Seb Morris
| Seb Morris | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 British |
| Born |
30 November 1995 Wrexham, Clwyd, Wales |
| GP3 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2015 |
| Current team | Status Grand Prix |
| Car no. | 7 |
| Starts | 18 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 18th in 2015 |
| Previous series | |
| 2014 2013 2012 2012, 2014 2010-2011 |
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps BRDC Formula 4 Championship Formula Renault BARC Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Ginetta Junior Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2012 2011 2010 |
Formula Renault BARC Winter Series Ginetta Junior Championship Ginetta Winter Series |
| Awards | |
| 2012 2011 |
BRDC Rising Star WRDA Welsh Young Driver of the Year. |
Sebastian "Seb" Morris (born 30 November 1995) is a professional racing driver from Marford, near Wrexham in Wales. Seb is best known for being a member of the Caterham F1 Academy and for being a Jack Wills Young Brit as part of their 2013/14 Autumn / Winter campaign.
Morris is currently racing for Fortec Motorsport in the 2014 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC season.
Career
Ginetta Juniors
Morris 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.
Formula Renault BARC
In 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.
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
For 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
Morris has again teamed up with Fortec Motorsport to race in the 2014 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC season.
GP3 Series
On 9 March 2015, Morris was confirmed as a driver for Status Grand Prix and will make his debut in the 2015 season.
British GT
For 2016 it was decided that Seb 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.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Hillspeed | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 12th |
| Ginetta Junior Winter Series | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ? | ? | 1st | ||
| 2011 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Hillspeed | 20 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 562 | 1st |
| 2012 | Formula Renault BARC | Fortec Motorsports | 14 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 274 | 3rd |
| Formula Renault BARC Winter Series | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 113 | 1st | ||
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 43rd | ||
| 2013 | BRDC Formula 4 Championship | Hillspeed | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 410 | 2nd |
| 2014 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Fortec Motorsports | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 224 | 3rd |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15th | ||
| 2015 | GP3 Series | Status Grand Prix | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18th |
| 2016 | British GT Championship | Team Parker Racing | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 143 | 3rd |
Complete GP3 Series 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 | 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
(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 | 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 |
References
3. http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/seb-morris/ 4. http://www.brdc.co.uk/Seb-Morris 5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPli53S_A8g 6. Sky Sports F1 Britain's Next F1 Star - part 1 7. Sky Sports F1 Britain's Next F1 Star - part 2 8. Autosport Show Interview 9. BBC Radio Leicester Interview 10. Sky Sports F1 article - Caterham F1 sign Seb Morris 11. Formula 4 season 12. Interview for caledonista 13. Bella Howard images of Seb from Jack Wills photoshoot 14. Ginetta news article 16. Fortec Motorsports NEC page
External links
- Official website
- Seb Morris career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Aaron Williamson |
Ginetta Junior Winter Series Champion 2010 |
Succeeded by George Gamble |
| Preceded by Tom Ingram |
Ginetta Junior Championship Champion 2011 |
Succeeded by Charlie Robertson |
| Preceded by Victor Jiminez |
Formula Renault BARC Winter Series Champion 2012 |
Succeeded by Ben Barnicoat (Autumn Cup) |