Simo Laaksonen is a racing driver from Finland who last raced in Formula 3 for MP Motorsport. Laaksonen has recorded 1 win and 3 podiums from 52 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,224 ranks Laaksonen 2701th of 40,308 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, decayed for time since their last race.
| 2019-09-29 | Sochi R2 | DNF | −109 |
| 2019-09-28 | Sochi R1 | P17 | +12 |
| 2019-09-08 | Monza R2 | P20 | −9 |
| 2019-09-07 | Monza R1 | P20 | −9 |
| 2019-09-01 | Spa-Francorchamps R2 | DNF | −98 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +136 | Monza 2018 | GP3 Series | P4 |
| +133 | Yas Marina Circuit 2018 | GP3 Series | P3 |
| +125 | Sachsenring 2016 | ADAC Formula 4 | P2 |
| +121 | Red Bull Ring 2016 | ADAC Formula 4 | P1 |
| +98 | Oschersleben 2016 | ADAC Formula 4 | P4 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ▸Formula 3 | MP Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | P21 | ↑175−584 | 4,224 |
| 2018 | ▸GP3 Series | Campos Racing | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | ↑433−67 | 4,488 |
| 2016 | â–¸ADAC Formula 4 | Motopark | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P10 | +2,917 | 4,267 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Joey Mawson | 5,102 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 38% |
| 🇬🇧 Jake HughesFIA Gold | 5,398 | 33 | 10 | 23 | 30% |
| 🇮🇹 Leonardo PulciniFIA Gold | 5,303 | 33 | 6 | 27 | 18% |
| 🇧🇷 Felipe DrugovichFIA Platinum | 5,653 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 34% |
| 🇧🇷 Pedro Piquet | 5,400 | 32 | 7 | 25 | 22% |
| 🇪🇪 Juri VipsFIA Gold | 5,845 | 31 | 7 | 24 | 23% |
| 🇺🇸 Juan Manuel CorreaFIA Silver | 5,178 | 31 | 10 | 21 | 32% |
| 🇩🇪 Lirim ZendeliFIA Silver | 4,600 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 48% |
| 🇨🇠Fabio SchererFIA Gold | 4,087 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 58% |
| 🇮🇹 Devlin DeFrancescoFIA Silver | 4,871 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 48% |
| 🇳🇿 Liam LawsonFIA Platinum | 7,395 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 19% |
| 🇩🇰 Christian LundgaardFIA Gold | 7,086 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 17% |
| 🇯🇵 Yuki TsunodaFIA Platinum | 6,886 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 6% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,691 | 🇷🇴 Razvan Umbrarescu | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,226 |
| 2,692 | 🇮🇹 Giuseppe Cirò | World Touring Car Championship | 4,225 |
| 2,693 | 🇻🇪 Jorge Goncalvez | Indy NXT | 4,225 |
| 2,694 | 🇮🇹 Antonio Spavone | GP3 Series | 4,224 |
| 2,695 | 🇬🇧 Chris Middlehurst | GB3 | 4,224 |
| 2,696 | 🇺🇸 Ed Berrier | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,224 |
| 2,697 | 🇮🇹 Luigi Ferrara | FIA World Touring Car Cup | 4,224 |
| 2,698 | 🇪🇸 Marcel Costa | World Touring Car Championship | 4,224 |
| 2,699 | 🇫🇷 Nicolas Jamin | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 4,224 |
| 2,700 | 🇵🇹 Noah Monteiro | Spanish F4 | 4,224 |
| 2,701 | 🇫🇮 Simo Laaksonen | Formula 3 | 4,224 |
| 2,702 | 🇧🇷 Gustavo Lima | Stock Car Pro Series | 4,223 |
| 2,703 | 🇵🇱 Karol Basz | GT Winter Series | 4,223 |
| 2,704 | 🇲🇦 Mehdi Bennani | TCR World Tour | 4,223 |
| 2,705 | 🇺🇸 Raymond Narac | Road to Le Mans | 4,223 |
| 2,706 | 🇧🇷 Carlos Iaconelli | GP2 Series | 4,222 |
| 2,707 | 🇯🇵 Eijirou Shimizu | Super GT | 4,222 |
| 2,708 | 🇺🇸 Jeremy Mayfield | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,222 |
| 2,709 | 🇦🇺 Matt Chahda | Supercars Championship | 4,222 |
| 2,710 | 🇬🇧 Ollie Millroy | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,222 |
| 2,711 | 🇯🇵 Souta Arao | Super GT | 4,222 |
Laaksonen is a professional racing driver, FIA Silver graded, who competed in single-class junior open-wheel championships across three seasons from 2016 to 2019. He raced for Motopark in ADAC Formula 4, Campos Racing in GP3 Series, and MP Motorsport in Formula 3, driving open-wheel cars in fields mixing semi-professional and graded professional drivers.[1]
His career comprised 52 starts across ADAC Formula 4, GP3 Series and Formula 3, yielding one win and three podiums. He took his sole victory in ADAC Formula 4 in 2016 and added two further podiums in that series. His 2018 GP3 campaign brought one podium finish and a 13th-place championship standing. The following year in Formula 3 he completed 16 starts without a podium.[2]
Laaksonen raced regularly against Joey Mawson, the 2016 ADAC Formula 4 champion and later S5000 titleholder, and the pair proved closely matched across their meetings. Against Jake Hughes, a former GB3 champion with extensive Formula 3 and GP3 experience, Laaksonen typically finished behind. He finished ahead of Liam Lawson, an elite professional and Formula 1 driver, twice across their encounters, and took two podium finishes ahead of Christian Lundgaard, another elite professional who later raced in IndyCar.