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| Sean Walkinshaw | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | (1993-11-03) 3 November 1993 (age 31) Brussels, Belgium |
| Super Taikyu Series career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Hitotsuyama Racing |
| Car number | 21 |
| Previous series | |
| 2022 2017-2021 | Intercontinental GT Challenge Super GT |
Sean Walkinshaw (born 3 November 1993) is a British racing driver who currently competes in Super Taikyu Series for Hitotsuyama Racing. He is the son of former Formula 1 team principal Tom Walkinshaw.
Career
Super GT
Walkinshaw made his debut in Super GT in 2017 with Autobacs Racing Team Aguri alongside Shinichi Takagi. Both clinched 4th in the standings with a win. They continue to race the next season, they both got runners up with two wins, but just lose out to the eventual champion LEON Racing of Naoya Gamou, and Haruki Kurosawa. With ARTA change their car to Honda NSX GT3, Walkinshaw got replaced by Honda Junior Nirei Fukuzumi. Walkinshaw then move to Team Thailand to race alongside Nattapong Horthongkum. Walkinshaw then race in 2020 with the same team, but he only participated in the last 3 rounds due to he unable to enter Japan, and he raced with Mathias Beche. Walkinshaw raced for the last time in Super GT for 2021 where he raced with Giuliano Alesi. During his time in Team Thailand, he did not score a single point.
Super Taikyu
Walkinshaw then return to Japan on 2023 as he race in Super Taikyu with Hitotsuyama Racing.
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Super GT - GT300 | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 4th |
| 2018 | Super GT - GT300 | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 2nd |
| 2019 | Super GT - GT300 | arto Ping An Team Thailand | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| 2020 | Super GT - GT300 | arto Ping An Team Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| 2021 | Super GT - GT300 | arto Team Thailand | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| 2023 | Super Taikyu - ST-Z | Hitotsuyama Racing | |||||||
| 2024 | Super Taikyu - ST-Z | Hitotsuyama Racing |
Complete JGTC/Super GT Results
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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | GT300 | OKA 5 |
FUJ 17 |
AUT 3 |
SUG Ret |
FUJ 1 |
SUZ Ret |
CHA 4 |
MOT 2 |
4th | 61 | ||
| 2018 | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | GT300 | OKA 6 |
FUJ 1 |
SUZ 20 |
CHA 11 |
FUJ 1 |
SUG 10 |
AUT 4 |
MOT 9 |
2nd | 62 | ||
| 2019 | arto Ping An Team Thailand | GT300 | OKA 18 |
FUJ 24 |
SUZ 16 |
CHA 17 |
FUJ 20 |
AUT 20 |
SUG 21 |
MOT 22 |
N/A | 0 | ||
| 2020 | arto Ping An Team Thailand | Lexus RC F GT3 | GT300 | FUJ | FUJ | SUZ | MOT | FUJ | SUZ 19 |
MOT 23 |
FUJ 26 |
NC | 0 |
References
- "TEAM KUNIMITSUにバトンが加入！Hondaが2018年体制を発表。ARTAやGT300新チームも登場 | SUPER GT OFFICIAL WEBSITE". supergt.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- "Honda Announces 2019 Super GT Teams and Drivers". dailysportscar.com. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- "Toyota Gazoo Racing Announces 2019 Super GT Programmes". dailysportscar.com. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- CORPORATION, TOYOTA MOTOR. "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Outlines 2021 Motorsports Activities". TOYOTA GAZOO Racing. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- "Fenestraz, Makino forced to miss Super GT opener". motorsport.com. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
External links
- Sean Walkinshaw career summary at DriverDB.com