Hubert began his karting career in 2004 at age eight. In 2010 he finished as runner-up in the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy. In the 2011 and 2012 CIK-FIA "U18" World Karting Championships, he finished third.
In 2013, Hubert moved up to single-seater racing, joining the French F4 Championship, which he won with eleven wins and two further podium finishes. In 2014, he competed in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with Tech 1 Racing, finishing fifteenth overall. He also participated in Formula Renault 2.0 Alps as a guest driver. For the 2015 season, Hubert remained in the Eurocup and with Tech 1, finishing fifth in the championship with wins at Silverstone) and Le Mans, and five additional podiums. He also contested selected events in the Alps series, winning four of the six races he started and finishing second in the other two.
In February 2016, Hubert debuted in the European Formula 3 Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing, taking his first win in the second race at Norisring. He ended up eighth in the standings, ahead of teammates Harrison Newey and Pedro Piquet.
In 2017, Hubert joined ART Grand Prix for the GP3 Series, remaining with them for the 2018 season. He won the 2018 championship through consistency, finishing on the podium in eleven out of eighteen races, despite only two victories – two less than teammate Nikita Mazepin. This led to interest from Formula 1 teams such as Renault.
In January 2019, Hubert joined BWT Arden for a full-time campaign in Formula 2, partnering Tatiana Calderón. He took wins in Monte Carlo and at his home race in France, the latter from pole position. His Monaco win was by a margin of just 0.059 seconds over Louis Delétraz. He scored points in seven further races, finishing seventh in the standings before the Spa-Francorchamps round, and ultimately tenth in the driver's championship.
In May 2018, Hubert became an affiliated driver with the Renault Sport Academy, receiving full backing in 2019.
On 31 August 2019, Hubert was critically injured in a crash on the second lap of the 2019 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 feature race. The crash involved Giuliano Alesi, Ralph Boschung, and Juan Manuel Correa. Alesi lost control as he climbed the Raidillon curve due to a puncture he had received earlier. Hubert, following Boschung, clipped Boschung’s right rear wheel with his front wing, losing control and crashing into the tyre barrier. He was then struck by Juan Manuel Correa, who had lost control after hitting debris from Alesi’s car. Hubert’s car experienced 82 g, while Correa was exposed to 65 g. Hubert died from his injuries approximately 90 minutes after the accident.
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) investigated the accident. The FIA stated Hubert's cause of death was “non-survivable trauma” and that F2 cars are built to the same safety standard as F1 cars. The FIA issued safety recommendations including improved debris containment using “tethers” for front and rear wings, increased cockpit strength, improved car-to-car compatibility, front wing redesign with “controlled failure” points, and headrest redesign. Recommendations also included a quicker accident notification system and tyre pressure monitoring. In October 2020, the Raidillon corner was modified by expanding the run-off area.
The Anthoine Hubert Award was introduced at the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship prize-giving ceremony, awarded to the highest-placed driver without previous Formula 2 experience. Zhou Guanyu was the inaugural recipient. Hubert is also remembered as a selectable driver in the racing game F1 2020.
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