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Oliver Gray
Gray driving at the Mugello Circuit in 2024
NationalityUnited Kingdom 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 season2024
Current teamInter Europol Competition
Racing licence 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.

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

Early career

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Formula 4

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2021

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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

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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

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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

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

Sportscar career

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2024: ELMS debut

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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

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

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
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

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
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

Complete F4 British Championship results

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(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
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

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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(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
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

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

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(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
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

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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(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
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

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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(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
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

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Italy results

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(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
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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Oliver Gray / Athletes / Athlete Management / WHS". Archived from the original on 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Oliver Gray joins Williams Racing Driver Academy - automobilsport.com". www.automobilsport.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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.
  14. ^ "Ollie Gray on Williams: 'I believe they're happy with my progress'". Feeder Series. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  15. ^ Wood, Ida (4 August 2022). "Longlist of drivers for 2022 Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Award named". Formula Scout. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  16. ^ "Carlin recruit Williams junior Gray for 2023 season". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  17. ^ "Rodin Carlin 2023 season review: Focus on the future". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Oliver Gray joins Williams Racing Driver Academy". www.williamsf1.com. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  19. ^ "Inter Europol Competition expands to three entries in the European Le Mans Series; confirm driver lineup". Inter Europol Competition. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  20. ^ "Second place finish at Spa and very much in the ELMS championship race". Inter Europol Competition. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  21. ^ "Double podium position for Inter Europol Competition at Mugello". Inter Europol Competition. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  22. ^ "Inter Europol Competition disappointed with second position in the 2024 European Le Mans Series; proud of the season campaign". Inter Europol Competition. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  23. ^ "Porsche Carrera Cup Italia: driver line-up 2024". Ombra Racing (in Italian). 10 April 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  24. ^ "Porsche Carrera Cup Italia 2024: Two titles for Ombra Racing". Ombra Racing (in Italian). 8 October 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  25. ^ "In Profile: Oliver Gray". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
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