| Sebastian Øgaard | |
|---|---|
.jpg.webp) Øgaard at the Red Bull Ring in 2022 | |
| Nationality |  Danish |
| Full name | Sebastian Øgaard Laursen |
| Born | 30 January 2004 Ejstrupholm, Denmark |
| Eurocup-3 career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | MP Motorsport |
| Car number | 25 |
| Starts | 16 (16 entries) |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 7 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 3rd in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2023 2022 2022 2020 2019, 2021 2019–20 | FR Middle East Championship FR European Championship Euroformula Open Championship Italian F4 Championship F4 Spanish Championship F4 Danish Championship |
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.[1][2]
Career
Karting
Øgaard was voted Karting Driver of the Year in the 2019 Danish Automobile Sports Union (DASU) awards.[3][4]
Lower formulae
2019
In 2019, Øgaard made his single-seater debut during the penultimate round of the F4 Danish Championship, competing with FSP.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
Øgaard was a full-time entry with Bhaitech in the 2020 Italian F4 Championship.[6] He scored 12 points over the course of the season and was classified 20th in a field of 44 drivers.[7]
2021
In 2021, Øgaard moved to the F4 Spanish Championship, partnering Pepe Martí, Alex García and Alex Partyshev at Campos Racing.[8] He won five races and finished runner-up in the championship.[9] Consequently, he was voted the 2021 DASU Talent of the Year for asphalt drivers.[1][10]
Euroformula Open
Øgaard progressed to the Euroformula Open Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing the following year.[6] In the first four rounds, he recorded two podiums, one of them being a win, and finished every race inside the points.[7] Van Amersfoot Racing withdrew from the series after the fourth round.[7] 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.[11]
Formula Regional European Championship
Øgaard entered the final three rounds of the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship as a guest.[6] 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).[11]
Eurocup-3
Øgaard competes in the inaugural 2023 Eurocup-3 season, again with MP Motorsport.[12]
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 |
| F4 Spanish Championship | MP Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2020 | F4 Danish Championship | Team FSP | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 121 | 3rd |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Eurocup-3 | MP Motorsport | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 222 | 3rd |
† 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 |
†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 | 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 |
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- ↑ "Forbund og atleter". Team Danmark (in Danish). Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ↑ Lund, Mikael (26 February 2020). "Sebastian Øgaard kåret som Årets Kartingkører 2019". Brande Bladet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ↑ "Sebastian Øgaard kåret som Årets Kartingkører 2019". Motorsporten.dk (in Danish). 26 February 2020. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ↑ "Sebastian Øgaard fik sin racerdebut på Ring Djursland". Motorsporten.dk (in Danish). 23 September 2019. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
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- 1 2 3 4 Wood, Ida (7 September 2022). "Spanish F4 runner-up Sebastian Ogaard joins FREC with KIC Motorsport". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ↑ Engelberth Hansen, Sebastian (24 February 2022). "Sebastian ræser mod målet om at blive professionel: Jeg er i hvert fald i top-5". TV Midtvest (in Danish). Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ↑ "17-årige Sebastian Øgaard fra Ejstrupholm er på vej mod toppen i international motorsport: Vejen mod Formel 1 er benhård". Herning Folkeblad (in Danish). 31 December 2021. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
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- ↑ Wood, Ida (22 February 2023). "Euroformula winner Sebastian heads to Eurocup-3 with MP Motorsport". Formula Scout. Retrieved 23 February 2023.