Oliver Gray

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Oliver Gray
Carrera Cup Italy 2024 Mugello Nr. 11 Gray.jpg
Gray driving at the Mugello Circuit in 2024
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (2005-04-28) 28 April 2005 (age 19)
Woking, Surrey, England [1]
Related toZac Gray, Lynsey Gray, Ian Gray
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season 2024
Current team Inter Europol Competition
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car numberTBA
Starts6 (6 entries)
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish7th in 2024
Previous series
2023
2022
2021–2022
2021 		FIA Formula 3 Championship
F4 British Championship
Formula 4 UAE Championship
Italian F4 Championship

Oliver "Ollie" Gray (born 28 April 2005 [1] ) is a British racing driver who last competed in the 2024 European Le Mans Series with Inter Europol Competition. He most recently competed in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Rodin Carlin, and was the 2022 F4 British runner-up.

Contents

He was previously a member of the Williams Driver Academy. [2]

Early career

Formula 4

2021

Gray began his single-seater career in 2021, driving for Fortec Motorsport in the F4 British Championship. [3] He had a solid season, taking his maiden wins in Thruxton Circuit. [4] [5] However, those were his only wins of the year, let alone standing on the podium. Despite missing a round, Gray placed seventh in the standings. [6]

Gray also took part in two rounds of the Italian F4 Championship with BVM Racing. [7] He had a best finish of 12th and placed 37th in the championship. [8]

2022

Gray racing at Brands Hatch during the 2022 F4 British Championship Oliver Gray 63 British F4 Brands Hatch 2022.jpg
Gray racing at Brands Hatch during the 2022 F4 British Championship

Gray partook in the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship with Hitech GP. [9] He raced in only the first two rounds, scoring a podium in the second race, which put him 15th overall. [10]

For his main campaign, Gray switched to Carlin for his second F4 British season. [11] The season was largely dominated by Alex Dunne, but Gray was able to notch up two wins at Croft Circuit and Silverstone. [12] [13] He did however, score 14 further podiums throughout the season, securing vice-champion following the conclusion of the season. [14] He was also nominated for the Autosport BRDC Award. [15]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

Gray driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2023 Spielberg Formula 3 round FIA F3 Austria 2023 Nr. 20 Gray (1).jpg
Gray driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2023 Spielberg Formula 3 round

Gray was promoted to FIA Formula 3 for 2023, staying with Rodin Carlin. [16] He had a disappointing season, failing to score points and having a best finish of 14th, which placed him 28th overall in the standings. [17]

Formula One

Gray was part of the Williams Driver Academy from 2022 to 2023. [18]

Sportscar career

2024: ELMS debut

Following a sub-par Formula 3 campaign, Gray switched to racing in the 2024 European Le Mans Series with Inter Europol Competition alongside Luca Ghiotto and Clément Novalak. [19] Gray experienced a consistent campaign in the series, finishing fourth during the 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps before a first podium in Mugello with third place. [20] [21] He finished the season with fifth place for the 4 Hours of Portimão, as his team finished seventh in the LMP2 standings. [22]

Gray also partook in the Porsche Carrera Cup Italia for Ombra Racing from the second round onwards; he had a highest finish of fourth place twice and finished 14th in the standings. [23] [24]

Personal life

Gray labels Michael Schumacher as his racing hero. [25]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2017LGM Series - IAME Cadet10th
Super 1 National Championship - IAME Cadet17th
2019IAME International Final - X30 JuniorDan Holland Racing32nd
Kartmasters British GP - X30 Junior1st
British Kart Championship - X30 Junior1st
IAME Euro Series - X30 Junior2nd
IAME Winter Cup - X30 Junior5th
WSK Euro Series - OK Junior Lennox Racing Team33rd
2020 CIK-FIA World Championship - OK Leclerc by Lennox Racing
WSK Euro Series - OK 6th
CIK-FIA European Championship - OK 10th
25° South Garda Winter Cup - OK
WSK Super Master Series - OK 14th

