Ryan Cullen

Ryan Cullen
Born	(1991-03-26) March 26, 1991 Ireland
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2012–present
Known for	Competing in European Le Mans Series, Porsche Supercup, GP3 Series

Ryan Cullen (born 26 March 1991) is an Irish professional racing driver presently competing in the European Le Mans Series representing Vector Sport.

Early career

Cullen made his initial appearance in the British Formula Ford championship in 2012, securing sixth place overall and achieving three podium finishes. He attained the same position in the European Cup championship that year. Following a post-season GP3 evaluation, Cullen signed with Marussia Manor Racing for the 2013 campaign. During the winter months, he participated in the MRF Challenge Formula 2000, concluding the series in sixth position overall.

He continued with Marussia Manor throughout the 2014 season until financial difficulties forced the team to withdraw, resulting in Cullen missing the Sochi round. He returned for the season finale driving for Trident Racing and subsequently conducted testing sessions with Koiranen GP after the season concluded.

Cullen resumed competition in the MRF Challenge during the 2014/2015 season, finishing as runner-up overall with three victories, four pole positions, and six fastest laps.

Porsche series

In 2015, Cullen competed in the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain with G-Cat Racing and joined VERVA Lechner Racing Team from round four onward in the Porsche Supercup, recording best finishes of eighth and twelfth respectively.

After securing third place in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East during the off-season, he returned to the Supercup with Lechner Racing and also contested the Carrera Cup Germany for Konrad Motorsport. Despite participating in only part of the Carrera Cup season, he achieved tenth place overall and ranked eleventh in Supercup, placing third among rookies with a top result of fourth at the Red Bull Ring.

In 2017, Cullen remained with Lechner Racing for another Supercup campaign but switched to Huber Racing for the PCCG, improving his standings to ninth while finishing tenth in Supercup despite missing one race.

LMP2 venture

Transitioning to prototype racing in 2018/19, Cullen competed in the LMP2 category of the European Le Mans Series driving for APR - Rebellion Racing alongside teammates Gustavo Menezes and Harrison Newey. The team ended the season ninth amid mechanical setbacks.

Early in 2019, Cullen achieved his first endurance racing victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona with DragonSpeed, sharing driving duties with Pastor Maldonado, Roberto González, and Sebastián Saavedra. That year, he participated full-time in the ELMS with United Autosports alongside Alex Brundle and Will Owen. They secured a podium finish at Monza but concluded eighth overall, trailing their sister car equipped with a more competitive Oreca 07 chassis. Cullen made his debut at the Le Mans, finishing 14th in class due to engine-related difficulties.

The COVID-19 pandemic restricted Cullen's 2020 engagements to select events: two ELMS rounds with DragonSpeed, competing for Jackie Chan DC Racing at the 6 Hours of Spa, and racing at Le Mans representing G-Drive Racing.

In 2021, he took part in two rounds of the FIA WEC with Risi Competizione, including Le Mans where engine issues led to retirement.

Cullen competed full-season in the WEC LMP2 class with Vector Sport. Despite a podium finish at Monza, the team ended tenth among Pro category entrants.

For the 2023 WEC campaign, Cullen teamed up again with Gabriel Aubry and Matthias Kaiser at Vector Sport. Technical setbacks and an on-track collision impacted their performance resulting in a tenth-place overall finish; however, they managed seventh place within their class at the Le Mans.

Personal life

Cullen's heritage includes an Irish father and a Cypriot mother. During his initial racing stages, he received guidance from Adam Carroll.

