Matias Laine

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Matias Laine
Matias Laine 2013.jpg
Laine in 2013.
Nationality Flag of Finland.svg Finnish
Born (1990-04-25) 25 April 1990 (age 34)
Joensuu (Finland)
Formula Renault 3.5 Series career
Debut season 2013
Current team Strakka Racing
Car number12
Former teams P1 by Strakka Racing
Starts34
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish13th in 2014
Previous series
2011
2010
2009
2009
2008
2008 		GP3 Series
Formula 3 Euro Series
Formula Renault 2.0 UK
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
FR2.0 UK Winter Series
FR2.0 Portugal Winter Series

Matias Laine (born 25 April 1990 in Joensuu) is a Finnish racing driver.

Contents

Career

Laine during Race 1 of the 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season at Moscow Raceway. Matias Laine Moscow.jpg
Laine during Race 1 of the 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season at Moscow Raceway.

Karting

Laine began his motorsport career in karting in 2003, finishing as runner-up in the Finnish Raket Cup Championship. In 2005 he won the Finnish Championship for the ICA Junior class.

Formula Renault

Laine began his formula racing career in the 2008 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Cup season with CR Scuderia. He finished ninth in the championship with 50 points. He also completed two races of 2008 Portugal Winter Series FR2.0 at Estoril. Laine finished third and thirteenth in those races.

The following season, Laine competed in both the Formula Renault 2.0 UK and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championships for CRS Racing and Motopark Academy respectively. He finished fourteenth in the UK standings, scoring points in each of the twelve races, [1] before injury curtailed his season at Snetterton. In the Eurocup, he took 22nd place in the championship with six points that were earned in the second race at Silverstone Circuit. [2]

Formula Three

2010 will see Laine move to the Formula 3 Euro Series, competing for Motopark Academy. He joined fellow Formula Renault graduates António Félix da Costa and Adrian Quaife-Hobbs at the team. [3] He earned his first point finishing ninth at Hockenheim round because Esteban Gutiérrez who finished sixth was guest driver and was ineligible to scoring points. [4]

GP3

Laine contested for the Marussia Manor Racing team in 2011 and eventually finished 31st. He was signed to MW Arden for the 2012 season where he scored his first points and then his first podium finish in the Catalunya round. He won his first GP3 race at Spa Francorchamps, along with a final podium at Monza. He ended the season fifth and earned a drive for the 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 season with P1 Motorsport.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF.L.PodiumsPointsPosition
2008 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Cup CR Scuderia Formula Renault 40000509th
Portugal Winter Series FR2.0 200011112th
2009 Formula Renault UK 2.0 CRS Racing 12000013514th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Motopark Academy 40000622nd
2010 Formula Three Euroseries Motopark Academy 180000314th
2011 GP3 Series Marussia Manor Racing 160000031st
2012 GP3 Series MW Arden 1610141115th
2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series P1 by Strakka Racing 170000923rd
2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Strakka Racing 1700004013th

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngine123456789101112131415161718DCPoints
2010 Motopark Academy Dallara F308/096 Volkswagen LEC
1
10		 LEC
2
13		 HOC
1
9		 HOC
2
10		 VAL
1
Ret		 VAL
2
10		 NOR
1
8		 NOR
2
7		 NÜR
1
11		 NÜR
2
Ret		 ZAN
1
12		 ZAN
2
10		 BRH
1
10		 BRH
2
6		 OSC
1
11		 OSC
2
Ret		 HOC
1
10		 HOC
2
9		14th3

Complete GP3 Series results

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

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516D.C.Points
2011 Marussia Manor Racing IST
FEA
18		 IST
SPR
Ret		 CAT
FEA
19		 CAT
SPR
24		 VAL
FEA
17		 VAL
SPR
Ret		 SIL
FEA
Ret		 SIL
SPR
Ret		 NÜR
FEA
14		 NÜR
SPR
23		 HUN
FEA
14		 HUN
SPR
21		 SPA
FEA
18		 SPA
SPR
Ret		 MNZ
FEA
20		 MNZ
SPR
Ret		31st0
2012 MW Arden CAT
FEA
5		 CAT
SPR
3		 MON
FEA
21		 MON
SPR
16		 VAL
FEA
5		 VAL
SPR
3		 SIL
FEA
9		 SIL
SPR
18		 HOC
FEA
4		 HOC
SPR
5		 HUN
FEA
7		 HUN
SPR
6		 SPA
FEA
5		 SPA
SPR
1		 MNZ
FEA
3		 MNZ
SPR
6		5th111

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617PosPoints
2013 P1 Motorsport MNZ
1
9		 MNZ
2
Ret		 ALC
1
16		 ALC
2
14		 MON
1
19		 SPA
1
17		 SPA
2
11		 MSC
1
14		 MSC
2
21		 RBR
1
Ret		 RBR
2
15		 HUN
1
10		 HUN
2
15		 LEC
1
Ret		 LEC
2
16		 CAT
1
7		 CAT
2
16		23rd9
2014 Strakka Racing MNZ
1
10		 MNZ
2
12		 ALC
1
19		 ALC
2
14		 MON
1
13		 SPA
1
4		 SPA
2
7		 MSC
1
8		 MSC
2
7		 NÜR
1
6		 NÜR
2
Ret		 HUN
1
Ret		 HUN
2
13		 LEC
1
9		 LEC
2
17		 JER
1
10		 JER
2
Ret		13th40

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References

  1. ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 UK 2009". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
  2. ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2009". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
  3. ↑ Beer, Matt; Mills, Peter (9 December 2009). "Motopark signs Quaife-Hobbs, Laine". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Archived from the original on 13 December 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  4. ↑ Tischer, Alexander H.H. (24 April 2010). "Hockenheim Race 1" (PDF). f3euroseries.com. Formula Three Euroseries . Retrieved 27 May 2010.
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