Sean Nathan Thomas Walkinshaw (born 3 November 1993) is a British racing driver who competes in the 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. They clinched fourth in the standings with a win. They continued to race in the next season, finishing runners up with two wins, losing out to LEON Racing of Naoya Gamou, and Haruki Kurosawa. With ARTA changing their car to Honda NSX GT3, Walkinshaw got replaced by Honda Junior Nirei Fukuzumi.
In 2019, Walkinshaw moved to Team Thailand to race alongside Nattapong Horthongkum. Walkinshaw returned to the team, for the last three rounds of the 2020 season alongside Mathias Beche. Walkinshaw raced for the last time in Super GT for 2021 where he raced with Giuliano Alesi. During his time on Team Thailand, he did not score a single point.
Super Taikyu In 2023, Walkinshaw returned to Japan, competing in Super Taikyu with Hitotsuyama Racing.
Racing record
Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position2011 Formula Renault BARC Finals Cup Hillspeed600011314th Formula Renault BARC1200003922nd Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup20000351st2012 JK Racing Asia Series US Formula Project200000NC† Formula Renault BARC MTECH Lite1400007118th2012-13 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship MRF Racing20000025th 2013 European F3 Open Championship Team West-Tec F3160000033rd European F3 Open Championship - Copa160002199th British Formula 3 International Series - National Class Team West-Tec30000209th Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup SL Formula20000545th2013-14 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship MRF Racing 2014 Euroformula Open Championship Campos Racing1600005310th 2015 GT Sprint Series MRS GT-Racing800113114th Always Evolving Motorsport60020 Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro Cup MRS GT-Racing500001815th2015-16 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship MRF Racing1000003512th2016 GT Series Sprint Cup Nissan GT Academy Team RJN1000000NC Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup500000NC Italian GT Championship - SuperGT3 Drive Technology Italia Srl 2017 Super GT - GT300 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri 8 1 1 0 3 61 4th Blancpain GT Series Asia - GT3 FIST - Team AAI200000NC 2018 Super GT - GT300 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri 8 2 1 0 2 62 2nd TCR UK Touring Car Championship Sean Walkinshaw Racing400017614th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup GT SPORT MOTUL Team RJN100000NC 2019 Super GT - GT300 arto Ping An Team Thailand 8 0 0 0 0 0 NC Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Belgian Audi Club Team WRT100000NC 2020 Super GT - GT300 arto Ping An Team Thailand 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2021 Super GT - GT300 arto Team Thailand 8 0 0 0 0 0 NC2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Madpanda Motorsport500000NC2023 Super Taikyu – ST-X Hitotsuyama Racing ‡ ‡2024 Super Taikyu – ST-X Hitotsuyama Racing ‡ ‡2025 Super Taikyu – ST-X Hitotsuyama Racing *‡ *‡2026Super Taikyu - ST-3Hitotsuyama RacingSuper Taikyu - ST-XR Zero Racing
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2011 HillspeedHOC1HOC2HOC3SPA1SPA2NÜR1NÜR2ASS1ASS2ASS3OSC1OSC2ZAN1ZAN2MST1MST2MST3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3 51st 3 2013 SL FormulaHOC1HOC2HOC3NÜR1NÜR2SIL1SIL2SPA1SPA2ASS1ASS2MST1MST2MST3ZAN1ZAN2ZAN3 45th 5
Complete Super GT results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeamClass12345678DCPts2017 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri BMW M6 GT3GT300OKAFUJAUTSUGFUJSUZCHAMOT4th612018 Autobacs Racing Team Aguri BMW M6 GT3GT300OKAFUJSUZCHAFUJSUGAUTMOT2nd62 2019 arto Ping An Team Thailand Lexus RC F GT3 GT300OKAFUJSUZCHAFUJAUTSUGMOT NC 0 2020 arto Ping An Team Thailand Lexus RC F GT3 GT300 FUJ FUJ SUZ MOT FUJ SUZ MOT FUJ NC 0 2021 arto Team Thailand Lexus RC F GT3 GT300 OKA FUJ MOT SUZ SUG AUT MOT FUJ NC 0
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