Sebastian "Seb" Morris (born 30 November 1995) is a professional racing driver from Marford, who lives in Chester, Cheshire. He won the 2017 British GT Championship. He also won the 2017 Sunoco Challenge which gave him the prize drive in the Number 31 Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac DPi at the Rolex 24 hours at Daytona. He led the race for three hours in his stint. Earlier in his career, Morris was a member of the Caterham F1 Academy and was selected by Jack Wills as a Young Brit for their 2013/14 Autumn / Winter campaign.
| Seb Morris | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 30 November 1995 Wrexham, Clwyd, Wales |
| British GT Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2016 |
| Current team | Team Parker Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
| Car number | 31 |
| Former teams | JRM Racing |
| Starts | 38 |
| Wins | 6 |
| Poles | 8 |
| Fastest laps | 3 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2017 |
| Previous series | |
| 2015 2014 2013 2012 2012, 2014 2010–2011 | GP3 Series Formula Renault 2.0 Alps BRDC Formula 4 Championship Formula Renault BARC Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Ginetta Junior Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2024 2017 2012 2011 2010 | British GT Championship - GT4 Pro-Am British GT Championship Formula Renault BARC Winter Series Ginetta Junior Championship Ginetta Winter Series |
| Awards | |
| 2017 2012 2011 | BRDC Super Star BRDC Rising Star WRDA Welsh Young Driver of the Year. |
Career
editGinetta Juniors
editMorris began his motorsport career in 2007 when he competitively raced karts. He progressed to Ginetta Juniors in 2010 where he raced for Hillspeed and became the youngest ever podium finisher. Morris then followed this by competing in and winning the winter series at 14 years old. In the following season, 2011, Morris again raced for Hillspeed and won the Ginetta Junior Championship by winning eleven races out of the twenty rounds. In this year he was also awarded the Welsh Young Driver of the Year accolade.[citation needed]
Formula Renault BARC
editIn 2012 Morris moved into single seater racing in the British Formula Renault Championship driving for the Fortec Motorsport team where he finished the season as the highest placed rookie and third overall. Morris then followed this with racing in and becoming the 2012 Winter Series Champion. Also during 2012 Morris was selected as a member of the Motor Sports Association Academy and also named a British Racing Drivers' Club Rising Star.[citation needed]
In addition Sky Sports F1 invited Morris to take part in a dedicated documentary called Britain's Next F1 Star which gave a behind the scenes look at his life as a teenager, a student and a racing driver.
Formula 4
editFor the 2013 season Morris raced in the inaugural BRDC Formula 4 Championship for the Hillspeed team where he continued to demonstrate his race craft and speed to finish the season as Vice Champion with 1 race win and 9 podiums. As a result, Morris was selected as a finalist in the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award. Morris's talent was further recognised as he was featured in the Prodigies section of the first edition of the Formula magazine.
Morris was then signed by the Caterham F1 team as a member of their racing academy.
Formula Renault NEC
editMorris has again teamed up with Fortec Motorsport to race in the 2014 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC season.
GP3 Series
editOn 9 March 2015, Morris was confirmed as a driver for Status Grand Prix and made his debut in the 2015 season.
British GT
editFor 2016 it was decided[by whom?] that Morris would move from single seaters to sportscars, with various opportunities available it was decided he would race a Bentley GT3 for Team Parker Racing in the 2016 British GT Championship series. Securing pole position at his first GT event at Brands Hatch followed by further pole positions at Oulton Park, Silverstone and Spa-Francorchamps and a fastest lap at Oulton Park which is also a GT3 lap record.[citation needed]
In 2017, Morris won the title in the very last race. Morris and his teammate Parfitt won at Rockingham, Silverstone, and Brands Hatch. They also secured pole position at four of the seven events. Morris also set the lap record at Spa-Francorchamps.
IMSA
editMorris is currently racing for Action Express in the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship opening round, the 24 Hours of Daytona. The Number 31 car finished 6th overall after suffering electrical problems during the 24-hour race.
Morris was announced as a BRDC Super Star in February 2017.[1]
Personal life
editMorris was privately educated at Abbey Gate College and King's School, Chester.[2] In 2018, he participated in the fourth season of Celebs Go Dating.[3]
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit* Season still in progress.
Complete GP3 Series results
edit(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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Status Grand Prix | CAT FEA Ret |
CAT SPR 24 |
RBR FEA 19 |
RBR SPR 5 |
SIL FEA 12 |
SIL SPR 12 |
HUN FEA 12 |
HUN SPR 12 |
SPA FEA Ret |
SPA SPR 14 |
MNZ FEA DSQ |
MNZ SPR Ret |
SOC FEA 14 |
SOC SPR 10 |
BHR FEA 16 |
BHR SPR Ret |
YMC FEA 13 |
YMC SPR 15 |
18th | 6 |
Complete British GT Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Team Parker Racing | Bentley Continental GT3 | GT3 | BRH 1 2 |
ROC 1 10 |
OUL 1 3 |
OUL 2 1 |
SIL 1 Ret |
SPA 1 2 |
SNE 1 3 |
SNE 2 5 |
DON 1 3 |
3rd | 143 | |
| 2017 | Team Parker Racing | Bentley Continental GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 4 |
OUL 2 5 |
ROC 1 1 |
SNE 1 7 |
SNE 2 4 |
SIL 1 1 |
SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 7 |
BRH 1 1 |
DON 1 3 |
1st | 200 |
| 2018 | Team Parker Racing | Bentley Continental GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
ROC 1 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SIL 1 6 |
SPA 1 |
BRH 1 |
DON 1 |
16th | 12 | |
| 2019 | JRM Racing | Bentley Continental GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 1 |
OUL 2 12 |
SNE 1 5 |
SNE 2 12 |
SIL 1 DSQ |
DON 1 7 |
SPA 1 12 |
BRH 1 9 |
DON 1 7 |
11th | 58 | |
| 2024 | Team Parker Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | GT4 | OUL 1 20 |
OUL 2 18 |
SIL 1 23 |
DON 1 Ret |
SPA 1 16 |
SNE 1 16 |
SNE 2 17 |
DON 1 14 |
BRH 1 20 |
3rd | 136 |
References
edit- ^ "FOUR NEW DRIVERS BECOME BRDC SUPERSTARS". British Racing Drivers Club. February 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ Wheelock, Paul (13 December 2017). "British GT champion Seb Morris parts ways with title-winning team-mate". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Reigning British GT Champion Seb Morris goes… DATING!". Seb Morris Racing. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- http://www.channel4.com/programmes/celebs-go-dating
- http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files/event-weekends/2017/emedit_event_weekend/em_rolex_24_at_daytona/2017_iwsc_rolex24_postsafetycheck_entrylist.pdf Archived 2 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/seb-morris/
- http://www.brdc.co.uk/Seb-Morris
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPli53S_A8g
- Sky Sports F1 Britain's Next F1 Star – part 1
- Sky Sports F1 Britain's Next F1 Star – part 2
- Autosport Show Interview
- BBC Radio Leicester Interview
- Sky Sports F1 article – Caterham F1 sign Seb Morris
- Formula 4 season Archived 19 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- Interview for caledonista Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Bella Howard images of Morris from Jack Wills photoshoot Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Ginetta news article
- Fortec Motorsports NEC page
- [1]
- [2]
- [3]
External links
edit- Official website
- Seb Morris career summary at DriverDB.com