Sebastian Daniel Wheldon (born 1 February 2009) is an American and British racing driver who last competed in the Formula Regional European Championship with MP Motorsport as part of the Andretti Global driver development program.
In 2024, Wheldon competed in USF Juniors with Velocity Racing Development. He moved to Europe for 2025, finishing third in the Italian F4 Championship, before progressing to Formula Regional Europe in 2026, placing runner-up.
Early and personal life Wheldon was born on 1 February 2009 in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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. His younger brother, Oliver, is also a racing driver. 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.
During the 2025 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Wheldon drove the pace car during the parade lap in honor of his father.
Career
Karting (2014–2022) Wheldon had a consistent karting career, with his best championship result at the national stage being a third 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 seventh in the X30 Junior category in 2021.
Formula 4 (2023–2025) 2023 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 ten fastest laps as he finished on 456 points over the course of sixteen races.
2024 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. 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. 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.
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.
2025
At the start of 2025, Wheldon competed in the F4 Middle East Championship with Prema Racing. He finished in third place during round one at Yas Marina.
For his main campaign, Wheldon competed in the Italian F4 Championship and E4 Championship with Prema Racing.
Formula Regional (2026–) Prior to the start of his main 2026 campaign, Wheldon participated in the Formula Regional Middle East Trophy with Mumbai Falcons.
Wheldon was set to remain with Prema Racing in his promotion to the Formula Regional European Championship, but was replaced by Tomass Štolcermanis just two weeks later. He was later announced to be driving for MP Motorsport instead just a few days later.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2014WKA Manufacturer's Cup - Kid Kart4th2019Florida Winter Tour - Mini ROKJC Karting6thROK the Rio - Mini ROK10thBiloxi ROK Fest - Mini ROK19th2020SKUSA Winter Series - Mini Swift3rdFlorida Winter Tour - Mini ROKJC Karting5thSKUSA Pro Tour - Mini Swift11th2021SKUSA SuperNationals - KA100 JuniorJC Karting13thSKUSA SuperNationals - X30 Junior7th2022SKUSA SuperNationals - X30 JuniorJC Karting10thSources:
Racing record
Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2023 Skip Barber Formula Race SeriesSkip Barber Racing School 16 6 10 10 13 4561st2024YACademy Winter SeriesVelocity Racing Development 6 1 1 3 4 33 2ndUSF Juniors 16 4 2 4 9 3083rd Formula Trophy UAE Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited 2 1 1 1 1 37 9th2025 F4 Middle East Championship Prema Racing 15 0 0 0 1 90 7thItalian F4 Championship 20 6 3 5 9 2563rdE4 Championship 9 1 0 3 3 88 4thFIA F4 World Cup 1 0 0 1 0 4th2026Formula Regional Middle East TrophyMumbai Falcons Racing Limited 11 0 1 1 3 71 5th Formula Regional European Championship MP Motorsport 19 4 4 1 8 2092nd Season still in progress.
American open-wheel racing results
USF Juniors (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) YearTeam12345678910111213141516RankPoints2024Velocity Racing DevelopmentNOL1NOL2NOL3ALA1ALA2VIR1VIR2VIR3MOH1MOH2ROA1ROA2ROA3POR1POR2POR3 3rd 308
Complete Formula Trophy UAE results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
YearTeam1234567DCPoints 2024 Mumbai Falcons Racing LimitedDUB1DUB2DUB3YMC11YMC12YMC21YMC22 9th 37
Complete F4 Middle East Championship results (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 YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 YMC31 YMC32 YMC33 LUS1 LUS2 LUS3 7th 90
Complete Italian F4 Championship results (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 RacingMIS11 MIS12MIS13MIS14VLL1VLL2VLL3VLL4MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3MUG1MUG2MUG3IMO1IMO2IMO3CAT1CAT2CAT3MIS21 MIS22MIS23MIS24MIS253rd256
Complete E4 Championship results (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 RacingLEC1LEC2LEC3MUG1MUG2MUG3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3 4th 88
Complete FIA F4 World Cup results Year Car Qualifying Quali Race Main Race 2025 Mygale M21-F4 1st DNF 4th
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Trophy results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points 2026 Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 LUS1 LUS2 LUS3 5th 71
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results (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 DC Points 2026 MP Motorsport RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 HOC1 HOC2209
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