Oliver "Ollie" Gray (born 28 April 2005) is a British racing driver competing in the European Le Mans Series for Forestier Racing by Panis. He won the 2025 European Le Mans Series in LMP2 with VDS Panis Racing, partnering Esteban Masson and Charles Milesi. Gray was previously a Williams F1 junior, finishing runner-up in British F4 and racing in FIA Formula 3 for Carlin.
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: ELMS title
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 No. 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. After creating an initial 12-second gap at the front in Spa, Gray and his teammates won again in dominant fashion. This looked to be the case again at Silverstone, where the No. 48 started from pole. However, a stop-and-go penalty for Gray, handed out for crossing a red light on pit exit, caused the team to finish down the order. Nevertheless, Gray and his teammates clinched the ELMS title at Portimão with their third win of the season; Gray contributed by taking the lead from Jonas Ried in the opening stint.
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 Ferrari 499P Hypercar.
Personal life Gray labels Michael Schumacher as his racing hero.
Karting record
Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 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
Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position2021F4 British ChampionshipFortec Motorsport 27 2 2 1 2 173 7thItalian F4 ChampionshipBVM Racing 6 0 0 0 0 0 37th2022Formula 4 UAE ChampionshipHitech GP 8 0 0 0 1 41 15thF4 British ChampionshipCarlin 30 2 2 0 16 3432nd 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 2025 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 VDS Panis Racing 6 3 0 1 4 106 1st 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 1 2nd2026European Le Mans Series - LMP2Forestier Racing by Panis 5 2 2 1 3 72*2nd* 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 1 0 0 0 1 3rd Source:
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 MotorsportTHR11THR12THR13SNE1SNE2SNE3BHI1BHI2BHI3OUL1OUL2OUL3KNO1KNO2KNO3THR21THR22THR23CRO1CRO2CRO3SIL1SIL2SIL3 DON1 DON2 DON3BHGP1BHGP2BHGP3 7th 173 2022 CarlinDON1DON2DON3BHI1BHI2BHI3THR11THR12THR13OUL1OUL2OUL3CRO1CRO2CRO3KNO1KNO2KNO3SNE1SNE2SNE3THR21THR22THR23SIL1SIL2SIL3BHGP1BHGP2BHGP32nd
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 RacingLEC1LEC2LEC3MIS1MIS2MIS3VLL1VLL2VLL3IMO1IMO2IMO3RBR1RBR2RBR3MUG1MUG2MUG3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3 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 GPYAS11YAS12YAS13YAS14DUB11DUB12DUB13DUB14DUB21DUB22DUB23DUB24DUB31DUB32DUB33DUB34YAS21YAS22YAS33YAS44 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 BHRSPR BHRFEA MELSPR MELFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA SPASPR SPAFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA 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 LEC IMO SPA MUG ALG 7th 47 2025 VDS Panis Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 1st 106 2026 Forestier Racing by Panis LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG2nd* 72*
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 MIS1 MIS2 IMO1 IMO2 MUG1 MUG2 IMO1 IMO2 VLL1 VLL2 MNZ1 MNZ2 14th 65
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2025 VDS Panis Racing Esteban Masson Franck Perera Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 367 19th 2nd 2026 Forestier Racing by Panis Esteban Masson Louis Rousset Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 360 17th 3rd
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