Costa Toparis

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Costa Toparis
Nationality Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian
Born (2007-04-06) 6 April 2007 (age 18)
Australia
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season 2024
Current teamKIC Motorsport
Starts4 (4 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish34th in 2024

Costa Toparis (born 6 April 2007) [1] is an Australian racing driver who last competed in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship for KIC Motorsport.

Contents

Career

Karting

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

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

FIA Motorsport Games

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

At the end of the 2022 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

At the near end of 2024, Toparis would get some racing activity in the 2024 Formula 4 Australian Championship for AGI Sport after having an early exit from the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship. He drove in the final round of the championship at the Sepang International Circuit, the only international round in the championship year and came fourth in the first race and second in the second the third races. Toparis finished the championship in 9th with 48 points.

GB3 Championship

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

Formula Regional Middle East Championship

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

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 exited the championship and positioned 34th overall in the standings. [10]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2016Australian Karting Championship - Cadet 910th
2018Australian Karting Championship - Cadet 1216th
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Mini MAXIan Black IKD5th
2019Australian Karting Championship - Cadet 1223rd
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Mini MAXIan Black3rd
2020Australian Karting Championship - KA28th
2021Australian Karting Championship - KA22nd
2022Australian Karting Championship - KA21st

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2022New South Wales Formula Race Car ChampionshipAGI Sport911492303rd
FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup Team Australia 10000N/A13th
Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round Carlin 20000N/ANC
2023 GB3 Championship Rodin Carlin 23000015115th
2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship Evans GP 1500012114th
Formula Regional European Championship KIC Motorsport40000034th
Formula 4 Australian Championship AGI Sport30002489th

* Season in progress

Complete FIA Motorsport Games results

YearTeamCupQualifyingQuali RaceMain race
2022 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Team Australia Formula 4 10th19th13th

Complete GB3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
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		15th151

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415DCPoints
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		14th21

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
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 		34th0

Complete Formula 4 Australian Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112DCPoints
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		9th48

References

  1. 1 2 "Costa Toparis | GB3 Driver | RODIN Motorsport". www.rodinmotorsport.com. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  2. 1 2 GP, Evans (2023-09-03). "Evans GP Welcomes Australian Karting Champion Costa Toparis". Evans GP | Official Web Site | Motorsport Team. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  3. 1 2 3 Wood, Ida (2023-02-16). "Costa Toparis completes Rodin Carlin's GB3 line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  4. ↑ "Costa Toparis". www.gb-3.net. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  5. ↑ "Costa Toparis confirmed for GB3 campaign". RACEWEEK. 2023-02-17. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  6. ↑ Series, Feeder (2023-09-29). "Inside karting graduate Toparis' rookie GB3 season". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  7. ↑ Wood, Ida (2023-09-05). "Evans GP signs GB3 racer Costa Toparis for two FRegional series". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  8. 1 2 Wood, Ida (2024-04-02). "Costa Toparis joins KIC Motorsport in Evans GP-supported FREC move". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Zandvoort, libere 1 Camara si conferma leader - REGIONAL EUROPEAN". www.italiaracing.net.
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