William Alatalo
William Alatalo (born 19 April 2002) is a Finnish-Ethiopian[1] racing driver from Ilmajoki who currently competes for Jenzer Motorsport in the FIA Formula 3 Championship.[2]
| William Alatalo | |
|---|---|
 Alatalo at the Red Bull Ring in 2021 | |
| Nationality |  Finnish Ethiopianvia dual nationality |
| Born | 19 April 2002 Ilmajoki, Finland |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Current team | Jenzer Motorsport |
| Car number | 25 |
| Best finish | TBD in 2022 |
| Previous series | |
| 2021 2020 2018-19 2017 | FR European Championship Formula Renault Eurocup Italian F4 Championship Formula STCC Nordic |
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 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 one win and another podium finish in 42 races.
Formula Renault Eurocup
In 2020 Alatalo contested the Formula Renault Eurocup driving for JD Motorsport.[4] He achieved two podiums and a pole position during the season and finished 8th in the standings with 92 points.
Formula Regional European Championship
The following year, Alatalo moved to Arden Motorsport, partnering Alex Quinn and Nicola Marinangeli in the Formula Regional European Championship.[5] 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, and he finished the season in eleventh place, two positions behind Quinn.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
In 2022 Alatalo made the step-up to the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Jenzer Motorsport, 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 [his] dream".[6]
Personal life
Alatalo goes to school at Kuortaneen urheilulukio.[4]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Finnish Cup — Raket | 5th | |
| 2014 | Rotax Max Challenge Finland — Mini Max | 26th | |
| Finnish Junior Championship — Raket | 1st | ||
| 2015 | South Garda Winter Cup — KFJ | Mad-Croc Karting | DNF |
| Göteborgs Stora Pris — KF3 | 7th | ||
| Finnish Cup Championship — KFJ | 7th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — KFJ | 46th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — KFJ | 28th | ||
| 2016 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | Mad-Croc Karting | 32nd |
| South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | NC | ||
| X30 Challenge Europa — X30 Junior | 23rd | ||
| Finnish Championship — OKJ | 1st | ||
| German Karting Championship — OKJ | 46th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | Mad-Croc Karting | 35th | |
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | RB Racing | 27th | |
| WSK Final Cup — OKJ | 18th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — KFJ | 33rd | ||
| 2017 | WSK Champions Cup — OK | CRG SpA | 14th |
| South Garda Winter Cup — OK | 31st |
Racing record
Racing 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 | |
| FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup | Team Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | |
| 2020 | Formula Renault Eurocup | JD Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 8th |
| 2021 | Formula Regional European Championship | Arden Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 11th |
| 2022 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Jenzer Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18th* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Formula STCC Nordic 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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kart in Club Driving Academy | KNU 1 8 |
KNU 2 9 |
ALA 1 4 |
ALA 2 DNS |
RUD 1 3 |
RUD 2 4 |
FAL 1 5 |
FAL 2 Ret |
KAR 1 2 |
KAR 2 5 |
AND 1 6 |
AND 2 1 |
MAN 1 5 |
MAN 2 3 |
5th | 142 |
Complete Italian F4 Championship 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 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | BWT Mücke Motorsport | ADR 1 9 |
ADR 2 Ret |
ADR 3 Ret |
LEC 1 26 |
LEC 2 32 |
LEC 3 13 |
MNZ 1 4 |
MNZ 2 1 |
MNZ 3 2 |
MIS 1 12 |
MIS 2 13 |
MIS 3 6 |
IMO 1 8 |
IMO 2 19 |
IMO 3 Ret |
VLL 1 5 |
VLL 2 7 |
VLL 3 6 |
MUG 1 4 |
MUG 2 10 |
MUG 3 12 |
8th | 108 | |
| 2019 | BWT Mücke Motorsport | VLL 1 8 |
VLL 2 6 |
VLL 3 Ret |
MIS 1 6 |
MIS 2 9 |
MIS 3 C |
HUN 1 4 |
HUN 2 13 |
HUN 3 5 |
RBR 1 4 |
RBR 2 5 |
RBR 3 6 |
IMO 1 6 |
IMO 2 Ret |
IMO 3 Ret |
IMO 4 14 |
MUG 1 9 |
MUG 2 7 |
MUG 3 8 |
MNZ 1 4 |
MNZ 2 4 |
MNZ 3 22 |
9th | 118 |
Complete FIA Motorsport Games results
| Year | Entrant | Cup | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Team Finland |
Formula 4 | 10th | 5th | 3rd |
Complete Formula Renault Eurocup 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 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | JD Motorsport | MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 5 |
IMO 1 3 |
IMO 2 2 |
NÜR 1 5 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
MAG 1 9 |
MAG 2 8 |
ZAN 1 11 |
ZAN 2 10 |
CAT 1 12 |
CAT 2 8 |
SPA 1 9‡ |
SPA 2 9 |
IMO 1 8 |
IMO 2 9 |
HOC 1 7 |
HOC 2 9 |
LEC 1 11 |
LEC 2 7 |
8th | 92 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete Formula Regional European Championship 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 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Arden Motorsport | IMO 1 6 |
IMO 2 5 |
CAT 1 6 |
CAT 2 7 |
MCO 1 8 |
MCO 2 14 |
LEC 1 9 |
LEC 2 3 |
ZAN 1 12 |
ZAN 2 4 |
SPA 1 9 |
SPA 2 10 |
RBR 1 8 |
RBR 2 15 |
VAL 1 13 |
VAL 2 13 |
MUG 1 4 |
MUG 2 16 |
MNZ 1 14 |
MNZ 2 9 |
11th | 91 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jenzer Motorsport | BHR SPR 11 |
BHR FEA 9 |
IMO SPR 15 |
IMO FEA 10 |
CAT SPR |
CAT FEA |
SIL SPR |
SIL FEA |
RBR SPR |
RBR FEA |
HUN SPR |
HUN FEA |
SPA SPR |
SPA FEA |
ZAN SPR |
ZAN FEA |
MNZ SPR |
MNZ FEA |
18th* | 3* |
* Season still in progress.
References
- "William Alatalo interview with etv". YouTube. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- "A-MAAJOUKKUE Nuorten A-maajoukkue".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Mücke Motorsport at the Italian F4 Championship Powered by Abarth with three drivers". Tkart. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- "Formulalupaus William Alatalo siirtyy Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup -sarjaan". Moottoriurheilu.tv (in Finnish). 18 December 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- Koivunen, Tommi (11 April 2021). "Suomalaislupaus William Alatalo, 18, kisaa ensi kertaa F1-viikonloppuna – "Onhan se nyt ihan törkeän siistiä"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- "Jenzer Motorsport sign rookie Alatalo for 2022". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2022-02-12.