At just 18 years of age, Victorian Griffin Peebles is quickly becoming a must-see competitor on the international motorsport landscape.
Fresh off being runner-up in the Le Mans Cup LMP3 category with Rinaldi Racing, Peebles has been busy progressing to the next step in the early stages of his career.
Peebles recently participated in the 2025/26 Asian Le Mans Series (ALMS), marking a debut in the LMP2 class, providing crucial experience before the commencement of Peebles’ next motorsport adventure, the 2026 European Le Mans Series (ELMS).
Peebles surprised everyone on the grid, including himself, winning the first race of the 4 Hours of Dubai. In the remaining three races, Peebles and the team managed to podium each time and come away with the Championship in Abu Dhabi.
“In LMP2, as the name suggests, there is a lot more power and also a heap more downforce, which means way more cornering speed, so I did not expect too much in terms of results during the ALMS,” Peebles told Motorsport Australia.
“But during the ALMS races I had good speed, and coming away with a win in the last race and bringing the car over the line, was just something I did not expect to do so soon. It was an unbelievable team effort by everyone at DKR Engineering.
“ALMS this year was super, super competitive with several top HyperCar Pro drivers and really top teams, so to finish fourth in that Championship, with a win, I couldn’t be happier.”
Late last year Peebles signed with United Autosports, to be part of their PRO LMP2 car line up in ELMS alongside Gregoire Saucy and Ben Hanley.
The 2026 ELMS campaign season officially begins at the 4 Hours of Barcelona on 12 April.
Currently based in Valencia, Griffin deals with a balancing act of responsibility on and off the track, still at school finishing his A-Levels.
“I am lucky enough to have a racing sim at home, that I drive on almost daily, especially if I am preparing for an upcoming race,” Pebbles noted.
“I also have personal trainer near my home here in Valencia, and I am with him at least three times per week.”
“We are doing some pre-season testing with the team, but the seat-time you get is much less than in the lower grades like Formula 4.
“With endurance, you are always sharing the car with other drivers and teams are much larger, testing costs are much higher, so we do less days.”
Endurance multi-class racing has always been Peebles’ “true passion”, stating the team aspect of endurance racing is more intense, and winning a Championship being new in the car during the 2025/26 ALMS campaign was crazy for the rising star.
Peebles previously spent two seasons in Formula 4, ultimately becoming the 2024 Formula Winter Series Champion in Spain.
Pre-season testing for Peebles takes place on 6-7 April at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catelunya.
