Patrick Kujala

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Patrick Kujala - Professional Finnish Racing driver
Patrick Kujala - Lamborghini Squadra Corse.jpg
NationalityFinland Finnish
Spain Spanish
via dual nationality
Born (1996-05-15) 15 May 1996 (age 25)
Marbella (Spain)
Former teamsAuto Sport Academy, Koiranen Motorsport, Koiranen GP, Marussia Manor Racing, Trident, Bonaldi Motorsport, Barwell Motorsport, RAM Racing, Rinaldi Racing
Starts33
Wins8
Poles7
Fastest laps6
Best finish1st in 2015
Previous series
2011

2012
2012
2013, 2014
2015
2016
2017
2017
2019
2020
2021

2021
French F4-series

Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault Alps 2.0
GP3 Series
Lamborghini Super Trofeo
Lamborghini Super Trofeo
ADAC GT Masters
Blancpain GT Series
Porsche Carrera Cup Italia
GT World Challenge
British GT

Asian LeMans Series
Championship titles
2015
2016
2018
2020
2021
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe
Total 24H SPA
GT World Challenge Sprint
TotalEnergies 24h SPA

Patrick Kujala (born 15 May 1996 Marbella, Spanish) is a Spanish-born Finnish professional racing driver, who lives in city of Mäntsälä, Finland and races under a Finnish racing licence. His favorite circuit is Belgium SPA-Francorchamps. Patrik Kujala hobbies tennis, sports and basketball.

Career[]

In seasons 2011 and 2012 Patrick Kujala competed in French F4 Championship series as well as in Formula Renault series

Karting 2005-2009[]

Flying Finn Patrick Kujala started his career at the age of four (4) as he drove his first laps behind the steering wheel of a karting car.

After impressive lap times his journey in motorsport started in various Spanish karting series which he competed in seasons 2005-2009.

At the age of nine (9) he won the Andalucian Karting Championship series in Alevin category and age of ten (10) he won the title in Cadet category.

In season 2007 Kujala collect 9th position in Cadet class of Spanish Karting series and in season 2009 he finished 6th fastest in KF3-class. Carlos Sainz Jr. also competed in the series and after colorful events he secured the silver medal.

Formula Renault Eurocup & Alps 2011-2012[]

In seasons 2013 and 2014 Patrick Kujala competed in GP3-series

In season 2011 he made his debyt in single-seater and joined the French F4 Championship series. After colorful events he had fierce competition with for example Formula-1 driver Pierre Gasly and finished the series in 5th position in overall classifications. He encountered his season highlight in Belgium SPA-Francorchamps as he won the race.

In seasons 2015 and 2016 Patrick Kujala won the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe racing series

In season 2012 Patrick Kujala entered to Formula Renault Eurocup 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps racing series with the Koiranen Motorsport team. After 14 rounds of Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup he finished in 23th position and in Formula Renault 2.0 Alps series he collect 6th position which also secured the title of Juniors' championship. Formula Renault 2.0 Alps series was won by russian Formula 1 driver Daniil Kvyat.

7th fastest was Formula 1 driver Esteban Ocon.

GP3 Series 2013-2014[]

In season 2013 Patrick Kujala continued collaboration with Koiranen GP in GP3 Series.

It was a difficult season with Dallara GP3/13 car as he was able to collect only five points which delivered him 20th position in overall standings.

In season 2014 Kujala continued competing in GP3-series and entered the series as Marussia Manor Racing driver. He got a good start for the season as he collect 5th position in qualifying and 4th highest points from the race. However in the middle of the season Kujala was forced to change team as Marussia Manor Racing suffered a bankrupt.

Therefore he finished the season with Trident and collect 22 points in 18 events which provided him 14th position in overall classifications.

Lamborghini Squadra Corse 2015-2016[]

In season 2015 Patrick Kujala changed single-seater cars to GT-cars and entered highly appreciated and very competitive Lamborghini Super Trofeo European Championship series as PRO-driver. Kujala competed the series with italian Bonaldi Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo LP620-2 car. In 12 rounds he collect 144 points and made Finnish Racing history by winning the series as first Finn ever.

He won the series with 53 points gap to silver medalist team Daniel Zampieri and russian Roman Mavlanov.

In season 2016 Kujala continued his successful career in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe Championship series with swiss driver Adrian Amstutz. In 12 rounds of the series Kujala and Amstutz collect 129 points and won the PRO-AM title by five points before dutch driver Rik Breukers. Furthermore during the season Kujala competed in selected four rounds of Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series and 12 rounds in german ADAC GT Masters series with Lamborghini Huracan GT3 which was run by Bonaldi Motorsport.

In season 2021 Patrick Kujala collect his second victory in SPA 24 hours Enduracen race

GT3-cars 2017-2021[]

In season 2017 Patrick Kujala entered Blancpain GT Endurance racing series with swiss driver Adrian Amstutz. In five events they collect 87 points as british Barwell Motorsport driver. Even the season was successful, they still had to satisfy for silver position as british Jonny Adam and his omanian team mate Ahmad Al Harthy collect the victory.

Furthermore in season 2017 Kujala won bronze medal in Lamborghini Super Trofeo World finals with american Richard Antinucci. Kujala also competed in one Intercontinental GT Challenge event and in two British GT events with british Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracan GT3 car.

