Matt McMurry
American racing driver
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| Intro | American racing driver | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Racecar driver | |
| Work field | Sports | |
| Gender |
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| Birth | 24 November 1997, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA | |
| Age | 27 years | |
| Star sign | Sagittarius |
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Biography
Matthew Merrill McMurry (born November 24, 1997) is an American racing driver from Phoenix, Arizona, United States. In 2014 he became the first junior development driver for Dyson Racing and a few months later at the age of 16 years and 202 days old became the youngest driver to participate in and finish the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He is a second generation driver and son of Chris McMurry, LMP2 class winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2005. Matthew is an alumnus of The Henry Samueli School of Engineering at University of California, Irvine.
Career
McMurry has been racing cars since age 14, competing in Formula Skip Barber, U.S. F2000 Championship, Formula Bondurant, Prototype Lites and the European Le Mans Series. Through age 16 he has total 71 car races with an 8% winning, 21% podium position and 10% fastest lap rate. Prior to racing cars, he raced in karting from age 5-12, mostly locally in Arizona.
24 Hours of Le Mans (2014)
After back-to-back fourth-place finishes in the 2014 European Le Mans Series at Silverstone and Imola, McMurry was asked to join American Chris Dyson and Englishman Tom Kimber-Smith for the 82nd 24 Hours of Le Mans in the No. 42 LMP2 class entry by Greaves Motorsport from Peterborough, England.
The entry qualified 19th overall and 10th in class. When McMurry was handed the car by Kimber-Smith at about the 43 minute mark in the race, he became the youngest driver to ever participate in the race, breaking the record held by Mexican Ricardo Rodriguez and set 55 years earlier in 1959. Rodriguez was 17 years and 126 days old at the time.
After a 60+ minute pit stop during the 20th hour, the team finished the race 25th overall and 11th in class, having run over 2,600 miles. McMurry broke the record for youngest to finish the race, a mark previously set by American Gunnar Jeannette in 2000 at the age of 18 years and 44 days old.
Statistics
IMSA Cooper Tires Prototype Lites
| Year | Team | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Performance Tech | RAM 6 | RAM 5 | COA 5 | COA 18 | RAT 6 | RAT 12 | 14th | 48 |
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | JDC MotorSports | SEB 23 | SEB 5 | KAN 13 | KAN 9 | WGI 6 | WGI 13 | MOS 17 | MOS 8 | RAM 19 | RAM 2 | VIR 3 | VIR 2 | RAT 1 | RAT 12 | 6th | 121 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Caterham Racing | Tom Kimber-Smith Chris Dyson | Zytek Z11SN-Nissan | LMP2 | 329 | 25th | 11th |
| 2017 | Algarve Pro Racing | Mark Patterson Vincent Capillaire | Ligier JS P217-Gibson | LMP2 | 330 | 32nd | 15th |
Asian Le Mans Series
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | Algarve Pro Racing | ZIC 2 | FUJ | BIC 2 | SPG | 9th | 36 |
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
| Year | Team | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jenson Team Rocket RJN | Silver Cup | MON 5 | SIL 6 | PRC 9 | SPA 4 | BAR 12 | 8th | 44 |
European Le Mans Series
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Greaves Motorsport | SIL 4 | IMO 4 | RBR 6 | CPR 10 | EST 7 | 7th | 38 | |
| 2017 | Algarve Pro Racing | SIL 12 | MON 12 | RBR 13 | CPR 8 | SPA 12 | ALG 11 | 20th | 4.5 |
IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship
Prototype
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Michael Shank Racing w/ Curb Agajanian | P | Ligier JS P2 | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo | DAY | SIR | LBH | LGA | DET | WGL | MSP | ELK | COA | PET | 18th | 50 |
| 2018 | Spirit of Daytona Racing | P | Cadillac DPi-V.R | Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | DAY 20 | SEB 12 | LBH | MDO | DET 13 | WGL 11 | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET | 30th | 68 |
* Season still in progress
Le Mans Prototype 2
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | LMP2 | ORECA 07 LMP2 | Gibson GK-428 4.2 L V8 Normally Aspirated | DAY | SEB | LBH | MDO | DET | WGL | MSP | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET | 1st | 270 |
* Season still in progress
Prototype Challenge
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | BAR1 Motorsports | WGL 3 | ELK 5 | 11th | 116 | ||||
| 2015 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | MOS 3 | AUS 5 | 11th | 116 | ||||
| 2016 | BAR1 Motorsports | LGA 6 | WGI 7 | MOS 6 | LIM 4 | ELK 5 | AUS 4 | 10th | 138 |
Grand Touring Daytona
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Park Place Motorsports | DAY 17 | SEB 17 | WGI 8 | ATL 12 | 21st | 74 |
| 2017 | Park Place Motorsports | DAY 24 | SEB 6 | WGI 8 | ATL 3 | 30th | 85* |
| 2020 | Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian | R24 10 | DAY 3 | T-16th* | 51* |