Niko Kari
| Niko Kari | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Finnish |
| Born |
6 October 1999 Hyvinkää, Finland |
| FIA European Formula 3 career | |
| Debut season | 2016 |
| Current team | Motopark |
| Car no. | 10 |
| Starts | 6 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2015 | SMP F4 Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2015 | SMP F4 Championship |
Niko Kari (born 6 October 1999) is a Finnish racing driver. He is currently competing in SMP F4 Championship, where he won his first single-seater championship in his debut year.[1]
Career
Karting
Kari started karting in 2009 and took part in his first race in 2010. He raced in several national karting series in Finland from 2010 to 2013. In 2014, Kari moved to KF European where he finished fifth overall.[2]
Junior Formulae
Kari moved to single-seaters in 2015, starting in the new SMP F4 Championship. He won seven races and took the title with three races to spare. Kari will move to European Formula 3 Championship in 2016 with Motopark.[3]
Formula One
In December 2015, Kari, along with his Motopark teammate Sergio Sette Camara, became a member of the Red Bull Junior Team and thus becoming a test driver of Scuderia Toro Rosso.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | SMP F4 Championship | Koiranen GP | 21 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 449 | 1st |
| 2016 | European Formula 3 | Motopark | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 13th* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Motopark | Volkswagen | LEC 1 8 |
LEC 2 16 |
LEC 3 15 |
HUN 1 2 |
HUN 2 Ret |
HUN 3 8 |
PAU 1 |
PAU 2 |
PAU 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
NOR 3 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
NÜR 3 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
13th* | 26* |
* Season still in progress.
References
- ↑ "NIKO KARI CLAIMS THE FIRST SMP F4 CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE". SMP F4 Championship. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ↑ "2014 CIK-FIA European KF Championship Standings". CIK-FIA. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ↑ "SMP F4 champion Niko Kari nearing European F3 graduation for 2016". Autosport. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
External links
- Official website
- Niko Kari career summary at DriverDB.com
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