In season 2018 Patrick Kujala won the most appreciated GT3 24 hours event in the World which is driven in Belgium SPA-Francorchamps. Kujala made superb job with his team mates Richard Abra, Adrian Amstutz and Leonid Matchinski and won the event with british Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracan GT3 car. Furthermore during the season he competed one event in Blancpain GT Endurance Cup, eight rounds in Lamborghini Super Trofeo European Championship series and one British GT event.

In season 2019 Patrick Kujala headed to italian Porsche Carrera Cup. In 14 rounds he made again superb job and collect silver medal with Bonaldi Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 Cup II car. He lost silver medal by just one point and Championship title by seven points. Furthermore in season 2019 he competed in one Intercontinental GT Challenge event, one Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup event and two International GT Open events. He also raced in various 24 hours endurance races.

In season 2020 Patrick Kujala made, once again, Finnish Motorsport history as first he won the GT World Challenge European Endurance racing Championship Silver Cup series and a moment later he secured silver position in British GT Racing series. He's now the only one who has won a medal in British GT series. In GT World Challenge European Endurance series he collect the title with British Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo car with his team mates, british Alex MacDowall and danish Frederik Schandorff.

If you want to Win - hire a Finn

In four events they collect 31 points more than silver medalist Sergei Afanasiev and his german team mate Hubert Haupt. Furthermore he and his british team mate Sam de Haan lost the British GT title by 19,5 points to Robert Collard and his british team mate Sandy Mitchell.

Furthermore in season 2020 Kujala competed one event in Intercontinental GT Challenge and two events in British GT series as well as few individual 24 hours endurance GT-races.

Season 2021 got underway in perfect way as he, once again, made Finnish Racing history by winning the Asian Le Mans series AM-group with his german team mates Christian Hook and Manuel Lauck. With italian Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 car Kujala won the Championship by one point before BMW M6 GT3 car drivers Sami-Matti Trogen and his team mates Jörg Breuer and Henry Walkenhorst. Furtheremore in august 2021 Kujala was victorious in TotalEnergies 24h SPA-Francorchamps as he won the Silver Cup with his MadPanda Motorsport team mates, argentinan Ezequiel Perez Companc, mexican Ricardo Sanchez and dutch Rik Breukers.

Racing record[]

Career summary[]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2011 French F4 Championship Auto Sport Academy 14 1 0 1 2 76 5th
2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Koiranen Motorsport 14 0 0 0 0 10 23rd
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 14 0 0 0 0 78 6th
2013 GP3 Series Koiranen GP 16 0 0 0 0 5 20th
2014 GP3 Series Marussia Manor Racing 18 0 0 0 0 22 14th
Trident 4 0 0 0 0
2015 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro Bonaldi Motorsport 12 9 6 4 9 144 1st
Blancpain GT Sprint Series Grasser Racing Team 2 0 0 0 2 21 17th
2016 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro-Am US RaceTronics 4 1 1 1 4 25 9th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am Bonaldi Motorsport 12 7 4 6 8 129 1st
ADAC GT Masters 12 0 0 0 0 7 43rd
Italian GT Championship - Super GT3 Imperiale Racing 2 0 0 0 0 14 21st
2017 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe Bonaldi Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
British GT Championship - GT3 Barwell Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 23rd
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2018 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro Bonaldi Motorsport 8 1 1 0 2 48 10th
British GT Championship - GT3 Barwell Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 16 14th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2019 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia Bonaldi Motorsport 14 2 1 3 5 133 3rd
International GT Open Imperiale Racing 2 0 0 0 0 9 24th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Barwell Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2020 British GT Championship - GT3 Ram Racing 9 1 1 0 4 148.5 2nd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Barwell Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2021 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Am Rinaldi Racing 4 3 1 2 3 77 1st
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 6 0 0 0 0 7.5 25th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
2022 IMSA Prototype Challenge US RaceTronics

† Guest driver ineligble to score points

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 D.C. Points
2013 Koiranen GP CAT
FEA

Ret
CAT
SPR

16
VAL
FEA

21
VAL
SPR

15
SIL
FEA

Ret
SIL
SPR

EX
NÜR
FEA

13
NÜR
SPR

13
HUN
FEA

14
HUN
SPR

11
SPA
FEA

13
SPA
SPR

20
MNZ
FEA

10
MNZ
SPR

12
YMC
FEA

8
YMC
SPR

19
20th 5
2014 Marussia Manor Racing CAT
FEA

4
CAT
SPR

Ret
RBR
FEA

9
RBR
SPR

7
SIL
FEA

12
SIL
SPR

Ret
HOC
FEA

25†
HOC
SPR

16
HUN
FEA

13
HUN
SPR

10
SPA
FEA

Ret
SPA
SPR

21
MNZ
FEA

7
MNZ
SPR

Ret
14th 22
Trident SOC
FEA

13
SOC
SPR

9
YMC
FEA

Ret
YMC
SPR

14

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

Complete Squadra Corse Lamborghini results[]

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points
2015 Bonaldi Motorsport ITA
1
ITA
1
GBR
1
GBR
1
FRA
24
FRA
1
BEL
1
BEL
6
GER
1
GER
1
1st 129

References[]

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Junior Champion

2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Nico Bastian
Timur Boguslavskiy
Felipe Fraga
(Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup)
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Silver Cup Champion

2020
With: Alex MacDowall & Frederik Schandorff
Succeeded by
Incumbent

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