Sebastian Murray (born 4 February 2007) is a Scottish racing driver based in the UAE. He currently drives for Chris Dittmann Racing in the 2024 GB3 Championship.
| Sebastian Murray | |
|---|---|
 Murray at the Hungaroring in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  United Kingdom United Arab Emirates |
| Born | (2007-02-04) 4 February 2007 (age 17) 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
Karting
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.
Formula 4
2022
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.
2023
It was confirmed that Murray would drive for Italian team Cram Motorsport for the full 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship season. Murray would go on to get a best result of 13th place at Kuwait Motor Town as he finished 30th in the drivers' standings. Over the course of the year, Murray made some sporadic F4 appearances whilst dedicating the year to testing Formula 4 cars. 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.
2024
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. 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.
GB3 Championship
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. Murray had a strong debut, with a best result of 7th at Oulton Park in Cheshire, against more experienced opposition. 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.
Personal life
His younger brother Max is currently karting in the UAE.
Karting record
Karting career summary
| 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 | |
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Racing record
Racing career summary
| 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
(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
(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 9 |
DON2 1 11 |
DON2 2 9 |
DON2 3 9 |
17th | 62 |
Complete GB3 Championship results
(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 16 |
BRH 1 15 |
BRH 2 18 |
BRH 3 13 |
18th | 111 |
Season still in progress.
References
- ^ "Sebastian Murray". www.gb-3.net. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2024-02-26). "F4 racer Seb Murray steps up to GB3 with Chris Dittmann Racing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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
- 21st-century Scottish sportsmen