Draft:Costa Toparis
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| Costa Toparis | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australian |
| Born | 6 April 2007 Australia |
| Formula Regional European Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | KIC Motorsport |
| Starts | 4 (4 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
Costa Toparis (born 6 April 2007)[1] is a Australian racing driver who is currently competing in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship for KIC Motorsport.
Career
[edit]Karting
[edit]Toparis had a successful karting career in his native Australia and in the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals. He came 5th in the 2018 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals in the Mini MAX category, and then came in 3rd the following year.
He came runner up to the 2021 Australian Karting Championship in KA2 machinery and won the championship the following season.[2]
Formula Ford
[edit]Toparis made his debut in Formula Ford machinery in the 2022 New South Wales Formula Race Car Championship, where he showed amazing consistency, coming second in eight out of nine races and winning one race at Wakefield.[1]
Formula 4
[edit]FIA Motorsport Games
[edit]The young Australian was announced to be competing in the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games representing Team Australia in the Formula 4 race. He qualified in 10th, finished the Quali race in 19th, and came 13th in the Main race.[3]
Formula 4 UAE Championship
[edit]At the end of the season, Toparis drove for Carlin in the trophy round at the Formula 4 UAE Championship. He finished the races in 4th and 8th.[3]
Formula 4 Australian Championship
[edit]GB3 Championship
[edit]Instead of competing in Formula 4 full time, he would make a leap to the 2023 GB3 Championship for Rodin Carlin.[3][4][5] Despite not scoring any podiums, he would have a consistent maiden campaign and finish the championship 15th in the standings with 151 points.[6]
Formula Regional
[edit]Formula Regional Middle East Championship
[edit]At the start of the 2024 season, he would compete in the 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship for Australian team, Evans GP.[2][7] He started off his campaign poorly, scoring no points in the first three rounds, but his luck would change in the fourth round at the Yas Marina Circuit, where he got his maiden podium in Formula Regional machinery.[8] Toparis scored points in the next two races, but he wouldn't score any points in the final round. He finished the championship in 14th.
Formula Regional European Championship
[edit]He would compete for KIC Motorsport in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship with technical support from Evans GP.[8][9] His best result of the season was 19th, which came in the first race of the second round at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. After this round he had a early exit due to financial issues.
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Australian Karting Championship - Cadet 9 | 10th | |
| 2018 | Australian Karting Championship - Cadet 12 | 16th | |
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Mini MAX | Ian Black IKD | 5th | |
| 2019 | Australian Karting Championship - Cadet 12 | 23rd | |
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Mini MAX | Ian Black | 3rd | |
| 2020 | Australian Karting Championship - KA2 | 8th | |
| 2021 | Australian Karting Championship - KA2 | 2nd | |
| 2022 | Australian Karting Championship - KA2 | 1st |
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New South Wales Formula Race Car Championship | AGI Sport | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 230 | 3rd |
| FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup | Team Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 13th | |
| Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round | Carlin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| 2023 | GB3 Championship | Rodin Carlin | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 15th |
| 2024 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | Evans GP | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14th |
| Formula Regional European Championship | KIC Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34th | |
| Formula 4 Australian Championship | AGI Sport |
Complete FIA Motorsport Games results
[edit]| Year | Team | Cup | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Team Australia
|
Formula 4 | 10th | 19th | 13th |
Complete GB3 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rodin Carlin | OUL 1 22 |
OUL 2 7 |
OUL 3 68 |
SIL1 1 8 |
SIL1 2 6 |
SIL1 3 143 |
SPA 1 10 |
SPA 2 13 |
SPA 3 12 |
SNE 1 21 |
SNE 2 6 |
SNE 3 151 |
SIL2 1 20 |
SIL2 2 15 |
SIL2 3 C |
BRH 1 17 |
BRH 2 12 |
BRH 3 17 |
ZAN 1 17 |
ZAN 2 15 |
ZAN 3 20 |
DON 1 15 |
DON 2 16 |
DON 3 Ret |
15th | 151 |
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results
[edit](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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Evans GP | YMC1 1 21 |
YMC1 2 25 |
YMC1 3 18 |
YMC2 1 14 |
YMC2 2 18 |
YMC2 3 Ret |
DUB1 1 12 |
DUB1 2 14 |
DUB1 3 21 |
YMC3 1 3 |
YMC3 2 8 |
YMC3 3 9 |
DUB2 1 14 |
DUB2 2 15 |
DUB2 3 12 |
14th | 21 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | KIC Motorsport | HOC 1 28 |
HOC 2 Ret |
SPA 1 19 |
SPA 2 22 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
27th* | 0* |
Complete Formula 4 Australian Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | AGI Sport | BEN1 1 |
BEN1 2 |
BEN1 3 |
BEN2 1 |
BEN2 2 |
BEN2 3 |
SYD 1 |
SYD 2 |
SYD 3 |
SEP 1 4 |
SEP 2 2 |
SEP 3 2 |
9th* | 48* |
- ^ a b "Costa Toparis | GB3 Driver | RODIN Motorsport". www.rodinmotorsport.com. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ^ a b GP, Evans (2023-09-03). "Evans GP Welcomes Australian Karting Champion Costa Toparis". Evans GP | Official Web Site | Motorsport Team. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- ^ a b c Wood, Ida (2023-02-16). "Costa Toparis completes Rodin Carlin's GB3 line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ^ "Costa Toparis". www.gb-3.net. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ^ "Costa Toparis confirmed for GB3 campaign". RACEWEEK. 2023-02-17. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ^ Series, Feeder (2023-09-29). "Inside karting graduate Toparis' rookie GB3 season". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2023-09-05). "Evans GP signs GB3 racer Costa Toparis for two FRegional series". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ^ a b Wood, Ida (2024-04-02). "Costa Toparis joins KIC Motorsport in Evans GP-supported FREC move". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ^ Fasano, Emanuele (2024-04-05). "Costa Toparis will be competing in his first season in the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) with KIC Motorsport". Formula Regional by Alpine (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-05-28.