Christian Mansell (born 9 February 2005) is an Australian

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, who most recently competed in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship for

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. He previously competed in the

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from

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, finishing fifth in the latter season for

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. He was scheduled to compete for

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in the succeeding

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championship, but withdrew ahead of the season due to personal reasons. He finished third in the 2021 GB3 Championship, and the 2022 Euroformula Open.

Career

Karting

Mansell's highest karting career finish in the

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came in 2019, where he achieved 69th in the OKJ category.

Lower formulae

2019

In 2019, Mansell made his single-seater debut in the New South Wales Formula Race Car Championship. He also raced in two rounds of the

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with AGI Sport and finished all but one race in the top seven. As Mansell was a guest driver he was not classified in the standings.

2020

For 2020 Mansell moved over to the United Kingdom to race full-time in the

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, partnering

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and

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at Carlin. Whilst the Australian only managed to score one win at the

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, in contrast to O'Sullivan's nine over the course of the season, he did score four more podiums, which included two third places and a second place at the final round, finishing seventh in the championship. Mansell won the season's Rookie Cup with a 61.5 point gap to Frederick Lubin.

GB3 Championship

Mansell stayed on with Carlin in 2021, progressing to the renamed

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. He took his first win of the season in the reversed grid race at the opening round in

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, overtaking six cars over the course of the race. His next win came at the

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. Mansell scored a further three podiums to finish third in the standings.

Euroformula Open

2021

In 2021, Mansell made his

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debut at the

, with Carlin finishing all his races in the top six. Mansell returned to Euroformula but with Team Motopark during the penultimate round at

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, finishing third in the first race. He was retained for the

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stage, where he achieved two more points finishes to complete the season 11th overall.

2022

Mansell remained in the series for the 2022 season, partnering Vladislav Lomko and

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at CryptoTower Racing. He took the opening victory of the season at the

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, and claimed two second places at the next round in Pau, which included his only pole of the year, before a run of four straight podium finishes including a win. His third win came at

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in the final race. Four more podiums in the next two rounds came, before a double retirement in the penultimate Monza round. The first retirement was a serious crash with

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where he was launched skywards. He claimed a podium in the final round and finished third in the standings, having taken 15 podiums.

FIA Formula 3

2022

Mansell made his debut F3 appearance in the

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, at the

with

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, replacing Zdeněk Chovanec. Mansell returned to his main campaign at the

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before the Zandvoort round and was replaced by David Schumacher. Mansell was ranked 38th in the final standings. At the end of September, Mansell participated in the post-season test with

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2023

On 28 November Mansell was announced as a full-time driver with Campos Racing for the 2023 F3 season. He then stated that he was "hungry to maximize his and Campos Racing's full potential" after his cameo appearance in 2022. In

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, he finished both races in 13th. In

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he scored his first points in ninth place after three drivers ahead were disqualified post-sprint race. The following day, he finished in tenth following another post-race penalty for a rival. Mansell failed to score points in

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, and was spun out by

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in the

sprint race. He returned to the points in the feature race with tenth place. The following weekend in

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, Mansell finished seventh in the feature race.

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delivered a breakthrough for the Australian, qualifying in fourth. After choosing to stay on dry tyres, Mansell climbed from seventh to third during the last lap, holding off a late charge from

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to achieve his maiden Formula 3 podium. He followed this with a fifth-placed finish in the feature race. In

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he finished sixth in the sprint and 11th in the feature. At

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he qualifying 23rd for the sprint race. In the feature race, a gamble on wet tyres saw him finish second. Mansell ended his season in

by scoring seventh and eighth places. Mansell finished 12th in the standings with 60 points and two podium finishes. In October 2023, Mansell joined

for post-season testing at

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. He then participated in the

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with the French team, finishing 16th in the main race. At the Formula 3 end of season awards night, Mansell picked up the ''Best Comeback of the Year'' for his performamcne in the feature race in Belgium where he progressed from 23rd to second at the chequered flag.

2024

Mansell moved to

for his second full Formula 3 season. Qualifying eighth for the Bahrain opening round, before finishing out of the points. He finished second in the feature race. Mansell took two tenth places in his home event in

. He failed to score points in

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, but bounced to qualify second in Monaco. He was eliminated in a first lap incident after

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swiped across him in the sprint race, but he returned to the podium with another second place in the feature. Mansell took his first F3 pole in

. Missing out on points in the sprint race, he led the feature until lap 5 where

overtook him, leading Mansell to finish second. Mansell tussled for the lead in

with teammate Nikola Tsolov, finishing in third place. In the feature race, he finished fourth. This was followed by a point-less weekend in

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, he qualified eighth, and secured fifth and fourth place, hauling him into title contention. However, a messy Spa-Francorchamps round followed, as he qualified down in 20th and was unable to score points in both races, even being penalised in the feature for taking

out. Qualifying seventh for the season finale in

, he finished 22nd in the sprint race . He finished the feature race on the podium. Mansell finished fifth in the championship with 112 points, one pole and five podiums, as well as helping ART Grand Prix finish third in the championship.

Formula Regional

Mansell participated in the first two rounds of the

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with Giles Motorsport, in preparation for his main campaign in Formula 3. He secured four podiums in six races including a sole win in Manfeild and won the

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FIA Formula 2

2024

Shortly after the F3 season finale, Mansell made his

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debut with

from the Baku round onwards, replacing

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. He finished eighth after leading the early stages and making late contact with

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in a battle for fifth place, before finishing 10th in the feature race. Mansell qualified in 20th in

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, but a well-timed pit stop during the feature race allowed him to gain time on rivals ahead and he eventually finished in sixth place. The Yas Marina round left him scoreless with a double 16th place. Mansell scored ten points throughout his three-round stint and finished 25th in the standings.

2025

In November 2024, Mansell signed with

to race in the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship. However, on 4 March 2025, Mansell posted on his social media that he would be "stepping away from racing for a little while" citing personal reasons, therefore withdrawing from the championship.

Personal life

Mansell has type 1

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. Mansell grew up in Bolwarra in the

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, but currently lives in

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. He is not related to

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World Champion

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Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

^† As Mansell was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Australian Formula 4 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) ^† As Mansell was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete F4 British Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ‡ Half points were awarded for Race 3, as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results

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

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers) * Season still in progress.

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship results

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

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) * Season still in progress.

References

External links

Official website
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