1. Christian Mansell was born on 9 February 2005 and is an Australian racing driver, who most recently competed in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship for Trident.
43 Facts About Christian Mansell
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Christian Mansell previously competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship from 2022 to 2024, finishing fifth in the latter season for ART Grand Prix.
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Christian Mansell was scheduled to compete for Rodin Motorsport in the succeeding 2025 championship, but withdrew ahead of the season due to personal reasons.
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Christian Mansell finished third in the 2021 GB3 Championship, and the 2022 Euroformula Open.
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In 2019, Christian Mansell made his single-seater debut in the New South Wales Formula Race Car Championship.
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Christian Mansell raced in two rounds of the Australian Formula 4 Championship with AGI Sport and finished all but one race in the top seven.
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For 2020 Christian Mansell moved over to the United Kingdom to race full-time in the F4 British Championship, partnering Zak O'Sullivan and Matias Zagazeta at Carlin.
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Christian Mansell won the season's Rookie Cup with a 61.5 point gap to Frederick Lubin.
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Christian Mansell stayed on with Carlin in 2021, progressing to the renamed GB3 Championship.
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Christian Mansell took his first win of the season in the reversed grid race at the opening round in Brands Hatch, overtaking six cars over the course of the race.
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Christian Mansell scored a further three podiums to finish third in the standings.
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In 2021, Christian Mansell made his Euroformula Open Championship debut at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, with Carlin finishing all his races in the top six.
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Christian Mansell returned to Euroformula but with Team Motopark during the penultimate round at Monza, finishing third in the first race.
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Christian Mansell was retained for the Barcelona stage, where he achieved two more points finishes to complete the season 11th overall.
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Christian Mansell remained in the series for the 2022 season, partnering Vladislav Lomko and Josh Mason at CryptoTower Racing.
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Christian Mansell took the opening victory of the season at the Estoril Circuit, 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.
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Christian Mansell claimed a podium in the final round and finished third in the standings, having taken 15 podiums.
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Christian Mansell made his debut F3 appearance in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship, at the Hungaroring with Charouz Racing System, replacing Zdenek Chovanec.
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Christian Mansell returned to his main campaign at the Euroformula Open before the Zandvoort round and was replaced by David Schumacher.
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On 28 November Christian Mansell was announced as a full-time driver with Campos Racing for the 2023 F3 season.
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Christian Mansell then stated that he was "hungry to maximize his and Campos Racing's full potential" after his cameo appearance in 2022.
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Christian Mansell failed to score points in Monaco, and was spun out by Gabriele Mini in the Barcelona sprint race.
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Christian Mansell returned to the points in the feature race with tenth place.
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Christian Mansell followed this with a fifth-placed finish in the feature race.
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Christian Mansell ended his season in Monza by scoring seventh and eighth places.
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Christian Mansell finished 12th in the standings with 60 points and two podium finishes.
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In October 2023, Christian Mansell joined ART Grand Prix for post-season testing at Jerez.
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Christian Mansell then participated in the Macau Grand Prix with the French team, finishing 16th in the main race.
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At the Formula 3 end of season awards night, Christian 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.
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Christian Mansell moved to ART Grand Prix for his second full Formula 3 season.
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Christian Mansell took two tenth places in his home event in Melbourne.
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Christian Mansell failed to score points in Imola, but bounced to qualify second in Monaco.
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Christian Mansell was eliminated in a first lap incident after Arvid Lindblad swiped across him in the sprint race, but he returned to the podium with another second place in the feature.
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Christian 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.
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Christian Mansell participated in the first two rounds of the 2024 Formula Regional Oceania Championship with Giles Motorsport, in preparation for his main campaign in Formula 3.
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Christian Mansell secured securing four podiums in six races including a sole win in Manfeild.
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Shortly after the F3 season finale, Christian Mansell made his Formula 2 debut with Trident from the Baku round onwards, replacing Roman Stanek.
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Christian Mansell finished eighth after leading the early stages and making late contact with Gabriel Bortoleto in a battle for fifth place, before finishing 10th in the feature race.
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Christian Mansell scored ten points throughout his three-round stint and finished 25th in the standings.
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In November 2024, Christian Mansell signed with Rodin Motorsport to race in the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
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However, on 4 March 2025, Christian 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.
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Christian Mansell grew up in Bolwarra in the New South Wales Hunter Valley, but currently lives in London.
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Christian Mansell is not related to Formula 1 World Champion Nigel Mansell.