Garnet Patterson (born 17 August 1993) is an Australian racing driver who is set to compete in the LMGT3 class of the European Le Mans Series for United Autosports.

Career Born in Werris Creek, Patterson began racing in 2011, initially competing in the New South Wales Formula Race Car Championship, which he won in 2013 after scoring 11 wins out of the 15 races he contested. Patterson then moved to the Australian Drivers' Championship the following year, winning the national class title with ten wins to his name.

In 2015, Patterson joined KCMG to race in the Asian Formula Renault Series, finishing on the podium in all but one race he started en route to runner-up honors at the end of the year despite missing the season finale at Shanghai. The following year, Patterson raced for Nexus Infinity in the Asian Le Mans Sprint Cup and the Sepang 12 Hours, most notably finishing third in the LMP3 standings of the former series. Remaining in LMP3 competition for 2017, Patterson joined Eurasia Motorsport to compete in the FRD LMP3 Series, in which he scored a lone win at Zhejiang and ended the year sixth in points. Patterson then raced in the China Endurance Championship in 2018, before making a one-off appearance in the 2019 New South Wales Formula Race Car Championship for his own team.

In early 2020, Patterson joined ARC Bratislava to race at the 4 Hours of The Bend, finishing third in the LMP2 Am class in his only outing in the 2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series. After not racing for the rest of the year, Patterson joined Mühlner Motorsport to race in the fourth and fifth rounds of the Le Mans Cup's LMP3 class. Remaining in the series for 2022, Patterson joined United Autosports to race in the LMP3 class alongside Andres Latorre. In their only season together, the pair scored a lone podium by finishing third at Imola as they ended the year 15th in points. At the end of the year, Patterson participated in the FIA World Endurance Championship rookie tests in Bahrain, driving an Oreca 07 for United Autosports.

Patterson began 2023 racing for United Autosports in the LMP2 class of the Asian Le Mans Series, in which he scored a lone podium in race one at Yas Marina by finishing second as he closed out the winter seventh in points. Following that, Patterson joined EMA Motorsport for a dual campaign in GT World Challenge Australia and Porsche Carrera Cup Australia. Racing in all but one round in the former, Patterson scored overall wins at Wanneroo and Sydney to secure fourth in the GT3 Pro-Am standings, whereas in the latter, Patterson raced in select rounds, taking a best result of sixth at Sandown to end the year 18th in the Pro standings. During 2023, Patterson also made one-off appearances in the European Le Mans Series' LMP2 and Le Mans Cup's LMP3 classes for United Autosports.

After partaking in time attack events in 2024, Patterson reunited with United Autosports to race in the LMGT3 class of the European Le Mans Series, as well as racing in the 24 Hours of Daytona in the LMP2 class for the same team. In his first season in the European Le Mans series, Patterson scored a lone podium at the season-ending race in Algarve by finishing second, en route to a 14th-place points finish. During 2025, Patterson also made a one-off appearance in the Touring Car Masters for Duggan Family Racing. At the end of the year, he remained with United Autosports to race in the GT class of the 2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series, scoring a best result of 13th in race one at Sepang before leaving the series ahead of the UAE rounds.

Patterson will continue with United Autosports for his sophomore year in the LMGT3 class of the European Le Mans Series in 2026, as well as racing in the Bathurst 12 Hour for Optimum Motorsport. During 2026, Patterson also won the Silverstone 500 alongside Yasser Shahin in a one-off outing in British GT.

Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2012 New South Wales Formula Race Car Championship Garnet Patterson Racing 11 1 0 1 2 136 9th 2013 New South Wales Formula Race Car Championship Garnet Patterson Racing 15 11 4 10 12 3351st 2014 Australian Drivers' Championship – National Garnet Patterson Racing 20 10 4 11 18 2451st 2015 Asian Formula Renault Series – Class A KCMG 10 0 0 0 9 2232nd2016 Asian Le Mans Sprint Cup – LMP3 Nexus Infinity 5 0 0 0 3 733rd Sepang 12 Hours – GT3 Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 1 3rd 2017 FRD LMP3 Series Eurasia Motorsport 8 1 0 0 4 77 6th 2018 China Endurance Championship Eurasia Motorsport 7 0 0 0 2 2019 New South Wales Formula Race Car Championship Garnet Patterson Racing 3 3 1 3 3 75 10th 2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series – LMP2 Am ARC Bratislava 1 0 0 0 1 15 8th 2021 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 Mühlner Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 6 23rd 2022 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 United Autosports 7 0 0 0 1 15 15th2023 Asian Le Mans Series – LMP2 United Autosports 4 0 0 0 1 38 7th European Le Mans Series – LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC† Le Mans Cup – LMP3 1 0 1 0 0 1 32nd GT World Challenge Australia – GT3 Pro-Am EMA Motorsport 10 2 0 0 6 158 4th Porsche Carrera Cup Australia – Pro 11 0 0 0 0 232 18th2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship – LMP2 United Autosports USA 1 0 0 0 0 230 57th European Le Mans Series – LMGT3 United Autosports 6 0 0 1 1 19 14th Touring Car Masters Duggan Family Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2025–26 Asian Le Mans Series – GT United Autosports 2 0 0 0 0 0 33rd2026 Bathurst 12 Hour Optimum Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 DNF European Le Mans Series – LMGT3 United Autosports Le Mans Cup – GT3 British GT Championship – GT3 Silver-Am Optimum Motorsport 1 1 0 0 1 0 NC† GT World Challenge Australia – Pro-Am Team BRM GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 2 Seas Motorsport GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze Intercontinental GT Challenge Sources:

† As Patterson was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) + Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos. Points 2019–20 ARC Bratislava LMP2 Am Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SHA BEN SEP BUR 8th 15 2023 United Autosports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 7th 38 2025–26 United Autosports GT McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 SEP1 SEP2 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 33rd 0

Complete Le Mans Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points 2021 Mühlner Motorsport LMP3 Duqueine M30 - D08 BAR LEC MNZ LMS LMS SPA POR 23rd 6 2022 United Autosports LMP3 Ligier JS P320 LEC IMO LMS1 LMS2 MNZ SPA ALG 15th 15 2023 United Autosports LMP3 Ligier JS P320 CAT LMS1 LMS2 LEC ARA SPA ALG 32nd 1

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 2023 United Autosports USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC ARA SPA ALG POR NC† 0† 2025 United Autosports LMGT3 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 14th 19 2026 United Autosports LMGT3 McLaren 720S GT3 Evo McLaren M840T 4.0 L Turbo V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 4th* 18* † Car was initially a Pro-Am entry, therefore was ineligible for points.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points2025United Autosports USALMP2Oreca 07Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 57th 230

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