Konsta Lappalainen
| Konsta Lappalainen | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Finland |
| Born | 11 August 2001 Espoo, Finland |
| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | Emil Frey Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 14 |
| Starts | 30 (30 entries) |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 4 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 7th in 2021 |
| Previous series | |
| 2021-22 2019-21 2018 2017-18 2017 | GTWC Europe Endurance Cup FR European Championship ADAC Formula 4 SMP F4 Championship F4 Spanish Championship |
Konsta Lappalainen (born 11 August 2001) is a Finnish racing driver who currently competes in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup for Emil Frey Racing.[1][2]
He is the 2018 SMP F4 champion and an ADAC GT Masters race winner.
Early career
[edit]Karting
[edit]Born and raised in Espoo, Lappalainen started his karting career in 2012. His best result was winning the Finnish Karting Championship in the OK class in 2016.
Lower formulae
[edit]In 2016 Lappalainen made his single-seater racing debut with part-time appearances in the F4 Spanish Championship. He finished all races in the top ten, however due to him being a guest driver Lappalainen didn't score any points.[3]
The next year the Finn continued racing in Spain, whilst also driving in SMP F4. He struggled in both series however, finishing 15th and 13th in the respective championships.
In 2018, Lappalainen continued in the SMP F4 Championship. He won seven races and scored 15 podiums, winning the championship 41 points ahead of Michael Belov.[4]
Formula Regional European Championship
[edit]In 2019 KIC Motorsport announced that Lappalainen would drive for them in the inaugural season of the Formula Regional European Championship alongside Isac Blomqvist.[5] He finished third at the Red Bull Ring, the only podium of his season, and ended the season in 11th in the standings.
Lappalainen would continue driving for KIC in 2020.[6] His season would be much more successful, with the Finn scoring two podiums and finishing sixth in the drivers' championship, although Lappalainen was beaten by his teammate Patrik Pasma.
Sportscar career
[edit]In 2021, Lappalainen would move across to sportscar racing, driving for Emil Frey Racing in both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint cups.[7] Partnering Jack Aitken and Arthur Rougier in the former, the trio would fail to score in the opening three rounds; this negative streak being compounded by a crash which injured Aitken at the 24 Hours of Spa.[8] At the final two races however, the team were able to take a pair of top-six finishes, leading Lappalainen to finish 16th in the standings.
The following year, a return to Emil Frey in the Silver Cup class of the GTWC Europe Endurance Cup was coupled with a full-time campaign in the ADAC GT Masters, in which Lappalainen would be joined by Mick Wishofer.[9][10] Lappalainen's campaign in GT Masters yielded little success, as he and Wishofer ended up 17th overall, though the pair managed to take victory at Zandvoort, where a pole position and charging first stint by Wishofer gave Lappalainen to take over the car in first position, leading to an uninterrupted run towards the checkered flag.[11] In the Endurance Cup, Lappalainen managed to finish on the podium of his class at the 24 Hours of Spa, before taking the team's only class win at the Hockenheimring.[12][13] Another podium at the season finale in Barcelona earned the team third place in the Silver Cup championship.[14]
Remaining with Emil Frey for a third successive season in 2023, the Finnish driver would concentrate his efforts to compete in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup alongside Giacomo Altoè, driving the new Ferrari 296 GT3.[2] After two points-earning races at Brands Hatch to start the season off, Lappalainen and Altoè would score their first podium of the year in Misano, finishing second.[15] After a pointless round in Germany the pair went on to finish inside the top ten in all remaining races, thus ending up seventh in the standings. Lappalainen went into the 2024 season with Emil Frey once more, this time together with Ben Green.[16]
Racing record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | F4 Spanish Championship | Double R Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| Formula STCC Nordic | FinnDrive | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10th | |
| 2017 | SMP F4 Championship | Lappalainen Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15th |
| F4 Spanish Championship | SMP Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13th | |
| KIC Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Formula STCC Nordic | Kart in Club Driving Academy | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 222 | 2nd | |
| 2018 | SMP F4 Championship | Kart in Club Driving Academy | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 316 | 1st |
| ADAC Formula 4 Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15th | ||
| Formula Academy Finland | N/A | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 123 | 4th | |
| 2019 | Formula Regional European Championship | KIC Motorsport | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 11th |
| 2020 | Formula Regional European Championship | KIC Motorsport | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 140 | 6th |
| 2021 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | Emil Frey Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.5 | 15th |
| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.5 | 14th | ||
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16th | ||
| Formula Regional European Championship | KIC Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2022 | ADAC GT Masters | Emil Frey Racing | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 17th |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31st | ||
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | Emil Frey Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 7th |
| Formula Regional European Championship | KIC Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th | |
| British GT Championship - GT3 | 7TSIX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | Emil Frey Racing | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 70 | 3rd |
| Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT3 | AF Corse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12* | 12th* |
† As Lappalainen was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points. * Season still in progress.
