Elias Seppänen

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Elias Seppänen
FREC 2021 Spielberg Nr. 58 Seppänen.jpg
Seppänen in 2021
NationalityFinland Finnish
Born (2003-10-31) 31 October 2003 (age 18)
Tammela, Finland
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season2021
Current teamKIC Motorsport
Car number2
Starts14 (14 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish24th in 2021
Previous series
2020
2020
2019
2019
2019		Formula Renault Eurocup
ADAC Formula 4
Formula 4 SEA Championship
SMP F4 Championship
Formula Academy Finland

Elias Seppänen (born 31 October 2003) is a Finnish racing driver who is currently driving in the Formula Regional European Championship with KIC Motorsport.

Career[]

Karting[]

Born in Tammela, Seppänen started his karting career in 2014. His best result was winning the Finnish Junior Championship in the Raket class in 2016.

Lower formulae[]

In 2019 Seppänen made his single-seater racing debut in the F4 South East Asia Championship. The Finnish driver won eleven races and with 617 points he finished second in the standings to Irish driver Lucca Allen.[1] He also made two guest appearances in the SMP F4 Championship and competed in the Formula Academy Finland, where he finished third in the championship.[2]

The next year the Finn moved over to race in the ADAC F4 Championship with US Racing.[3] He achieved a race victory at the Lausitzring, and with nine further podiums Seppänen finished third in the standings, only behind Red Bull juniors Jak Crawford and Jonny Edgar.[4][5]

Formula Renault Eurocup[]

Seppänen made his debut in the Formula Renault Eurocup as a guest driver for R-ace GP in the final round of the series' history at Paul Ricard.[6] He finished the races in 14th and eighth.

Formula Regional European Championship[]

In 2021 Seppänen progressed to the Formula Regional European Championship, partnering Nico Göhler and fellow Finn Patrik Pasma at KIC Motorsport.[7] He scored his first point in the second race of the first round of the season in Imola.[8]

Racing record[]

Karting career summary[]

Season Series Team Position
2014 Finnish Junior Championship — Raket 33rd
2015 Finnish Junior Championship — Raket 11th
2016 Sydsvenskans Kart Champion Cup — Mini 1st
Raket Cup Sweden — Mini 22nd
Finnish Junior Championship — Raket 1st
2017 Finnish Championship — OKJ 10th
Rotax Max Challenge Finland — Junior Max 24th
WSK Final Cup — OK 26th
Trofeo delle Industrie — OK Forza Racing 12th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ 25th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ 27th
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ 35th
2018 Finnish Championship — OK 16th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK Forza Racing 29th
WSK Super Master Series — OK 36th

Racing career summary[]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2019 Formula 4 SEA Championship Meritus.GP 40 11 7 10 28 617 2nd
SMP F4 Championship SMP Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Formula Academy Finland N/A 8 0 0 1 7 123 3rd
2020 ADAC Formula 4 Championship US Racing 21 1 1 0 10 257 3rd
Formula Renault Eurocup R-ace GP 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2021 Formula Regional European Championship KIC Motorsport 14 0 0 0 0 1 24th

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

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 Pos Points
2020 US Racing LAU1
1
3 		LAU1
2
8 		LAU1
3
1 		NÜR1
1
3 		NÜR1
2
2 		NÜR1
3
4 		HOC
1
4 		HOC
2
6 		HOC
3
3 		NÜR2
1
Ret 		NÜR2
2
2 		NÜR2
3
5 		RBR
1
4 		RBR
2
4 		RBR
3
2 		LAU2
1
3 		LAU2
2
Ret 		LAU2
3
6 		OSC
1
3 		OSC
2
5 		OSC
3
3 		3rd 257

Complete Formula Regional European 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 DC Points
2021 KIC Motorsport IMO
1
15 		IMO
2
10 		CAT
1
18 		CAT
2
Ret 		MCO
1
12 		MCO
2
15 		LEC
1
15 		LEC
2
14 		ZAN
1
16 		ZAN
2
13 		SPA
1
16 		SPA
2
19 		RBR
1
23 		RBR
2
17 		VAL
1 		VAL
2 		MUG
1 		MUG
2 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		24th 1

References[]

  1. ^ "Lucca Allen declared F4 South East Asia champion". January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "F4 round-up: Laitala wins Finnish title, van Berlo performs in Spain". September 16, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Wood, Ida (2020-05-03). "Elias Seppanen joins US Racing in ADAC F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  4. ^ "Elias Seppanen wins in ADAC F4 after sudden rain hits Lausitz". August 2, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  5. ^ Wood, Ida (2020-12-23). "The standout Formula 4 drivers around the world in 2020". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  6. ^ "Seppanen to contest Formula Renault Eurocup finale with R-ace GP". November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  7. ^ Wood, Ida (2021-03-04). "Elias Seppanen steps up to FREC with KIC Motorsport". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  8. ^ "Saucy scores first car racing win in second Imola FREC race". formulascout.com. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-24.

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