Patrick Kujala

Patrick Kujala (born 15 May 1996) is a Spanish-born professional racing driver, who races under a Finnish racing licence.

Patrick Kujala
Nationality Finnish
Born (1996-05-15) 15 May 1996
Marbella (Spain)
Squadra Corse Lamborghini career
Debut season2013
Current teamBonaldi Motorsport
Car number32
Former teamsMarussia Manor Racing
Koiranen GP
Starts33
Wins8
Poles7
Fastest laps6
Best finish1st in [2015]
Previous series
2014
2013
2012
2012
2011		GP3 Series
GP3 Series
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
French F4 Championship

Career

Karting

Born in Marbella, Spain, Kujala began his karting career in 2005 at age nine, competing in Spanish karting championships. He had two championship titles in Andalucian karting series in 2005 and 2007.[1] His final step before graduating to open wheels was Spanish KF3 championship where he finished sixth, losing to Gerard Barrabeig and Carlos Sainz Jr.[2]

Formula Renault

Kujala made his debut in single-seater in 2011, joining the French F4 Championship where he finished fifth with win at Spa.[3]

In 2012, he graduated to Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with the Koiranen Motorsport team. He finished 23rd with just one point-scoring finish at Moscow Raceway.[4] He was more successful in Formula Renault 2.0 Alps, finishing sixth with eight point-scoring finishes.[5] Also he secured Juniors' championship.

Patrick Kujala in 2012 at the Moscow Raceway during his stint at Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0.

GP3 Series

Kujala will continue his collaboration with Koiranen in GP3 Series in 2013.[6]

Squadra Corse Lamborghini

In April 2015, Kujala signed for a new team, Bonaldi Motorsport.[7] At his debut in Monza[8] Kujala impressed everyone by winning both races. On 20 September 2015 Kujala wons the championship[9] in Nürburgring, Germany.[10]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2011 French F4 Championship Autosport Academy 14 1 0 1 2 76 5th
2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Koiranen Motorsport 14 0 0 0 0 10 23rd
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 14 0 0 0 0 78 6th
2013 GP3 Series Koiranen GP 16 0 0 0 0 5 20th
2014 GP3 Series Marussia Manor Racing 18 0 0 0 0 22 14th
Trident
2015 Squadra Corse Lamborghini

(Super Trofeo Europe)

 Bonaldi Motorsport 10 8 7 4 9 129 1st

Complete GP3 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 D.C. Points
2013 Koiranen GP CAT
FEA
Ret		 CAT
SPR
16		 VAL
FEA
21		 VAL
SPR
15		 SIL
FEA
Ret		 SIL
SPR
EX		 NÜR
FEA
13		 NÜR
SPR
13		 HUN
FEA
14		 HUN
SPR
11		 SPA
FEA
13		 SPA
SPR
20		 MNZ
FEA
10		 MNZ
SPR
12		 YMC
FEA
8		 YMC
SPR
19		 20th 5
2014 Marussia Manor Racing CAT
FEA
4		 CAT
SPR
Ret		 RBR
FEA
9		 RBR
SPR
7		 SIL
FEA
12		 SIL
SPR
Ret		 HOC
FEA
25†		 HOC
SPR
16		 HUN
FEA
13		 HUN
SPR
10		 SPA
FEA
Ret		 SPA
SPR
21		 MNZ
FEA
7		 MNZ
SPR
Ret		 14th 22
Trident SOC
FEA
13		 SOC
SPR
9		 YMC
FEA
Ret		 YMC
SPR
14

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Squadra Corse Lamborghini results
Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 D.C. Points
2015 Bonaldi Motorsport ITA
1		 ITA
1		 GBR
1		 GBR
1		 FRA
24		 FRA
1		 BEL
1		 BEL
6		 GER
1		 GER
1		 1st 129
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References
  1. "Patrick Kujala". Patric Kujala. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  2. "Campeonato de Espana de Karting — KF3 2009". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  3. "Championnat de France F4 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  4. "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2012". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  5. "Formula Renault 2.0 Alps". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  6. "Vainio, Korjus and Kujala complete Koiranen GP line-up". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 11 February 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  7. Bonaldi Motorsport
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Melville McKee		 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Junior Champion
2012		 Succeeded by
Antonio Fuoco

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