Complete SMP F4 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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | SMP Racing | SOC 1 |
SOC 2 |
SOC 3 |
SMO 1 |
SMO 2 |
SMO 3 |
AHV 1 |
AHV 2 |
AHV 3 |
AUD 1 |
AUD 2 |
AUD 3 |
MSC1 1 |
MSC1 2 |
MSC1 3 |
MSC2 1 |
MSC2 2 |
MSC2 3 |
ASS 1 3 |
ASS 2 12 |
ASS 3 10 |
15th | 16 |
| 2018 | Kart In Club Driving Academy | SMO 1 6 |
SMO 2 2 |
SMO 3 2 |
NRG 1 5 |
NRG 2 Ret |
NRG 3 5 |
MSC 1 1 |
MSC 2 3 |
MSC 3 1 |
ADM 1 1 |
ADM 2 1 |
ADM 3 2 |
AHV 1 1 |
AHV 2 4 |
AHV 3 3 |
ALA 1 1 |
ALA 2 2 |
ALA 3 1 |
ASS 1 Ret |
ASS 2 2 |
ASS 3 2 |
1st | 316 |
Complete Formula Regional European 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 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | KIC Motorsport | LEC 1 7 |
LEC 2 7 |
LEC 3 Ret |
VLL 1 12 |
VLL 2 11 |
VLL 3 C |
HUN 1 10 |
HUN 2 9 |
HUN 3 Ret |
RBR 1 12 |
RBR 2 3 |
RBR 3 9 |
IMO 1 11 |
IMO 2 9 |
IMO 3 8 |
IMO 4 8 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 9 |
CAT 3 8 |
MUG 1 12 |
MUG 2 9 |
MUG 3 13 |
MNZ 1 9 |
MNZ 2 9 |
MNZ 3 10 |
11th | 56 |
| 2020 | KIC Motorsport | MIS 1 9† |
MIS 2 7 |
MIS 3 Ret |
LEC 1 8 |
LEC 2 Ret |
LEC 3 6 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 7 |
RBR 3 11 |
MUG 1 7 |
MUG 2 DNS |
MUG 3 5 |
MNZ 1 7 |
MNZ 2 2 |
MNZ 3 3 |
CAT 1 6 |
CAT 2 10 |
CAT 3 7 |
IMO 1 5 |
IMO 2 7 |
IMO 3 8 |
VLL 1 5 |
VLL 2 C |
VLL 3 4 |
6th | 140 | |
| 2021 | KIC Motorsport | IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
MCO 1 |
MCO 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 30 |
NC† | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | KIC Motorsport | IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
MUG 1 23 |
MUG 2 18 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
36th | 0 |
† As Lappalainen was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
[edit]GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Emil Frey Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Pro | MAG 1 12 |
MAG 2 9 |
ZAN 1 15 |
ZAN 2 4 |
MIS 1 7 |
MIS 2 5 |
15th | 20.5 | ||||
| Silver | BRH 1 8 |
BRH 2 20 |
VAL 1 9 |
VAL 2 Ret |
14th | 18.5 | |||||||||
| 2023 | Emil Frey Racing | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Pro | BRH 1 5 |
BRH 2 8 |
MIS 1 2 |
MIS 2 6 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 12 |
VAL 1 7 |
VAL 2 5 |
ZAN 1 10 |
ZAN 2 5 |
7th | 41 |
| 2024 | Emil Frey Racing | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Pro | BRH 1 2 |
BRH 2 5 |
MIS 1 4 |
MIS 2 7 |
HOC 1 3 |
HOC 2 1 |
MAG 1 5 |
MAG 2 13 |
CAT 1 4 |
CAT 2 12 |
3rd | 70 |
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
[edit](Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Emil Frey Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Pro | MNZ Ret |
LEC 37† |
SPA 6H 55† |
SPA 12H Ret |
SPA 24H Ret |
NÜR 5 |
CAT 6 |
16th | 18 |
| 2022 | Emil Frey Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Silver | IMO 28 |
LEC Ret |
SPA 6H 17 |
SPA 12H 18 |
SPA 24H 16 |
HOC 7 |
CAT 14 |
3rd | 73 |
Complete ADAC GT Masters results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Emil Frey Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | OSC 1 6 |
OSC 2 11 |
RBR 1 18 |
RBR 2 DNS |
ZAN 1 1 |
ZAN 2 19 |
NÜR 1 11 |
NÜR 2 6 |
LAU 1 21 |
LAU 2 16 |
SAC 1 12 |
SAC 2 Ret |
HOC 1 6 |
HOC 2 5 |
17th | 83 |
