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Karting

Driver Information

nationality
Finnish
age
22
birthday
29 Aug 2002
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Driver Information

nationality
Finnish
age
22
birthday
29 Aug 2002
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Competitors

Career Overview

year
series
team
points
position
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Birel ART
Rotax Max DD2
Mojo
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
year
series
team
points
position
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
161
year
series
team
points
position
2023
Force Racing Finland
0
5th
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Birel ART
Rotax Max DD2
Mojo
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
year
series
team
points
position
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Rotax Max DD2
Mojo
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
403
year
series
team
points
position
2023
SP Motorsport
0
2nd
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kart Republic
Rotax
Mojo
0
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
157
year
series
team
points
position
2022
Force Racing Finland
0
5th
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Birel ART
Rotax Max DD2
Mojo
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
year
series
team
points
position
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Birel ART
Rotax Max 125 DD2
Mojo
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
year
series
team
points
position
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
101
year
series
team
points
position
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kart Republic
IAME
LeCont
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
year
series
team
points
position
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kart Republic
IAME
LeCont
0
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
0
0
0
0
year
series
team
points
position
car
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Tatuus F4
4
0
2
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
4
0
2
50
year
series
team
points
position
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
529
year
series
team
points
position
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
123
year
series
team
points
position
2019
Kohtala Sports
33
9th
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kosmic
Rotax
Mojo
0
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
0
0
0
0
33
year
series
team
points
position
2019
Kohtala Sports
0
1st
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Sodi Kart
Rotax
Mojo
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
year
series
team
points
position
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Redspeed
IAME
LeCont
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
year
series
team
points
position
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Redspeed
IAME
LeCont
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
year
series
team
points
position
2019
Kohtala Sports
1
59th
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kosmic
Iame
Bridgestone
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
1
year
series
team
points
position
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
0
0
0
0
0
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
0
0
0
0
7
year
series
team
points
position
2018
Kohtala Sports
161
2nd
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kosmic
Vortex
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
161
year
series
team
points
position
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
80
year
series
team
points
position
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
89
year
series
team
points
position
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kosmic
Vortex
Bridgestone
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
year
series
team
points
position
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kosmic
Vortex
Bridgestone
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
year
series
team
points
position
2018
Kohtala Sports
0
83rd
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kosmic
Vortex
Bridgestone
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
year
series
team
points
position
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
54
year
series
team
points
position
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
842
year
series
team
points
position
2017
Kohtala Sports
2
51st
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kosmic
Vortex
Bridgestone
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
2
year
series
team
points
position
2017
Kohtala Sports
0
16th
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Praga
Rotax
Mojo
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
0
year
series
team
points
position
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
725
year
series
team
points
position
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
Kosmic
Vortex
Vega
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
year
series
team
points
position
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
124
year
series
team
points
position
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
147
year
series
team
points
position
kart
engine
tyres
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest laps
races
wins
podiums
pole pos
fastest laps
points
59
year
type
races
wins
podiums
pole positions
fastest lap
2024
Karting
2023
Karting
2022
Karting
2021
Karting
2020
Racing
4
0
2
0
0
2019
Karting
2018
Karting
2017
Karting
2016
Karting
2015
Karting
2014
Karting

Karting Highlights

year
series
position
2023
Finnish Championship - OK
2nd
2023
Rotax Max Euro Winter Cup - DD2
2nd
2022
Finnish Championship - OK
2nd
2020
Finnish Championship - OK
1st
2019
RMC Grand Finals - Senior Max
1st
2019
Rotax Max Challenge Finland - Senior Max
1st
2019
Finnish Championship - OK
2nd
2018
Finnish Championship - OK
2nd
2017
Rotax Max Challenge Finland - Junior
2nd
2016
Finnish Championship - OK Junior
2nd
2015
Finnish Junior Championship - Raket
2nd

Racing Highlights

year
series
position
2020
Formula Open Finland
3rd

DriverDB Top 100

pos
driver
championship
points
change
01
Formula 1
2216.25
-
02
Formula 1
2117.65
-
03
Formula 1
2041.5
-
04
Formula 1
2038.7
-
05
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
2016.95
-0.5
06
Formula 1
2008
-
07
Formula 1
1986.4
-
08
British GT Championship - GT3
1958.95
-
09
IndyCar
1951.4
-
10
V8 Supercars Series
1946.35
-
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