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William Alatalo (born 19 April 2002) is a Finnish-Ethiopian racing driver from
The following year, Alatalo moved to
In 2022 Alatalo made the step-up to the
Ilmajoki
Ilmajoki (; sv, Ilmola) is a municipality of Finland. Ilmajoki is a town and municipality situated in Finland's South Ostrobothnia region, founded in 1865. Ilmajoki has a population of 12,165 (28. February 2017)and covers an area of 579.79 ...
who most recently raced for Jenzer Motorsport
Jenzer Motorsport is an auto racing team based in Switzerland. Founded in 1993 by Andreas Jenzer the team is currently competing in FIA Formula 3, Italian F4 and F4 Spanish and has had a number of drivers who would turn out to be successful in ...
in the FIA Formula 3 Championship
The FIA Formula 3 Championship is a third-tier international single-seater racing championship and organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship launched in 2019 as a feeder series for the FIA Formula 1 W ...
.
Career
Karting
Alatalo started karting in 2009. 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. Alatalo won one race atAnderstorp
Anderstorp () is a locality situated in Gislaved Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 4,965 inhabitants in 2010.
Scandinavian Raceway, which hosted the Swedish Grand Prix Formula One
Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is ...
and finished the season 5th with 142 points.
Italian F4 Championship
Alatalo moved to theItalian F4 Championship
Italian Formula 4 Championship is the first formula racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was the 2014 Italian F4 Championship, effectively replacing the Formula Abarth.
History
Gerhard Berger and th ...
for 2018 where he spent two years driving for Mücke Motorsport
Mücke Motorsport is an auto racing team based in Germany, which is also known as ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg.
History
Single-seaters
Mücke Motorsport was formed by Peter Mücke in 1998 to run his son Stefan Mücke in the German Formula BMW ADAC ...
. The two seasons in Italy netted him one win and another podium finish in 42 races.
Formula Renault Eurocup
In 2020 Alatalo contested theFormula Renault Eurocup
Formula Renault Eurocup was a Formula Renault motor racing championship. Eurocup raced only on European circuits.
It served as a support series to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series as part of the World Series by Renault from 2005 to 2015. Renault Sp ...
driving for JD Motorsport
JD Motorsport is an auto racing team based in Vespolate, Italy that competes in formula single-seaters in Europe.
History
The team was formed in the 1995 by Roberto Cavallari and Alfredo Cappelletti. In 1996 the team started to participate in F ...
. He achieved two podiums and a pole position during the season and finished 8th in the standings with 92 points.
Formula Regional European Championship
2021
The following year, Alatalo moved to Arden Motorsport
Arden International is a multiple formula racing team created and run by Christian Horner and Garry Horner. It currently runs teams in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and F4 British Championship, and formerly ran in the FIA Formula 2 Championship ...
, partnering Alex Quinn and Nicola Marinangeli
Nicola Marinangeli (born 14 May 2003) is an Italian racing driver who is currently driving in the 2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship, Formula Regional Asian Championship for Evans GP.
Career
Lower formulae 2018
Born in Foligno, M ...
in the Formula Regional European Championship
The Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) is a FIA-certified regional European Formula 3 racing series. On 12 October 2018 it was announced that the Italian autosport regulator Automobile Club d’Italia (ACI) and karting prom ...
. His campaign proved to be consistent, with Alatalo finishing every race and being outside of the top ten on only seven occasions. The Finn's best result would end up being a third place at the Circuit Paul Ricard
The Circuit Paul Ricard () is a French motorsport race track built in 1969 at Le Castellet, Var, near Marseille, with finance from pastis magnate Paul Ricard. Ricard wanted to experience the challenge of building a racetrack. The circuit has ho ...
, and he finished the season in eleventh place, two positions behind Quinn.
