Oliver Gray

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Oliver Gray
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Gray driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2023 Spielberg Formula 3 round.
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (2005-04-28) 28 April 2005 (age 18)
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
Starts1 (1 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD 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 set to compete 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 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 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. [19]

Personal life

Gray labels Michael Schumacher as his racing hero. [20]

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 1000048th*
Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe Ombra Racing
Porsche Carrera Cup Italy

* Season still in progress.

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
IMO
SPA
MUG
ALG
8th*4*

* Season still in progress.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Oliver Gray joins Williams Racing Driver Academy - automobilsport.com". www.automobilsport.com. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  3. ↑ Wood, Ida (5 March 2021). "British karting champion Oliver Gray moves into cars with Fortec in F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Waring, Bethonie (29 August 2021). "Gray awarded Thruxton British F4 victory after Zagazeta appeal fails". Formula Scout. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Waring, Bethonie (29 August 2021). "Gray wins hard-fought British F4 race three after dramatic Taylor crash". Formula Scout. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "F4 British Championship certified by FIA powered by Ford 2021". DriverDB. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Wood, Ida (5 October 2021). "British F4 rookie Oliver Gray joins Italian F4 grid with BVM Racing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Italian Formula 4 Championship 2021". DriverDB. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Wood, Ida (17 January 2022). "Hitech and Prema reveal their full F4 UAE line-ups". Formula Scout. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "F4 United Arab Emirates Championship powered by Abarth 2022". DriverDB. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Oliver Gray joins Carlin's British Formula 4 Team". carlin.co.uk. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  12. ↑ Waring, Bethonie (26 June 2022). "Williams junior Gray wins disrupted third F4 race at Croft". Formula Scout. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  13. ↑ Waring, Bethonie (25 September 2022). "Gray wins safety car-disrupted third British F4 race at Silverstone". Formula Scout. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
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