Konsta Lappalainen

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Konsta Lappalainen
Nationality Flag of Finland.svg Finland
Born (2001-08-11) 11 August 2001 (age 22)
Espoo, Finland
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup career
Debut season 2021
Current team Emil Frey Racing
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number14
Starts26 (26 entries)
Wins1
Podiums4
Poles1
Fastest laps1
Best finish7th 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]

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He is the 2018 SMP F4 champion and an ADAC GT Masters race winner.

Early 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. [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

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

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

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2016 F4 Spanish Championship Double R Racing 500000NC†
Formula STCC Nordic FinnDrive200001210th
2017 SMP F4 Championship Lappalainen Team300011615th
F4 Spanish Championship SMP Racing 300001613th
KIC Motorsport90000
Formula STCC Nordic Kart in Club Driving Academy1422192222nd
2018 SMP F4 Championship Kart in Club Driving Academy21743153161st
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 1100001915th
Formula Academy FinlandN/A630151234th
2019 Formula Regional European Championship KIC Motorsport2300015611th
2020 Formula Regional European Championship KIC Motorsport2200121406th
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Emil Frey Racing 10000020.515th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver Cup 4000118.514th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 500001816th
Formula Regional European Championship KIC Motorsport200000NC†
2022 ADAC GT Masters Emil Frey Racing 1311018317th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 50000631st
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Emil Frey Racing 100001417th
Formula Regional European Championship KIC Motorsport20000036th
British GT Championship - GT3 7TSIX100000NC†
2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Emil Frey Racing 6111355.53rd*
Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT3 AF Corse 2000112*12th*

† 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)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021PosPoints
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		15th16
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		1st316

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516171819202122232425DCPoints
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		11th56
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		6th140
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 		36th0

† As Lappalainen was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

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

YearTeamCarClass12345678910Pos.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		15th20.5
Silver BRH
1
8		 BRH
2
20		 VAL
1
9		 VAL
2
Ret		14th18.5
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		7th41
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
MAG
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
3rd*55.5*

*Season still in progress.

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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

YearTeamCarClass1234567Pos.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		16th18
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		3rd73

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314DCPoints
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		17th83

Complete British GT Championship results

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

YearTeamCarClass123456789DCPoints
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.

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