Luka Sammalisto

Luka Sammalisto
Sammalisto in 2025
Nationality	Finnish
Born	(2007-11-25) 25 November 2007 (age 18) Ylöjärvi, Finland
Italian F4 Championship career
Debut season	2024
Current team	US Racing
Car number	7
Former teams	R-ace GP
Starts	35
Wins	0
Podiums	3
Poles	0
Fastest laps	3
Best finish	8th in 2025
Previous series
2025 2024–2025 2024 2024	Formula Winter Series Italian F4 Euro 4 F4 UAE

Luka Sammalisto (born 25 November 2007) is a Finnish racing driver who is set to compete in the Formula Regional European Championship for Trident. He last competed in the Italian F4 Championship for US Racing.

Career

Karting

Sammalisto began karting at the age of seven. ^[1] During his karting career, he most notably won the 2022 Finnish Karting Championship in OK. ^[2] Sammalisto also competed in WSK and CIK-FIA competitions during his karting career, ^[3] in which he was a Kart Republic factory driver from 2021 until 2023. ^[4]

Formula 4

2024

Stepping up to Formula 4 competition for 2024, Sammalisto joined R-ace GP to compete in the Formula 4 UAE Championship. ^[5] Taking his first points in race two of the first Dubai round by finishing eighth in race two, ^[6] Sammalisto took his season-best result at the same venue two weeks later by finishing sixth in race two. ^[7]

Remaining with the same team for the rest of the year, Sammalisto competed with them in both the Italian F4 and Euro 4 Championships. ^{[8] [9]} In the former, Sammalisto scored his first points at Imola by finishing seventh in race three. ^[10] After not scoring points at Vallelunga and Barcelona and missing two rounds due fractures in three vertebrae, ^[11] Sammalisto scored two points finishes in the season-ending round at Monza en route to an 18th-place points finish. ^[12] In Euro 4, Sammalisto raced in the final two rounds of the season, only scoring points in the season-ending round at Monza by finishing eighth in race three. ^[13]

2025

Sammalisto switched to US Racing for 2025, ^[14] beginning his season in the Formula Winter Series, ^[15] where he contested the first and last rounds of the season, taking a best result of fourth in race two at Algarve. ^[16] Sammalisto then returned to the Italian F4 Championship for the rest of the year, ^[17] in which he started off the season with a seventh-place finish at Misano. ^[18] Following a best result of ninth at Vallelunga, Sammalisto scored his maiden series podium by finishing second in race three at Monza. ^[19] In the following three rounds, Sammalisto scored a best result of fifth at both Mugello and Barcelona, before ending the year with back-to-back third place finishes at Misano en route to an eighth-place points finish. ^{[20] [21]}

