Elite Motorsport was established in late 2011 by Eddie Ives to design, develop and build their purposed race cars, as well as compete in 750 Motor Club's racing series. In 2014, Elite Motorsport ran their chassis, named Elite Pulse, in Sport Specials. The team purchased a Ginetta G40 and entered Ginetta Junior Championship in the following year.
In November 2020, Elite Motorsport announced its GB3 Championship debut in 2021, replacing Lanan Racing. In its BRDC F3 debut season, Elite Motorsport signed Javier Sagrera, Tom Lebbon and José Garfias. In October 2021, it was announced that Elite Motorsport was one of the first eight teams committed with GB4 Championship for the 2022 season.
For the 2022 GB3 Championship season, Tom Lebbon remained with Elite Motorsport. The team signed James Hedley and John Bennett for remaining two cars. Later, James Hedley switched to JHR Developments from the fifth round. Ayato Iwasaki joined Elite Motorsport for the final round. In 2023, the team signed Oliver Stewart and McKenzy Cresswell for the GB3 Championship campaign, while Ayato Iwasaki remained with Elite Motorsport for a full season. However, Patrick Heuzenroeder replaced Ayato Iwasaki for the last two rounds. In 2024 GB3 Championship season, the team signed Jarrod Waberski and Hugo Schwarze, while retaining McKenzy Cresswell. The team also competed in GT4 European Series under partnership with Entire Race Engineering, fielding two McLaren Artura GT4s.
For the GB3 Championship campaign, the team signed Will Macintyre and two Filipina drivers: Bianca Bustamante and Flynn Jackes. Midway through the season, Will Macintyre was forced to step away from racing following diagnoses of lung and brain cancer. He had won a race and scored two podiums. For the final round, Elite Motorsport promoted Isaac Phelps from its GB4 Championship outfit to replace Will Macintyre.
Elite Motorsport also made its International GT Open debut, having purchased a Ferrari 296 GT3 in September 2024. In its debut season, Elite Motorsport signed Tom Emson and Tom Lebbon. Meanwhile, the team also competed in GT4 European Series, fielding Josh Rattican and McKenzy Cresswell in a McLaren Artura GT4. In 2025 GB4 Championship, Ary Bansal won the Drivers' championship, driving for Elite Motorsport. The team also won the Teams' championship, ending KMR Sport's winning streak from 2022 to 2024. For 2026, Elite Motorsport entered GB3 Championship with Flynn Jackes, Kyuho Lee and Kirill Kutskov; GT4 European Series with a three-car entry using McLaren Artura GT4s; as well as International GT Open with Tom Emson and Tom Lebbon.
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