We are excited to announce that Simoni Racing seats are now available online at GSM Performance for the first time. This new range brings a huge variety of seat styles into our collection, covering everything from fixed back bucket seats for track-focused builds, through to reclining sports seats for fast road cars and vintage-inspired seating for classic projects.
Simoni Racing has built a strong reputation for producing stylish and affordable sports seats that focus on comfort, support, and visual design. Their range offers something very different compared to many traditional motorsport seat brands, especially for customers who want more road-focused seating setups without needing FIA-approved competition equipment.
One of the biggest reasons we wanted to add Simoni Racing to our online collection is the variety they offer. Many customers are looking for seats that improve support and completely transform the look of their interiors, while still remaining practical for regular driving and weekend use. Simoni Racing fills that gap extremely well with a broad selection of modern, retro, and track-inspired designs.
The range now available online includes:
With over 35 different models now available, there is a huge amount of choice for different vehicle styles, driving setups, and interior themes.
Simoni Racing seats focus heavily on combining sporty styling with everyday usability. Unlike many full FIA motorsport seats, these are designed more for road cars, weekend builds, show cars, and casual track day projects.
The range gives customers the opportunity to dramatically improve both the appearance and support of their interior without needing a full race-spec setup.
Some of the biggest advantages of the Simoni Racing range include:
Another major benefit is that all three seat ranges include matching universal sliding runners as standard. This makes installation and adjustment much easier straight out of the box while allowing drivers to create the perfect seating position for both road and casual track use.
The Simoni Racing fixed back bucket seat range currently includes two different models, the Damon and the Ayrton FRP. Both seats are designed for drivers wanting a more aggressive and sporty seating position for fast road and casual track day use, but they each take a slightly different approach in both styling and construction.
Both seats provide far more support than standard factory seating thanks to their fixed back bucket designs, deeper side bolsters, and supportive shoulder areas. They are aimed more towards road and track-inspired builds rather than full FIA motorsport competition cars.
The two seats also share several similarities:
However, the Damon and Ayrton FRP each offer a different overall look and feel depending on the type of build you are going for.
The Ayrton FRP has a much more aggressive motorsport-inspired design compared to the Damon. It uses an FRP fibreglass shell construction with deeper bolsters and larger shoulder supports for a more focused driving position.
The overall shape gives the seat a more track-style appearance while still remaining suitable for road and casual track use.
The Ayrton FRP is best suited to:
Key features
The reclining sports seat range is one of the most versatile parts of the Simoni Racing collection and will likely appeal to the widest range of drivers. These seats combine sporty styling and improved support with the practicality needed for regular road driving, making them a great option for customers who still use their cars daily but want a much more performance-inspired interior.
Unlike fixed back bucket seats, the reclining mechanism allows the backrest angle to be adjusted for comfort, which makes a huge difference during longer journeys and everyday use. This gives drivers the ability to create a more relaxed driving position when needed while still benefiting from the added support of a sports seat.
The overall designs across the range vary quite a lot, which is one of the biggest strengths of the Simoni Racing recliner collection. Some models keep a cleaner OEM-inspired appearance that suits subtle fast road builds, while others feature much more aggressive styling with larger side bolsters, contrast stitching, harness slot designs, and sportier trim combinations.
The vintage seat range is one of the most unique parts of the Simoni Racing collection and is perfect for customers building classic cars, retro-inspired interiors, and period-style restomod projects. These seats focus heavily on old-school styling while still offering improved comfort and support compared to many original factory seats found in older vehicles.
A lot of modern sports seats can look completely out of place inside classic cars because they are too aggressive or overly modern in their design. The Simoni Racing vintage range avoids this by using more traditional shapes, slimmer profiles, and retro trim materials that match older interiors much more naturally.
The collection includes a variety of classic-inspired finishes such as tartan centres, two-tone colour combinations, smooth vinyl materials, and vintage eyellet-style designs that recreate the look of older motorsport seats from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. These details help give interiors a much more authentic retro feel without needing to rely on worn-out factory seats.
Despite their classic appearance, these seats still provide noticeably better support than most original classic car seating. The increased side bolstering and improved padding help create a more secure and comfortable driving position, especially during spirited driving or longer journeys.
These seats work particularly well in:
Another major advantage is that all of the vintage seats include universal sliding runners as standard, allowing drivers to easily adjust their seating position while still maintaining that old-school interior appearance.
The combination of retro styling and improved usability makes this range ideal for customers who want their interiors to keep a classic atmosphere while still benefiting from a more supportive and refreshed seating setup.
One important thing to understand about the Simoni Racing range is that none of these seats carry FIA approval for competitive motorsport use, including the fixed back bucket seats.
These seats are designed primarily for:
Even though the fixed back seats offer strong lateral support and aggressive styling, they are not intended for FIA-regulated motorsport competition.
For many drivers though, this is not an issue at all. Most customers simply want:
The reclining range especially provides excellent comfort for longer drives and everyday use, while the vintage collection perfectly suits retro interiors and classic builds.
Unlike many aftermarket seat brands where runners are an additional purchase, all three Simoni Racing ranges include matching universal sliding runners as standard.
This gives customers:
For road-driven cars especially, having seat adjustment already included is a major advantage and helps create a much more usable interior setup.
The Simoni Racing range works especially well for customers building:
Because the range covers modern, aggressive, and classic seat styles, it gives customers far more flexibility when designing the look and feel of their interiors.
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