Konsta Lappalainen

Konsta Lappalainen (born 11 August 2001) is a Finnish racing driver.[1] He is currently driving in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Emil Frey Racing.

Konsta Lappalainen
NationalityFinland Finland
Born (2001-08-11) 11 August 2001
Espoo, Finland
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season2019
Current teamKIC Motorsport
Car number40
Starts45
Wins0
Podiums3
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish6th in 2020
Previous series
2018
2017-18
2017		ADAC Formula 4
SMP F4 Championship
F4 Spanish Championship

Career

Karting

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

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.[2]

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.[3]

Formula Regional European Championship

In 2019 KIC Motorsport announced that Lappalainen would drive for them in the inaugural season of the Formula Regional European Championship alongside Isac Blomqvist.[4] 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.[5] 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.

Racing record

Career summary
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 1 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

† As Lappalainen was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points. * Season still in progress.

Complete SMP F4 Championship results

(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

(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

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

(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		 MIS
2		 HOC
1		 HOC
2		 VAL
1		 VAL
2		 ZAN
1		 ZAN
2		 6th* 8*

*Season still in progress.

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

(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

(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

References
  1. "Second generation motorsport driver from Finland". konstalappalainen.com. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  2. "Konsta Lappalainen - Career and Success". January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. "F4 round-up: Lappalainen wins NEZ title, Suganami surprises in Japan". October 21, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  4. "NEZ F4 stars Lappalainen and Blomqvist to step up to Regional F3". January 18, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  5. "Konsta Lappalainen and Patrik Pasma join KIC Motorsport in FREC". March 10, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
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