Sebastian Murray

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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]

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Sebastian Murray
GB3 2024 Mogyorod Nr. 91 Murray.jpg
Murray at the Hungaroring in 2024
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates
Born (2007-02-04) 4 February 2007 (age 17)
Scotland
GB3 Championship career
Current teamChris Dittmann Racing
Car number91
Starts23
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish18th 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. [3]

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. [4]

2023

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. [6] 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. [7]

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. [8] 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. [9]

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. [10] Murray had a strong debut, with a best result of 7th at Oulton Park in Cheshire, against more experienced opposition. [11] 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. [12]

Personal life

His younger brother Max is currently karting in the UAE. [13]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2017-18IAME Series UAE - Cadet15th
2018-19IAME Series UAE - Cadet16th
2019-20IAME Series UAE - X30 Junior3rd
2020-21IAME Series UAE - X30 Junior7th
2021IAME Euro Series - X30 JuniorKR-Sport35th
2021-22IAME Series UAE - X30 Senior9th
2022IAME Euro Series - X30 SeniorKR-Sport55th
2022-23IAME Series UAE - X30 Senior8th
Sources: [14] [15]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round Xcel Motorsport20000N/ANC
2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship Cram Motorsport 150000030th
GB4 Championship Graham Brunton Racing600006217th
F4 Spanish Championship Saintéloc Racing 30000039th
2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship Hitech Pulse-Eight 1500001219th
GB3 Championship Chris Dittmann Racing23000011118th

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415DCPoints
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		30th0
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		19th12

Complete GB4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
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		17th62

Complete GB3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
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		18th111

* Season still in progress.

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