Sebastian Murray

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Sebastian Murray (born 4 February 2007) is a Scottish racing driver. [1] He most recently competed for Chris Dittmann Racing in the 2024 GB3 Championship. [2] He is set to contest the 2025 Indy NXT season with Andretti Cape Indy NXT.

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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 British
Flag of Scotland.svg Scottish
via dual nationality
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. [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

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

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]

Indy NXT

In 2025, Murray switched stateside for his racing programme, competing in the Indy NXT with Andretti Cape Indy NXT. [11]

Personal life

His younger brother Max is currently karting in the UAE. [12]

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: [13] [3]

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
2025 Indy NXT Andretti Cape Indy NXT TBD

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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