Talented driver who never made it to F1, but moved to the US and became a legend. Won the CART title twice, in 2000 and 2001. He also won the Indy 500 in 2003, with Penske Racing. He retired at the end of 2003 and worked as a TV commentator. In 2005, he was named as Honda's F1 Sporting Director, a role he kept until 2007. In 2008, he announced a surprise return to racing, and did this with his very own, newly formed ALMS team. In 2009, though, he finally retired as a driver and in 2010 ran a ALMS and IRL team. In 2011, he disbanded the team and although his ultimate aim is to design and build single-seater racing cars, he is for now running an engineering company. He is also an ambassador for Formula E. Gil has also designed his own large ocean-side house in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In 2018, Gil became a motorsport advisor for McLaren with responsibilities both in Formula 1 and for McLaren's Indy project and after Eric Boullier's resignation, Gil took up a management role within the team which le left in 2021.

Biography last updated 22 Jan 2021