Evan Giltaire

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Evan Giltaire
NationalityFrance French
Born (2006-11-21) 21 November 2006 (age 17)
Senlis, France
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season2023
Current teamART Grand Prix
Car number95
Starts6 (6 entries)
Wins1
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps1

Evan Giltaire (born 21 November 2006) is a French racing driver who is currently competing in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship for ART Grand Prix.[1] He is the winner of the 2023 French F4 Championship.[2]

Career[edit]

Karting[edit]

Giltaire began competitively karting in 2018, where he came 7th in the French Championship in his class, and 11th in the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals.[3][4] He had his breakout year in karting in 2022, where the Frenchman won the SKUSA SuperNationals XXV and the IAME Warriors Final in the X30 Senior classes. Giltaire came 4th in the IAME Euro Series in the X30 Senior category, and came 5th in the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship.[5]

In 2023, he combined his French F4 Championship campaign winning karting and came third in the IAME Winter Cup in the X30 Senior class.[6] Throughout his karting career he also competed in various WSK events and in the contested the CIK-FIA Karting World Championship various times but had little success.[7][8]

Formula 4[edit]

Giltaire made his single-seater debut in the 2023 French F4 Championship where he was instantly in the title fight with compatriot, Enzo Peugeot and Canadian 2022 FEED Racing winner, Kevin Foster. In his campaign he claimed 6 wins, 8 poles and 13 podiums and fought with Peugeot until the final race at Circuit Paul Ricard he pipped Peugeot to the title by four points.[9][10]

Formula Regional[edit]

After his title winning campaign, the Frenchman would compete in the final two rounds of the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship with ART Grand Prix, as a guest driver. Giltaire would have a highest finish of 11th place, achieved at the second race of his debut round at Circuit Zandvoort. He would place 3rd out of 9 guest drivers in the championship standings.[11]

For 2024, Giltaire moved up to the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship full-time for ART Grand Prix.[12]

Karting record[edit]

Karting career summary[edit]

Season Series Team Position
2018 National Series Karting - Cadet 27th
French Championship - Cadet 7th
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Mini MAX Christophe Giltaire 11th
2019 WSK Open Cup - OK Junior Sodikart
National Series Karting - Nationale 21st
48° Trofeo delle Industrie - OKJ Sodikart 21st
CIK-FIA Karting European Championship - OKJ Sodikart 30th
CIK-FIA Karting World Championship - OKJ Sodikart 17th
WSK Euro Series - OKJ Sodikart
WSK Super Master Series - OKJ Sodikart 48th
24° South Garda Winter Cup - OKJ Sodikart
2020 Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy - Junior Max 34th
WSK Champions Cup - OK Junior
25° South Garda Winter Cup - OKJ Sodikart 13th
WSK Super Master Series - OK Junior Sodikart 27th
2021 CIK-FIA Karting European Championship - OK VDK Racing 6th
IAME Euro Series - X30 Senior VDK Racing 31st
Champions of the Future - Euro Series - OK 17th
WSK Euro Series - OK VDK Racing 28th
WSK Super Master Series - OK 42nd
WSK Champions Cup - OK VDK Racing 26th
2022 CIK-FIA Karting World Championship - OK VDK Racing 14th
IAME Winter Cup - X30 Senior VDK Racing 12th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix - X30 Senior Argenti Motorsport 16th
SKUSA SuperNationals XXV - X30 Senior Kart Republic Motorsport 1st
IAME Euro Series - X30 Senior VDK Racing 4th
IAME Warriors Final - X30 Senior VDK Racing 1st
CIK-FIA Karting European Championship - OK VDK Racing 5th
2023 IAME Euro Series - X30 Senior PB Kart 12th
IAME Winter Cup - X30 Senior PB Kart 3rd

Racing record[edit]

Racing career summary[edit]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2023 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 21 6 8 8 13 317 1st
Formula Regional European Championship ART Grand Prix 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2024 Formula Regional European Championship ART Grand Prix 2 1 0 1 1 25* 2nd*

Complete French F4 Championship results[edit]

(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 19 20 21 Pos Points
2023 NOG
1

1
NOG
2

4
NOG
3

2
MAG
1

1
MAG
2

4
MAG
3

16
PAU
1

2
PAU
2

Ret
PAU
3

2
SPA
1

1
SPA
2

7
SPA
3

1
MIS
1

2
MIS
2

7
MIS
3

2
LÉD
1

6
LÉD
2

3
LÉD
3

3
LEC
1

1
LEC
2

4
LEC
3

1
1st 317

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results[edit]

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2023 ART Grand Prix IMO
1

{{{1}}}
IMO
2

{{{1}}}
CAT
1

{{{1}}}
CAT
2

{{{1}}}
HUN
1

{{{1}}}
HUN
2

{{{1}}}
SPA
1
SPA
2
MUG
1

{{{1}}}
MUG
2

{{{1}}}
LEC
1

{{{1}}}
LEC
2

{{{1}}}
RBR
1
RBR
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
ZAN
1

21
ZAN
2

11
HOC
1

22
HOC
2

15
0 NC†
2024 ART Grand Prix HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

1
SPA
1
SPA
2
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
MUG
1
MUG
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
LEC
1
LEC
2
IMO
1
IMO
2
RBR
1
RBR
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
2nd* 25*

† As Giltaire was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.art-grandprix.com/fr/evan-giltaire-rejoint-art-grand-prix-pour-cette-nouvelle-saison-de-freca/
  2. ^ https://www.ffsaacademy.org/2023/10/08/f4-academy-evan-giltaire-the-2023-french-f4-champion/?lang=en
  3. ^ https://legacy.driverdb.com/championships/standings/french-championship-cadet/2018/
  4. ^ https://legacy.driverdb.com/drivers/evan-giltaire/
  5. ^ https://www.superkartsusa.com/national/skusa-supernationals/3404-ekn-trackside-superkarts-usa-supernationals-25-supersunday-report.html
  6. ^ https://formulascout.com/evan-giltaire-to-combine-karting-with-french-f4-in-2023/102554
  7. ^ https://feederseries.net/2022/12/30/the-7-karting-stars-of-2022-who-could-be-f1s-future/
  8. ^ https://www.kartcom.com/en/pilot/giltaire-evan/
  9. ^ "F4 France: after an outstanding 2022, 2023 promises to be even more sparkling". FFSA Academy. 8 February 2023.
  10. ^ https://www.ffsaacademy.org/2023/10/08/f4-academy-evan-giltaire-the-2023-french-f4-champion/?lang=en
  11. ^ https://formulascout.com/evan-giltaire-to-combine-karting-with-french-f4-in-2023/102554
  12. ^ https://www.art-grandprix.com/fr/evan-giltaire-rejoint-art-grand-prix-pour-cette-nouvelle-saison-de-freca/