Why controversial star refused to ditch OnlyFans deal

Renee Gracie has renewed her OnlyFans partnership for a third year in GT3 racing, arguing the controversial sponsorship is one of the largest on the Australian motorsport grid.

The 30-year-old made plenty of money posting content to the online subscription service and then struck a deal with the company when she returned to competitive driving in 2023.

She previously raced in Supercars before being shuffled out of the category in 2017.

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The sight of her donning OnlyFans apparel drew plenty of criticism but Gracie is steadfast in her commitment to the brand.

“I’ve got one of the biggest sponsors on the grid,” Gracie told Wide World of Sports on Monday.

“A part of being a racer is finding sponsorship and getting budget and I’ve done a very good job of that [by] getting quite a large sponsor like OnlyFans and having them [be part of the team] for the third year in a row.

“There’s not a more prominent brand. I can guarantee you every single person [in pit lane] has heard of OnlyFans.

“I’ve got one of the most dominant sponsors on the grid, and I think that’s something that I’m proud of, and people recognise that, and they understand that a bit of credibility comes now.

“People know that it’s serious, [and] I’m finally over…[being a] bit cautious of what people thought in the beginning. Now that I’m three years in, I think people know that I’m here to race. I did my job.”

Gracie will be contesting the full season as a solo Am driver, her former co-driver Paul Stokell not able to race under the ‘amateur’ banner in the new SRO and Speed Series regulations.

At Phillip Island on Sunday, the 30-year-old scored her first Am-class win of the 2025 season.

Gracie admitted that her OnlyFans partnership attracted cautious concern in the paddock during the early days but as she has established herself as a mainstay amateur-class driver on the GT3 grid, many have celebrated the success and attention of the branding.

“In the beginning, it [OnlyFans] was unknown. Nobody knew what to expect. And I think that’s completely fair in regards to the sponsor, OnlyFans,” she said.

“I think it was just the perfect timing for myself. As you know, OnlyFans became super credible. It’s a reliable business.

“There was so many success stories, so that sort of found its way in its own right. And then me returning to motorsport with it as a sponsor added a bit of credibility to the brand itself here in Australia. There hadn’t been much sponsorship or anything at all.

“So being so new, I think in the beginning, people were just cautious, which is fair enough. But now I’m in my third year and, I see it as I get more attention, more credibility, and I feel like I have a stronger presence than I had in my past racing career.”

Gracie began her motorsport career in Porsche Carrera Cup and was part of the Supergirls Bathurst 1000 car that campaigned at the mountain in 2015 and 2016 alongside Simona de Silvestro.

After being replaced in the Super2 Series (formerly Dunlop Series) by Jordan Boys in 2017, she joined the online subscription service and returned to racing on her own terms in an Audi R8 in 2023.

“They’ve [OnlyFans] been instrumental to my return to motorsport. And it means so much that they were already a part of my story, in regards to when I left my motorsport career previously and then started OnlyFans, they were already part of my identity and who I was,” she said.

“And I was very happy to wear that, and I spoke about it openly and did for many, many years.

“If they continue to support me, I’ll continue to have them as a sponsor and show that they are a part of my story, and it is a part of who I am.”

Gracie will race next at Sydney Motorsport Park on May 2-4.

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