Garnet Patterson

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.

Racing record Racing career summary

† 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)

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) † Car was initially a Pro-Am entry, therefore was ineligible for points.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results