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2012	British Formula Ford Championship	Race Car Consultants	23	0	0	0	3	340	5th
	Formula Renault BARC Championship	Cullen Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	5
	Formula Renault BARC Winter Series		2	0	0	0	0	30	12th
2013	GP3 Series	Marussia Manor Racing	16	0	0	0	0	0	29th
2013–14	MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship	MRF Racing	13	0	0	0	0	45	8th
2014	GP3 Series	Marussia Manor Racing	14	0	0	0	0	0	25th
		Trident	2	0	0	0	0
2014–15	MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship	MRF Racing	12	3	4	'4	'6	'174	' 2nd

Season !Series !Team !Races !Wins !Poles !F/Laps !Podiums !Points !Position
2015	' 2015 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain	' G-Cat Racing	' 4	' 0	' 0	' 0	' 0	' 40	' 14th
	' 2015 Porsche Supercup	' Walter Lechner Racing	' 7	' 0	' 0	' 0	' 0	' 10	' 18th
'2015–16'	' Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East'	' Cullen Motorsport'	' 12'	' 2'	' 0'	' 3'	' 7'	' 235'	" 3rd "
2016'	' 2016 Porsche Supercup '	' Walter Lechner Racing '	'10' '	' 0' '	' 0' '	' 0' '	' 0' '	'45' '	'10th' '
	' 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany - Class A '	' Konrad Motorsport '	'12' '	' 0' '	' 0' '	' 0' '	' 0' '	'91' '	'9th' '
	' 2016 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro '	' Konrad Motorsport '	'3' '	' 0' '	' 0' '	' 0' '	' 0' '	'17' '	'12th' '
'2016–17'	' Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East '	' Cullen Motorsport '	'12' '	'8' '	'4' '	'2' '	'11' '	" 1st " '
2017'	" 2017 Porsche Supercup '	" Walter Lechner Racing Team '	"9'	"0'	"0'	"0'	"0'	"41'	"11th'
	" Walter Lechner Racing - Middle East '	" Walter Lechner Racing Team '	"2'	"0'	"0'	"0'	"0'	"41'	"11th'
	" 2017 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany '	" raceunion Huber Racing '	"13'	"0'	"0'	"0'	"0'	"73'	"10th'
'2018'	" 2018 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 '	" Algarve Pro Racing - Rebellion Racing '	"6'	"0'	"0'	"0'	"0'	"23.25'	"12th'
2019 '	" 2019 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 '	" United Autosports '	"6'	"0'	"0'	"0'	"1'	"37.5'	"12th'
	" 2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 '	" DragonSpeed '	"1'	"1'	"0'	"0'	"1'	"35'	"8th'
	" 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 '	" United Autosports '	"1'	"0'	"0'	"0'	"0' "|N/A" "|14th"
'2019–20 '	2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2	Jackie Chan DC Racing	1	0	۰	۰	۰	8	-	202۰ '	202۰ European Le Mans Series - LMP۲	DragonSpeed USA	2	۰	۰	۰	۰	4.5	-	202۰ 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP۲	G-Drive Racing by Algarve Pro Racing	1	۰	۰	۰	۰	N/A	-	۲۰۲۱ '	۲۰۲۱ FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP۲	Risi Competizione	۲	۰	۰	۰	۰	۰	-	۲۰۲۱ 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP۲	Risi Competizione	۱	۰	۰	۰	۰	N/A	-	۲۰۲۲ '	۲۰۲۲ FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP۲	Vector Sport	۶	۰	۰	۰	۱	۲۱	-	۲۰۲۲ 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP۲	Vector Sport	۱	۰	۰	۰	۰	N/A	-	۲۰۲۳ '	۲۰۲۳ FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP₂	Vector Sport	۷	۰	۰	۰	۰	۲۹	-	۲۰۲۳ 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP₂	Vector Sport	۱	۰	۰	۰	۰	N/A	-	۲۰۲۴ '	۲۰۲۴ European Le Mans Series - LMP₂	Vector Sport	۶	۰	۰	۰	۱	۲۱	-	۲۰۲۴ 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP₂	Vector Sport	۱	۰	۰	۰	۰	N/A	-	'2025 '	2025 European Le Mans Series - LMP₂	Vector Sport		۳	۰	۰	۰	۱	۲۷	۵th*|} † As Cullen participated as a guest driver, he was not eligible to earn championship points. Current season ongoing. Full British Formula Ford Championship Results (key) (Races shown in bold denote pole position) (Races in italics represent 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 