Konsta Lappalainen (born 11 August 2001) is a Finnish racing driver. He is currently driving in the

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Career

Karting

Born and raised in

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, Lappalainen started his karting career in 2012. His best result was winning the Finnish Karting Championship in the OK class in 2016.

Lower formulae

In 2016 Lappalainen made his single-seater racing debut with part-time appearances in the

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. He finished all races in the top ten, however due to him being a guest driver Lappalainen didn't score any points. The next year the Finn continued racing in

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, whilst also driving in SMP F4. He struggled in both series however, finishing 15th and 13th in the respective championships. In 2018, Lappalainen continued in the

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. He won seven races and scored 15 podiums, winning the championship 41 points ahead of

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Formula Regional European Championship

In 2019 KIC Motorsport announced that Lappalainen would drive for them in the inaugural season of the

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alongside Isac Blomqvist. He finished third at the

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, the only podium of his season, and ended the season in 11th in the standings. Lappalainen would continue driving for KIC in

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. His season would be much more successful, with the Finn scoring two podiums and finishing sixth in the drivers' championship, although Lappalainen was beaten by his teammate

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Racing record

Career summary

^† As Lappalainen was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points. ^* Season still in progress.

Complete SMP F4 Championship results

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

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

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

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^*Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

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

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lappalainen, Konsta 2001 births Living people Sportspeople from Espoo Finnish racing drivers ADAC Formula 4 drivers Formula Regional European Championship drivers Spanish F4 Championship drivers SMP F4 Championship drivers ADAC GT Masters drivers Double R Racing drivers SMP Racing drivers Emil Frey Racing drivers KIC Motorsport drivers Karting World Championship drivers