William Alatalo

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William Alatalo
William Alatalo Austria 2022.jpg
Alatalo at the Red Bull Ring in 2022
Nationality Flag of Finland.svg Finnish
Born (2002-04-19) 19 April 2002 (age 21)
Ilmajoki, Finland
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season 2022
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Former teams Jenzer Motorsport
Starts18 (18 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish18th in 2022
Previous series
2021
2020
2018-19
2017 		FR European Championship
Formula Renault Eurocup
Italian F4 Championship
Formula STCC Nordic

William Alatalo (born 19 April 2002) is a Finnish-Ethiopian [1] racing driver from Ilmajoki who most recently raced for Jenzer Motorsport in the FIA Formula 3 Championship. [2]

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Career

Karting

Alatalo started karting in 2009. He had a successful karting career winning the Finnish championship in Cadet (2010), Raket (2014) and OKJ classes (2016).

Formula STCC Nordic

In 2017, Alatalo made his single-seater debut in Formula STCC Nordic with Kart In Club Driving Academy. Alatalo won one race at Anderstorp and finished the season 5th with 142 points.

Italian F4 Championship

Alatalo moved to the Italian F4 Championship for 2018 where he spent two years driving for Mücke Motorsport. [3] The two seasons in Italy netted him one win and another podium finish in 42 races.

Formula Renault Eurocup

In 2020 Alatalo contested the Formula Renault Eurocup driving for JD Motorsport. [4] He achieved two podiums and a pole position during the season and finished 8th in the standings with 92 points.

Formula Regional European Championship

2021

Alatalo racing in the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship FREC 2021 Spielberg Nr. 8 Alatalo.jpg
Alatalo racing in the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship

The following year, Alatalo moved to Arden Motorsport, partnering Alex Quinn and Nicola Marinangeli in the Formula Regional European Championship. [5] His campaign proved to be consistent, with Alatalo finishing every race and being outside of the top ten on only seven occasions. The Finn's best result would end up being a third place at the Circuit Paul Ricard, and he finished the season in eleventh place, two positions behind Quinn.

2022

Alatalo was called up to replace Santiago Ramos at the season finale in Mugello with KIC Motorsport, a month after the final round of Alatalo's F3 season. [6]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

Alatalo driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2022 Spielberg Formula 3 round FIA F3 Austria 2022 Nr. 25 Alatalo.jpg
Alatalo driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2022 Spielberg Formula 3 round

In 2022 Alatalo made the step-up to the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Jenzer Motorsport, having taken part in a number of test days with the Swiss team in the winter. Upon the announcement of his signing, Alatalo commented that this move brought him "one step closer to [his] dream". [7] He managed to score a points in the first feature race at Bahrain, and followed that up with another point in the next feature race in Imola, benefiting from a penalty for Ollie Bearman. The Finnish driver then went on a points-scoring drought lasting five races, until he managed to collect four points in tricky weather conditions at the Red Bull Ring. Two point-less races in Budapest would come before a fruitful weekend at Spa: there, Alatalo took points in both races, ending up sixth on Saturday and seventh in the feature race. Despite this, a mistake at the restart of the sprint race, where he went into the gravel and lost four positions, cost him a chance at a higher position, which Alatalo took full blame for and described as having been "quite rubbish". [8] A disappointing round at Zandvoort followed, where the Finn caused a premature end to qualifying after a crash in turn 3, but he would score a best qualifying result of seventh in the final round at Monza, which he called "a good way to end the last qualifying of the season". [9] Alatalo had more points than either his teammates Ido (2 pts) or Malvestiti (0 pts), scoring 24 points and thus finishing 18th in the standings.

Personal life

Alatalo goes to school at Kuortaneen urheilulukio. [4] He was born to an Ethiopian mother and Finnish father. [10]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2013Finnish Cup — Raket5th
2014Rotax Max Challenge Finland — Mini Max26th
Finnish Junior Championship — Raket1st
2015South Garda Winter Cup — KFJ Mad-Croc KartingDNF
Göteborgs Stora Pris — KF3 7th
Finnish Cup Championship — KFJ 7th
CIK-FIA European Championship — KFJ 46th
CIK-FIA World Championship — KFJ 28th
2016 WSK Champions Cup — OKJ Mad-Croc Karting32nd
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ NC
X30 Challenge Europa — X30 Junior23rd
Finnish Championship — OKJ 1st
German Karting Championship — OKJ 46th
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ Mad-Croc Karting35th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ RB Racing27th
WSK Final Cup — OKJ 18th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ 33rd
2017 WSK Champions Cup — OK CRG SpA14th
South Garda Winter Cup — OK 31st

Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

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

YearTeamClass123456789101112DCPoints
2015Mad-Croc Karting KFJ PRT
QH
44		SAR
R
DNQ		PFI
QH
45		PFI
R
DNQ		KRI
QH
35		KRI
R
DNQ		46th0
2016RB Racing OKJ ZUE
QH
25		ZUE
PF
10		ZUE
R
31		ADR
QH
35		ADR
PF
17		ADR
R
13		PRT
QH
23		PRT
PF
16		PRT
R
33		GEN
QH
31		GEN
PF
9		GEN
R
17		27th23

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2017 Formula STCC Nordic Kart in Club Driving Academy1310141425th
2017–18 Formula 4 UAE Championship Mücke Motorsport 820041049th
2018 Italian F4 Championship BWT Mücke Motorsport 2110021088th
2019 Italian F4 Championship BWT Mücke Motorsport 2100201189th
ADAC Formula 4 Championship ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg 300024316th
FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup Team Finland 10001N/A3rd
2020 Formula Renault Eurocup JD Motorsport 200102928th
2021 Formula Regional European Championship Arden Motorsport 2000019111th
2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 1800002418th
Formula Regional European Championship KIC Motorsport200000NC†
2023 Italian GT Championship - GT3 AKM Motorsport

† As he was a guest driver, Alatalo was ineligible to score points.

Complete Formula STCC Nordic results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314PosPoints
2017 Kart in Club Driving Academy KNU
1
8		 KNU
2
9		 ALA
1
4		 ALA
2
DNS		 RUD
1
3		 RUD
2
4		 FAL
1
5		 FAL
2
Ret		 KAR
1
2		 KAR
2
5		 AND
1
6		 AND
2
1		 MAN
1
5		 MAN
2
3		5th142

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122PosPoints
2018 BWT Mücke Motorsport ADR
1
9		 ADR
2
Ret		 ADR
3
Ret		 LEC
1
26		 LEC
2
32		 LEC
3
13		 MNZ
1
4		 MNZ
2
1		 MNZ
3
2		 MIS
1
12		 MIS
2
13		 MIS
3
6		 IMO
1
8		 IMO
2
19		 IMO
3
Ret		 VLL
1
5		 VLL
2
7		 VLL
3
6		 MUG
1
4		 MUG
2
10		 MUG
3
12		8th108
2019 BWT Mücke Motorsport VLL
1
8		 VLL
2
6		 VLL
3
Ret		 MIS
1
6		 MIS
2
9		 MIS
3
C		 HUN
1
4		 HUN
2
13		 HUN
3
5		 RBR
1
4		 RBR
2
5		 RBR
3
6		 IMO
1
6		 IMO
2
Ret		 IMO
3
Ret		 IMO
4
14		 MUG
1
9		 MUG
2
7		 MUG
3
8		 MNZ
1
4		 MNZ
2
4		 MNZ
3
22		9th118

Complete FIA Motorsport Games results

YearEntrantCupQualifyingQuali RaceMain race
2019 Flag of Finland.svg Team Finland Formula 4 10th5th3rd

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
2020 JD Motorsport MNZ
1
Ret		 MNZ
2
5		 IMO
1
3		 IMO
2
2		 NÜR
1
5		 NÜR
2
Ret		 MAG
1
9		 MAG
2
8		 ZAN
1
11		 ZAN
2
10		 CAT
1
12		 CAT
2
8		 SPA
1
9‡		 SPA
2
9		 IMO
1
8		 IMO
2
9		 HOC
1
7		 HOC
2
9		 LEC
1
11		 LEC
2
7		8th92

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2021 Arden Motorsport IMO
1
6		 IMO
2
5		 CAT
1
6		 CAT
2
7		 MCO
1
8		 MCO
2
14		 LEC
1
9		 LEC
2
3		 ZAN
1
12		 ZAN
2
4		 SPA
1
9		 SPA
2
10		 RBR
1
8		 RBR
2
15		 VAL
1
13		 VAL
2
13		 MUG
1
4		 MUG
2
16		 MNZ
1
14		 MNZ
2
9		11th91
2022 KIC Motorsport MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		IMO
1 		IMO
2 		MCO
1 		MCO
2 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		MUG
1
22		 MUG
2
26		NC†0

† As Alatalo was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

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
2022 Jenzer Motorsport BHR
SPR
11		 BHR
FEA
9		 IMO
SPR
15		 IMO
FEA
10		 CAT
SPR
15		 CAT
FEA
12		 SIL
SPR
19		 SIL
FEA
16		 RBR
SPR
Ret		 RBR
FEA
8		 HUN
SPR
16		 HUN
FEA
16		 SPA
SPR
6		 SPA
FEA
7		 ZAN
SPR
30		 ZAN
FEA
Ret		 MNZ
SPR
14		 MNZ
FEA
7		18th24

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