Sean Nathan Thomas Walkinshaw (born 3 November 1993) is a British racing driver who currently competes in the
Super Taikyu Series
Super Taikyu (スーパー耐久, ''Super Endurance''), formerly known as the Super N1 Taikyu Series prior to 2005 and N1 Endurance Series prior to 1995, and currently named the Eneos Super Taikyu Series Empowered by Bridgestone for sponsorship ...
for Hitotsuyama Racing. He is the son of former Formula 1 team principal
Tom Walkinshaw
Thomas Dobbie Thomson Walkinshaw (14 August 1946 – 12 December 2010) was a British racing car driver from Scotland and the founder of the racing team Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR). He was also involved in professional rugby union, as owner of ...
.
Career
Super GT
Walkinshaw made his debut in Super GT in 2017 with
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri
Autobacs Racing Team Aguri (ARTA) is a joint racing project formed between former F1 driver Aguri Suzuki and Autobacs in 1997. The team's original name was "ARTA F1 Project," but due to trademark claims based on the usage of the word "F1", the n ...
alongside
Shinichi Takagi. They clinched 4th in the standings with a win. They continued to race in the next season, finishing runners up with two wins, losing out to
LEON Racing of
Naoya Gamou, and Haruki Kurosawa. With ARTA changing their car to Honda NSX GT3, Walkinshaw got replaced by Honda Junior
Nirei Fukuzumi.
In 2019, Walkinshaw moved to Team Thailand to race alongside Nattapong Horthongkum.
Walkinshaw returned to the team, for the last three rounds of the 2020 season alongside
Mathias Beche. Walkinshaw raced for the last time in Super GT for 2021 where he raced with
Giuliano Alesi
Giuliano Ryu Alesi (born 20 September 1999) is a French professional racing driver. He is the son of French racing driver and Formula One Grand Prix winner Jean Alesi and Japanese actress and TV personality Kumiko Goto.
Career
Karting
Born ...
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During his time on Team Thailand, he did not score a single point.
Super Taikyu
In 2023, Walkinshaw returned to Japan, competing in Super Taikyu with Hitotsuyama Racing.
Racing record
Racing career summary
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Super GT results
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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1993 births
Living people
Super GT drivers
Scottish racing drivers
Racing drivers from Brussels
Euroformula Open Championship drivers
British Formula Three Championship drivers
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers
Campos Racing drivers
Formula Renault BARC drivers
MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship drivers
TCR UK Touring Car Championship drivers
Motorsport team owners
Hillspeed drivers
W Racing Team drivers