| Seb Morris | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | (1995-11-30)30 November 1995 (age 29) 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 | 42 |
| Wins | 6 |
| Poles | 8 |
| Fastest laps | 3 |
| Best finish | 1st in2017 |
| 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. |
Sebastian "Seb" Morris (born 30 November 1995) is a professional racing driver fromMarford, who lives in Chester, Cheshire. He won the 2017British 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 theCaterham F1 Academy and was selected byJack Wills as a Young Brit for their 2013/14 Autumn / Winter campaign.
Morris began his motorsport career in 2007 when he competitively raced karts. He progressed to Ginetta Juniors in 2010 where he raced forHillspeed 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 forHillspeed 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]
In 2012 Morris moved into single seater racing in theBritish Formula Renault Championship driving for theFortec 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 theMotor Sports Association Academy and also named aBritish Racing Drivers' Club Rising Star.[citation needed]
In additionSky 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.
For the 2013 season Morris raced in the inauguralBRDC Formula 4 Championship for theHillspeed 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 theMcLaren 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 theCaterham F1 team as a member of their racing academy.
Morris has again teamed up withFortec Motorsport to race in the2014 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC season.
On 9 March 2015, Morris was confirmed as a driver forStatus Grand Prix and made his debut in the2015 season.
For 2016 it was decided 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 the2016 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.
Morris is currently racing for Action Express in the 2017IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship opening round, the24 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]
Morris was privately educated atAbbey Gate College andKing's School, Chester.[2] In 2018, he participated in thefourth season ofCelebs Go Dating.[3]
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Fortec Motorsports | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | HOC 3 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | OSC 3 | ASS 1 | ASS 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | MST 1 | MST 2 | MST 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | SPA 1 23 | SPA 2 11 | 43rd | 10 |
| 2014 | Fortec Motorsports | MNZ 1 15 | MNZ 2 7 | SIL 1 14 | SIL 2 1 | HOC 1 21 | HOC 2 5 | HOC 3 9 | SPA 1 8 | SPA 2 Ret | ASS 1 4 | ASS 2 1 | MST 1 3 | MST 2 3 | MST 3 C | NÜR 1 2 | NÜR 2 6 | NÜR 3 C | 3rd | 224 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Fortec Motorsports | IMO 1 12 | IMO 2 3 | PAU 1 | PAU 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | SPA 1 6 | SPA 2 Ret | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | JER 1 | JER 2 | 15th | 31 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 | |
| 2025 | Team Parker Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | GT4 | DON 1 15 | SIL 1 23 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | SPA 1 12 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | BRH 1 | DON 1 18 | 6th | 76.5 |
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Ginetta Junior Winter Series Champion 2010 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Ginetta Junior Championship Champion 2011 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Victor Jiminez | Formula Renault BARC Winter Series Champion 2012 | Succeeded by Ben Barnicoat (Autumn Cup) |
| Preceded by Jonathan Adam Derek Johnston | British GT Championship Champion 2017 With:Rick Parfitt Jr. | Succeeded by Jonathan Adam Flick Haigh |
| Preceded by Jonathan Adam Derek Johnston | British GT Championship Pro-Am Champion 2017 With:Rick Parfitt Jr. | Succeeded by Jonathan Adam Flick Haigh |
| Preceded by Michael Johnston Chris Salkeld | British GT Championship GT4 Pro-Am Champion 2024 With: Charles Dawson | Succeeded by Jack Brown Marc Warren |