Patrick Kujala
| Patrick Kujala | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Finnish |
| Born | 15 May 1996 Marbella (Spain) |
| Squadra Corse Lamborghini career | |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Current team | Bonaldi Motorsport |
| Car number | 32 |
| Former teams | Marussia Manor Racing Koiranen GP |
| Starts | 33 |
| Wins | 8 |
| Poles | 7 |
| Fastest laps | 6 |
| Best finish | 1st in [2015] |
| Previous series | |
| 2014 2013 2012 2012 2011 | GP3 Series GP3 Series Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps French F4 Championship |
Patrick Kujala (born 15 May 1996) is a Spanish-born professional racing driver, who races under a Finnish racing licence.
Career
Karting
Born in Marbella, Spain, Kujala began his karting career in 2005 at age nine, competing in Spanish karting championships. He had two championship titles in Andalucian karting series in 2005 and 2007.[1] His final step before graduating to open wheels was Spanish KF3 championship where he finished sixth, losing to Gerard Barrabeig and Carlos Sainz Jr.[2]
Formula Renault
Kujala made his debut in single-seater in 2011, joining the French F4 Championship where he finished fifth with win at Spa.[3]
In 2012, he graduated to Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with the Koiranen Motorsport team. He finished 23rd with just one point-scoring finish at Moscow Raceway.[4] He was more successful in Formula Renault 2.0 Alps, finishing sixth with eight point-scoring finishes.[5] Also he secured Juniors' championship.
GP3 Series
Kujala will continue his collaboration with Koiranen in GP3 Series in 2013.[6]
Squadra Corse Lamborghini
In April 2015, Kujala signed for a new team, Bonaldi Motorsport.[7] At his debut in Monza[8] Kujala impressed everyone by winning both races. On 20 September 2015 Kujala wons the championship[9] in Nürburgring, Germany.[10]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | French F4 Championship | Autosport Academy | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 76 | 5th |
| 2012 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Koiranen Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23rd |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 6th | ||
| 2013 | GP3 Series | Koiranen GP | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20th |
| 2014 | GP3 Series | Marussia Manor Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14th |
| Trident | |||||||||
| 2015 | Squadra Corse Lamborghini | Bonaldi Motorsport | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 129 | 1st |
Complete GP3 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | D.C. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Koiranen GP | CAT FEA Ret |
CAT SPR 16 |
VAL FEA 21 |
VAL SPR 15 |
SIL FEA Ret |
SIL SPR EX |
NÜR FEA 13 |
NÜR SPR 13 |
HUN FEA 14 |
HUN SPR 11 |
SPA FEA 13 |
SPA SPR 20 |
MNZ FEA 10 |
MNZ SPR 12 |
YMC FEA 8 |
YMC SPR 19 |
20th | 5 | ||
| 2014 | Marussia Manor Racing | CAT FEA 4 |
CAT SPR Ret |
RBR FEA 9 |
RBR SPR 7 |
SIL FEA 12 |
SIL SPR Ret |
HOC FEA 25† |
HOC SPR 16 |
HUN FEA 13 |
HUN SPR 10 |
SPA FEA Ret |
SPA SPR 21 |
MNZ FEA 7 |
MNZ SPR Ret |
14th | 22 | ||||
| Trident | SOC FEA 13 |
SOC SPR 9 |
YMC FEA Ret |
YMC SPR 14 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | D.C. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bonaldi Motorsport | ITA 1 |
ITA 1 |
GBR 1 |
GBR 1 |
FRA 24 |
FRA 1 |
BEL 1 |
BEL 6 |
GER 1 |
GER 1 |
1st | 129 |
References
- ^ "Patrick Kujala". Patric Kujala. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "Campeonato de Espana de Karting — KF3 2009". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "Championnat de France F4 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2012". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 Alps". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "Vainio, Korjus and Kujala complete Koiranen GP line-up". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 11 February 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ Bonaldi Motorsport
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
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External links
- Official website
- Patrick Kujala career summary at DriverDB.com
- Patrick Kujala on Twitter
