# Oliver Gray

Oliver "Ollie" Gray (born 28 April 2005) is a British racing driver who is set to compete in the 2025 European Le Mans Series with VDS Panis Racing. 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.

## Early career
### Formula 4
#### 2021

Gray began his single-seater career in 2021, driving for Fortec Motorsport in the F4 British Championship. He had a solid season, taking his maiden wins in Thruxton Circuit. 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.
Gray also took part in two rounds of the Italian F4 Championship with BVM Racing. He had a best finish of 12th and placed 37th in the championship.

#### 2022

Gray partook in the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship with Hitech GP. He raced in only the first two rounds, scoring a podium in the second race, which put him 15th overall.
For his main campaign, Gray switched to Carlin for his second F4 British season. The season was largely dominated by Alex Dunne, but Gray was able to notch up two wins at Croft Circuit and Silverstone. He did however, score 14 further podiums throughout the season, securing vice-champion following the conclusion of the season. He was also nominated for the Autosport BRDC Award.

### FIA Formula 3 Championship

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

### Formula One

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

## 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. 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. He finished the season with fifth place for the 4 Hours of Portimão, as his team finished seventh in the LMP2 standings.
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.

### 2025

Gray switched to VDS Panis Racing for 2025 in the European Le Mans Series, where his teammates will be Esteban Masson and Charles Milesi.

## Personal life

Gray labels Michael Schumacher as his racing hero.

## Karting record
### Karting career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Position |
| 2017 | LGM Series - IAME Cadet | | 10th |
| 2017 | Super 1 National Championship - IAME Cadet | | 17th |
| 2019 | IAME International Final - X30 Junior | Dan Holland Racing | 32nd |
| 2019 | Kartmasters British GP - X30 Junior | Dan Holland Racing | 1st |
| 2019 | British Kart Championship - X30 Junior | Dan Holland Racing | 1st |
| 2019 | IAME Euro Series - X30 Junior | Dan Holland Racing | 2nd |
| 2019 | IAME Winter Cup - X30 Junior | Dan Holland Racing | 5th |
| 2019 | WSK Euro Series - OK Junior | Lennox Racing Team | 33rd |
| 2020 | CIK-FIA World Championship - OK | Leclerc by Lennox Racing | |
| 2020 | WSK Euro Series - OK | Leclerc by Lennox Racing | 6th |
| 2020 | CIK-FIA European Championship - OK | Leclerc by Lennox Racing | 10th |
| 2020 | 25° South Garda Winter Cup - OK | Leclerc by Lennox Racing | |
| 2020 | WSK Super Master Series - OK | Leclerc by Lennox Racing | 14th |

## Racing record
### Racing career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2021 | F4 British Championship | Fortec Motorsport | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 173 | 7th |
| 2021 | 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 |
| 2022 | 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 |
| 2024 | Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe - Pro | Ombra Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 22nd |
| 2024 | Porsche Carrera Cup Italy | Ombra Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 14th |
| 2025 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | VDS Panis Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD |

### Complete F4 British Championship results

(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 5$^7$ | BHI 2 9 | BHI 3 11 | OUL 1 5 | OUL 2 6$^6$ | OUL 3 Ret | KNO 1 9 | KNO 2 7 | KNO 3 Ret | THR2 1 1 | THR2 2 5$^{11}$ | THR2 3 1 | CRO 1 8 | CRO 2 6$^3$ | CRO 3 9 | SIL 1 Ret | SIL 2 7$^3$ | SIL 3 Ret | DON 1 | DON 2 | DON 3 | BHGP 1 10 | BHGP 2 4$^1$ | BHGP 3 7 | 7th | 173 |
| 2022 | Carlin | DON 1 2 | DON 2 Ret | DON 3 3 | BHI 1 3 | BHI 2 2$^3$ | BHI 3 2 | THR1 1 3 | THR1 2 4$^4$ | THR1 3 Ret | OUL 1 6 | OUL 2 4$^2$ | OUL 3 6 | CRO 1 3 | CRO 2 3$^5$ | 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 6$^7$ | 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

(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

(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

(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

(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 |
| 2025 | VDS Panis Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT | LEC | IMO | SPA | SIL | ALG | TBD | TBD |

### Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Italy results

(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 |