Atle Gulbrandsen

Gulbrandsen in 2011 Atle Gulbrandsen

Nationality|  Norwegian
Born|  (1979-09-15) 15 September 1979 (age 45)
Hamar
VLN career
Debut season| 2005
Current team| Møller Bil Motorsport
Starts| 82
Wins| 17
Poles| 8
Fastest laps| 5
Best finish| 1st in 2022 (TCR)

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

## Racing career

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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 and 2023 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

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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.

Gulbrandsen has tested a Formula E-car, an electric rallycross Supercar and a Porsche Mission R, and holds talks about how new technology developed in motorsports can cut the emissions from the transport sector.

## Racing record

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### Career summary

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Season  | Series  | Team Name  | Races  | Wins  | Poles  | Points  | Position

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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 Series | Olrud Mobil 1 Racing  | 4  | 0  | 0  | ?  | ?
2006  | VLN Series | Olrud Mobil 1 Racing  | 6  | 0  | 0  | ?  | ?
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP3 | MSC Ruhr-Blitz Bochum e.V. im ADAC  | 1  | 0  | 0  | N/A  | 12th
2007  | VLN Series | Olrud Mobil 1 Racing  | 6  | 1  | 1  | ?  | ?
Seven Racing Norway  | Roger Moen Motorsport  | 10  | 3  | 3  | ?  | 1st
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP3 |  | 1  | 0  | 0  | N/A  | 3rd
2008  | VLN Series | Møller Bil Motorsport  | 5  | 1  | 1  | ?  | ?
2009  | VLN Series | Møller Bil Motorsport  | 5  | 0  | 0  | ?  | ?
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP3T | Team Hakon Schjaerin  | 1  | 0  | 0  | N/A  | DNF
2010  | VLN Series | Møller Bil Motorsport  | 6  | 1  | 0  | ?  | ?
2011  | VLN Series | Møller Bil Motorsport  | 6  | 1  | 0  | ?  | ?
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP3T |  | 1  | 0  | 0  | N/A  | DNF
2012  | VLN Series | Møller Bil Motorsport  | 6  | 0  | 0  | ?  | ?
2013  | VLN Series | Møller Bil Motorsport  | 6  | 1  | 1  | ?  | ?
2014  | VLN Series | Møller Bil Motorsport  | 6  | 2  | 0  | ?  | ?
2015  | VLN Series | Møller Bil Motorsport  | 6  | 2  | 2  | ?  | ?
2016  | VLN Series | Møller Bil Motorsport  | 5  | 2  | 2  | ?  | ?
Audi Sport TT Cup | Audi Sport | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | NC†
2017  | VLN Series | Møller Bil Motorsport  | 5  | 1  | 1  | ?  | 2nd
2018  | VLN Series - TCR | Møller Bil Motorsport  | 4  | 3  | 2  | ?  | 2nd
2019  | VLN Series - TCR | Møller Bil Motorsport  | 4  | 1  | 1  | ?  | 2nd
2021  | Norwegian GT Championship  | Team Autosport  | 1  | 0  | 0  | ?  | 2nd
2022  | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - TCR | Møller Bil Motorsport  | 2  | 0  | 0  | ?  | 1st
2023  | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - TCR | Møller Bil Motorsport  | 1  | 1  | 0  | ?  | 1st
2024  | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - TCR | Møller Bil Motorsport  |  |  |  |  |

## References

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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.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Atle Gulbrandsen.

* Official website

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* ISNI
* VIAF

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* Norway

*[Best finish]: Best finish in the championship