Gulbrandsen in 2011
Atle Gulbrandsen
NationalityNorway Norwegian
Born (1979-09-15) 15 September 1979
Hamar
VLN career
Debut season2005
Current teamMøller Bil Motorsport
Starts82
Wins17
Poles8
Fastest laps5
Best finish1st in 2022 (TCR)

Atle Gulbrandsen (born 15 September 1979 in Hamar, Norway) is a racing driver and television announcer.

Racing career

Gulbrandsen started with karting in Norway in 1992, and drove some other junior series before he did the Skip Barber Southern Series in the USA in 2003/2004, finishing fourth.

Since 2005 he has participated in the German VLN Endurance Series at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, with several victories for the Norwegian Audi Dealer Team.[1] In 2022 Gulbrandsen and his team won the TCR-class in the championship.

In 2007 he also became the Norwegian Seven Racing Champion,[2] and in 2021 he did a race in the Norwegian GT Championship with a Lamborghini GT3.

Television career

In 1997 Atle Gulbrandsen became the world's youngest Formula 1 commentator at 17,[3] when he did the announcing for Canal+ Norway. He has since commentated Formula 1 for NRK, TV2, TV3, Viasat Motor and Viaplay, and been a host for several TV shows about Formula 1, WRC and other motor sports.

He has also worked as a motoring journalist, consultant and sporting director for the Norwegian ASN. In 2010 he wrote the book "Grand Prix" together with Morten Malmø, and in 2022 the book "Formel 1" together with Thomas Karlsen. He is the Norwegian voice of "Darrell Cartrip" in the Norwegian version of the Pixar movie Cars.

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Name Races Wins Poles Points Position
1995 Renault 5 Junior Sweden Atle Gulbrandsen Racing 10 0 0 ? 6th
1996 Opel Corsa Junior Norway Pro Drive 8 0 0 ? 4th
2001 Roadsport Norway Atle Gulbrandsen Racing 6 5 5 ? 2nd
2002 Roadsport Norway Atle Gulbrandsen Racing 4 4 4 ? 2nd
2003 Roadsport Norway Atle Gulbrandsen Racing 3 2 2 ? 2nd
2004 Skip Barber Southern Series USA Skip Barber Racing 12 3 4 ? 4th
2005 VLN Endurance Series Germany Olrud Mobil 1 Racing 4 0 0 ?
2006 VLN Endurance Series Germany Olrud Mobil 1 Racing 6 0 0 ?
2007 VLN Endurance Series Germany Olrud Mobil 1 Racing 6 1 1 ?
2007 Seven Racing Norway Roger Moen Motorsport 10 3 3 ? 1st
2008 VLN Endurance Series Germany Møller Bil Motorsport 5 1 1 ?
2009 VLN Endurance Series Germany Møller Bil Motorsport 5 0 0 ?
2010 VLN Endurance Series Germany Møller Bil Motorsport 6 1 0 ?
2011 VLN Endurance Series Germany Møller Bil Motorsport 6 1 0 ?
2012 VLN Endurance Series Germany Møller Bil Motorsport 6 0 0 ?
2013 VLN Endurance Series Germany Møller Bil Motorsport 6 1 1 ?
2014 VLN Endurance Series Germany Møller Bil Motorsport 6 2 0 ?
2015 VLN Endurance Series Germany Møller Bil Motorsport 6 2 2 ?
2016 VLN Endurance Series Germany Møller Bil Motorsport 5 2 2 ?
2017 VLN Endurance Series Germany Møller Bil Motorsport 5 1 1 ? 2nd
2018 VLN Endurance Series Germany Møller Bil Motorsport 4 3 2 ? 2nd
2019 VLN Endurance Series Germany Møller Bil Motorsport 4 1 1 ? 2nd
2021 Norwegian GT Championship Team Autosport 1 0 0 ? 2nd
2022 NLS Endurance Series Germany Møller Bil Motorsport 2 0 0 ? 1st
2023 NLS Endurance Series Germany Møller Bil Motorsport 1 1 0 ?


References

  1. ↑ "Brabus Mercedes E-Klasse T-Modell: Mehr Power und mehr Optik für den Kombi". 12 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2012-03-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Endelig - Formel 1 på norsk". 16 February 2010.
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