Oliver Gray


Oliver Gray is a British racing driver who most recently competed in the 2025 European Le Mans Series, winning the Drivers' Championship with VDS Panis Racing. He previously drove for Inter Europol Competition in 2024. Gray was previously a member of the Williams Driver Academy.

Early career

Karting

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. He also narrowly missed out on winning the 2019 IAME International Final at Le Mans, losing victory to Oliver Bearman due to a last-lap engine failure.

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 are Esteban Masson and Charles Milesi. The trio began the campaign by finishing third overall at Barcelona, which netted them second in the Pro class. Despite Milesi qualifying second at Le Castellet, the team finished sixth in the Pro class and a lowly 12th overall. Gray subsequently made his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut alongside Masson and Franck Perera. He inherited the lead during the fifth hour and remained there during the night. This lead, once over a minute long, was lost once a safety car was called to bunch up the field. The race for the LMP2 lead became a two-way fight between Gray's No. 48 and the No. 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.
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.
In October 2025, Gray was announced to be taking part in the FIA World Endurance Championship rookie test at the Bahrain International Circuit, where he sampled the championship-winning Hypercar.

Personal life

Gray labels Michael Schumacher as his racing hero.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

Complete F4 British Championship results

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2021Fortec MotorsportTHR1
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
2022CarlinDON
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

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2021BVM RacingLEC
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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2022Hitech GPYAS1
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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718DCPoints
2023Rodin CarlinBHR
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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2024Inter Europol CompetitionLMP2Oreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8CAT
8		LEC
Ret		IMO
7		SPA
4		MUG
3		ALG
5		7th47
2025VDS Panis RacingLMP2Oreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8CAT
2		LEC
6		IMO
1		SPA
1		SIL
8		ALG
1		1st106