| Oliver Gray | |
| Nationality: |  British |
| Birth Date: | 2005 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Woking, Surrey, England[1] |
| Racing Licence: | FIA Silver FIA Gold [2] |
| Current Series: | European Le Mans Series |
| Current Team: | VDS Panis Racing |
| Former Teams: | Inter Europol Competition |
| First Year: | 2024 |
| Car Number: | 48 |
| Starts: | 12 (12 entries) |
| Wins: | 3 |
| Podiums: | 5 |
| Poles: | 1 |
| Fastest Laps: | 1 |
| Best Finish: | 1st |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Prev Series: | Porsche Carrera Cup Italy FIA Formula 3 Championship F4 British Championship Formula 4 UAE Championship Italian F4 Championship |
| Prev Series Years: | 2024 2023 2022 2021–2022 2021 |
| Titles: | European Le Mans Series |
| Title Years: | 2025 |
Oliver Gray (born 28 April 2005[1]) is a British racing driver competing in the European Le Mans Series, winning the Drivers' Championship with the VDS Panis Racing team. He previously drove for Inter Europol Competition in 2024. Gray was previously a member of the Williams Driver Academy.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
Gray began his single-seater career in 2021, driving for Fortec Motorsport in the F4 British Championship.[6] He had a solid season, taking his maiden wins in Thruxton Circuit.[7] [8] 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.[9]
Gray also took part in two rounds of the Italian F4 Championship with BVM Racing.[10] He had a best finish of 12th and placed 37th in the championship.[11]
Gray partook in the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship with Hitech GP.[12] He raced in only the first two rounds, scoring a podium in the second race, which put him 15th overall.[13]
For his main campaign, Gray switched to Carlin for his second F4 British season.[14] The season was largely dominated by Alex Dunne, but Gray was able to notch up two wins at Croft Circuit and Silverstone.[15] [16] He did however, score 14 further podiums throughout the season, securing vice-champion following the conclusion of the season.[17] He was also nominated for the Autosport BRDC Award.[18]
Gray was promoted to FIA Formula 3 for 2023, staying with Rodin Carlin.[19] He had a disappointing season, failing to score points and having a best finish of 14th, which placed him 28th overall in the standings.[20]
Gray was part of the Williams Driver Academy from 2022 to 2023.[21]
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.[22] 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.[23] [24] He finished the season with fifth place for the 4 Hours of Portimão, as his team finished seventh in the LMP2 standings.[25]
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.[26] [27]
Gray switched to VDS Panis Racing for 2025 in the European Le Mans Series, where his teammates are Esteban Masson and Charles Milesi.[28] The trio began the campaign by finishing third overall at Barcelona, which netted them second in the Pro class.[29] Despite Milesi qualifying second at Le Castellet, the team finished sixth in the Pro class and a lowly 12th overall.[30] [31] Gray subsequently made his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut alongside Masson and Franck Perera.[32] He inherited the lead during the fifth hour and remained there during the night.[33] [34] This lead, once over a minute long, was lost once a safety car was called to bunch up the field.[35] 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.[36] [37]
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.[38] [39]
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.[40]
Gray labels Michael Schumacher as his racing hero.[41]
| 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 |
| 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 | align=left nowrap | Inter Europol Competition | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 7th |
| align=left nowrap | 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 | align=left rowspan="2" nowrap | VDS Panis Racing | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 106 | 1st |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2nd |
(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 | nowrap | Fortec Motorsport | THR1 1 | THR1 2 | THR1 3 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SNE 3 | BHI 1 | BHI 2 | BHI 3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | OUL 3 | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | KNO 3 | THR2 1 | THR2 2 | THR2 3 | CRO 1 | CRO 2 | CRO 3 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | SIL 3 | DON 1 | DON 2 | DON 3 | BHGP 1 | BHGP 2 | BHGP 3 | 7th | 173 | |
| 2022 | nowrap | Carlin | DON 1 | DON 2 | DON 3 | BHI 1 | BHI 2 | BHI 3 | THR1 1 | THR1 2 | THR1 3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | OUL 3 | CRO 1 | CRO 2 | CRO 3 | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | KNO 3 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | SNE 3 | THR2 1 | THR2 2 | THR2 3 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | SIL 3 | BHGP 1 | BHGP 2 | BHGP 3 | 2nd |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(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 | nowrap | Inter Europol Competition | LMP2 | nowrap | Oreca 07 | nowrap | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT | LEC | IMO | SPA | MUG | ALG | 7th | 47 | |
| 2025 | nowrap | VDS Panis Racing | LMP2 | nowrap | Oreca 07 | nowrap | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT | LEC | IMO | SPA | SIL | ALG | 1st | 106 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
