William Alatalo
William Alatalo | |
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![]() Alatalo at the Red Bull Ring in 2022 | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Ilmajoki, Finland | 19 April 2002
FIA Formula 3 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2022 |
Racing licence | ![]() |
Former teams | Jenzer Motorsport |
Starts | 18 (18 entries) |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 18th in 2022 |
Previous series | |
2021 2020 2018-19 2017 | FR European Championship Formula Renault Eurocup Italian F4 Championship Formula STCC Nordic |
William Alatalo (born 19 April 2002) is a Finnish-Ethiopian[1] racing driver from Ilmajoki currently competing in the Italian GT Championship with Lazarus Corse. He most recently raced for Jenzer Motorsport in the FIA Formula 3 Championship.[2]
Career
[edit]Karting
[edit]Alatalo started karting in 2009. He had a successful karting career winning the Finnish championship in Cadet (2010), Raket (2014) and OKJ classes (2016).
Formula STCC Nordic
[edit]In 2017, Alatalo made his single-seater debut in Formula STCC Nordic with Kart In Club Driving Academy. Alatalo won one race at Anderstorp and finished the season 5th with 142 points.
Italian F4 Championship
[edit]Alatalo moved to the Italian F4 Championship for 2018 where he spent two years driving for Mücke Motorsport.[3] The two seasons in Italy netted him one win and another podium finish in 42 races.
Formula Renault Eurocup
[edit]In 2020 Alatalo contested the Formula Renault Eurocup driving for JD Motorsport.[4] He achieved two podiums and a pole position during the season and finished 8th in the standings with 92 points.
Formula Regional European Championship
[edit]2021
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/FREC_2021_Spielberg_Nr._8_Alatalo.jpg/220px-FREC_2021_Spielberg_Nr._8_Alatalo.jpg)
The following year, Alatalo moved to Arden Motorsport, partnering Alex Quinn and Nicola Marinangeli in the Formula Regional European Championship.[5] His campaign proved to be consistent, with Alatalo finishing every race and being outside of the top ten on only seven occasions. The Finn's best result would end up being a third place at the Circuit Paul Ricard, and he finished the season in eleventh place, two positions behind Quinn.
2022
[edit]Alatalo was called up to replace Santiago Ramos at the season finale in Mugello with KIC Motorsport, a month after the final round of Alatalo's F3 season.[6]
FIA Formula 3 Championship
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/FIA_F3_Austria_2022_Nr._25_Alatalo.jpg/220px-FIA_F3_Austria_2022_Nr._25_Alatalo.jpg)
In 2022 Alatalo made the step-up to the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Jenzer Motorsport, having taken part in a number of test days with the Swiss team in the winter. Upon the announcement of his signing, Alatalo commented that this move brought him "one step closer to [his] dream".[7] He managed to score a points in the first feature race at Bahrain, and followed that up with another point in the next feature race in Imola, benefiting from a penalty for Ollie Bearman. The Finnish driver then went on a points-scoring drought lasting five races, until he managed to collect four points in tricky weather conditions at the Red Bull Ring. Two point-less races in Budapest would come before a fruitful weekend at Spa: there, Alatalo took points in both races, ending up sixth on Saturday and seventh in the feature race. Despite this, a mistake at the restart of the sprint race, where he went into the gravel and lost four positions, cost him a chance at a higher position, which Alatalo took full blame for and described as having been "quite rubbish".[8] A disappointing round at Zandvoort followed, where the Finn caused a premature end to qualifying after a crash in turn 3, but he would score a best qualifying result of seventh in the final round at Monza, which he called "a good way to end the last qualifying of the season".[9] Alatalo had more points than either his teammates Ido (2 pts) or Malvestiti (0 pts), scoring 24 points and thus finishing 18th in the standings.
