Sebastian Øgaard

Sebastian Øgaard Laursen (born 30 January 2004), better known as Sebastian Øgaard, is a Danish racing driver who currently competes in the Formula Regional Middle East Championship with MP Motorsport. He is a Team Danmark athlete.
==Career==
===Karting===
Øgaard was voted Karting Driver of the Year in the 2019 (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 will compete in the inaugral 2023 Eurocup-3 season, again with MP Motorsport.
==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 	
2020 	F4 Danish Championship 	Team FSP 	6 	4 	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 	
2023 	Formula Regional Middle East Championship	Hyderabad Blackbirds by MP	6 	0 	0 	0 	0 	10 	24th
2023 	Eurocup-3 	MP Motorsport 	8 	0 	0 	2 	4 	107* 	3rd*
† As Øgaard was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress
===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 	 	Points
2019	MP Motorsport	NAV1	NAV2	NAV3	LEC1	LEC2	LEC3	ARA1	ARA2	ARA3	CRT1	CRT2	CRT3	JER1	JER2	JER3	ALG1	ALG2	ALG3	CAT1	CAT2	CAT3	 	0
2021	Campos Racing	SPA1	SPA2	SPA3	NAV1	NAV2	NAV3	ALG1	ALG2	ALG3	ARA1	ARA2	ARA3	CRT1	CRT2	CRT3	JER1	JER2	JER3	CAT1	CAT2	CAT3	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 	 	Points
2020	Bhaitech	MIS1	MIS2	MIS3	IMO11	IMO12	IMO13	RBR1	RBR2	RBR3	MUG1	MUG2	MUG3	MNZ1	MNZ2	MNZ3	IMO21	IMO22	IMO23	VLL1	VLL2	VLL3	20th	12
†Did not finish, but classified.
===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 	 	Points
2022	Van Amersfoort Racing	POR1	POR2	POR3	PAU1	PAU2	LEC1	LEC2	LEC3	SPA1	SPA2	SPA3	HUN1	HUN2	HUN3	IMO1	IMO2	IMO3	RBR1	RBR2	RBR3	MNZ1	MNZ2	MNZ3	CAT1	CAT2	CAT3	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 		Points
2022	KIC Motorsport	MNZ1	MNZ2	IMO1	IMO2	MCO1	MCO2	LEC1	LEC2	ZAN1	ZAN2	HUN1	HUN2	SPA1	SPA1	RBR1	RBR2	CAT1	CAT2	MUG1	MUG2		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	DUB11	DUB12	DUB13	KUW11	KUW12	KUW13	KUW21	KUW22	KUW23	DUB21	DUB22	DUB23	ABU1	ABU2	ABU3	24th	10
* Season still in progress.
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