Formula Regional

Sammalisto will step up to the Formula Regional European Championship in 2026 with Trident. ^[22]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2018	Rotax Max Challenge Finland - Mini Max		8th
2019	30° Trofeo Andrea Margutti - OK Junior	Koski Motorsport	22nd
	CIK-FIA Karting European Championship - OK Junior		97th
	FIA Karting World Championship - OK Junior
	WSK Open Cup - OK Junior		52nd
	Estonian championship - OK Junior	Gear Racing	9th
	Finnish Championship - OK Junior		18th
2020	WSK Super Master Series - OK Junior	Kohtala Sports	69th
	WSK Euro Series - OK Junior	Exprit Racing Team	75th
	Champions of the Future - OK Junior
	CIK-FIA Karting European Championship - OK Junior	Exprit Racing Team Srl	81st
	FIA Karting World Championship - OK Junior
	Finnish Championship - OK Junior		8th
2021	WSK Champions Cup - OK Junior	KR Motorsport
	WSK Super Master Series - OK Junior		27th
	Champions of the Future - OK Junior		36th
	CIK-FIA Karting European Championship - OK Junior		13th
	WSK Euro Series - OK Junior		58th
	WSK Open Cup - OK Junior		17th
	FIA Karting World Championship - OK Junior		12th
	WSK Final Cup - OK		28th
	Finnish Championship - OK Junior		8th
2022	WSK Super Master Series - OK	KR Motorsport	19th
	Champions of the Future - Winter Series - OK		8th
	Champions of the Future - OK		20th
	CIK-FIA Karting European Championship - OK		22nd
	FIA Karting World Championship - OK		21st
	WSK Open Cup - OK		9th
	WSK Final Cup - OK		33rd
	Finnish Championship - OK		1st
2023	27° South Garda Winter Cup - KZ2	King Racing Team	15th
	WSK Super Master Series - KZ2	KR Motorsport	64th
	WSK Super Master Series - OK		45th
	Champions of the Future - OK		27th
	CIK-FIA Karting European Championship - OK		26th
	CIK-FIA Karting European Championship - KZ2	SP Motorsport	60th
	WSK Open Series - KZ2		94th
	Deutsche Kart Meisterschaft - KZ2
	WSK Euro Series - OK	Energy Srl	50th
	FIA Karting World Cup - KZ2	Energy Corse Srl
	FIA Karting World Championship - OK		37th
Source: [23]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2024	Formula 4 UAE Championship	R-ace GP	15	0	0	0	0	12	20th
	Italian F4 Championship		15	0	0	0	0	11	18th
	Euro 4 Championship		6	0	0	0	0	4	20th
2025	Formula Winter Series	US Racing	6	0	0	0	0	32	13th
	Italian F4 Championship		20	0	0	3	3	132	8th
2026	Formula Regional European Championship	Trident	0	0	0	0	0	0	TBD

Complete Formula 4 UAE 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	DC	Points
2024	R-ace GP	YMC1 1 20	YMC1 2 22	YMC1 3 17	YMC2 1 Ret	YMC2 2 26	YMC2 3 19	DUB1 1 20	DUB1 2 8	DUB1 3 17	YMC3 1 18	YMC3 2 13	YMC3 3 12	DUB2 1 12	DUB2 2 6	DUB2 3 15	20th	12

Complete Italian 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	22	23	24	25	DC	Points
2024	R-ace GP	MIS 1 25	MIS 2 11	MIS 3 31†	IMO 1 12	IMO 2 32†	IMO 3 7	VLL 1 27†	VLL 2 Ret	VLL 3 22	MUG 1 WD	MUG 2 WD	MUG 3 WD	LEC 1	LEC 2	LEC 3	CAT 1 Ret	CAT 2 23	CAT 3 Ret	MNZ 1 10	MNZ 2 8	MNZ 3 12					18th	11
2025	US Racing	MIS1 1 7	MIS1 2 Ret	MIS1 3	MIS1 4 28	VLL 1 22†	VLL 2	VLL 3 11	VLL 4 9	MNZ 1 5	MNZ 2 4	MNZ 3 2	MUG 1 5	MUG 2 7	MUG 3 6	IMO 1 22	IMO 2 C	IMO 3 29†	CAT 1 5	CAT 2 6	CAT 3 C	MIS2 1 4	MIS2 2	MIS2 3 3	MIS2 4 3	MIS2 5 22	8th	132

Complete Euro 4 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	DC	Points
2024	R-ace GP	MUG 1	MUG 2	MUG 3	RBR 1 Ret	RBR 2 17	RBR 3 17	MNZ 1 Ret	MNZ 2 21	MNZ 3 8	20th	4

Complete Formula Winter Series 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	DC	Points
2025	US Racing	POR 1 10	POR 2 4	POR 3 5	CRT 1	CRT 2	CRT 3	ARA 1	ARA 2	ARA 3	CAT 1 8	CAT 2 10	CAT 3 9	13th	32

References

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22. Wood, Ida (20 October 2025). "Luka Sammalisto to step up to FREC with Trident in 2026". Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
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External links

• Luka Sammalisto career summary at DriverDB.com
• Official website