Simo Laaksonen

Simo Laaksonen
Simo Laaksonen
	Laaksonen driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2019 Spielberg Formula 3 round
Nationality	Finnish
Born	10 September 1998 (age 25); Marttila, Finland
GP3 Series career
Debut season	2018
Current team	Campos Racing
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Car number	19
Starts	18
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	14th in 2018
Previous series
2014-2015 ; 2015 ; 2016 ; 2017 ; 2018	French F4 Championship ; SMP F4 Championship ; ADAC Formula 4 ; Euroformula Open Championship ; GP3 Series

Last updated June 17, 2024

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]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	FLaps	Podiums	Points	Position
2014	French F4 Championship	Auto Sport Academy	21	0	0	1	31	17th
2015	French F4 Championship	Auto Sport Academy	21	1	1	3	150	6th
2015	SMP F4 Championship	Koiranen GP	12	0	0	0	60	11th
2016	ADAC Formula 4 Championship	Motopark	24	1	0	2	88	11th
2017	Euroformula Open Championship	Campos Racing	16	0	0	2	100	6th
2017	Spanish Formula 3 Championship	Campos Racing	6	0	0	0	70	3rd
2018	GP3 Series	Campos Racing	18	0	0	1	36	14th
2019	FIA Formula 3 Championship	MP Motorsport	16	0	0	0	2	23rd

Complete ADAC Formula 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	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	Pos	Points
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	11th	88

Complete GP3 Series results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Pos	Points
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	14th	36

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)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	DC	Points
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	23rd	2

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

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References

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

External links

Simo Laaksonen career summary at DriverDB.com

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

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