Sebastian Melrose

Sebastian Melrose (born 12 January 1998) is a Scottish racing driver who last competed in the Ginetta GT4 Supercup for Team HARD. He was born in Bathgate, Scotland. He is a holder of the Scottish Motor Racing Club (SMRC) rising star award, winner of the Ecurie Ecosse Hubcap and is also the godson of 4 time IndyCar Series champion and 3 time Indy 500 champion Dario Franchitti. He is also known for appearing on the fourth season of the Netflix reality show Too Hot To Handle.

Sebastian Melrose
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1998-01-12) 12 January 1998
Bathgate, United Kingdom
Ginetta GT4 Supercup career
Debut season2021
Current teamTeam HARD.
Car number69
Starts17
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish21st in 2021
Previous series
2019
2014-2018		VLN Series
Formula Ford

Career

At the age of 16, Melrose's first race was at Knockhill in Scotland, March 2014, followed by his first away race at Brands Hatch 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 [1] 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.[2]

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, racing with Team HARD.[3]

Personal life

Melrose was born in Scotland to a Scottish father and Salvadoran mother.[4]

Racing record

Racing career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2014 Formula Ford 1600 Scotland 14 0 0 0 0 81 19th
Formula Ford Festival - Kent 1 0 0 0 0 0 31st
2015 Formula Ford 1600 Scotland 15 0 0 0 0 164 17th
2016 Formula Ford 1600 Scotland 15 0  ?  ? 11 216 12th
Formula Ford 1600 - Walter Hayes Trophy 1 0 0 0 0 0 27th
Formula Ford Festival 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Formula Ford 1600 National Championship - Post89 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Super Series FF1600 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2017 Formula Ford 1600 Brands Hatch 2 1 1 2 2 N/A 1st
Formula Ford Festival 1 0 0 0 0 0 19th
Formula Ford 1600 Scotland Graham Brunton Racing 13 2  ?  ? 5 221 2nd
National Formula Ford 1600 Championship - Pro 8 0 0 0 0 76 18th
Formula Ford 1600 Northern Championship - Post 89 1 0 0 0 0 4 30th
2018 Formula Ford Festival 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Scottish Formula Ford 1600 Championship Graham Brunton Racing 13 0 0 0 6 197 2nd
National Formula Ford Championship - Pro 9 0 0 0 0 41 22nd
2019 VLN Series - Cup5 Class Walkenhorst Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 23.98 21st
VLN Series - SP10 Class 1 0 0 0 0 4.38 30th
2021 Ginetta GT4 Supercup - Pro Team HARD. 17 0 0 1 0 133 14th
2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain - Pro-Am Richardson Racing 4 0 0 0 0 2 12th

References
  1. "'Wheelspin' The Magazine of the Scottish Motor Racing Club, October/November 2014" (PDF).
  2. "The SMRC Chairman's Autumn Newsletter 2014" (PDF).
  3. "Formula Ford Champion of Brands Winner Seb Melrose joins Team HARD. Racing's Ginetta Supercup Campaign". Team HARD. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. "Seb didn't kiss Flavia but they look cosy together outside Too Hot To Handle". Reality Titbit. December 12, 2022.
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