Personal life
[edit]Alatalo goes to school at Kuortaneen urheilulukio.[4] He was born to an Ethiopian mother and Finnish father.[10]
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]Season | Series | Team | Position |
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2013 | Finnish Cup — Raket | 5th | |
2014 | Rotax Max Challenge Finland — Mini Max | 26th | |
Finnish Junior Championship — Raket | 1st | ||
2015 | South Garda Winter Cup — KFJ | Mad-Croc Karting | DNF |
Göteborgs Stora Pris — KF3 | 7th | ||
Finnish Cup Championship — KFJ | 7th | ||
CIK-FIA European Championship — KFJ | 46th | ||
CIK-FIA World Championship — KFJ | 28th | ||
2016 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | Mad-Croc Karting | 32nd |
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | NC | ||
X30 Challenge Europa — X30 Junior | 23rd | ||
Finnish Championship — OKJ | 1st | ||
German Karting Championship — OKJ | 46th | ||
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | Mad-Croc Karting | 35th | |
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | RB Racing | 27th | |
WSK Final Cup — OKJ | 18th | ||
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | 33rd | ||
2017 | WSK Champions Cup — OK | CRG SpA | 14th |
South Garda Winter Cup — OK | 31st |
Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
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2015 | Mad-Croc Karting | KFJ | PRT QH 44 |
SAR R DNQ |
PFI QH 45 |
PFI R DNQ |
KRI QH 35 |
KRI R DNQ |
46th | 0 | ||||||
2016 | RB Racing | OKJ | ZUE QH 25 |
ZUE PF 10 |
ZUE R 31 |
ADR QH 35 |
ADR PF 17 |
ADR R 13 |
PRT QH 23 |
PRT PF 16 |
PRT R 33 |
GEN QH 31 |
GEN PF 9 |
GEN R 17 |
27th | 23 |
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Formula STCC Nordic | Kart in Club Driving Academy | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 142 | 5th |
2017–18 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Mücke Motorsport | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 104 | 9th |
2018 | Italian F4 Championship | BWT Mücke Motorsport | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 8th |
2019 | Italian F4 Championship | BWT Mücke Motorsport | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 118 | 9th |
ADAC Formula 4 Championship | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 16th | |
FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup | Team Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | |
2020 | Formula Renault Eurocup | JD Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 8th |
2021 | Formula Regional European Championship | Arden Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 11th |
2022 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Jenzer Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18th |
Formula Regional European Championship | KIC Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
2023 | Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT3 | AKM Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
2024 | Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT3 Pro | Lazarus Corse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11* | 6th* |
Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 Pro | * | * |
† As he was a guest driver, Alatalo was ineligible to score points.
Complete Formula STCC Nordic 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 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Kart in Club Driving Academy | KNU 1 8 |
KNU 2 9 |
ALA 1 4 |
ALA 2 DNS |
RUD 1 3 |
RUD 2 4 |
FAL 1 5 |
FAL 2 Ret |
KAR 1 2 |
KAR 2 5 |
AND 1 6 |
AND 2 1 |
MAN 1 5 |
MAN 2 3 |
5th | 142 |
Complete Italian 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 | 22 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | BWT Mücke Motorsport | ADR 1 9 |
ADR 2 Ret |
ADR 3 Ret |
LEC 1 26 |
LEC 2 32 |
LEC 3 13 |
MNZ 1 4 |
MNZ 2 1 |
MNZ 3 2 |
MIS 1 12 |
MIS 2 13 |
MIS 3 6 |
IMO 1 8 |
IMO 2 19 |
IMO 3 Ret |
VLL 1 5 |
VLL 2 7 |
VLL 3 6 |
MUG 1 4 |
MUG 2 10 |
MUG 3 12 |
8th | 108 | |
2019 | BWT Mücke Motorsport | VLL 1 8 |
VLL 2 6 |
VLL 3 Ret |
MIS 1 6 |
MIS 2 9 |
MIS 3 C |
HUN 1 4 |
HUN 2 13 |
HUN 3 5 |
RBR 1 4 |
RBR 2 5 |
RBR 3 6 |
IMO 1 6 |
IMO 2 Ret |
IMO 3 Ret |
IMO 4 14 |
MUG 1 9 |
MUG 2 7 |
MUG 3 8 |
MNZ 1 4 |
MNZ 2 4 |
MNZ 3 22 |
9th | 118 |
Complete FIA Motorsport Games results
[edit]Year | Entrant | Cup | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | ![]() |
