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🇺🇸 Gray Newell

Racing driver from United States. WEC, Heart of Racing Team.
Driver facts
Full name
Gray Newell
Born
1 January 1997(b. 1997)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Heart of Racing Team
Series
WEC
Status
Active
Career wins
4
Career podiums
31
Career starts
75
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
4,221
Gray Newell
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,221
Rank 2673 of 38,983 indexed, +15 this season
FIA Categorisation
Bronze
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Gray Newell is a racing driver from United States who competes in WEC for Heart of Racing Team. Newell has recorded 4 wins and 31 podiums from 75 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,221 ranks Newell 2673th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUAEITAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-07-12SAO PAULO LMGT3WECP18−131
2026-06-13LE MANS LMGT3WECP3+146
2026-05-09SPA FRANCORCHAMPS LMGT3WECP13−36
2026-04-19IMOLA LMGT3WECP9+37
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+154NOLA Motorsports Park 2023GT4 AmericaP1
+149Road America 2023GT4 AmericaP1
+145LE MANS 2026WECP3
+142VIRginia International Raceway 2025GT World Challenge AmericaP2
+141Dubai Autodrome 202224H SeriesP2
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Road America9 starts+27
Dubai Autodrome4 starts+20
Barber Motorsports Park6 starts+2
Struggles
Sebring International Raceway7 starts-23
Sebring4 starts-19
Circuit of the Americas5 starts-16
Sonoma International Raceway8 starts-14
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸WECHeart of Racing Team401000—+154,221
2025▸GT World Challenge AmericaHeart of Racing Team1203000P5+2814,206
▸24H SeriesHeart of Racing by SPS201000P22+181
▸GT AmericaHeart of Racing Team201000P13+32
2024▸GT AmericaHeart of Racing Team14011000P3−3013,712
▸GT4 AmericaHeart of Racing Team1226000P2+384
▸24H SeriesHeart of Racing by SPS200000P23+41
▸GT World Challenge AmericaHeart of Racing Team201000—↑4+38
▸Road to Le MansHeart of Racing by SPS200000—−52
2023▸GT AmericaHeart of Racing Team1001000P4−1993,597
▸GT4 AmericaHeart of Racing Team823000P5+145
▸24H SeriesHeart of Racing by SPS302010P9↑429+350
2022▸24H SeriesHeart of Racing Team101000—+1412,871
2021▸24H SeriesHeart of Racing Team100000—+1,3802,730
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Newell finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Curt SwearinginFIA Bronze4,0873292328%
🇺🇸 Ross ChouestFIA Bronze3,67031191261%
🇺🇸 Isaac ShermanFIA Silver4,1792992031%
🇺🇸 Todd ParriottFIA Bronze2,7182725293%
🇺🇸 Nicholas ShannyFIA Bronze2,6532423196%
🇺🇸 Elias SaboFIA Bronze3,44821101148%
🇺🇸 Matt BellFIA Silver4,4962091145%
🇺🇸 Todd ColemanFIA Bronze3,5932013765%
🇺🇸 Tony GaplesFIA Bronze4,2901912763%
🇨🇦 Aaron PovoledoFIA Silver3,0451914574%
🇳🇿 Matthew PayneFIA Gold6,136110100%
🇫🇷 Christophe TinseauFIA Silver5,689110100%
🇹🇷 Ayhancan GüvenFIA Platinum, 1× champion5,66141325%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
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2,668🇧🇷 Carlos IaconelliGP2 Series4,222
2,669🇺🇸 Jeremy MayfieldNASCAR Xfinity4,222
2,670🇩🇪 Luca LudwigNürburgring 24 Hours4,222
2,671🇦🇺 Matt ChahdaSupercars Championship4,222
2,672🇺🇸 Moisey UretskyIMSA Pilot Challenge4,222
2,673🇺🇸 Gray NewellWEC4,221
2,674🇺🇸 John SettlemyreNASCAR Xfinity4,221
2,675🇵🇭 Marlon StöckingerGP2 Series4,221
2,676🇸🇪 Lars StugemoNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,220
2,677🇮🇹 Niccolo SchiroGT World Challenge Europe4,220
2,678🇺🇸 Dalton SargeantNASCAR Truck4,219
2,679🇺🇸 Tim FedewaNASCAR Xfinity4,219
2,680🇭🇺 Bence VALINTLe Mans Cup4,218
2,681🇨🇭 Fabian HamprechtNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie4,218
2,682🇺🇸 Joe KellyNASCAR Xfinity4,218
2,683🇧🇪 Max Busnelli24H Series4,218
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Gray Newell is a professional sportscar and endurance racing driver competing at a semi-professional level, with a Racer Rating of 4,243. He holds FIA Bronze categorisation, which denotes an amateur or gentleman driver racing alongside professionals in GT and endurance racing. Across three seasons from 2024 to 2026, he has completed 30 starts with 2 wins and 12 podiums, averaging a fifth-place finish. His racing is concentrated in the GT categories and the World Endurance Championship, primarily with Heart of Racing Team.[1]

Newell's record shows a driver improving steadily within the GT field but consistently outpaced by the established professionals he faces regularly. Against Blake McDonald, a much stronger driver rated 600 points higher, Newell has finished ahead only 3 times in 16 shared races. He trails Justin Rothberg, a three-time champion rated in the professional tier, by a margin of 2 wins to 12 losses in 14 meetings. His head-to-head with Isaac Sherman, a professional-level Silver-graded driver, is closer at 8-7, suggesting more competitiveness in that pairing. Newell's wins have come exclusively in GT4 America, the most junior series in his record, while his podium finishes in the stronger GT World Challenge America and WEC fields are scattered but present.[2]

His recent elevation to the World Endurance Championship in 2026 marks a significant step up; he secured one podium from four starts in the LMGT3 class, including a result at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, indicating he can run competitively in the world's premier endurance racing series when opportunities arise.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
Gabe Newell is not only building a fleet of superyachts to map the world’s oceans but also has a racing team that raises money for Seattle Children’s, and this weekend his eldest son, Gray, will champion that noble cause and make his debut at the grueling 24[1]
Luxurylaunches
14 Jun 2026
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Aston Martin Vantage and the Heart of Racing Team claim LMGT3 podium in the 24 Hours of Le Mans[2]
Aston Martin Media
14 Jun 2026
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Gray Newell’s Le Mans dream takes center stage as Valve fans turn the spotlight on Gabe Newell[3]
The Times of India
10 Jun 2026
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