Toomas Napa

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Toomas Napa
Nationality Flag of Estonia.svg Estonian
Born(1953-12-05)5 December 1953
Championship titles
1987 Cup of Peace and Friendship

Toomas Napa (born 5 December 1953) is an Estonian racing driver. In 2001 he was chosen to best motorsport personnel (Estonian : tehnikasportlane) of 20th-century of Estonia. [1]

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He was born in Tartu. [1]

He began his racing career in 1968, when he joined a kart racing group. In 1987 he won Cup of Peace and Friendship. He is 9-times Soviet Union champion in different formula disciplines. He is also 2-times Estonian champion. [1]

Awards: [1]

Titles

Champion: 1987

Champion: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987

Champion: 1974

Results

Cup of Peace and Friendship

YearTeamCar1234567DCPoints
1984 Jõud Tallinn Estonia 21-M MOS
8
KIE
8
BIK
13
SLZ
Ret
RES
7
ALB
1
4th198
1985 Jõud Tallinn Estonia 21-M MOS
3
POZ
9
BIK
1
SLZ
4
ALB
1
2nd184
1986 Jõud Tallinn Estonia 21-M POZ
-
MOS
1
HUN
-
BIK
1
SLZ
Ret
RES
-
ALB
1
10th150
1987 Jõud Tallinn Estonia 21-M POZ
2
SLZ
2
HUN
2
ALB
2
1st138

Soviet Formula 3 Championship

YearTeamCar1234DCPoints
1976 Jõud Tallinn Estonia 18M BIK
3
BIK
3
PIR
3
PIR
2
3rd255
1981 Jõud TallinnEstonia 20 RUS
5
CHA
1
BIK
Ret
3rd161
1982 Jõud TallinnEstonia 20 RUS
1
CHA
1
BIK
Ret
1st200
1983 Jõud Tallinn Estonia 21-M RUS
1
BIK
1
1st200
1984 Jõud Tallinn Estonia 21-M RUS
1
BIK
1
CHA
-
1st200
1985 Jõud Tallinn Estonia 21-M RUS
1
CHA
1
BIK
-
1st200
1986 Jõud Tallinn Estonia 21-M RUS
1
CHA
Ret
4th114
1987 DOSAAF Tallinn Estonia 21-M RUS
1
CHA
1
BIK
1
BIK
2
1st330.5

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Toomas_Napa". esbl.ee. Retrieved 29 March 2022.