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Sebastian Øgaard Laursen (born 30 January 2004) is a Danish
racing driver Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. In North America, the term is commonly used to describe all forms of automobile sport including non ...
who currently competes in the
Eurocup-3 Eurocup-3 is a formula racing series regulated according to Formula Regional regulations. The series is founded for levelling up the competition for all drivers, with each team committing on a maximum budget of €400,000 every season. History ...
with
MP Motorsport MP Motorsport is a Dutch auto racing team currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 3 Championship, Eurocup-3, Spanish Formula 4 Championship and the newly established F1 Academy in 2023. The team has also participated in ...
. He is a
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athlete.


Career


Karting

Øgaard was voted Karting Driver of the Year in the 2019 (DASU) awards.


Lower formulae


2019

In 2019, Øgaard made his single-seater debut during the penultimate round of the
F4 Danish Championship Nordic 4, formerly known as F4 Danish Championship is a Danish motor racing series for open-wheel cars complying with FIA Formula 4 Gen1 regulations. The inaugural championship was contested in 2017. History In September 2016, the Dansk Automo ...
, competing with FSP. He finished all three races in the points, managing to achieve a best result of sixth in Race 1. Øgaard also entered as a guest driver into the final round of the
F4 Spanish Championship The F4 Spanish Championship () is an FIA Formula 4 racing series. The championship was planned to launch in 2015, though the inaugural season was cancelled and delayed until 2016. Koiranen GP was the promoter of the championship for the first tw ...
at
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. Competing with
MP Motorsport MP Motorsport is a Dutch auto racing team currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 3 Championship, Eurocup-3, Spanish Formula 4 Championship and the newly established F1 Academy in 2023. The team has also participated in ...
, his best finish was twelfth place in the third race, finishing ahead of full-time teammate Rafael Villanueva Jr. in the process.


2020

He competed in two of the three rounds of the
F4 Danish Championship Nordic 4, formerly known as F4 Danish Championship is a Danish motor racing series for open-wheel cars complying with FIA Formula 4 Gen1 regulations. The inaugural championship was contested in 2017. History In September 2016, the Dansk Automo ...
with Team FSP in 2020. Winning four races and finishing on the podium in five out of six races, he finished third in the championship, 30 points behind the leader and behind two full-time drivers. Øgaard was a full-time entry with
Bhaitech Bhaitech Racing (sometimes stylised as BhaiTech Racing) was an Italian automotive research and development service provider and motorsport team. History Racing Bhaitech made its racing debut in 2012, contesting the Italian GT Championship using ...
in the
2020 Italian F4 Championship The 2020 Italian F4 Championship Powered by Abarth was the seventh season of the Italian F4 Championship. Gabriele Minì won the drivers' championship in his rookie season while his team Prema Powerteam won the teams' championship for the fifth t ...
. He scored 12 points over the course of the season and was classified 20th in a field of 44 drivers.


2021

In 2021, Øgaard moved to the
F4 Spanish Championship The F4 Spanish Championship () is an FIA Formula 4 racing series. The championship was planned to launch in 2015, though the inaugural season was cancelled and delayed until 2016. Koiranen GP was the promoter of the championship for the first tw ...
, partnering
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, Alex García and Alex Partyshev at
Campos Racing Campos Racing (formerly Adrián Campos Motorsport and Campos Grand Prix) is a Spanish motor racing team based in Alzira, Valencia, founded by former Formula One driver Adrián Campos in 1997. The team has been successful in Formula Three, GP2 S ...
. He won five races and finished runner-up in the championship. Consequently, he was voted the 2021 DASU Talent of the Year for asphalt drivers.


Euroformula Open

Øgaard progressed to the
Euroformula Open Championship The Euroformula Open Championship (formerly the Spanish Formula Three Championship, European F3 Open Championship) is a junior formula racing series based in Spain. It was one of six national and international Formula Three championships in Europe ...
with
Van Amersfoort Racing Van Amersfoort Racing (; VAR) is an auto racing team based in the Netherlands. The team competes in FIA Formula 2, FIA Formula 3, Formula Regional European, and Italian F4. Notable former drivers for the team include nine Formula One drivers ...
the following year. In the first four rounds, he recorded two podiums, one of them being a win, and finished every race inside the points. Van Amersfoot Racing withdrew from the series after the fourth round. At that point, Øgaard was fourth in the championship, and he was ultimately classified eighth at the conclusion of the championship despite missing more than half the season.


Formula Regional European Championship

Øgaard entered the final three rounds of the
2022 Formula Regional European Championship The 2022 Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine was a multi-event, Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across Europe. The championship featured a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competin ...
as a guest. Driving for KIC Motorsport, his best finish in six races was twenty-fourth.


Formula Regional Middle East Championship

Øgaard competed in two rounds of the
2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship The 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship was a multi-event, Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship. The championship featured a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in Formula Regional cars. I ...
with
MP Motorsport MP Motorsport is a Dutch auto racing team currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 3 Championship, Eurocup-3, Spanish Formula 4 Championship and the newly established F1 Academy in 2023. The team has also participated in ...
(who have entered as Hyderabad Blackbirds powered by MP).


Eurocup-3

Øgaard competes in the inaugural 2023 Eurocup-3 season, again with
MP Motorsport MP Motorsport is a Dutch auto racing team currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 3 Championship, Eurocup-3, Spanish Formula 4 Championship and the newly established F1 Academy in 2023. The team has also participated in ...
.


Sportscar racing

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signed Øgaard for the 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup season, and he joined the
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Driver Academy.


Racing record


Racing career summary

As Øgaard was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. * Season still in progress


Complete F4 Danish Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)


Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) † As Øgaard was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.


Complete Italian F4 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)


Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)


Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) † As Øgaard was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
‡ Did not finish, but classified.


Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)


Complete Eurocup-3 results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)


Complete GT World Challenge Europe results


GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) * Season still in progress.


References

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