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David Murray (racing driver)

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Nationality
  
British

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Role
  
Racing driver

Entries
  
5 (4 starts)

Name
  
David Murray

Active years
  
1950–1952

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Born
  
28 December 1909 Edinburgh, Scotland (
1909-12-28
)

Died
  
April 5, 1973, Las Palmas, Spain

Books
  
Ecurie Ecosse: The Story of Scotland's International Racing Team

Similar People
  
Reg Parnell, Brian Shawe‑Taylor, Toulo de Graffenried, Yves Giraud‑Cabantous, Joe Kelly

Organizations founded
  
Ecurie Ecosse

David Murray (28 December 1909, in Edinburgh – 5 April 1973, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain) was a British racing driver from Scotland. He participated in five Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 13 May 1950, and also founded the Ecurie Ecosse Scottish motor racing team, based at Merchiston Mews in Edinburgh.

Murray was a chartered accountant by profession and raced an ERA and subsequently a Maserati 4CLT both domestically and in European events, before forming Ecurie Ecosse in 1952. He also participated in rallies and hill-climbs. After one World Championship event, for Ecosse, Murray retired as a driver to concentrate on running the team. Ecurie Ecosse won the Le Mans 24 hour race in both 1956 and 1957 each time with a Jaguar D-Type.

Murray moved abroad and was killed in a road accident in the Canary Isles on 5 April 1973.

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