William Alatalo

William Alatalo (born 19 April 2002) is a Finnish racing driver from Ilmajoki currently driving for JD Motorsport in the 2020 Formula Renault Eurocup Championship.

William Alatalo
Nationality Finnish
Born (2002-04-19) 19 April 2002
Ilmajoki, Finland
Formula Renault Eurocup career
Debut season2020
Current teamJD Motorsport
Car number38
Starts20
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish2nd in 2020
Previous series
2018-19
2017
Italian F4 Championship
Formula STCC Nordic

Career

Karting

Alatalo started karting in 2009.[1] He had a successful karting career winning the Finnish championship in Cadet (2010), Raket (2014) and OKJ classes (2016).

Formula STCC Nordic

In 2017, Alatalo made his single-seater debut in Formula STCC Nordic with Kart In Club Driving Academy.[2] Alatalo won one race at Anderstorp and finished the season 5th with 142 points.

Italian F4 Championship

Alatalo moved to the Italian F4 Championship for 2018 where he spent two years driving for Mücke Motorsport.[3] The two seasons in Italy netted him on win and another podium finish in 42 races.

Formula Renault Eurocup

In 2020 Alatalo will contest in Formula Renault Eurocup driving for JD Motorsport[4]

Personal life

Alatalo goes to school at Kuortaneen urheilulukio.[4]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2017 Formula STCC Nordic Kart in Club Driving Academy 13 1 0 1 4 142 5th
2017-18 Formula 4 UAE Championship Mücke Motorsport 8 2 0 0 4 104 9th
2018 Italian F4 Championship BWT Mücke Motorsport 21 1 0 0 2 108 8th
2019 Italian F4 Championship BWT Mücke Motorsport 21 0 0 2 0 118 9th
ADAC Formula 4 Championship ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg 3 0 0 0 2 43 16th
2020 Formula Renault Eurocup JD Motorsport 20 0 1 0 2 92 8th

References

  1. "Flying Finn Academy Rata-ajo". Flying Finn Academy. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. "Finländsk kvartett klar för Formula STCC Nordic". STCC. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. "Mücke Motorsport at the Italian F4 Championship Powered by Abarth with three drivers". Tkart. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  4. "Formulalupaus William Alatalo siirtyy Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup -sarjaan". Moottoriurheilu.tv (in Finnish). 18 December 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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