Introduction
Patrick Kujala (born 15 May 1996) is a Spanish-born professional racing driver, who races under a Finnish racing licence.
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. His final step before graduating to open wheels was Spanish KF3 championship where he finished sixth, losing to Gerard Barrabeig and Carlos Sainz Jr.
Formula Renault
Kujala made his debut in single-seater in 2011, joining the French F4 Championship where he finished fifth with win at Spa.
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. He was more successful in Formula Renault 2.0 Alps, finishing sixth with eight point-scoring finishes. Also he secured Juniors' championship.
GP3 Series
Kujala will continue his collaboration with Koiranen in GP3 Series in 2013.
Squadra Corse Lamborghini
In April 2015, Kujala signed for a new team, Bonaldi Motorsport. At his debut in Monza Kujala impressed everyone by winning both races. On 20 September 2015 Kujala wons the championship in Nürburgring, Germany.
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 | 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 | CATFEA Ret |
CATSPR 16 |
VALFEA 21 |
VALSPR 15 |
SILFEA Ret |
SILSPR EX |
NÜRFEA 13 |
NÜRSPR 13 |
HUNFEA 14 |
HUNSPR 11 |
SPAFEA 13 |
SPASPR 20 |
MNZFEA 10 |
MNZSPR 12 |
YMCFEA 8 |
YMCSPR 19 |
20th | 5 | ||
| 2014 | Marussia Manor Racing | CATFEA 4 |
CATSPR Ret |
RBRFEA 9 |
RBRSPR 7 |
SILFEA 12 |
SILSPR Ret |
HOCFEA |
HOCSPR 16 |
HUNFEA 13 |
HUNSPR 10 |
SPAFEA Ret |
SPASPR 21 |
MNZFEA 7 |
MNZSPR Ret |
14th | 22 | ||||
| Trident | SOCFEA 13 |
SOCSPR 9 |
YMCFEA Ret |
YMCSPR 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 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | D.C. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bonaldi Motorsport | ITA
MON 1 |
ITA
MON 1 |
ENG
SIL 1 |
ENG
SIL 1 |
FRA
P.RI 24 |
FRA
P.RI 1 |
BEL
SPA 1 |
BEL
SPA 6 |
GER
NÜR 1 |
GER
NÜR 1 |
1 | 129 |