Niko Kari

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Niko Kari
FIA F3 Austria 2019 Nr. 19 Kari.jpg
Kari in 2019
Nationality Flag of Finland.svg Finnish
Born (1999-10-06) 6 October 1999 (age 23)
Hyvinkää, Finland
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season 2019
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Car number24
Former teams Trident, Jenzer Motorsport
Starts18
Wins0
Podiums2
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish12th in 2019
Previous series
2020
2018
2016–18
2016
2015 		European Le Mans Series
FIA Formula 2 Championship
GP3 Series
FIA European Formula 3
SMP F4 Championship
Championship titles
2015 SMP F4 Championship

Niko Kari (born 6 October 1999) is a Finnish racing driver who last raced in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Jenzer Motorsport. He won his first single-seater championship, the 2015 SMP F4 Championship, in his debut year in car racing [1] and is a former member of the Red Bull Junior Team.

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Career

Karting

Kari started karting in 2009 and took part in his first race in 2010. He raced in several national karting series in Finland from 2010 to 2013. In 2014, Kari moved to KF European where he finished fifth overall. [2]

Junior formulae

Kari moved to single-seaters in 2015, starting in the new SMP F4 Championship. He won seven races and took the title with three races to spare. Kari moved to European Formula 3 Championship in 2016 with Motopark. [3] He took victory at the first race at Imola after a late lunge on Lance Stroll and finished fifth in the rookie standings and tenth overall.

GP3 Series and Formula 3

2016

In August 2016, Kari was also announced to take part in the GP3 rounds at Spa-Francorchamps with Koiranen GP, in place of Ralph Boschung. [4] He retired from the first race, and finished 14th in the second, scoring no points.

2017

In November 2016, Helmut Marko confirmed Kari would move to the series full-time in 2017. [5] In January, Kari was signed to Arden International. [6] Kari finished the season with one race victory, one third place finish, 63 points and 10th place in drivers' championship. He was dropped from the Red Bull Junior Team after the season. [7]

2018

Kari continued to race in GP3 switching to MP Motorsport for the 2018 campaign. [8] After 14 races into the season Kari was promoted to FIA Formula 2 Championship with MP Motorsport for the remainder of the 2018 season. [9] As a result, Kari finished the season with three point scoring finishes, six total points, and a 17th place in the drivers' championship.

2019

For the rebranded 2019 F3 season, Kari would drive for Trident Racing, and he would achieve two podiums, both 3rd place finished, in Barcelona and Sochi. He finished 12th in the championship with 36 points.

Formula 2

Kari was promoted to FIA Formula 2 Championship with MP Motorsport for the last two weekends of the 2018 season replacing Ralph Boschung. [9] He retired in both races held in Sochi, finished 15th in the first race of Yas Marina Circuit, and retired again in the season closing second race in Abu Dhabi.

Formula One

In December 2015, Kari, along with his Motopark teammate Sérgio Sette Câmara, became a member of the Red Bull Junior Team and thus becoming a test driver of Scuderia Toro Rosso. In November 2016, it was confirmed Kari would remain a part of the Junior team. [10] In August of the following year, Kari was dismissed from the program. [7]

European Le Mans Series

For the 2020 European Le Mans Series, Kari signed with EuroInternational, in the LMP3 class. [11] They finished fourth overall in the category, with a 2nd, a 3rd, two 6th, and a 7th place finish during the year.

Return to racing

In 2022, following a year out of racing, Kari joined Jenzer Motorsport in FIA Formula 3, partnering Ido Cohen and fellow Finn William Alatalo for the opening Bahrain round. [12] He finished the races in 26th and 14th, the former race was derailed by a puncture. [13] Following Bahrain, however, he would be replaced by Federico Malvestiti. [14] Kari ranked 30th in the standings overall. [15]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2015 SMP F4 Championship Koiranen GP 21749194491st
2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Motopark 30100512910th
Masters of Formula 3 10001N/A2nd
GP3 Series Koiranen GP 20000026th
2017 GP3 Series Arden International 1510126310th
2018 GP3 Series MP Motorsport 140000617th
FIA Formula 2 Championship 40000024th
2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship Trident 1600023612th
Formula Regional European Championship KIC Motorsport300002615th
2020 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 Eurointernational 50012554th
2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 20000030th

Complete SMP F4 Championship results

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

Year123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2015 AHV
1
2		 AHV
2
Ret		 AHV
3
2		 MSC1
1
2		 MSC1
2
1		 MSC1
3
2		 SOC
1
1		 SOC
2
1		 SOC
3
4		 ALA
1
2		 ALA
2
2		 ALA
3
2		 AUD1
1
2		 AUD1
2
2		 AUD1
3
1		 MSC2
1
1		 MSC2
2
1		 MSC2
3
1		 AUD2
1
2		 AUD2
2
2		 AUD2
3
2		1st449

