# Matt McMurry

Matthew Merrill McMurry (born November 24, 1997) 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

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.

## 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 6 | ROA 5 | COA 5 | COA 18 | ATL 6 | ATL 12 | 14th | 48 |
| 2014 | JDC MotorSports | SEB 23 | SEB 5 | KAN 13 | KAN 9 | WGL 6 | WGL 13 | MOS 17 | MOS 8 | ROA 19 | ROA 2 | VIR 3 | VIR 2 | ATL 1 | ATL 12 | 6th | 121 |
| 2015 | JDC MotorSports | SEB 11 | SEB 4 | NOL 3 | NOL 2 | WGL 5 | WGL 12 | MOS 10 | MOS 3 | ROA 2 | ROA Ret | VIR 3 | VIR 2 | ATL 2 | ATL 2 | 3rd | 179 |

### 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 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 | 7th |
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### European Le Mans Series

| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
| 2014 | Greaves Motorsport | SIL 4 | IMO 4 | RBR 6 | LEC 10 | EST 7 | | 7th | 38 |
| 2017 | Algarve Pro Racing | SIL 12 | MNZ 12 | RBR 13 | LEC 8 | SPA 12 | ALG 11 | 20th | 4.5 |
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### IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship

| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
| 2015 | Michael Shank Racing w/ Curb Agajanian | P | Ligier JS P2 | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L V6 Turbo | DAY 5 | SEB | LBH | LGA | | | | | | | ATL 9 | | 18th | 50 |
| 2015 | BAR1 Motorsports | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | | | | | BEL 3 | | | | ELK 5 | | | | 11th | 116 |
| 2015 | JDC-Miller MotorSports | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | | | | | | WGL 3 | MOS | LIM | | AUS 5 | | | 11th | 116 |
| 2016 | Park Place Motorsports | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | DAY 17 | SEB 17 | | | | WGL 8 | | | | VIR | | PET 12 | 21st | 74 |
| 2016 | BAR1 Motorsports | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | | | LBH | LGA 6 | BEL | WGL 7 | MOS 6 | LIM 4 | ELK 5 | | AUS 4 | | 10th | 138 |
| 2017 | Park Place Motorsports | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | DAY 24 | SEB 6 | LBH | AUS | BEL | WGL 8 | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | ATL 3 | 30th | 85 |
| 2018 | Spirit of Daytona Racing | P | Cadillac DPi-V.R | Cadillac 5.5 L V8 | DAY 20 | SEB 12 | LBH | MOH | BEL 13 | WGL 11 | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET | | | 30th | 68 |
| 2019 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 4 | SEB 2 | MDO 1 | WGL 1 | MOS 1 | ELK 1 | LGA 1 | PET 1 | | | | | 1st | 270 |
| 2020 | Michael Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian | GTD | Acura NSX GT3 Evo | Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 | DAY 10 | DAY 3 | SEB | ELK 2 | VIR 2 | ATL 1 | MDO 5 | CLT 7 | PET 10 | LGA 1 | SEB 3 | | 1st | 288 |
| 2021 | CORE Autosport | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 | DAY 5 | SEB | MOH | WGL | WGL | ELK | ATL | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2021 | Richard Mille - Compass Racing | GTD | Acura NSX GT3 Evo | Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 | DAY | SEB | MDO | DET | WGL1 | WGL2 | LIM | ELK | LGA | LBH 11 | VIR | PET | 62nd | 221 |
| 2023 | CrowdStrike Racing by APR | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 V8 | DAY 2 | SEB | LGA | WGL | ELK | IMS | PET | | | | | | NC | 0 |
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### Asian Le Mans Series

| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Rank | Points |
| 2016-17 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | ZHU 2 | FUJ | CHA 2 | 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 5 | SIL 6 | LEC 9 | SPA 4 | CAT 12 | 8th | 44 |