Sebastian Murray
Sebastian Murray (born 4 February 2007) is a Scottish racing driver based in the UAE.[1] He currently drives for Chris Dittmann Racing in the 2024 GB3 Championship.[2]
| Sebastian Murray | |
|---|---|
 Murray at the Hungaroring in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  United Kingdom United Arab Emirates |
| Born | 4 February 2007 Scotland |
| GB3 Championship career | |
| Current team | Chris Dittmann Racing |
| Car number | 91 |
| Starts | 23 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 18th in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2023-2024 2023 2023 | Formula 4 UAE Championship GB4 Championship F4 Spanish Championship |
Career
[edit]Karting
[edit]Murray had a karting career which was mostly based in the UAE. He competed in Europe in the IAME Euro Series, however, taking a best race result of 17th in the series.[3]
Formula 4
[edit]2022
[edit]Murray made his car racing debut at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, in the Formula 4 UAE Trophy Round, driving for Xcel Motorsport. He finished 8th and 9th in the two races respectively.[4]
2023
[edit]It was confirmed that Murray would drive for Italian team Cram Motorsport for the full 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship season.[5] Murray would go on to get a best result of 13th place at Kuwait Motor Town as he finished 30th in the drivers' standings.[5] Over the course of the year, Murray made some sporadic F4 appearances whilst dedicating the year to testing Formula 4 cars.[1] He drove two rounds of the 2023 GB4 Championship with Graham Brunton Racing and driving a single round of the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship for Saintéloc Racing.[6]
2024
[edit]On 24 November 2023, Hitech Pulse-Eight announced that Murray would be driving one of their four cars for the 2024 Formula 4 UAE season.[7] This proved to be a breakthrough season for Murray, as he scored twelve points with a best result of 5th at the Yas Marina Circuit on his way to 19th in the drivers' championship.[8]
GB3 Championship
[edit]On 26 February 2024, Murray announced his graduation from Formula 4 to the GB3 Championship, as he moved to Chris Dittmann Racing for the full 2024 season.[2] Murray had a strong debut, with a best result of 7th at Oulton Park in Cheshire, against more experienced opposition.[9] However, Murray had a tough remainder of the season, and did not better this result as he finished 18th in the standings, although he finished ahead of his Filipino teammate Flynn Jackes.[10]
Personal life
[edit]His younger brother Max is currently karting in the UAE.[11]
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | IAME Series UAE - Cadet | 15th | |
| 2018-19 | IAME Series UAE - Cadet | 16th | |
| 2019-20 | IAME Series UAE - X30 Junior | 3rd | |
| 2020-21 | IAME Series UAE - X30 Junior | 7th | |
| 2021 | IAME Euro Series - X30 Junior | KR-Sport | 35th |
| 2021-22 | IAME Series UAE - X30 Senior | 9th | |
| 2022 | IAME Euro Series - X30 Senior | KR-Sport | 55th |
| 2022-23 | IAME Series UAE - X30 Senior | 8th | |
| Sources:[12][3] | |||
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round | Xcel Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
| 2023 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Cram Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th |
| GB4 Championship | Graham Brunton Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 17th | |
| F4 Spanish Championship | Saintéloc Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39th | |
| 2024 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19th |
| GB3 Championship | Chris Dittmann Racing | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 18th |
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Cram Motorsport | DUB1 1 35 |
DUB1 2 35 |
DUB1 3 26 |
KMT1 1 21 |
KMT1 2 26 |
KMT1 3 32 |
KMT2 1 27 |
KMT2 2 13 |
KMT2 3 26 |
DUB2 1 21 |
DUB2 2 24 |
DUB2 3 24 |
YMC 1 30† |
YMC 2 Ret |
YMC 3 25 |
30th | 0 |
| 2024 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | YMC1 1 18 |
YMC1 2 12 |
YMC1 3 18 |
YMC2 1 15 |
YMC2 2 14 |
YMC2 3 Ret |
DUB1 1 30 |
DUB1 2 14 |
DUB1 3 10 |
YMC3 1 10 |
YMC3 2 5 |
YMC3 3 21 |
DUB2 1 20 |
DUB2 2 25 |
DUB2 3 16 |
19th | 12 |
Complete GB4 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Graham Brunton Racing | OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
OUL 3 |
SIL1 1 |
SIL1 2 |
SIL1 3 |
DON1 1 |
DON1 2 |
DON1 3 |
DON1 4 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SNE 3 |
SIL2 1 |
SIL2 2 |
SIL2 3 |
BRH 1 11 |
BRH 2 11 |
BRH 3 93 |
DON2 1 11 |
DON2 2 9 |
DON2 3 93 |
17th | 62 |
Complete GB3 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chris Dittmann Racing | OUL 1 15 |
OUL 2 13 |
OUL 3 7 |
SIL1 1 19 |
SIL1 2 Ret |
SIL1 3 C |
SPA 1 16 |
SPA 2 8 |
SPA 3 DSQ |
HUN 1 17 |
HUN 2 15 |
HUN 3 Ret |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 7 |
ZAN 3 Ret |
SIL2 1 14 |
SIL2 2 13 |
SIL2 3 14 |
DON 1 13 |
DON 2 20 |
DON 3 163 |
BRH 1 15 |
BRH 2 18 |
BRH 3 132 |
18th | 111 |
* Season still in progress.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sebastian Murray". www.gb-3.net. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ a b Wood, Ida (2024-02-26). "F4 racer Seb Murray steps up to GB3 with Chris Dittmann Racing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ a b "MURRAY Sebastian". Kartcom. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2022-11-20). "Carlin's Louis Sharp wins the F4 support races at the Abu Dhabi GP". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ a b Wood, Ida (2022-12-14). "Cram Motorsport and Sainteloc Racing reveal F4 UAE line-ups". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "Driver: Sebastian Murray | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2023-11-24). "Seb Murray joins Hitech GP for his second season in F4 UAE". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (2024-04-01). "Macintyre wins GB3's reversed-grid race after late drama for Rogeon". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "Standings". www.gb-3.net. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "X30 Junior - IAME UAE". www.iame.ae. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "Results Archive - IAME UAE". www.iame.ae. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- 2007 births
- Living people
- Scottish racing drivers
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- UAE F4 Championship drivers
- GB4 Championship drivers
- Spanish F4 Championship drivers
- BRDC British Formula 3 Championship drivers
- Cram Competition drivers
- Saintéloc Racing drivers
- Hitech Grand Prix drivers
- Chris Dittmann Racing drivers