Jani Käkelä is a racing driver from Finland who competes in 24H Series for Team GP-Elite. Käkelä has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,851 ranks Käkelä 9516th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.
| 2026-01-17 | Dubai Autodrome 992 | P6 | +44 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +44 | Dubai Autodrome 2026 | 24H Series | P6 |
| +32 | Dubai Autodrome 2025 | 24H Series | P17 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸24H Series | Team GP-Elite | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +44 | 2,851 |
| 2025 | ▸24H Series | Proton Huber Competition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | +1,483 | 2,833 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇿 Earl BamberFIA Platinum, 1× champion | 5,883 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇳🇱 Thierry VermeulenFIA Gold | 5,150 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇲🇨 Benjamin GoetheFIA Gold | 4,965 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9,506 | 🇯🇵 Shintaro AKATSU | Ferrari Challenge | 2,854 |
| 9,507 | 🇦🇺 Tim Berryman | S5000 | 2,854 |
| 9,508 | 🇺🇸 Alexander Marmureanu | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 2,853 |
| 9,509 | 🇺🇸 Jeff Mosing | SVRA | 2,853 |
| 9,510 | 🇮🇪 Jon Kearney | British GT Championship | 2,853 |
| 9,511 | 🇫🇷 Antoine Weil | Road to Le Mans | 2,852 |
| 9,512 | 🇧🇷 Antonio Matiazi | Stock Light | 2,852 |
| 9,513 | 🇫🇷 Jimmy Helias | French F4 | 2,852 |
| 9,514 | 🏳️ Luiz Veras | Turismo Nacional | 2,852 |
| 9,515 | 🏳️ Thiago Marques | Stock Car Pro Series | 2,852 |
| 9,516 | 🇫🇮 Jani Käkelä | 24H Series | 2,851 |
| 9,517 | 🇩🇪 Jordan Williams | ARCA Menards Series | 2,851 |
| 9,518 | 🇦🇷 Marco Dianda | Turismo Carretera | 2,851 |
| 9,519 | 🇫🇷 Mattéo Mérafina | 24H Series | 2,851 |
| 9,520 | 🇦🇺 Mrad Kamal | Italian F4 | 2,851 |
| 9,521 | 🇲🇽 Sebastián Frigolet | Spanish F4 | 2,851 |
| 9,522 | 🇫🇷 Thomas Merafina | 24H Series | 2,851 |
| 9,523 | 🇬🇧 Aaron Di Comberti | ADAC Formula 4 | 2,850 |
| 9,524 | 🇬🇧 Darren MALKIN | Le Mans Cup | 2,850 |
| 9,525 | 🇿🇦 Jorden Moodley | Spanish F4 | 2,850 |
| 9,526 | 🇶🇦 Ahmad Al Muhanadi | Italian F4 | 2,849 |
Käkelä is an entry-level professional racing in the 24H Series, a multiclass international endurance championship where Porsche 911 GT3 Cup and GT3 machinery share grids with ten other classes. He began his indexed racing in 2025 with Team GP-Elite and remains active in the series through the 2026 season.[1]
Across two starts in endurance racing, Käkelä has finished ahead of established and professional drivers including Earl Bamber, a Platinum-graded driver and 2019 IMSA WeatherTech GTLM champion with extensive experience in IMSA WeatherTech and World Endurance Championship racing, and Benjamin Goethe, a Gold-graded professional with 75 GT World Challenge Europe starts. The 2026 season is still in progress; Käkelä currently sits 23rd in the championship standings.[2]