Formula 4 | 10th | 5th | 3rd |
Complete Formula Renault Eurocup 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 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | JD Motorsport | MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 5 |
IMO 1 3 |
IMO 2 2 |
NÜR 1 5 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
MAG 1 9 |
MAG 2 8 |
ZAN 1 11 |
ZAN 2 10 |
CAT 1 12 |
CAT 2 8 |
SPA 1 9‡ |
SPA 2 9 |
IMO 1 8 |
IMO 2 9 |
HOC 1 7 |
HOC 2 9 |
LEC 1 11 |
LEC 2 7 |
8th | 92 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | Arden Motorsport | IMO 1 6 |
IMO 2 5 |
CAT 1 6 |
CAT 2 7 |
MCO 1 8 |
MCO 2 14 |
LEC 1 9 |
LEC 2 3 |
ZAN 1 12 |
ZAN 2 4 |
SPA 1 9 |
SPA 2 10 |
RBR 1 8 |
RBR 2 15 |
VAL 1 13 |
VAL 2 13 |
MUG 1 4 |
MUG 2 16 |
MNZ 1 14 |
MNZ 2 9 |
11th | 91 |
2022 | KIC Motorsport | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
MCO 1 |
MCO 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
MUG 1 22 |
MUG 2 26 |
NC† | 0 |
† As Alatalo was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Jenzer Motorsport | BHR SPR 11 |
BHR FEA 9 |
IMO SPR 15 |
IMO FEA 10 |
CAT SPR 15 |
CAT FEA 12 |
SIL SPR 19 |
SIL FEA 16 |
RBR SPR Ret |
RBR FEA 8 |
HUN SPR 16 |
HUN FEA 16 |
SPA SPR 6 |
SPA FEA 7 |
ZAN SPR 30 |
ZAN FEA Ret |
MNZ SPR 14 |
MNZ FEA 7 |
18th | 24 |
Complete Italian GT Championship results
[edit]Italian GT Sprint Championship
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Co-Driver | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | AKM Motorsport | ![]() |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO 2020 | MIS1 | MIS2 | MON1 14 |
MON2 15 |
MUG1 | MUG2 | IMO1 | IMO2 | NC | 0 |
2024 | Lazarus Corse | ![]() |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | MIS1 18 |
MIS2 12 |
IMO1 10 |
IMO2 10 |
MUG1 | MUG2 | MON1 | MON2 | 19th* | 1* |
* Season still in progress.
Italian GT Endurance Championship
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | Lazarus Corse | ![]() ![]() |
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo | VAL 14 |
MUG | IMO | MON | NC* | 0* |
* Season still in progress.
References
[edit]- ^ "William Alatalo interview with etv". YouTube. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "A-MAAJOUKKUE Nuorten A-maajoukkue".
- ^ "Mücke Motorsport at the Italian F4 Championship Powered by Abarth with three drivers". Tkart. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Formulalupaus William Alatalo siirtyy Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup -sarjaan". Moottoriurheilu.tv (in Finnish). 18 December 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ Koivunen, Tommi (11 April 2021). "Suomalaislupaus William Alatalo, 18, kisaa ensi kertaa F1-viikonloppuna – "Onhan se nyt ihan törkeän siistiä"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ Wood, Ida (20 October 2022). "F3 racer Alatalo joins FREC finale, Bortoleto tops testing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Jenzer Motorsport sign rookie Alatalo for 2022". FIAFormula3 - The Official F3 Website. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ "Alatalo frustrated at losing out after restart error despite best-ever F3 result". FIAFormula3 - The Official F3 Website. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ Series, F1 Feeder (2022-09-10). "Martí and Alatalo score best qualifying results at Monza: 'It's a good way to end'". F1 Feeder Series. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Raja-Aho, Juuso (8 March 2022). "Ilmajoen formulatähti uuteen sarjaan – William Alataloa odottaa iso yleisö Bahrainissa". Epari (in Finnish). Ilkka-Yhtymä. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
Alatalon isä on suomalainen ja äiti etiopialainen.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- William Alatalo career summary at DriverDB.com
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Finnish racing drivers
- Italian F4 Championship drivers
- Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
- ADAC Formula 4 drivers
- Formula Regional European Championship drivers
- Mücke Motorsport drivers
- JD Motorsport drivers
- Arden International drivers
- FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers
- Jenzer Motorsport drivers
- Finnish people of Ethiopian descent
- FIA Motorsport Games drivers
- KIC Motorsport drivers
- Karting World Championship drivers
- UAE F4 Championship drivers
- Team Lazarus drivers