Matias Laine

Matias Laine

Laine in 2013.
Nationality Finland Finnish
Born (1990-04-25) 25 April 1990
Joensuu (Finland)
Formula Renault 3.5 Series career
Debut season 2013
Current team Strakka Racing
Car no. 12
Former teams P1 by Strakka Racing
Starts 34
Wins 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 0
Best finish 13th in 2014
Previous series
2011
2010
2009
2009
2008
2008		 GP3 Series
Formula 3 Euro Series
Formula Renault 2.0 UK
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
FR2.0 UK Winter Series
FR2.0 Portugal Winter Series

Matias Laine (born 25 April 1990 in Joensuu) is a Finnish racing driver.

Career

Laine during Race 1 of the 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season at Moscow Raceway.

Karting

Laine began his motorsport career in karting in 2003, finishing as runner-up in the Finnish Raket Cup Championship. In 2005 he won the Finnish Championship for the ICA Junior class.

Formula Renault

Laine began his formula racing career in the 2008 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Cup season with CR Scuderia. He finished ninth in the championship with 50 points. He also completed two races of 2008 Portugal Winter Series FR2.0 at Estoril. Laine finished third and thirteenth in those races.

The following season, Laine competed in both the Formula Renault 2.0 UK and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championships for CRS Racing and Motopark Academy respectively. He finished fourteenth in the UK standings, scoring points in each of the twelve races,[1] before injury curtailed his season at Snetterton. In the Eurocup, he took 22nd place in the championship with six points that were earned in the second race at Silverstone Circuit.[2]

Formula Three

2010 will see Laine move to the Formula 3 Euro Series, competing for Motopark Academy. He joined fellow Formula Renault graduates António Félix da Costa and Adrian Quaife-Hobbs at the team.[3] He earned his first point finishing ninth at Hockenheim round because Esteban Gutiérrez who finished sixth was guest driver and was ineligible to scoring points.[4]

GP3

Laine contested for the Marussia Manor Racing team in 2011 and eventually finished 31st. He was signed to MW Arden for the 2012 season where he scored his first points and then his first podium finish in the Spanish round. He won his first GP3 race at Spa Francorchamps, along with a final podium at Monza. He ended the season fifth and earned a drive for the 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 season with P1 Motorsport.

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F.L. Podiums Points Position
2008 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Cup CR Scuderia Formula Renault 4 0 0 0 0 50 9th
Portugal Winter Series FR2.0 2 0 0 0 1 11 12th
2009 Formula Renault UK 2.0 CRS Racing 12 0 0 0 0 135 14th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Motopark Academy 4 0 0 0 0 6 22nd
2010 Formula Three Euroseries Motopark Academy 18 0 0 0 0 3 14th
2011 GP3 Series Marussia Manor Racing 16 0 0 0 0 0 31st
2012 GP3 Series MW Arden 16 1 0 1 4 111 5th
2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series P1 by Strakka Racing 17 0 0 0 0 9 23rd
2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Strakka Racing 17 0 0 0 0 40 13th

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points
2010 Motopark Academy Dallara F308/096 Volkswagen LEC
1
10		 LEC
2
13		 HOC
1
9		 HOC
2
10		 VAL
1
Ret		 VAL
2
10		 NOR
1
8		 NOR
2
7		 NÜR
1
11		 NÜR
2
Ret		 ZAN
1
12		 ZAN
2
10		 BRH
1
10		 BRH
2
6		 OSC
1
11		 OSC
2
Ret		 HOC
1
10		 HOC
2
9		 14th 3

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 D.C. Points
2011 Marussia Manor Racing TUR
FEA
18		 TUR
SPR
Ret		 ESP
FEA
19		 ESP
SPR
24		 VAL
FEA
17		 VAL
SPR
Ret		 GBR
FEA
Ret		 GBR
SPR
Ret		 GER
FEA
14		 GER
SPR
23		 HUN
FEA
14		 HUN
SPR
21		 BEL
FEA
18		 BEL
SPR
Ret		 ITA
FEA
20		 ITA
SPR
Ret		 31st 0
2012 MW Arden ESP
FEA
5		 ESP
SPR
3		 MON
FEA
21		 MON
SPR
16		 VAL
FEA
5		 VAL
SPR
3		 GBR
FEA
9		 GBR
SPR
18		 GER
FEA
4		 GER
SPR
5		 HUN
FEA
7		 HUN
SPR
6		 BEL
FEA
5		 BEL
SPR
1		 ITA
FEA
3		 ITA
SPR
6		 5th 111

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos Points
2013 P1 Motorsport MNZ
1
9		 MNZ
2
Ret		 ALC
1
16		 ALC
2
14		 MON
1
19		 SPA
1
17		 SPA
2
11		 MSC
1
14		 MSC
2
21		 RBR
1
Ret		 RBR
2
15		 HUN
1
10		 HUN
2
15		 LEC
1
Ret		 LEC
2
16		 CAT
1
7		 CAT
2
16		 23rd 9
2014 Strakka Racing MNZ
1
10		 MNZ
2
12		 ALC
1
19		 ALC
2
14		 MON
1
13		 SPA
1
4		 SPA
2
7		 MSC
1
8		 MSC
2
7		 NÜR
1
6		 NÜR
2
Ret		 HUN
1
Ret		 HUN
2
13		 LEC
1
9		 LEC
2
17		 JER
1
10		 JER
2
Ret		 13th 40

References

  1. ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 UK 2009". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  2. ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2009". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  3. ↑ Beer, Matt; Mills, Peter (2009-12-09). "Motopark signs Quaife-Hobbs, Laine". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Archived from the original on 2009-12-24. Retrieved 2009-12-09.
  4. ↑ Tischer, Alexander H.H. (2010-04-24). "Hockenheim Race 1" (PDF). f3euroseries.com. Formula Three Euroseries. Retrieved 2010-05-27.

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