Although he is only 18 years of age, Rylan Gray has quickly established himself as one of the hottest young prospects on the Supercars scene.
Although he is only 18 years of age, Rylan Gray has quickly established himself as one of the hottest young prospects on the Supercars scene.
Born and raised in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, Gray started racing in motocross at just two years of age, and made his first steps into four wheeled racing at age 14, skipping karting altogether.
Starting off in Hyundai Excels, Gray quickly progressed into Toyota 86 competition, and claimed Rookie of the Year honours in the New Zealand title in 2023, winning a guest drive in German GT4 at the Nürburgring in the process.
Gray was also signed to Tickford Autosport in 2023, and was a race winner in the Australian Toyota 86 series, before making his Super3 debut in a Tickford FGX Falcon in Adelaide just days after turning 17.
Gray created history last year in his rookie Super2 campaign, becoming the youngest-ever Dunlop Super2 Series round winner at the Repco Bathurst 1000, aged just 17 years, 10 months, and 21 days old.
Gray claimed his maiden race win and pole position at the second round of the 2025 Super2 Series in Tasmania, and leads the standings one third of the way into the six-round season.
The teenager will make his Supercars debut in Darwin, before teaming up with Super2 teammate Lochie Dalton for the Enduro Cup later this year.