Sebastian Wheldon

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Sebastian Wheldon
Wheldon in 2025
NationalityUnited States American
Born (2009-02-01) 1 February 2009 (age 17)
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Related toDan Wheldon (father)
Oliver Wheldon (brother)
Italian F4 Championship career
Debut season2025
Current teamPrema Racing
Car number98
Starts20
Wins6
Podiums9
Poles3
Fastest laps5
Best finish3rd in 2025
Previous series
2025
2025
2024
2024
2023		E4 Championship
F4 Middle East
USF Juniors
YACademy Winter Series
Skip Barber Formula Race Series
Championship titles
2023Skip Barber Formula Race Series

Sebastian Wheldon (born 1 February 2009)[1] is an American racing driver currently competing in the 2025 Italian F4 Championship with Prema Racing. In 2024, he competed in USF Juniors with Velocity Racing Development. Wheldon is a member of Andretti Global's driver development program.[2][3]

Early and personal life

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Wheldon was born on 1 February 2009 in St. Petersburg, Florida.[4]

Wheldon is the son of IndyCar champion and two-times Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon, who was killed in an accident at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2011.[5] His younger brother, Oliver, is also a racing driver.[6] Wheldon was featured in the HBO Max documentary The Lionheart, which covered the legacy of his father's death on him, his brother, and his mother, Susie Wheldon.[7][8]

During the 2025 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Wheldon drove the pace car during the parade lap in honor of his father.[6][9]

Career

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Karting

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Wheldon had a consistent karting career, with his best championship result at the national stage being a 3rd place in the SKUSA Winter Series in 2020, in the Mini Swift category. Wheldon has competed in the SKUSA SuperNationals twice in 2021 and 2022, with a best result of 7th in the X30 Junior category in 2021.[10]

Lower formulae

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2023

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Wheldon made his car racing debut in 2023, in the Skip Barber Formula Race Series. He managed to win the title against some experienced opposition including the likes of Jeshua Alianell, who had competed in the championship for two years previously. Wheldon amassed a total of thirteen podiums, six wins and 10 fastest laps as he finished on 456 points over the course of sixteen races.[10][11][12]

2024

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In early 2024, it was announced that Wheldon joined the YACademy Winter Series with the VRD team, who would also be running his entry into the 2024 USF Juniors season.[13] Wheldon impressed in YACademy, winning once and standing on the podium four times in just six races, losing out on the title to sophomore driver Jack Jeffers.[14] As he moved on to the main season of USF Juniors, Wheldon had a strong first round, winning two races out of three and finishing second in the other at NOLA Motorsports Park, demonstrating that he would be a title contender as he moved to the top of the championship as a result.[15][16]

In December, Wheldon took part in the final round of Formula Trophy UAE. He achieved pole position and a victory during race 1 at the Yas Marina Circuit, marking his first motorsport win outside of the Americas. The next day, he placed fourth in race two.[17]

2025

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At the start of 2025, Wheldon competed in the F4 Middle East Championship with Prema Racing.[18] He finished in third place during round one at Yas Marina.[19]

For his main campaign, Wheldon is set to compete in the Italian F4 Championship and E4 Championship with Prema Racing.[4][20][21]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2014 WKA Manufacturer's Cup - Kid Kart 4th
2019 Florida Winter Tour - Mini ROK JC Karting 6th
ROK the Rio - Mini ROK 10th
Biloxi ROK Fest - Mini ROK 19th
2020 SKUSA Winter Series - Mini Swift 3rd
Florida Winter Tour - Mini ROK JC Karting 5th
SKUSA Pro Tour - Mini Swift 11th
2021 SKUSA SuperNationals - KA100 Junior JC Karting 13th
SKUSA SuperNationals - X30 Junior 7th
2022 SKUSA SuperNationals - X30 Junior JC Karting 10th
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Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2023 Skip Barber Formula Race Series Skip Barber Racing School 16 6 10 10 13 456 1st
2024 YACademy Winter Series Velocity Racing Development 6 1 1 3 4 33 2nd
USF Juniors 16 4 2 4 9 308 3rd
Formula Trophy UAE Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited 2 1 1 1 1 37 9th
2025 F4 Middle East Championship Prema Racing 15 0 0 0 1 90 7th
Italian F4 Championship 20 6 3 5 9 256 3rd
E4 Championship 9 1 0 3 3 88 4th
FIA F4 World Cup 1 0 0 1 0 — 4th

* Season still in progress.

American open-wheel racing results

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USF Juniors

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2024 Velocity Racing Development NOL
1
1* 		NOL
2
2" 		NOL
3
1* 		ALA
1
6 		ALA
2
2 		VIR
1
21 		VIR
2
19 		VIR
3
1 		MOH
1
22 		MOH
2
4 		ROA
1
8 		ROA
2
18* 		ROA
3
1* 		POR
1
2 		POR
2
3 		POR
3
2 		3rd 308

Complete Formula Trophy UAE results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DC Points
2024 Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited DUB
1
 DUB
2
 DUB
3
 YMC1
1
 YMC1
2
 YMC2
1
1 		YMC2
2
4 		9th 37

Complete F4 Middle East Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2025 Prema Racing YMC1
1
3 		YMC1
2
7 		YMC1
3
5 		YMC2
1
25† 		YMC2
2
12 		YMC2
3
5 		DUB
1
Ret 		DUB
2
9 		DUB
3
7 		YMC3
1
12 		YMC3
2
8 		YMC3
3
7 		LUS
1
8 		LUS
2
8 		LUS
3
17 		7th 90

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 DC Points
2025 Prema Racing MIS1
1
1 		MIS1
2 		MIS1
3
2 		MIS1
4
5 		VLL
1
 VLL
2
2 		VLL
3
1 		VLL
4
25 		MNZ
1
1 		MNZ
2
3 		MNZ
3
28 		MUG
1
7 		MUG
2
4 		MUG
3
14 		IMO
1
10 		IMO
2
C 		IMO
3
11 		CAT
1
6 		CAT
2
4 		CAT
3
C 		MIS2
1
1 		MIS2
2
1 		MIS2
3 		MIS2
4
1 		MIS2
5
7 		3rd 256

Complete E4 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
2025 Prema Racing LEC
1
3 		LEC
2
4 		LEC
3
3 		MUG
1
9 		MUG
2
9 		MUG
3
1 		MNZ
1
8 		MNZ
2
4 		MNZ
3
10 		4th 88

Complete FIA F4 World Cup results

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Year Car Qualifying Quali Race Main Race
2025 Mygale M21-F4 1st DNF 4th

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