Elias Seppänen
Elias Seppänen (born 31 October 2003) is a Finnish racing driver and is currently driving in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship.
Elias Seppänen | |
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Nationality | Finland |
Born | Helsinki, Finland | 31 October 2003
Formula Renault Eurocup career | |
Debut season | 2020 |
Current team | R-ace GP |
Car number | 2 |
Starts | 2 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | NC in 2020 |
Previous series | |
2020 2019 2019 2019 | ADAC Formula 4 Formula 4 SEA Championship SMP F4 Championship Formula Academy Finland |
Career
Karting
Born in Helsinki, 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. He archieved 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.[3]
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.[4] He finished the races in 14th and eighth.
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2019 | Formula 4 SEA Championship | Meritus.GP | 40 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 617 | 2nd |
SMP F4 Championship | N/A | 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† | |
† As Seppänen was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
References
- "Lucca Allen declared F4 South East Asia champion". January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- "F4 round-up: Laitala wins Finnish title, van Berlo performs in Spain". September 16, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- "Elias Seppanen wins in ADAC F4 after sudden rain hits Lausitz". August 2, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- "Seppanen to contest Formula Renault Eurocup finale with R-ace GP". November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
External links
- Elias Seppänen career summary at DriverDB.com