Matthew Merrill McMurry (born November 24, 1997) is an American racing driver.

In 2014, McMurry became the first junior development driver for Dyson RacingNew Junior Development Program , Dyson Racing, March 10, 2014 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.American Teen Sets Record for Youngest at Le Mans, June 15, 2014 He is a second generation driver and son of Chris McMurry, LMP2 class winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2005. He is an alumnus of The Henry Samueli School of Engineering at University of California, Irvine.

Career

McMurry has been racing cars since the age of 14, competing in Formula Skip Barber, U.S. F2000 Championship, Formula Bondurant, Prototype Lites and the European Le Mans Series. Through the age of 16, he has total 71 car races with an 8% winning, 21% podium position and 10% fastest lap rate.Matt McMurry on DriverDB.com, Accessed September 20, 2014 Prior to racing cars, he raced in karting from the age of five to 12, mostly locally in Arizona.

24 Hours of Le Mans

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 tenth 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.Video of Youngest Participant, June 14, 2014

Racing record

IMSA Cooper Tires Prototype Lites Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points 2013 Performance Tech SEB SEB LGA LGA MOH MOH MOS MOS ROA ROA COA COA ATL ATL 14th 48 2014 JDC MotorSports SEB SEB KAN KAN WGL WGL MOS MOS ROA ROA VIR VIR ATL ATL 6th 121 2015 JDC MotorSports SEB SEB NOL NOL WGL WGL MOS MOS ROA ROA VIR VIR ATL ATL 3rd 179

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 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 2020 Algarve Pro Racing John Falb Simon Trummer Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 365 11th 7thSource:

European Le Mans Series Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2014 Greaves Motorsport SIL IMO RBR LEC EST 7th 38 2017 Algarve Pro Racing SIL MNZ RBR LEC SPA ALG 20th 4.5Source:

IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank PointsRef 2015 Michael Shank Racing w/ Curb Agajanian P Ligier JS P2 Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo DAY5 SEB LBH LGA ATL9 18th 50 BAR1 Motorsports PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 BEL3 ELK5 11th 116 JDC-Miller MotorSports WGL3 MOS LIM AUS5 2016 Park Place Motorsports GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 DAY SEB WGL VIR PET 21st 74 BAR1 Motorsports PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 LBH LGA BEL WGL MOS LIM ELK AUS 10th 138 2017 Park Place Motorsports GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 DAY SEB LBH AUS BEL WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA ATL 30th 85 2018 Spirit of Daytona Racing P Cadillac DPi-V.R Cadillac 5.5 L V8 DAY SEB LBH MOH BEL WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 30th 68 2019 PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY4 SEB2 MOH1 WGL1 MOS1 ELK1 LGA1 PET1 1st 270 2020 Michael Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian GTD Acura NSX GT3 Evo Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY DAY SEB ELK VIR ATL MOH CLT PET LGA SEB 1st 288 2021 CORE Autosport LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 DAY SEB MOH WGL WGL ELK ATL NC 0 Richard Mille - Compass Racing GTD Acura NSX GT3 Evo Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB MOH DET WGL1 WGL2 LIM ELK LGA LBHVIR PET 62nd 221 2023 CrowdStrike Racing by APR LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 V8 DAY SEB LGA WGL ELK IMS PET NC 0Source:

Asian Le Mans Series Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 Rank Points 2016-17 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Ligier JS P2Judd HK 3.6 L V8 ZHU FUJ CHA SEP 9th 36

Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 Rank Points 2019 Jenson Team Rocket RJN Honda NSX GT3 Silver MNZ SIL LEC SPA CAT 8th 44

References

External links Matt McMurry website