David Hugh Murray (28 December 1909 – 5 April 1973) was a British racing driver from Scotland. He participated in five Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 13 May 1950, and also founded the Ecurie Ecosse Scottish motor racing team, based at Merchiston Mews in Edinburgh.
Murray was a chartered accountant by profession and raced an ERA and subsequently a Maserati 4CLT both domestically and in European events, before forming Ecurie Ecosse in 1952. He also participated in rallies and hill-climbs. After one World Championship event, for Ecosse, Murray retired as a driver to concentrate on running the team. Ecurie Ecosse won the Le Mans 24-hour race in both 1956 and 1957 each time with a Jaguar D-Type.
Murray moved abroad and was killed in a road accident in the Canary Isles on 5 April 1973.
Racing record
24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 1937 David Murray Pat Fairfield BMW 328 2.0 8 DNF DNF
Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts 1950 Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s GBR MON 500 SUI BEL FRA ITA NC 0 1951 Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4 s SUI 500 BEL FRA GBR GER ITA ESP NC 0 1952 Ecurie Ecosse Cooper T20 Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 SUI 500 BEL FRA GBR GER NED ITA NC 0
Complete Formula One non-championship results (key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1950 Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 1.5 s/c L4 PAU RIC SRM PAR EMP BAR JER ALB NED NAT NOT ULS PES STT INT GOO PEN 1951 Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 1.5 s/c L4 SYR PAU RIC SRM BOR INT PAR ULS SCO NED ALB Ferrari 125 Ferrari 1.5 s/c V12 PES BAR GOO
References
External links Ecurie Ecosse