| Dan Gilkes | |
| Nationality: | British (English) |
| Birth Date: | 21 May 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Northampton, England |
| Career1: | Great Britain |
| Career2: | Kent Kings/Royals |
| Years2: | 2019, 2021 |
| Career3: | Belle Vue Colts |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Career4: | Plymouth Gladiators |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Career5: | Peterborough Panthers |
| Years5: | 2022 |
| Career6: | Sheffield Tigers |
| Years6: | 2023–2024 |
| Career7: | Redcar Bears |
| Years7: | 2024 |
| Career8: | Oxford Cheetahs |
| Years8: | 2025 |
| Career11: | Poland |
| Career12: | Piła |
| Years12: | 2023–2024 |
| Teamyear1: | 2023 |
| Teamhonour1: | SGB Premiership |
| Teamyear2: | 2024 |
| Teamhonour2: | Knockout Cup |
Daniel Gilkes (born 21 May 2002) is a motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1] [2]
Gilkes was still a pupil at Campion School, Bugbrooke when he started racing.[3]
In 2019, he signed for the Kent Kings for the 2019 National Development League speedway season, helping them to National Trophy success. He was crowned the supporters rider of the year.[4]
Unable to ride during 2020 because of the COVID-19 cancelled season, he continued to ride for Kent in 2021 but appeared in both the NDL and the higher league of the SGB Championship 2021.[1]
In 2022, he signed for Plymouth Gladiators[5] and his form was so impressive that he was added to the Peterborough Panthers squad in the SGB Premiership 2022 (the highest league in Britain).[6]
He started the 2022 campaign in very good form but his season ended early when he crashed and suffered serious injuries that included five broken ribs, a broken and displaced humorous bone and a collapsed lung.[7]
In 2023, he re-signed for Plymouth for the SGB Championship 2023[8] and also signed for Sheffield Tigers for the SGB Premiership 2023, as their rising star.[9] He helped Sheffield win the league title.[10] In 2024 he re-signed for Sheffield,[11] and won the Knockout Cup with the Tigers.[12]
Gilkes signed for Oxford Cheetahs for the SGB Championship 2025.[13]