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2021 F4 British Championship Fortec Motorsport 2722121737th
Italian F4 Championship BVM Racing60000037th
2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship Hitech GP 800014115th
F4 British Championship Carlin 30220163432nd
2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship Rodin Carlin 180000028th
2024 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Inter Europol Competition 60001477th
Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe - Pro Ombra Racing 400001122nd
Porsche Carrera Cup Italy 1000006514th

Complete F4 British Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2021 Fortec Motorsport THR1
1
6		 THR1
2
11		 THR1
3
4		 SNE
1
4		 SNE
2
10		 SNE
3
11		 BHI
1
57		 BHI
2
9		 BHI
3
11		 OUL
1
5		 OUL
2
66		 OUL
3
Ret		 KNO
1
9		 KNO
2
7		 KNO
3
Ret		 THR2
1
1		 THR2
2
511		 THR2
3
1		 CRO
1
8		 CRO
2
63		 CRO
3
9		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
73		 SIL
3
Ret		 DON
1 		DON
2 		DON
3 		BHGP
1
10		 BHGP
2
41		 BHGP
3
7		7th173
2022 Carlin DON
1
2		 DON
2
Ret		 DON
3
3		 BHI
1
3		 BHI
2
23		 BHI
3
2		 THR1
1
3		 THR1
2
44		 THR1
3
Ret		 OUL
1
6		 OUL
2
42		 OUL
3
6		 CRO
1
3		 CRO
2
35		 CRO
3
1		 KNO
1
3		 KNO
2
5		 KNO
3
2		 SNE
1
3		 SNE
2
7		 SNE
3
2		 THR2
1
Ret		 THR2
2
67		 THR2
3
12		 SIL
1
4		 SIL
2
10		 SIL
3
1		 BHGP
1
2		 BHGP
2
Ret		 BHGP
3
3		2nd343

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2021 BVM Racing LEC
1 		LEC
2 		LEC
3 		MIS
1 		MIS
2 		MIS
3 		VLL
1 		VLL
2 		VLL
3 		IMO
1 		IMO
2 		IMO
3 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		RBR
3 		MUG
1
18		 MUG
2
21		 MUG
3
21		 MNZ
1
12		 MNZ
2
26		 MNZ
3
12		37th0

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2022 Hitech GP YAS1
1
11		 YAS1
2
3		 YAS1
3
11		 YAS1
4
8		 DUB1
1
Ret		 DUB1
2
5		 DUB1
3
5		 DUB1
4
9		 DUB2
1 		DUB2
2 		DUB2
3 		DUB2
4 		DUB3
1 		DUB3
2 		DUB3
3 		DUB3
4 		YAS2
1 		YAS2
2 		YAS3
3 		YAS4
4
15th41

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718DCPoints
2023 Rodin Carlin BHR
SPR
21		 BHR
FEA
21		 MEL
SPR
20		 MEL
FEA
14		 MON
SPR
22		 MON
FEA
19		 CAT
SPR
15		 CAT
FEA
18		 RBR
SPR
Ret		 RBR
FEA
14		 SIL
SPR
25		 SIL
FEA
20		 HUN
SPR
14		 HUN
FEA
27		 SPA
SPR
20		 SPA
FEA
Ret		 MNZ
SPR
Ret		 MNZ
FEA
16		28th0

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2024 Inter Europol Competition LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
8		 LEC
Ret		 IMO
7		 SPA
4		 MUG
3		 ALG
5		7th47

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Italy results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112DCPoints
2024 Ombra Racing MIS
1 		MIS
2 		IMO1
1
15		 IMO1
2
Ret		 MUG
1
9		 MUG
2
8		 IMO2
1
22		 IMO2
2
4		 VLL
1
7		 VLL
2
8		 MNZ
1
12		 MNZ
2
4		14th65

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References

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