Sebastian Murray (born 2 April 2007) is a

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racing driver who currently competes in the

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season with Andretti Cape Indy NXT. He previously competed for Chris Dittmann Racing in the 2024 GB3 Championship.

Career

Karting

Murray had a karting career which was mostly based in the

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. 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

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, 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

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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

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with Graham Brunton Racing and driving a single round of the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship for

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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

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on his way to 19th in the drivers' championship.

GB3 Championship

On 26 February 2024, Murray announced his graduation from

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to the

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, as he moved to Chris Dittmann Racing for the full 2024 season. Murray had a strong debut, with a best result of 7th at

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, 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.

Indy NXT

In 2025, Murray switched stateside for his racing programme, competing in the

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with Andretti Cape Indy NXT.

Personal life

His younger brother Max is currently karting in the

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

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

Complete GB4 Championship results

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

Complete GB3 Championship results

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

American open–wheel racing results

Indy NXT

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) (Races with ^L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) * Season still in progress.

References

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