Profile: #4 Joonas Lappalainen (FIN)
Back to overviewYoung and mellow: Joonas Lappalainen was the youngest driver in the 2015 Audi Sport TT Cup, but always left a calm and composed impression in the cockpit and at media events. In 2014, the Finn, who would like to meet Barack Obama one day, celebrated two victories in the Finnish Formula Ford. Last year, he won both classification races in the Audi Sport TT Cup season’s finale at Hockenheim and finished in fourth place overall – which put him another step closer to reaching his goal of being promoted to the DTM or a GT series one day.
Date of birth March1, 1998
Place of birth Helsinki (FIN)
Residence Vantaa (FIN)
Height/weight 1.89 m/ 76 kg
Motorsport since 2005
Sporting career
2005–2011 Karting
2012 CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy (winner), KF3 Championship (5th place), Finnish Kart Driver of the Year
2013 Formula Ford North European Championship (3rd place), Finnish Formula Ford Championship (2nd place), Rookie of the Year Formula Ford Finland
2014 Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic (winner), Formula Renault 1.6 North European Championship (winner)
2015 Audi Sport TT Cup (4th place)
2016 Audi Sport TT Cup
Website www.lappalainen.eu