Rylan Gray (born 21 November 2006) is a
racing driver
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from
Australia
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who currently competes in the
Super2 Series
The Dunlop Super2 Series (formerly known as Dunlop Series, Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series, HPDC V8 Supercars Series, Konica Minolta V8 Supercars Series and Konica V8 Supercars/Lites Series) is an Australian touring car racing competition, specifical ...
.
Biography
Gray’s career began in
motocross
Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Kingdom.
History
Motocross first evolved in Britain from motorcycle trials competi ...
as a toddler before switching to cars at 14, initially in
Hyundai Excels before stepping up to
Toyota 86
The Toyota 86 and the Subaru BRZ are 2+2 sports cars jointly developed by Toyota and Subaru, manufactured at Subaru's Gunma assembly plant.
The 2+2 fastback coupé has a naturally aspirated boxer engine, front-engined, rear-wheel-drive ...
competition. Having finished 5th in the New Zealand series,
Tickford Racing signed Gray to their academy program leading to his V8 Supercar debut in
Super3 at the Adelaide 500 where he scored a class podium. The
Denman resident was promoted to Super2 in
2024
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, finishing on the podium in both races at Bathurst en route to the round win and 7th in the standings.
Through his results in New Zealand Toyota 86, Gray made a cameo in the
2023 ADAC GT4 Germany
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series at the
Nürburgring
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with
KCMG, finishing 20th and 10th across the races with co-driver Brock Gilchrist. In 2024, he competed in
GT4 Australia
GT4 Australia (known commercially as Monochrome GT4 Australia for 2024–2025) is a motor racing series for SRO GT4-class grand touring cars. The series is promoted by the SRO Motorsports Group, who are the global owner of the category, and also pr ...
with
Miedecke Motorsport – alongside George Miedecke, the team won the
Ford Mustang GT4's first race outside North America in the opening round at
Phillip Island
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and narrowly missed out on the championship to
Method Motorsport.
Gray is the son of former
V8 Utes and
Touring Car Masters driver Jeremy Gray.
Career results
Summary
GT4 Australia Championship results
Super2 Series results
(
key) (Race results only)
Supercars Championship results
Bathurst 12 Hour results
References
External links
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2006 births
Living people
21st-century Australian sportsmen
Sportspeople from Muswellbrook
Racing drivers from the Hunter Region
KCMG drivers