Oliver Gray
Oliver Gray | |
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![]() Gray driving theDallara F3 2019during the2023 Spielberg Formula 3 round. | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Woking,Surrey,England[1] | 28 April 2005
Related to | Zac Gray, Lynsey Gray, Ian Gray |
European Le Mans Seriescareer | |
Debut season | 2024 |
Current team | Inter Europol Competition |
Racing licence | ![]() |
Car number | TBA |
Starts | 3 (3 entries) |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | TBD in2024 |
Previous series | |
2023 2022 2021–2022 2021 | FIA Formula 3 Championship F4 British Championship Formula 4 UAE Championship Italian F4 Championship |
Oliver "Ollie" Gray(born 28 April 2005[1]) is aBritishracing driver set to compete in the2024 European Le Mans SerieswithInter Europol Competition.He most recently competed in the2023 FIA Formula 3 ChampionshipforRodin Carlin,and was the2022 F4 Britishrunner-up.
He was previously a member of theWilliams Driver Academy.[2]
Early career
[edit]Formula 4
[edit]2021
[edit]Gray began his single-seater career in 2021, driving forFortec Motorsportin theF4 British Championship.[3]He had a solid season, taking his maiden wins inThruxton Circuit.[4][5]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.[6]
Gray also took part in two rounds of theItalian F4 Championshipwith BVM Racing.[7]He had a best finish of 12th and placed 37th in the championship.[8]
2022
[edit]Gray partook in the2022 Formula 4 UAE ChampionshipwithHitech GP.[9]He raced in only the first two rounds, scoring a podium in the second race, which put him 15th overall.[10]
For his main campaign, Gray switched toCarlinfor hissecond F4 British season.[11]The season was largely dominated byAlex Dunne,but Gray was able to notch up two wins atCroft CircuitandSilverstone.[12][13]He did however, score 14 further podiums throughout the season, securing vice-champion following the conclusion of the season.[14]He was also nominated for the Autosport BRDC Award.[15]
FIA Formula 3 Championship
[edit]Gray was promoted toFIA Formula 3for 2023, staying withRodin Carlin.[16]He had a disappointing season, failing to score points and having a best finish of 14th, which placed him 28th overall in the standings.[17]
Formula One
[edit]Gray was part of theWilliams Driver Academyfrom 2022 to 2023.[18]
Sportscar career
[edit]2024: ELMS debut
[edit]Following a sub-par Formula 3 campaign, Gray switched to racing in the2024 European Le Mans SerieswithInter Europol Competition.[19]
Personal life
[edit]Gray labelsMichael Schumacheras his racing hero.[20]
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]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 |
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]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 | Inter Europol Competition | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15th* |
Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe | Ombra Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28th | |
Porsche Carrera Cup Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1* | 19th* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 British Championship results
[edit](key) (Races inboldindicate pole position) (Races initalicsindicate 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 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 |
7th | 173 |
2022 | Carlin | DON 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 | 343 |
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races inboldindicate pole position) (Races initalicsindicate 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
[edit](key) (Races inboldindicate pole position) (Races initalicsindicate 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
[edit](key) (Races inboldindicate pole position) (Races initalicsindicate 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
[edit](key) (Races inboldindicate pole position; results initalicsindicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | Inter Europol Competition | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | GibsonGK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 8 |
LEC Ret |
IMO 7 |
SPA |
MUG |
ALG |
15th* | 10* |
*Season still in progress.
References
[edit]- ^ab"Oliver Gray / Athletes / Athlete Management / WHS".Archived fromthe originalon 5 August 2021.
- ^"Oliver Gray joins Williams Racing Driver Academy - automobilsport.com".www.automobilsport.com.Retrieved26 May2022.
- ^Wood, Ida (5 March 2021)."British karting champion Oliver Gray moves into cars with Fortec in F4".Formula Scout.Retrieved6 January2024.
- ^Waring, Bethonie (29 August 2021)."Gray awarded Thruxton British F4 victory after Zagazeta appeal fails".Formula Scout.Retrieved6 January2024.
- ^Waring, Bethonie (29 August 2021)."Gray wins hard-fought British F4 race three after dramatic Taylor crash".Formula Scout.Retrieved6 January2024.
- ^"F4 British Championship certified by FIA powered by Ford 2021".DriverDB.Retrieved6 January2024.
- ^Wood, Ida (5 October 2021)."British F4 rookie Oliver Gray joins Italian F4 grid with BVM Racing".Formula Scout.Retrieved6 January2024.
- ^"Italian Formula 4 Championship 2021".DriverDB.Retrieved6 January2024.
- ^Wood, Ida (17 January 2022)."Hitech and Prema reveal their full F4 UAE line-ups".Formula Scout.Retrieved6 January2024.
- ^"F4 United Arab Emirates Championship powered by Abarth 2022".DriverDB.Retrieved6 January2024.
- ^"Oliver Gray joins Carlin's British Formula 4 Team".carlin.co.uk.7 March 2022.Retrieved6 January2024.
- ^Waring, Bethonie (26 June 2022)."Williams junior Gray wins disrupted third F4 race at Croft".Formula Scout.Retrieved6 January2024.
- ^Waring, Bethonie (25 September 2022)."Gray wins safety car-disrupted third British F4 race at Silverstone".Formula Scout.Retrieved6 January2024.
- ^"Ollie Gray on Williams: 'I believe they're happy with my progress'".Feeder Series.20 December 2023.Retrieved6 January2024.
- ^Wood, Ida (4 August 2022)."Longlist of drivers for 2022 Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Award named".Formula Scout.Retrieved6 January2024.
- ^"Carlin recruit Williams junior Gray for 2023 season".FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website.16 January 2023.Retrieved16 January2023.
- ^"Rodin Carlin 2023 season review: Focus on the future".FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website.22 September 2023.Retrieved6 January2024.
- ^"Oliver Gray joins Williams Racing Driver Academy".www.williamsf1.com.Retrieved26 May2022.
- ^"Inter Europol Competition expands to three entries in the European Le Mans Series; confirm driver lineup".Inter Europol Competition.8 December 2023.Retrieved6 January2023.
- ^"In Profile: Oliver Gray".FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website.3 May 2023.Retrieved6 January2024.
External links
[edit]- Oliver Graycareer summary at DriverDB.com
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Italian F4 Championship drivers
- British F4 Championship drivers
- UAE F4 Championship drivers
- FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers
- Hitech Grand Prix drivers
- Fortec Motorsport drivers
- Carlin racing drivers
- European Le Mans Series drivers
- Rodin Motorsport drivers
- Ombra Racing drivers
- Porsche Carrera Cup Italy drivers
- English racing drivers
- People from Woking