Sebastian Murray (born 2 April 2007) is a Scottish racing driver who currently competes in the 2025 Indy NXT 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 UAE. 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 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, in the Formula 4 UAE Trophy Round, driving for Xcel Motorsport. He finished eighth and ninth in the two races respectively.
2023 It was confirmed that Murray would drive for Italian team Cram Motorsport for the full 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship season. Murray would go on to get a best result of thirteenth 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 2023 GB4 Championship with Graham Brunton Racing and driving a single round of the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship for Saintéloc Racing.
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 12 points with a best result of fifth at the Yas Marina Circuit on his way to nineteenth in the drivers' championship.
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. Murray had a strong debut, with a best result of seventh at Oulton Park in Cheshire, against more experienced opposition. However, Murray had a tough remainder of the season, and did not better this result as he finished eighteenth in the standings, although he finished ahead of his Filipino teammate Flynn Jackes.
Indy NXT 2025 In 2025, Murray switched stateside for his racing programme, competing in the Indy NXT with Andretti Cape Indy NXT. Murray struggled in the first half of the season, as he only finished inside the top ten once. In the eighth round of the season at Mid-Ohio, Murray was racing with teammate Ricardo Escotto on lap 4 when their tires made contact, just as Escotto was attempting to overtake Murray. The two cars spun directly into the barriers, and Murray's car got airborne upon impact and flipped upside-down before coming to rest in the middle of the track. Murray was not cleared to race at Iowa Speedway the following week.
2026 Murray remained with Andretti for the 2026 Indy NXT season.
Personal life Murray's younger brother Max is currently karting in the UAE.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2017-18IAME Series UAE - Cadet15th2018-19IAME Series UAE - Cadet16th2019-20IAME Series UAE - X30 Junior3rd2020-21IAME Series UAE - X30 Junior7th2021IAME Euro Series - X30 JuniorKR-Sport35th2021-22IAME Series UAE - X30 Senior9th2022IAME Euro Series - X30 SeniorKR-Sport55th2022-23IAME Series UAE - X30 Senior8thSources:
Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy RoundXcel Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 N/A NC2023Formula 4 UAE ChampionshipCram Motorsport 15 0 0 0 0 0 30thGB4 Championship Graham Brunton Racing 6 0 0 0 0 62 17thF4 Spanish ChampionshipSaintéloc Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 39th2024Formula 4 UAE ChampionshipHitech Pulse-Eight 15 0 0 0 0 12 19thGB3 ChampionshipChris Dittmann Racing 23 0 0 0 0 111 18th 2025Indy NXTAndretti Cape Indy NXT 13 0 0 0 0 230 13th 2026Indy NXTAndretti Global 17 0 0 0 0 306 13th * Season still in progress.
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 MotorsportDUB11DUB12DUB13 KMT11KMT12KMT13KMT21KMT22 KMT23 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 YMC1 YMC2 YMC3 30th0 2024 Hitech Pulse-EightYMC11YMC12YMC13YMC21YMC22YMC23DUB11DUB12DUB13YMC31YMC32YMC33DUB21DUB22DUB23 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 RacingOUL1OUL2OUL3SIL11SIL12SIL13DON11DON12DON13 DON14SNE1SNE2SNE3SIL21SIL22SIL23BRH1BRH2BRH3DON21DON22DON23 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 RacingOUL1OUL2OUL3SIL11SIL12SIL13SPA1SPA2 SPA3HUN1HUN2HUN3ZAN1ZAN2ZAN3SIL21SIL22SIL23DON1DON2DON3BRH1BRH2BRH3 18th 111
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) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points 2025 Andretti Cape STP BAR IMS IMS DET GMP RDA MOH IOW LAG LAG POR MIL NSH 13rd 230 2026 Andretti Global STP ARL BAR BAR IMS IMS DET GAT ROA ROA MOH MOH NSS POR MIL LAG LAG 13rd 306 * Season still in progress.
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