# Sebastian Øgaard

Sebastian Øgaard Laursen (born 30 January 2004), better known as Sebastian Øgaard, is a Danish racing driver who currently competes in the Eurocup-3 with MP Motorsport. He is a Team Danmark athlete.

## Career
### Karting

Øgaard was voted Karting Driver of the Year in the 2019 Danish Automobile Sports Union [da] (DASU) awards.

### Lower formulae
#### 2019

In 2019, Øgaard made his single-seater debut during the penultimate round of the F4 Danish Championship, competing with FSP. He finished all three races in the points, managing to achieve a best result of sixth in Race 1.
Øgaard also entered as a guest driver into the final round of the F4 Spanish Championship at Barcelona. Competing with MP Motorsport, his best finish was twelfth place in the third race, finishing ahead of full-time teammate Rafael Villanueva Jr. in the process.

#### 2020

He competed in two of the three rounds of the F4 Danish Championship with Team FSP in 2020. Winning four races and finishing on the podium in five out of six races, he finished third in the championship, 30 points behind the leader and behind two full-time drivers.
Øgaard was a full-time entry with Bhaitech in the 2020 Italian F4 Championship. He scored 12 points over the course of the season and was classified 20th in a field of 44 drivers.

#### 2021

In 2021, Øgaard moved to the F4 Spanish Championship, partnering Pepe Martí, Alex García and Alex Partyshev at Campos Racing. He won five races and finished runner-up in the championship. Consequently, he was voted the 2021 DASU Talent of the Year for asphalt drivers.

### Euroformula Open

Øgaard progressed to the Euroformula Open Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing the following year. In the first four rounds, he recorded two podiums, one of them being a win, and finished every race inside the points. Van Amersfoot Racing withdrew from the series after the fourth round. At that point, Øgaard was fourth in the championship, and he was ultimately classified eighth at the conclusion of the championship despite missing more than half the season.

### Formula Regional European Championship

Øgaard entered the final three rounds of the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship as a guest. Driving for KIC Motorsport, his best finish in six races was twenty-fourth.

### Formula Regional Middle East Championship

Øgaard competed in two rounds of the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with MP Motorsport (who have entered as Hyderabad Blackbirds powered by MP).

### Eurocup-3

Øgaard competes in the inaugural 2023 Eurocup-3 season, again with MP Motorsport.

### Sportscar racing

Comtoyou Racing signed Øgaard for the 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup season, and he joined the Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy.

## Racing record
### Racing career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2019 | F4 Danish Championship | FSP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14th |
| 2019 | F4 Spanish Championship | MP Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2020 | F4 Danish Championship | Team FSP | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 121 | 3rd |
| 2020 | Italian F4 Championship | Bhaitech | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20th |
| 2021 | F4 Spanish Championship | Campos Racing | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 231 | 2nd |
| 2022 | Euroformula Open Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 114 | 8th |
| 2022 | Formula Regional European Championship | KIC Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2023 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | Hyderabad Blackbirds by MP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24th |
| 2023 | Eurocup-3 | MP Motorsport | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 222 | 3rd |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Comtoyou Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | Comtoyou Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
$^†$ As Øgaard was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress

### Complete F4 Danish Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
| 2019 | FSP | PAD1 1 | PAD1 2 | PAD1 3 | JYL1 1 | JYL1 2 | JYL1 3 | DJU1 1 | DJU1 2 | DJU1 3 | KIN 1 | KIN 2 | KIN 3 | PAD2 3 | PAD2 3 | PAD2 3 | JYL2 1 | JYL2 2 | JYL2 3 | DJU2 1 6 | DJU2 2 7 | DJU2 3 7 | JYL3 1 | JYL3 2 | JYL3 3 | 14th | 20 |
| 2020 | Team FSP | JYL 1 5 | JYL 2 1 | JYL 3 2 | PAD 1 | PAD 2 | PAD 3 | DJU 1 2 | DJU 2 1 | DJU 3 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3rd | 121 |

### Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos. | Points |
| 2019 | MP Motorsport | NAV 1 | NAV 2 | NAV 3 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | LEC 3 | ARA 1 | ARA 2 | ARA 3 | CRT 1 | CRT 2 | CRT 3 | JER 1 | JER 2 | JER 3 | ALG 1 | ALG 2 | ALG 3 | CAT 1 14 | CAT 2 13 | CAT 3 12 | NC† | 0 |
| 2021 | Campos Racing | SPA 1 9 | SPA 2 3 | SPA 3 7 | NAV 1 5 | NAV 2 22 | NAV 3 3 | ALG 1 1 | ALG 2 1 | ALG 3 6 | ARA 1 9 | ARA 2 3 | ARA 3 5 | CRT 1 1 | CRT 2 4 | CRT 3 1 | JER 1 4 | JER 2 5 | JER 3 7 | CAT 1 5 | CAT 2 NC | CAT 3 1 | 2nd | 231 |
† As Øgaard was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

### Complete Italian F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos. | Points |
| 2020 | Bhaitech | MIS 1 Ret | MIS 2 10 | MIS 3 21† | IMO1 1 15 | IMO1 2 12 | IMO1 3 15 | RBR 1 14 | RBR 2 13 | RBR 3 14 | MUG 1 8 | MUG 2 19 | MUG 3 15 | MNZ 1 7 | MNZ 2 10 | MNZ 3 15 | IMO2 1 Ret | IMO2 2 Ret | IMO2 3 Ret | VLL 1 20 | VLL 2 C | VLL 3 23 | 20th | 12 |

### Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Pos. | Points |
| 2022 | Van Amersfoort Racing | POR 1 4 | POR 2 3 | POR 3 1 | PAU 1 7 | PAU 2 6 | LEC 1 5 | LEC 2 8 | LEC 3 5 | SPA 1 6 | SPA 2 5 | SPA 3 7 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | HUN 3 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | IMO 3 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | RBR 3 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MNZ 3 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | CAT 3 | 8th | 114 |

### Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos. | Points |
| 2022 | KIC Motorsport | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | MCO 1 | MCO 2 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 1 | RBR 1 27 | RBR 2 29 | CAT 1 27 | CAT 2 24 | MUG 1 31‡ | MUG 2 30 | NC† | 0 |
† As Øgaard was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. ‡ Did not finish, but classified.

### Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship 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 | DC | Points |
| 2023 | Hyderabad Blackbirds by MP Motorsport | DUB1 1 7 | DUB1 2 8 | DUB1 3 17 | KUW1 1 | KUW1 2 | KUW1 3 | KUW2 1 | KUW2 2 | KUW2 3 | DUB2 1 19 | DUB2 2 17 | DUB2 3 17 | ABU 1 | ABU 2 | ABU 3 | 24th | 10 |

### Complete Eurocup-3 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
| 2023 | MP Motorsport | SPA 1 5 | SPA 2 8 | ARA 1 2 | ARA 2 4 | MNZ 1 2 | MNZ 2 5 | ZAN 1 2 | ZAN 2 3 | JER 1 4 | JER 2 1 | EST 1 4 | EST 2 2 | CRT 1 5 | CRT 2 2 | CAT 1 4 | CAT 2 6 | 3rd | 222 |

### Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
#### GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
| 2024 | Comtoyou Racing | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | Silver | LEC 46 | SPA 6H 60† | SPA 12H Ret | SPA 24H Ret | NÜR 38 | MNZ | JED | 23rd* | 10* |
* Season still in progress.