Sebastian Melrose (born 12 January 1998) is a Scottish racing driver who last competed in the
Ginetta GT4 Supercup
The Ginetta GT4 Supercup is a one-make racing, Sports car racing series based in the United Kingdom, using identical Ginetta G50 and G55 sports cars. The championship currently supports the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC).
The cham ...
for
Team HARD. He was born in
Bathgate
Bathgate ( sco, Bathket or , gd, Both Chèit) is a town in West Lothian, Scotland, west of Livingston and adjacent to the M8 motorway. Nearby towns are Armadale, Blackburn, Linlithgow, Livingston, West Calder and Whitburn. Situated sout ...
, Scotland. He is a holder of the Scottish Motor Racing Club (SMRC) rising star award, winner of the
Ecurie Ecosse
Ecurie Ecosse (French: "Scotland Stable") was a motor racing team from Edinburgh, Scotland. The team was founded in November 1951 by Edinburgh businessman and racing driver David Murray and mechanic Wilkie Wilkinson. Its most notable achieveme ...
Hubcap and is also the godson of 4 time
IndyCar Series champion and 3 time
Indy 500 champion
Dario Franchitti
George Dario Marino Franchitti, MBE (born 19 May 1973) is a British former racing driver and current motorsport commentator from Scotland. He is a four time IndyCar Series champion ( 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011), a three-time winner of the Indiana ...
. He is also known for appearing on the fourth season of the
Netflix
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reality show
Too Hot To Handle.
Career
At the age of 16, Melrose's first race was at
Knockhill
Knockhill Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Fife, Scotland. It opened in September 1974 and is Scotland's national motorsport centre. The circuit is located in the countryside about north of Dunfermline. It is the only FIA approved ...
in Scotland, March 2014, followed by his first away race at
Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit in West Kingsdown, Kent, England, United Kingdom. Originally used as a grasstrack motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently host ...
later that year, October 2014. There he entered the
Formula Ford Festival, progressing to the festival's final with a notable a top 20 finish the youngest driver to have achieved this. He was awarded the SMRC rising star award for
Formula Ford 1600 as a result, as well as his professional approach away from the car.
Previously racing in the Formula Ford 1600 series with the Graham Brunton Racing team, Melrose finished his second season 5th in the championship standings with 140 points. In 2016, he finished 3rd and won the SMRC Best Young Single Seater Driver accolade. In 2017 Melrose finished 2nd in the Scottish Championship, winning the David Leslie Trophy along the way. In the same season he won Champion of Brands while racing at Brands Hatch circuit. Another second place was secured in the 2018 season.
In April 2019 Melrose took the step into closed wheel racing by joining Walkenhorst Motorsport in Germany to race a
BMW in the
VLN Series at the Nordschleife Nurburgring.
In 2021, Melrose would make the step-up to the
Ginetta GT4 Supercup
The Ginetta GT4 Supercup is a one-make racing, Sports car racing series based in the United Kingdom, using identical Ginetta G50 and G55 sports cars. The championship currently supports the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC).
The cham ...
, racing with
Team HARD.
Personal life
Melrose was born in Scotland to a Scottish father and Salvadoran mother.
Racing record
Racing career summary
References
External links
Sebastian Melrose Official Website*
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1997 births
Living people
Scottish racing drivers
Scottish people of Salvadoran descent
Formula Ford drivers
Ginetta GT4 Supercup drivers
Sportspeople from Bathgate
Porsche Carrera Cup GB drivers