Career
He started his racing career in the Formula Ford British championship in 1981. In 1983, he moved to the Lola Formula Ford works team In 1986, he stepped up into Formula Three, and ran for the Chuck McCarthy Racing team, finishing 11th overall.
In 1987, he competed in some races in the FIA International Formula 3000 championship, and Andrew also entered sports car racing series such as the World Sportscar Championship and the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship.
Disappointed with his lack of progress in Europe, Gilbert Scott tried to move to Japan in 1988. In this year, he competed in the All-Japan Formula Three Championship and the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship.
In 1989, he had further successes in the British Formula 3000 series for the Eddie Jordan Racing team, finishing 2nd overall. He also raced in International Formula 3000 for Georgia Motorsports.
He raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans as part of the Silk Cut Jaguar team in the Jaguar XJR-9 LM. In the next two years, Gilbert Scott continued his competition in the International Formula 3000 championship.
He raced for Leyton House Racing in the 1990 season, and made a few appearances for the Roni Motorsport team in the 1991 season. But he did not score any notable results. In 1992, he returned to Japan, competing in the All Japan Formula 3000 Championship for the Stellar International racing team, and also drove their Bayerische Motoren Werke M3 car in the All Japan Touring Carolina Championship.
He competed in the same environment until 1997, and also competed in the early years of the Formula Nippon championship, started in 1996.
He therefore became a well-known name for Japanese race fans. In 1997, his last year as a professional racecar driver, he also raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the GTC Racing team (Gulf Team Davidoff) and drove a McLaren F1 GTR.
He has raced Jordan Grand Prix cars on various other occasions, including again at Silverstone Circuit in 2001.
He managed racing driver Takuma Sato from 2001 until 2009. He is related to Thomas Scott, rector of Aston Sandford, Buckinghamshire, who wrote the first commentary on the English Bible.
He is also descended from the distinguished architects Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and Sir George Gilbert Scott.
His mother"s side of the family own the Morgan Carolina Company.
