Sean Walkinshaw
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British| Sean Walkinshaw | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | Sean Nathan Thomas Walkinshaw 3 November 1993 |
| Super Taikyu Series career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Hitotsuyama Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 21 |
| Previous series | |
| 2022 2017-2021 | Intercontinental GT Challenge Super GT |
Sean Nathan Thomas Walkinshaw (born 3 November 1993)[1] is a British racing driver who currently competes in the Super Taikyu Series for Hitotsuyama Racing. He is the son of former Formula 1 team principal Tom Walkinshaw.
Super GT
Walkinshaw made his debut in Super GT in 2017 with Autobacs Racing Team Aguri alongside Shinichi Takagi. They clinched fourth in the standings with a win. They continued to race in the next season, finishing runners up with two wins, losing out to LEON Racing of Naoya Gamou, and Haruki Kurosawa.[2] With ARTA changing their car to Honda NSX GT3, Walkinshaw got replaced by Honda Junior Nirei Fukuzumi.[3]
In 2019, Walkinshaw moved to Team Thailand to race alongside Nattapong Horthongkum.[4] Walkinshaw returned to the team, for the last three rounds of the 2020 season alongside Mathias Beche. Walkinshaw raced for the last time in Super GT for 2021 where he raced with Giuliano Alesi.[5][6] During his time on Team Thailand, he did not score a single point.
Super Taikyu
In 2023, Walkinshaw returned to Japan, competing in Super Taikyu with Hitotsuyama Racing.