Matt McMurry


Matthew Merrill McMurry 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

YearTeam91011121314RankPoints
2013Performance TechRAM
6		RAM
5		COA
5		COA
18		RAT
6		RAT
12		14th48

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2014JDC MotorSportsSEB
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		6th121

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Asian Le Mans Series

YearTeam1234RankPoints
2016-17Algarve Pro RacingZIC
2		FUJ
BIC
2		SPG
9th36

Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup

YearTeamClass12345RankPoints
2019Jenson Team Rocket RJNSilver CupMON
5		SIL
6		PRC
9		SPA
4		BAR
12		8th44

European Le Mans Series

YearTeam123456RankPoints
2014Greaves MotorsportSIL
4		IMO
4		RBR
6		CPR
10		EST
7		7th38
2017Algarve Pro RacingSIL
12		MON
12		RBR
13		CPR
8		SPA
12		ALG
11		20th4.5

IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship

Prototype

YearTeamClassMakeEngine12345678910RankPoints
2015Michael Shank Racing w/ Curb AgajanianPLigier JS P2Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 TurboDAY
5		SIR
LBH
LGA
DET
WGL
MSP
ELK
COA
PET
9		18th50
2018Spirit of Daytona RacingPCadillac DPi-V.RCadillac 5.5 L V8DAY
20		SEB
12		LBHMDODET
13		WGL
11		MOSELK
LGAPET
30th68

* Season still in progress

Le Mans Prototype 2

YearTeamClassMakeEngine123456789101112RankPoints
2019PR1/Mathiasen MotorsportsLMP2ORECA 07 LMP2Gibson GK-428 4.2 L V8 Normally AspiratedDAY
4		SEB
2		LBH
MDO
1		DET
WGL
1		MSP
1		LIM
ELK
1		VIR
LGA
1		PET
1		1st270

* Season still in progress

Prototype Challenge

YearTeam123456RankPoints
2015BAR1 MotorsportsWGL
3		ELK
5		11th116
2015JDC-Miller MotorSportsMOS
3		AUS
5		11th116
2016BAR1 MotorsportsLGA
6		WGI
7		MOS
6		LIM
4		ELK
5		AUS
4		10th138

Grand Touring Daytona

YearTeam1234RankPoints
2016Park Place MotorsportsDAY
17		SEB
17		WGI
8		ATL
12		21st74
2017Park Place MotorsportsDAY
24		SEB
6		WGI
8		ATL
3		30th85*
2020Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-AgajanianR24
10		DAY
3		T-16th*51*