Valle Mäkelä
Valle Mäkelä (born 2 February 1986, Laitila, Finland) is a Finnish motor racing driver.
| Valle Mäkelä | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Finnish |
| Born | 2 February 1986 Laitila (Finland) |
| Formula Le Mans career | |
| Debut season | 2008 |
| Current team | Hope PoleVision Racing |
| Car number | 17 |
| Starts | 10 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2008 2007 2006 2005 2003-2004 2002 | Star Mazda Formula BMW UK Formula Renault UK WTCC British Formula Ford Nordic Formula Ford Finnish Formula Ford |
| Championship titles | |
| 2002 2004 | Finnish Formula Ford Zetec British Formula Ford |
Career
Mäkelä began his kart racing career at the age of five. In 2000 he became Finnish Champion in the ICA-J class.[1]
He was the British Formula Ford champion in 2004, but a lack of funds left him struggling for drives in 2005. Rumours of a F3 drive came to nothing, and a few entries in the inaugural World Touring Car Championship season for GR Asia also came to nothing.
He raced in 2006 for Manor Motorsport in British Formula Renault. In 2007, he drove for NEXA Racing in the British Formula BMW Series, and came 4th in the championship with a single win at Brands Hatch.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Car No. | Races | Poles | Wins | FLaps | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Formula Le Mans |  Hope PoleVision Racing |
17 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 140 | 4th |
Complete World Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | GR Asia | SEAT Toledo Cupra | ITA 1 Ret |
ITA 2 13 |
FRA 1 16 |
FRA 2 Ret |
GBR 1 16 |
GBR 2 10 |
SMR 1 |
SMR 2 |
MEX 1 |
MEX 2 |
BEL 1 19 |
BEL 2 Ret |
GER 1 18 |
GER 2 Ret |
TUR 1 |
TUR 2 |
ESP 1 |
ESP 2 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
NC | 0 |
References
- "Finnish driver, Valle Mäkelä joins Hope PoleVision Racing to be BECHE's Teammate in the Formula Le Mans this year". mathiasbeche.com. Mathias Beche. 2007-03-24. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
External links
- Official website
- Valle Mäkelä career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mikko Heino |
Finnish Formula Ford Champion 2001 |
Succeeded by Miikka Honkanen |
| Preceded by Tom Kimber-Smith |
British Formula Ford Champion 2004 |
Succeeded by Charlie Donnelly |
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