Sebastian Murray

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.

Sebastian Murray
Murray at the Hungaroring in 2024
Nationality	British Scottish via dual nationality
Born	(2007-02-04) 4 February 2007 (age 18) 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. ^[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

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: [13] [3]

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
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)

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 93	DON2 1 11	DON2 2 9	DON2 3 93	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 3 163	BRH 1 15	BRH 2 18	BRH 3 132	18th	111

^* Season still in progress.

References

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