Sebastian Manson
Sebastian Manson is a racing driver from New Zealand who competes in the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship with TJ Speed Motorsports. He previously competed in the 2024 Formula Regional Japanese Championship.
Career
Karting
Manson has had a decorated karting career in his country, with two major titles coming in 2020 and 2022. He competed in karting in 2022 and 2023, whilst also competing in Formula Ford.Formula Ford
2022
Manson debuted in Formula Ford in 2022, at the age of fourteen. His best championship results were finishing fourth in both the North Island Series and the Manfeild Winter Series. In the latter series, he managed three wins from six races, as well as four podiums.2023
In 2023, Manson had a campaign that largely resembled his 2022, once again with two fourth-placed finishes in the New Zealand Championship and also in the Manfeild Winter Series.2024
Manson had a superb 2024, and overall he amassed 29 wins across the New Zealand Championship and the North and South Island Series. This also proved to be a breakthrough year for Manson, as he won eight and recorded twelve podiums in the North Island Series, and has already finished second in the New Zealand Championship, and won the South Island Series.Formula Regional
2024
In early 2024, it was announced that Manson would be contesting the final two rounds of the 2024 Formula Regional Oceania Championship, with Giles Motorsport, as he turned sixteen and was eligible for the championship. He competed in the New Zealand Grand Prix weekend, with a best result of eighth at Highlands Motorsport Park. Manson was then selected by the Birth Racing Project alongside Aussie Jesse Lacey to race in the 2024 Formula Regional Japanese Championship. He secured his first pole position at Sugo, in the second round of the championship.2026
During pre-season, Manson will race in the Formula Regional Oceania Trophy with M2 Competition.USF Pro 2000 Championship
On December 17, 2024, it was announced Manson would join the 2025 grid with TJ Speed Motorsports.Karting record
Karting career summary
Racing record
Racing career summary
† - As Manson was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship/Trophy results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points | - |
| 2024 | Giles Motorsport | TAU 1 | TAU 2 | TAU 3 | MAN 1 | MAN 2 | MAN 3 | HMP 1 | HMP 2 | HMP 3 | RUA 1 DNS | RUA 2 11 | RUA 3 12 | HIG 1 10 | HIG 2 8 | NZGP 3 12 | 21st | 43 | |
| 2025 | M2 Competition | TAU 1 10 | TAU 2 7 | TAU 3 9 | HMP 1 7 | HMP 2 1 | HMP 3 10 | MAN 1 6 | MAN 2 Ret | MAN 3 4 | TER 1 7 | TER 2 1 | TER 3 7 | HIG 1 9 | HIG 2 5 | NZGP 3 9 | 6th | 225 | |
| 2026 | M2 Competition | HMP 1 12 | HMP 2 16 | HMP 3 6 | HMP 4 Ret | TAU 1 13 | TAU 2 17 | TAU 3 17 | TAU 4 10 | TER 1 10 | TER 2 6 | TER 3 C | TER 4 Ret | HIG 1 13 | HIG 2 11 | HIG 3 Ret | NZGP 4 10 | 17th | 105 |
Complete New Zealand Grand Prix results
Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
| 2024 | Birth Racing Project 【BRP】 | SUZ 1 Ret | SUZ 2 5 | SUZ 3 3 | SUG 1 5 | SUG 2 2 | OKA 1 4 | OKA 2 3 | OKA 3 2 | MOT 1 6 | MOT 2 2 | FUJ1 1 3 | FUJ1 2 6 | FUJ2 1 8 | FUJ2 2 8 | 2nd | 155 |
American open-wheel racing results
USF Pro 2000 Championship
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Position | Points |
| 2025 | TJ Speed Motorsports | STP 1 19 | STP 2 8 | LOU 1 16 | LOU 2 13 | LOU 3 11 | IMS 1 8 | IMS 2 21 | IMS 3 7 | IRP 14 | ROA 1 12 | ROA 2 17 | ROA 3 13 | MOH 1 9 | MOH 2 16 | TOR 1 16 | TOR 2 18 | POR 1 9 | POR 2 5 | 12th | 152 |