2019.
External links
- Profile at Driver Database
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