Sebastian Eskandari-Marandi

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 will be competing in 8 races in Italy, until he can obtain his FIA international karting license next year to race in the OKJ class in 2025.

This year is about obtaining as much experience, to best prepare him for 2025. He is the youngest in the class at present. In the 2 WSK races that he has competed in he has finished 5th and 6th in both finals. Despite some set backs in some races, he has been able to come back from the back of the field to finish strong often setting the fastest lap. His best results however has been 2 podium finishes, a first and second in the 2 finals of round 2 of the Italian Karting Championship. He is the youngest in history at age 11 to 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 will race in a full season on 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.