Complete British GT Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap in class)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7TSIX | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | GT3 | OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
SIL 1 |
DON 1 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
ALG 1 7 |
BRH 1 |
DON 1 |
NC† | 0† |
† As Lappalainen was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
References
[edit]- ^ "Second generation motorsport driver from Finland". konstalappalainen.com. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ a b Lloyd, Daniel (2023-02-24). "Emil Frey Returns to Sprint Cup Alongside DTM – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ "Konsta Lappalainen - Career and Success". January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ "F4 round-up: Lappalainen wins NEZ title, Suganami surprises in Japan". October 21, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ "NEZ F4 stars Lappalainen and Blomqvist to step up to Regional F3". January 18, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ "Konsta Lappalainen and Patrik Pasma join KIC Motorsport in FREC". March 10, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ "Emil Frey Racing Confirm Three Car GT World Challenge Europe Lamborghini Effort". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ "Aitken sustained fractures in Spa 24 Hours crash". www.autosport.com. 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (2022-02-28). "Emil Frey Enters GT Masters Alongside Endurance Cup – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ Plümer, Jonas (2022-02-28). "ADAC GT Masters: Emil Frey Racing bestätigt Aufgebot". gt-place.com (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ "Gamble pays off – Emil Frey Lamborghini takes victory in changing conditions in Zandvoort | ADAC GT Masters". adac-motorsport.de. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ "Emil Frey Racing mit Silber Cup-Podium bei 24 Stunden von Spa belohnt - Emil Frey Racing". emilfreyracing.com. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ "Saintéloc Junior Team leads home Audi one-two in action-packed Fanatec GT Endurance contest at Hockenheim". Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS. 2022-09-04. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ "Konsta Lappalainen collect bronze medal at GT World Challenge Endurance Europe - Finn also on podium at Barcelona finals". Konsta Lappalainen - Professional GT-motorsport driver from Finland | Konstalappalainen.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (2023-07-15). "Marciello, Boguslavskiy Take Sprint Points Lead in Race 1 – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ Plümer, Jonas (6 March 2024). "GT World Challenge Europe: Emil Frey Racing mit zwei Autos im Sprint Cup". GT-Place.com (in German). Retrieved 6 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Konsta Lappalainen career summary at DriverDB.com
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Espoo
- Finnish racing drivers
- ADAC Formula 4 drivers
- Formula Regional European Championship drivers
- Spanish F4 Championship drivers
- SMP F4 Championship drivers
- ADAC GT Masters drivers
- Double R Racing drivers
- SMP Racing drivers
- Emil Frey Racing drivers
- KIC Motorsport drivers
- Karting World Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers
- British GT Championship drivers
- AF Corse drivers
- GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers