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Seb Murray will make the surprise jump up to Indy Nxt this year with Andretti Cape after testing for the team at Sebring.
The tie-up between Andretti Global and Cape Motorsports which began last year has now completed its two car line-up for 2025, with a further four drivers in Andretti’s main squad. Murray will be team-mate to Ricardo Escotto.
As reported by Formula Scout, Murray was in action with Andretti Cape at Sebring last week in his first taste of Indy Nxt machinery. Laptimes from the test were not published.
“I can’t wait to be racing with Andretti Cape in Indy Nxt this year and would like to thank everybody on the team for giving me this opportunity,” said Murray.
“I’m confident that 2025 is going to be a fun season with lots of new experiences for me, such as competing on ovals for the first time. Testing with Andretti Cape Indy Nxt in Sebring was a nice way to get to know my team=mates, engineer and the #2 crew ahead of the season. I know that Indy Nxt is a big step up, but I am prepared to take on the challenge. I can’t wait to get started.”
The 17-year-old Dubai-based and backed Scot came 19th in Formula 4 United Arab Emirates and 18th in GB3 last year, and in 2023 he raced exclusively in F4 as a single-seater rookie. He came 17th in GB4, with three ninth places from his six races, was a points-free 30th in F4 UAE and also made a Spanish F4 cameo.
“The Andretti Cape program that we launched last year proved to be successful, and I think that this is a great place for Seb to get his start in American open-wheel racing,” Andretti’s head of driver development J-F Thormann said.
“After seeing what he can do in F4 and GB3, we believe that this step to Indy Nxt early in his racing career is going to be an excellent and essential learning experience for him.”
Cape’s president Dominic Cape claimed his side of the team tie-up was “extremely excited” to have Murray in the cockpit.
“Last week’s test in Sebring gave us some insight into working with him, and for his first time in an Indy Nxt car, he was able to adapt and give us some great feedback,” he commented. “The team is eager to work with him the rest of the season and help advance his career to the next level.”