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
Nationality Finland
Born (2003-10-31) 31 October 2003
Helsinki, Finland
Formula Renault Eurocup career
Debut season2020
Current teamR-ace GP
Car number2
Starts2
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishNC 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
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
  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. "Elias Seppanen wins in ADAC F4 after sudden rain hits Lausitz". August 2, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  4. "Seppanen to contest Formula Renault Eurocup finale with R-ace GP". November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
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