A green race car on a track with checkered flags in the background, Sebastian Manson in St. Petersburg

SEBASTIAN MANSON

Sebastian Manson is driven, talented, and highly personable—bringing speed, determination, and a strong presence to the track.

Finding a love for motorsports at the age of five, the New Zealand native has an accomplished background at just 17 years old. Earning multiple, respectable accomplishments, Sebastian has worked his way up the ranks from karting internationally to auto racing, including a second place title in the 2024 New Zealand Formula Ford Series and second in the Formula Regional Japan Series.

In 2025, Sebastian made his move to the United States to compete in the USF Pro 2000 Championship with TJ Speed Motorsports, making his debut in American open-wheel car racing.

Sebastian manson

“Manson has been on a meteoric rise through open-wheel racing and could be the next Kiwi superstar in North American motorsports.”

Sebastian Manson in pink and blue suit posing with a number one sign in front of a Formula Regional Oceania race car. Other people and tents in the background.
Sebastian manson holding trophy on podium wearing a Dunlop cap and racing suit with sponsor logos.
A colorful race car speeding on a track with sponsor logos and a blurred background.
Sebastian Manson with helmet inside vehicle cockpit, helmet has floral design and sponsor logos.

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Indy GP 🏎️ A step up from NOLA, the car was great and there were some missed opportunities during the races. Thank you to everyone @tjspeedmotorsports the car was great and I’m looking forward to my first oval. Congratulations to @arielkin
Started our race weekend here at NOLA! Struggled a bit during first qualifying, missing the peak of the tire. I know I have more to give and can’t wait to give it another crack tomorrow for qualifying and Race 1.
St Petersburg ✅✅ Glad to have finished my first street race, the pace was there but the results didn’t quite match it. Still a positive weekend, thank you to @tjspeedmotorsports Up next NOLA MansonTCLM | TedMansonFoundation | AgileEngineer
Day 1 ✅✅ Enjoyable first day, very unique experience driving on a street circuit. Thank you to eveyone at @tjspeedmotorsports for making it possible to go on track. bring on tomorrow
Round 3 Manfield ✅✅ Results weren’t the most ideal, still big improvements in qualifying and the race pace. Again a massive thank you for the hard work done by the team to fix my car before race 3, and thank you too Tim and the rest of the eng
CTFROC Round 1 ✅✅ Positive weekend in the car, struggled during the early parts of the weekend. Got faster as the weekend got on and looking to bring the momentum to Hampton for the second round. Thank you to Kiwi Driver Fund, Mansons TCLM, Ted Man
2024 ✅✅ Had some success throughout 🇯🇵: 6 podiums, 2 poles & vice champion 🥈in Formula Regional Japan 🇳🇿: 11 podiums, 7 wins & 3 poles in New Zealand Formula ford. 14 wins, 4 pole positions in South island Formula Ford. Outings in the
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An amazing weekend on and off the track, So cool to be driving with my Dad in such and amazing car. Massive thanks too boys at IMS for the hard work and specially to Aaron & Michael, Cheers
Solid experience in Fuji at round 5 of FRJ and FIA World Endurance Championship. P3 and P6 in the races. ✅️ Fuji Speedway ✅️ Podium ✅️ Increase points gap ✅️ Increased learning @birth_racing_project @formula_regional_jp G Force Engineering
Mega atmosphere in the paddock with FIA WEC. P9 so far with work to do before qualifying. Bring it on. @birth_racing_project @m2competitionmanagement @formula_regional_jp G Force Engineering
Just landed in Tokyo and ready to learn at round 5 of FRJ this weekend in Fuji as part of the FIA World Endurance Championship. Thanks to @birth_racing_project @m2competitionmanagement @m2_competition @formula_regional_jp G Force Engineering

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