Oliver Gray | |
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![]() Gray driving at the Mugello Circuit in 2024 | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Woking, Surrey, England [1] | 28 April 2005
European Le Mans Series career | |
Debut season | 2024 |
Current team | VDS Panis Racing |
Racing licence | ![]() |
Car number | 48 |
Former teams | Inter Europol Competition |
Starts | 10 (10 entries) |
Wins | 2 |
Podiums | 4 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 7th in 2024 |
Previous series | |
2024 2023 2022 2021–2022 2021 | Porsche Carrera Cup Italy FIA Formula 3 Championship F4 British Championship Formula 4 UAE Championship Italian F4 Championship |
Oliver Gray (born 28 April 2005 [1] ) is a British racing driver who currently competes in the 2025 European Le Mans Series with VDS Panis Racing. He previously drove for Inter Europol Competition in 2024. Gray was previously a member of the Williams Driver Academy. [2]
Gray began his karting career at Buckmore Park in 2015. After winning the British Championship in 2019, he moved into international competition in 2020, driving for Leclerc by Lennox Racing. [3] He also narrowly missed out on winning the 2019 IAME International Final at Le Mans, losing victory to Ollie Bearman due to a last-lap engine failure. [4]
Gray began his single-seater career in 2021, driving for Fortec Motorsport in the F4 British Championship. [5] He had a solid season, taking his maiden wins in Thruxton Circuit. [6] [7] 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. [8]
Gray also took part in two rounds of the Italian F4 Championship with BVM Racing. [9] He had a best finish of 12th and placed 37th in the championship. [10]
Gray partook in the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship with Hitech GP. [11] He raced in only the first two rounds, scoring a podium in the second race, which put him 15th overall. [12]
For his main campaign, Gray switched to Carlin for his second F4 British season. [13] The season was largely dominated by Alex Dunne, but Gray was able to notch up two wins at Croft Circuit and Silverstone. [14] [15] He did however, score 14 further podiums throughout the season, securing vice-champion following the conclusion of the season. [16] He was also nominated for the Autosport BRDC Award. [17]
Gray was promoted to FIA Formula 3 for 2023, staying with Rodin Carlin. [18] He had a disappointing season, failing to score points and having a best finish of 14th, which placed him 28th overall in the standings. [19]
Gray was part of the Williams Driver Academy from 2022 to 2023. [20]
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. [21] 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. [22] [23] He finished the season with fifth place for the 4 Hours of Portimão, as his team finished seventh in the LMP2 standings. [24]
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. [25] [26]
Gray switched to VDS Panis Racing for 2025 in the European Le Mans Series, where his teammates are Esteban Masson and Charles Milesi. [27] The trio began the campaign by finishing third overall at Barcelona, which netted them second in the Pro class. [28] Despite Milesi qualifying second at Le Castellet, the team finished sixth in the Pro class and a lowly 12th overall. [29] [30] Gray subsequently made his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut alongside Masson and Franck Perera. [31] He inherited the lead during the fifth hour and remained there during the night. [32] [33] This lead, once over a minute long, was lost once a safety car was called to bunch up the field. [34] The race for the LMP2 lead became a two-way fight between Gray's #48 and the #43 of Inter Europol, but despite a late penalty for the #43, the win was lost as Masson slowed with a suspension problem during the final hour and nursed the car home in second place. [35] [36]
At Imola, the VDS Panis crew bounced back: Gray took the lead from Jamie Chadwick at the end of the first hour and drove out a commanding lead, one which his teammates retained to give Gray his first sportscar victory. [37] [38]
Gray labels Michael Schumacher as his racing hero. [39]
Season | Series | Team | Position |
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2017 | LGM Series - IAME Cadet | 10th | |
Super 1 National Championship - IAME Cadet | 17th | ||
2019 | IAME International Final - X30 Junior | Dan Holland Racing | 32nd |
Kartmasters British GP - X30 Junior | 1st | ||
British Kart Championship - X30 Junior | 1st | ||
IAME Euro Series - X30 Junior | 2nd | ||
IAME Winter Cup - X30 Junior | 5th | ||
WSK Euro Series - OK Junior | Lennox Racing Team | 33rd | |
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 |
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2021 | F4 British Championship | Fortec Motorsport | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 173 | 7th |
Italian F4 Championship | BVM Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37th | |
2022 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Hitech GP | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 15th |
F4 British Championship | Carlin | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 343 | 2nd | |
2023 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Rodin Carlin | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th |
2024 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Inter Europol Competition | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 7th |
Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe - Pro | Ombra Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 22nd | |
Porsche Carrera Cup Italy | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 14th | ||
2025 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | VDS Panis Racing | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76* | 1st* |
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 2nd |
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
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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 | 7th | 173 |
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 | 2nd | 343 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
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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 | 37th | 0 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
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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 | 15th | 41 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
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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 | 28th | 0 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
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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 | 7th | 47 |
2025 | VDS Panis Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 2 | LEC 6 | IMO 1 | SPA 1 | SIL | ALG | 1st* | 76* |
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
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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 | 14th | 65 |
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2025 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 367 | 19th | 2nd |