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Johannesburg, South Africa · Driver Coaching & Race Team

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A South African-Italian racing family turning young talent into real racers. Led by Sebastian Lanzetti - 2013 X30 Shifter Champion and BRDC British F4 driver - with father Matteo as motorsport steward.

"Nothing is more valuable than a good name."Matteo Lanzetti

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SLR66
Titles
X30
Ladder
F4
Sebastian Lanzetti in his green and black helmet on the grid
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Sebastian Lanzetti
Attack Coach · Lanzetti Racing
The Record

Coached by a racer. Not a spectator.

Categories raced: X30 Shifter · Rotax · Formula Volkswagen · BRDC British Formula 4
2013
X30 Shifter Kart Champion

South African national X30 Shifter Kart Championship title.

2014
Formula Volkswagen Podiums

Stepped into single seaters and finished on the rostrum.

2015
BRDC British Formula 4

Signed to race in the UK against Europe's best juniors.

What We Do

The on-track performance arm

Driver Coaching

On-track coaching in a kart alongside the driver: lines, braking markers, overtaking and race craft, followed by onboard and data review.

Kart Preparation

Full prep, cleaning, setup and maintenance between rounds so the kart arrives race-ready every weekend.

Transport & Storage

Secure storage and the Lanzetti Racing van and trailer moving karts and equipment to every circuit.

Race-Weekend Ops

Trackside support, tyre and fuel management, session planning and steward liaison with Matteo Lanzetti.

Coming Soon
Lanzetti Racing · 2026/27 Campaign

The F2 Kart Reveal

Lanzetti Racing is opening a fundraise for a full F2 kart package - chassis, engine, spares and race-weekend running - so the team can put a competitive seat under the next driver in the programme. Livery, sponsor placements and the driver announcement drop at launch.

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Founding partners for the F2 kart are being signed now - first names go on the chassis.
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The Vision

Back the road to F1 for South African motorsport

South Africa has never been short of talent. It has been short of a ladder. Careers end at the bottom of it, not because drivers are slow, but because nobody funds the steps between a kart and a real machine. Lanzetti Racing is building those steps in the right order - and sponsors are backing a pipeline, not a single kart.

South Africa just received its unfair advantage, and we intend to use it for everyone who dreams of getting behind a real machine.

  1. 01
    Karting

    Young South African drivers coached properly from their first season - racecraft, data and race-weekend discipline, not guesswork.

  2. 02
    Engineering

    A full-time kart engineer on the programme so every driver develops against real setup and data work, the way Europe does it.

  3. 03
    Formula 2

    A funded seat that carries a South African driver onto the F1 support bill, where the sport's decision makers are watching.

  4. 04
    Formula 1

    The point of all of it. A South African back on the grid, with a pipeline behind him instead of a one-off miracle.

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The Family

A good name, earned on track

Sebastian Lanzetti grew up in the paddock. Guided by his father Matteo - a lifelong motorsport man whose rule was always 'nothing is more valuable than a good name' - Sebastian climbed from karting to single seaters, taking the 2013 South African X30 Shifter Kart Championship, podiums in Formula Volkswagen and a seat in BRDC British Formula 4. Today he runs Lanzetti Racing as the on-track performance arm for young drivers: coaching, kart preparation, transport, and race-weekend operations built on the same family standard.

The Lanzetti standard

"Nothing is more valuable than a good name." - Matteo Lanzetti

The man behind the man
Sebastian and Matteo Lanzetti embracing at the track
Family
Matteo Lanzetti behind Sebastian in his kart
Heritage
SLR66 2013 South African X30 Shifter Karting Champion
Champion

Il Caffe Lanzetti - an Italian family welcome. Step in, take a moment, and see the journey that brought us here.

Role
Attack Coach
Personal Mark
SLR66
  1. ●
    The Start

    Matteo Lanzetti brings the family into South African motorsport - a paddock upbringing built on preparation, respect and reputation.

  2. ●
    2009-2012

    Sebastian races through the national karting ranks, learning setup, tyre management and race craft alongside his father on the spanners.

  3. ●
    2013

    Crowned South African X30 Shifter Kart Champion - the title that defines the SLR66 mark.

  4. ●
    2014

    Steps into single seaters in Formula Volkswagen, converting karting speed into podium finishes.

  5. ●
    2015

    Signs for BRDC British Formula 4 in the UK, racing against the strongest junior field in Europe.

  6. ●
    Today

    Lanzetti Racing is the on-track performance arm for the next generation: Sebastian as Attack Coach, Matteo as Motorsport Steward, running coaching, kart prep, transport and race-weekend operations.

The Roadmap

Timeline of needs

Every item on the road to F1 for South African motorsport. As we knock down the current need, the next steps forward.

The roadmap is being updated. Check back shortly.
    The Grid

    Our sponsors

    COACT™ backs the technology and the team wrap. The rest of the grid is open - every slot below is a chance to put your brand on the road to F1 for South African motorsport.

    PodiumOfficial Technology Partner

    COACT™

    COACT™ - official partner logo for Lanzetti Racing
    "Backing Lanzetti Racing is backing the future of South African motorsport. Talent this raw deserves a real shot."
    Podium
    Official F2 Campaign Partner

    Open slot: put your name on the road to F1 and take a South African driver up the ladder.

    Podium
    Official Engineering Partner

    Open slot: fund the kart engineer who develops every young driver on the programme.

    Pit Crew
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    Back the ladder - coaching, data and race weekends for the drivers coming through.

    Pit Crew
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    Support the programme and see your brand on the karts, the suits and the transporter.

    Grid
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    Every contribution moves a South African driver one step closer to F1.

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    Kit, media, hospitality or in-kind support - it all counts.

    Get Involved

    Partner with Lanzetti Racing

    Two open asks: the Formula 2 campaign that takes a South African driver up the ladder, and the kart engineer who develops the drivers behind him. Tell us how you would like to be involved.

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    RaceCraft

    Racecraft, telemetry and setup - taught the way we race.

    Bring your driver to a session with Sebastian. We work the line, the data and the standards, then we send you home with a plan for the next weekend.

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    Every lap. Every weekend.

    Behind-the-scenes from the paddock, sim rig sessions, and race weekends.