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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

YearEntrantEngine123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2016 Motopark Volkswagen LEC
1
8		 LEC
2
16		 LEC
3
15		 HUN
1
2		 HUN
2
Ret		 HUN
3
8		 PAU
1
19		 PAU
2
11		 PAU
3
8		 RBR
1
20		 RBR
2
3		 RBR
3
8		 NOR
1
2		 NOR
2
12		 NOR
3
Ret		 ZAN
1
6		 ZAN
2
11		 ZAN
3
11		 SPA
1
11		 SPA
2
10		 SPA
3
7		 NÜR
1
8		 NÜR
2
10		 NÜR
3
3		 IMO
1
1		 IMO
2
9		 IMO
3
Ret		 HOC
1
14		 HOC
2
12		 HOC
3
13		10th129

Complete GP3 Series results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718PosPoints
2016 Koiranen GP CAT
FEA 		CAT
SPR 		RBR
FEA 		RBR
SPR 		SIL
FEA 		SIL
SPR 		HUN
FEA 		HUN
SPR 		HOC
FEA 		HOC
SPR 		SPA
FEA
Ret		 SPA
SPR
14		 MNZ
FEA 		MNZ
SPR 		SEP
FEA 		SEP
SPR 		YMC
FEA 		YMC
SPR 		26th0
2017 Arden International CAT
FEA
15		 CAT
SPR
14		 RBR
FEA
Ret		 RBR
SPR
18		 SIL
FEA
5		 SIL
SPR
3		 HUN
FEA
9		 HUN
SPR
6		 SPA
FEA
9		 SPA
SPR
9		 MNZ
FEA
15†		 MNZ
SPR
C		 JER
FEA
6		 JER
SPR
19		 YMC
FEA
1		 YMC
SPR
13		10th63
2018 MP Motorsport CAT
FEA
Ret		 CAT
SPR
6		 LEC
FEA
DSQ		 LEC
SPR
Ret		 RBR
FEA
11		 RBR
SPR
8		 SIL
FEA
11		 SIL
SPR
Ret		 HUN
FEA
Ret		 HUN
SPR
Ret		 SPA
FEA
14		 SPA
SPR
12		 MNZ
FEA
10		 MNZ
SPR
10		 SOC
FEA 		SOC
SPR 		YMC
FEA 		YMC
SPR 		17th6

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2018 MP Motorsport BHR
FEA 		BHR
SPR 		BAK
FEA 		BAK
SPR 		CAT
FEA 		CAT
SPR 		MON
FEA 		MON
SPR 		LEC
FEA 		LEC
SPR 		RBR
FEA 		RBR
SPR 		SIL
FEA 		SIL
SPR 		HUN
FEA 		HUN
SPR 		SPA
FEA 		SPA
SPR 		MNZ
FEA 		MNZ
SPR 		SOC
FEA
Ret		 SOC
SPR
Ret		 YMC
FEA
15		 YMC
SPR
Ret		24th0

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718DCPoints
2019 Trident CAT
FEA
8		 CAT
SPR
3		 LEC
FEA
18		 LEC
SPR
24†		 RBR
FEA
11		 RBR
SPR
8		 SIL
FEA
18		 SIL
SPR
19		 HUN
FEA
14		 HUN
SPR
12		 SPA
FEA
19		 SPA
SPR
Ret		 MNZ
FEA
Ret		 MNZ
SPR
15		 SOC
FEA
3		 SOC
SPR
5		12th36
2022 Jenzer Motorsport BHR
SPR
26		 BHR
FEA
14		 IMO
SPR 		IMO
FEA 		CAT
SPR 		CAT
FEA 		SIL
SPR 		SIL
FEA 		RBR
SPR 		RBR
FEA 		HUN
SPR 		HUN
FEA 		SPA
SPR 		SPA
FEA 		ZAN
SPR 		ZAN
FEA 		MNZ
SPR 		MNZ
FEA 		30th0

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345RankPoints
2020 Eurointernational LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 LEC
6		 SPA
3		 LEC
7		 MNZ
2		 ALG
6		4th55

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  5. ↑ "Onko tässä Suomen seuraava F1-kuljettaja? (Is this the next Finnish F1 driver?)". November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016. Formula 3:n eurosarjassa Kari oli tällä kaudella vasta kymmenes voitettuaan 30 startista vain yhden, mutta ensi kaudella Kari saa paikan GP3-sarjasta. Asian vahvisti MTV Sportille Red Bullin moottoriurheilupomo Helmut Marko (Formula 3 Euro Series Kari was only tenth in this season after winning just one of 30 start-up, but the next season Kari gets a seat in the GP3 series. This interest was confirmed by MTV Intersport in Red Bull's motorsport boss Helmut Marko).
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