2022
Alatalo was called up to replace Santiago Ramos at the season finale inMugello
The Mugello is a historic region and valley in northern Tuscany, in Italy, corresponding to the course of the River Sieve. It is located to the north of the city of Florence and includes the northernmost portion of the Metropolitan City of Flo ...
with KIC Motorsport, a month after the final round of Alatalo's F3 season.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
In 2022 Alatalo made the step-up to the FIA Formula 3 Championship
The FIA Formula 3 Championship is a third-tier international single-seater racing championship and organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship launched in 2019 as a feeder series for the FIA Formula 1 W ...
with Jenzer Motorsport
Jenzer Motorsport is an auto racing team based in Switzerland. Founded in 1993 by Andreas Jenzer the team is currently competing in FIA Formula 3, Italian F4 and F4 Spanish and has had a number of drivers who would turn out to be successful in ...
, having taken part in a number of test days with the Swiss team in the winter. Upon the announcement of his signing, Alatalo commented that this move brought him "one step closer to isdream". He managed to score a points in the first feature race at Bahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...
, and followed that up with another point in the next feature race in Imola
Imola (; rgn, Jômla or ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, located on the river Santerno, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. The city is traditionally considered the western entrance to the historical re ...
, benefiting from a penalty for Ollie Bearman
Oliver Bearman (born 8 May 2005) is a British racing driver. He was the 2021 Italian and ADAC Formula 4 champion and is a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy. He most recently competed for Prema Racing in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship, ...
. The Finnish driver then went on a points-scoring drought lasting five races, until he managed to collect four points in tricky weather conditions at the Red Bull Ring
The Red Bull Ring is a motorsport race track in Spielberg, Styria, Austria.
The race circuit was founded as Österreichring (translation: Austrian Circuit) and hosted the Austrian Grand Prix for 18 consecutive years, from to . It was later sh ...
. Two point-less races in Budapest
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would come before a fruitful weekend at Spa
A spa is a location where mineral-rich spring water (and sometimes seawater) is used to give medicinal baths. Spa towns or spa resorts (including hot springs resorts) typically offer various health treatments, which are also known as balneoth ...
: there, Alatalo took points in both races, ending up sixth on Saturday and seventh in the feature race. Despite this, a mistake at the restart of the sprint race, where he went into the gravel and lost four positions, cost him a chance at a higher position, which Alatalo took full blame for and described as having been "quite rubbish". A disappointing round at Zandvoort
Zandvoort () is a municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is one of the major beach resorts of the Netherlands; it has a long sandy beach. It is bordered by coastal dunes of Zuid-Kennemerland National Park and the Amsterdam ...
followed, where the Finn caused a premature end to qualifying after a crash in turn 3, but he would score a best qualifying result of seventh in the final round at Monza
Monza (, ; lmo, label=Lombard language, Lombard, Monça, locally ; lat, Modoetia) is a city and ''comune'' on the River Lambro, a tributary of the Po River, Po in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It is the capit ...
, which he called "a good way to end the last qualifying of the season". Alatalo had more points than either his teammates Ido (2 pts) or Malvestiti (0 pts), scoring 24 points and thus finishing 18th in the standings.
Personal life
Alatalo goes to school atKuortaneen urheilulukio
Kuortaneen lukio ja urheilulukio or the Kuortane Lukio and Sports Academy is a general and sports-specialised in Kuortane, Finland.
The sports academy is overseen by the Finnish Olympic Committee and affiliated with the Kuortane Olympic Trainin ...
. He was born to an Ethiopian mother and Finnish father.
Karting record
Karting career summary
Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Racing record
Racing career summary
† As he was a guest driver, Alatalo was ineligble to score points.Complete Formula STCC Nordic results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
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* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA Motorsport Games results
Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results
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Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
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Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
† As Alatalo was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
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Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
References
External links
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alatalo, William 2002 births Living people Finnish racing drivers Italian F4 Championship drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers ADAC Formula 4 drivers Formula Regional European Championship drivers Mücke Motorsport drivers JD Motorsport drivers Arden International drivers FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers Jenzer Motorsport drivers Finnish people of Ethiopian descent FIA Motorsport Games drivers KIC Motorsport drivers Karting World Championship drivers UAE F4 Championship drivers