Final Position Points Scored 2012 Race Car Consultants OUL 1 8th OUL 2 5th OUL 3 10th BRI 1 9th BRI 2 9th BRI 3 Retired ROC 1 5th ROC 2 7th ROC 3 5th BHGP 1 Retired BHGP 2 Retired BHGP 3 Retired NÜR 1 6th NÜR 2 4th NÜR 3 5th SNE 1 6th SNE 2 6th SNE 3 Retired SIL 1 6th SIL 2 5th SIL 3 3rd DON 1 6th DON 2 3rd DON 3 C 6th 324 Full GP3 Series Results ( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics signify fastest lap)  rowspan=2  2014 GP3 Series season 2014 Year Team/Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final Standing Points Accumulated 2013 Marussia Manor Racing CAT < br/> Feature Race < br/> CAT < br/> Sprint Race < br/> VAL < br/> Feature Race < br/> VAL < br/> Sprint Race < br/> SIL < br/> Feature Race < br/> SIL < br/> Sprint Race < br/> NÜR < br/> Feature Race < br/> NÜR < br/> Sprint Race < br/> HUN < br/> Feature Race < br/> HUN < br/> Sprint Race < br/> SPA < br/> Feature Race < br/> SPA < br/> Sprint Race < br/> MNZ < br/> Feature Race < br/> bgcolor=efcfff  Autodromo Nazionale Monza MNZ Sprint Race   Yas Marina Circuit YMC Feature Race   Yas Marina Circuit YMC Sprint Race  29th 0 nowrap  Manor Motorsport Marussia Manor Racing  Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya CAT Feature Race  15  Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya CAT Sprint Race  16  Red Bull Ring RBR Feature Race  17  Red Bull Ring RBR Sprint Race  13  Silverstone Circuit SIL Feature Race  19  Silverstone Circuit SIL Sprint Race Retired  Hockenheimring HOC Feature Race  20  Hockenheimring HOC Sprint Race  19  Hungaroring HUN Feature Race  24  Hungaroring HUN Sprint Race  21  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps SPA Feature Race  14  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps SPA Sprint Race  13  Autodromo Nazionale Monza MNZ Feature Race Retired      rowspan=2 rowspan=2 Trident Racing bgcolor=cfcfff bgcolor=efcfff } Complete Porsche Supercup results (key) (Races in bold denote pole position) (Races in italics signify fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos. Pts 2015 VERVA Lechner Racing Team CAT MON RBR SIL Retired HUN Retired SPA 19th SPA 12th MNZ 20th MNZ 22nd USA "C" USA 15th 18th 10 2016 Lechner Racing Middle East CAT 13th MON 14th RBR 6th SIL 20th HUN 8th HOC 14th SPA 14th MNZ Retired USA 14th USA 14th 11th 45 2017 Walter Lechner Racing Team <style="background:#CFCFFF;"> CAT 21st <style="background:#DFFFDF;"> CAT 16th <style="background:#DFFFDF;"> MON 12th <style="background:#DFFFDF;"> RBR 12th <style="background:#DFFFDF;"> SPA 15th <style="background:#DFFFDF;"> SPA 11th <style="background:#DFFFDF;"> MNZ 6th <style="background:#DFFFDF;"> MEX 9th <style="background:#DFFFDF;"> MEX 9th 11th 41 Complete European Le Mans Series results Year Team Category Car Model Power Unit 1 2 3 4 5 6 Final Position Points Accumulated 2018 APR - Rebellion Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC 15 MNZ 8 RBR 6 SIL 5 SPA 15‡ ALG 12 12th 23.25 2019 United Autosports LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC 12 MNZ 3 CAT 8 SIL 8 SPA 9 ALG 4 12th 37.5 2020 DragonSpeed LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC 8 SPA 14 24th 4.5 2024 Vector Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT 10 LEC 10 IMO 3 SPA 8 MUG 12 ALG < br > Ret 14th 21 ‡ Points halved due to completion of less than 75% race distance. Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (Template:Motorsport driver results legend#key) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole positions; those in italics signify fastest laps) Year Team Name Category Vehicle Make Powertrain Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Overall Standing Total Points Earned 2019 DragonSpeed LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY < br > 1 SEB MDO WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 8th 35 Full 24 Hours of Le Mans Results Year Team Co-Drivers Vehicle Category Completed Laps Pos. Class Pos. 2019 United Autosports Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Alex Brundle Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Will Owen Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP2 348 19th 14th 2020 Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall G-Drive Racing with Algarve Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Oliver Jarvis Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Nick Tandy Aurus 01-Gibson LMP2 105 DNF DNF 2021 Risi Competizione Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Oliver Jarvis Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Felipe Nasr Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 275 NC NC 2022 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Vector Sport Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Sébastien Bourdais Template:Country data SUITemplate:Namespace detect showall Nico Müller Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 357 27th 22nd 2023 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Vector Sport Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Gabriel Aubry Template:Country data LIETemplate:Namespace detect showall Matthias Kaiser Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 325 15th 7th Year Team Co-Drivers Vehicle Category Completed Laps Overall Ranking Category Ranking 2024 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Vector Sport Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Patrick Pilet Template:Country data MONTemplate:Namespace detect showall Stéphane Richelmi Oreca 07- Gibson LMP2 297 19th 5th 2025 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall RLR MSport Template:Country data DNKTemplate:Namespace detect showall Michael Jensen Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Patrick Pilet Oreca 07- Gibson LMP2 362 29th 12th LMP2 Pro-Am 7th Complete FIA World Endurance Championship Results (key) (Entries in bold represent pole positions) (Entries in italics denote fastest laps) Year Entrant Category Vehicle Engine Type 1st Race 2nd Race 3rd Race 4th Race 5th Race 6th Race 7th Race 8th Race Final Standing Points Accumulated 2019–20 Jackie Chan DC Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL FUJ SHA BHR COA SPA 6 LMS BHR 16th 8 2022 Vector Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 "SEB" "NC" "SPA" "10" "LMS" "13" "MNZ" "3" "FUJ" "9" "BHR" "9" 14th 21 Year ! Entrant ! Category ! Vehicle ! Engine Type ! Race1 ! Race2 ! Race3 ! Race4 ! Race5 ! Race6 ! Race7 ! Race8 ! Rank ! Points | - nowrap| 2019–20 nowrap| Jackie Chan DC Racing LMP2 ! nowrap| Oreca 07 nowrap| Gibson GK428, V8,4.2L | Silverstone Fuji Shanghai Bahrain Circuit of the Americas style='background:#DFFFDF;' | Spa-Francorchamps (6) Le Mans Bahrain (Second) 16th ! 8 | - 2022 nowrap| Vector Sport LMP2 ! nowrap| Oreca 07 nowrap| Gibson GK428, V8,4.2L | style='background:#CFCFFF;' | Sebring (NC) style='background:#DFFFDF;' | Spa-Francorchamps (10) style='background:#CFCFFF;' | Le Mans (13) style='background:#FFDF9F;' | Monza (3) style='background:#DFFFDF;' | Fuji (9) style='background:#DFFFDF;' | Bahrain (Second) (9)   |   ! 14th ! 21 | - 2023 nowrap| Vector Sport LMP2 ! nowrap| Oreca 07 nowrap| Gibson GK428, V8,4.2L | style='background:#DFFFDF;' | Sebring (9) style='background:#CFCFFF;' | Portimão (11) style='background:#EFCFFF;' | Spa-Francorchamps (Ret) style='background:#DFFFDF;' | Le Mans (5) style='background:#EFCFFF;' | Monza (Ret) style='background:#DFFFDF;' | Fuji (7) style='background:#CFCFFF;' | Bahrain (Second) (NC)   ! 16th ! 29 |}