Phil Giebler
Driver Profile
- English Full Name: Phil Giebler
- Nationality: United States
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FIA Driver Categorisation:
Silver
- Recent Team: N/A
- Total Podiums: 0 (🏆 0 / 🥈 0 / 🥉 0)
- Total Races: 0
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Racer Overview
Philip Everett Giebler, born on March 5, 1979, is an American race car driver with a diverse background in motorsports. Giebler's career began in karting, where he achieved significant success, winning four U.S. Grand National Karting championships, five California State Karting titles, and three IKF Series championships between 1990 and 1995. His karting prowess led to a factory sponsorship with Tony Kart in Europe in 1997, where he ranked among the world's top drivers.
Transitioning to open-wheel racing, Giebler continued to build his resume. He won the Skip Barber Formula Ford title in 1998 and became the first American to win in the French Formula Renault Campus Championship in 1999, securing three wins and finishing as runner-up. In 2003, he competed in Formula 3000, a stepping stone to Formula 1. Giebler also showcased his talent in the A1 Grand Prix series, driving for A1 Team USA from 2005 to 2007, achieving a podium finish at Zandvoort in 2006.
Giebler made his Indianapolis 500 debut in 2007, driving for Playa Del Racing. Despite a challenging race that ended in a crash, he was awarded the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year. In recent years, Giebler has been involved in karting through Phil Giebler Racing, a team established in 2010. He runs a kart shop and works as a driver coach.