Simo Laaksonen

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Simo Laaksonen
FIA F3 Austria 2019 Nr. 5 Laaksonen 1.jpg
Laaksonen driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2019 Spielberg Formula 3 round
NationalityFlag of Finland.svg  Finnish
Born (1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 (age 24)
Marttila, Finland
GP3 Series career
Debut season 2018
Current team Campos Racing
Car number19
Starts18
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish14th in 2018
Previous series
2014-2015
2015
2016
2017
2018
French F4 Championship
SMP F4 Championship
ADAC Formula 4
Euroformula Open Championship
GP3 Series

Simo Laaksonen (born 10 September 1998) is a Finnish racing driver, who last competed for MP Motorsport in the 2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship. [1]

Contents

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesFLapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2014 French F4 Championship Auto Sport Academy 2100013117th
2015 French F4 Championship Auto Sport Academy 2110131506th
SMP F4 Championship Koiranen GP 1200006011th
2016 ADAC Formula 4 Championship Motopark 2410028811th
2017 Euroformula Open Championship Campos Racing 1600021006th
Spanish Formula 3 Championship 60000703rd
2018 GP3 Series Campos Racing 1800013614th
2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship MP Motorsport 160000223rd

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324PosPoints
2016 Motopark OSC1
1

Ret
OSC1
2

7
OSC1
3

22
SAC
1

8
SAC
2

12
SAC
3

2
LAU
1

Ret
LAU
2

16
LAU
3

14
OSC2
1

7
OSC2
2

4
OSC2
3

Ret
RBR
1

10
RBR
2

17
RBR
3

1
NÜR
1

9
NÜR
2

Ret
NÜR
3

12
ZAN
1

Ret
ZAN
2

12
ZAN
3

30
HOC
1

9
HOC
2

4
HOC
3

34
11th88

Complete GP3 Series results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718PosPoints
2018 Campos Racing CAT
FEA

15
CAT
SPR

8
LEC
FEA

13
LEC
SPR

11
RBR
FEA

9
RBR
SPR

15
SIL
FEA

13
SIL
SPR

16
HUN
FEA

14
HUN
SPR

11
SPA
FEA

12
SPA
SPR

13
MNZ
FEA

4
MNZ
SPR

8
SOC
FEA

6
SOC
SPR

14
YMC
FEA

9
YMC
SPR

3
14th36

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)

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2019 MP Motorsport CAT
FEA

9
CAT
SPR

Ret
LEC
FEA

20
LEC
SPR

Ret
RBR
FEA

18
RBR
SPR

18
SIL
FEA

24
SIL
SPR

24
HUN
FEA

17
HUN
SPR

18
SPA
FEA

24
SPA
SPR

Ret
MNZ
FEA

20
MNZ
SPR

20
SOC
FEA

17
SOC
SPR

Ret
23rd2

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

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References

  1. "Laaksonen moves to GP3 with Campos". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.