Sebastian Eskandari-Marandi

2025

On the back of his strong performance in 2024, Sebastian has joined the famous Tony Kart Factory team and will be competing in the FIA Champions of the Future, FIA European Championship, and the FIA World Championship.

2024

The decision was made to skip the Gr3 class (U13) and step up to the national OKN-J class (U15). With special permission from Karting Australia he was granted a junior license and permission to race overseas. He tested for the Swedish based Ward Team and went on to compete in 9 races in Italy.

2024 was about obtaining as much experience in the OKN-J class, to best prepare him for the following 2025 OKJ season. He was the youngest in the class. In his first 2 WSK races that he  competed in, he finished 5th and 6th in both finals. He showed resilience despite some set backs in some races, in which he was always able to come back from the back of the field to finish strong often setting the fastest lap. 

As the year continued, he grew in confidence and speed,  obtaining multiple podiums and wins and he finished the year as the Vice-Champion in both the Italian Karting Championship and WSK Euro Series in the OKN-J Class. 

He remains the youngest in history at age 11 to obtain pole, win a heat, get a podium, win a final and get the fastest lap in a final, in the OKN-J class.

2023

On the back of his international success in 2022, he was signed up by Tony Kart Italy as an official mini 60 driver for the team and raced in a full season of the WSK and the Italian Championship in Italy in 2023.  He started the year well. In the first 9 race weekends, he scored 3 poles, 3 fastest lap of the weekend, multiple heat and pre-final wins and podiums, and 2 final podiums, including a win the WSK Super Cup Mini Championship, crowing him the 2023 U10 Champion. 

2022

Moved up to the competitive Cadet 12 class for the Australian Kart Championship at age 8 making him the youngest ever to compete in the class, racing against 10 to 12 year olds. He opened his campaign with back to back wins at both Round 1 and 2 of the National championship. Also clenching both the Victorian and Queensland State Championships. Following his successful campaign in the QLD states, he rolled on to win the 4th round of the National championship. He was crowned the 2022 Australian Cadet 12 National Champion at age 9, the youngest in history. He finished the year of racing in Italy racing in 4 races, 2 Rok races, including the Rok Cup Super Final in Lonato, Italy. On Debut he claimed his maiden pole and went on win 5 form 10 heat races and finished 6th in both Finals. He also claimed fastest lap in the final of the Rok Cup Super Final. He also raced in 2 WSK races, the 2 race series, Final Cup Series. He showed great pace and qualified and raced in both finals. 

2021

Moved to Parolin Racing Team Australia as a Cadet 9 driver. He continued his dominant form by claiming the Grade C Titles, the Queensland State Championship and the Queensland State Cup. He finished a successful year with claiming the Australian Karting Championship title, making him the premier cadet driver in Australia. 

2020

Made his debut in Karting Australia, winning his first race weekend at age 7 and 2 days old. Raced for Energy Corsa Team Australia. Placed 2nd in the QLD State Championship. On debut in the Australian Karting Championship in Newcastle obtained pole and won 4 from 5 races, breaking the lap record and winning the race weekend with 73 of the possible 75 points

2017

Began driving his first go kart at age 4 years and 3 months at Toowoomba & Lockyer Valley Kart Club.  In his first race in the comer class he went from the back of field to 5th. In only his second race weekend, he obtained his first podium with an overall 3rd place for the race weekend.