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🇫🇮 Tuukka Taponen
Racing driver from Finland. Formula 3, MP Motorsport.
Driver facts
Full name
Tuukka Taponen
Born
26 October 2006(b. 2006)
Nationality
Finland
Current team
MP Motorsport
Series
Formula 3
Status
Active
Career wins
6
Career podiums
20
Career starts
77
Career DNFs
6
Racer Rating
5,448
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,448Rank 648 of 40,349 indexed, +491 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Tuukka Taponen is a racing driver from Finland who competes in Formula 3 for MP Motorsport. Taponen has recorded 6 wins and 20 podiums from 77 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,448 ranks Taponen 648th of 40,349 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.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2026-09-13 | Madrid FR2 | P1 | +112 |
| 2026-09-12 | Madrid SR | P10 | +20 |
| 2026-09-12 | Madrid FR1 | P3 | +96 |
| 2026-09-06 | Monza FR | P2 | +111 |
| 2026-09-05 | Monza SR | DNF | −134 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +150 | Misano 2023 | Italian F4 | P1 |
| +121 | Budapest 2025 | Formula 3 | P3 |
| +117 | Barcelona 2026 | Formula 3 | P4 |
| +115 | Hockenheim 2024 | Formula Regional European | P2 |
| +112 | Sakhir 2025 | Formula 3 | P3 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Budapest4 starts+34
Misano4 starts+29
Mugello5 starts+8
Imola6 starts+2
Struggles
Spa-Francorchamps10 starts-34
Monza8 starts-27
Monaco4 starts-23
Barcelona5 starts-17
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸Formula 3 | MP Motorsport | 19 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | P5 | +491 | 5,448 |
| 2025 | ▸Formula 3 | ART Grand Prix | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P10 | −67 | 4,957 |
| 2024 | ▸Formula Regional European | R-ace GP | 15 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P3 | +861 | 5,023 |
| ▸Formula 3 | ART Grand Prix | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −178 | ||
| 2023 | ▸Italian F4 | Prema Racing | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P5 | +2,991 | 4,341 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Taponen finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ugo Ugochukwu | 5,511 | 71 | 33 | 38 | 46% |
| 🇦🇺 James WhartonFIA Silver | 5,376 | 70 | 36 | 34 | 51% |
| 🇮🇹 Nicola LacorteFIA Silver | 4,254 | 70 | 57 | 13 | 81% |
| 🇮🇹 Brando Badoer | 4,746 | 69 | 44 | 25 | 64% |
| 🇫🇷 Alessandro Giusti | 5,364 | 53 | 34 | 19 | 64% |
| 🇫🇷 Théophile Naël | 5,364 | 52 | 29 | 23 | 56% |
| 🇵🇹 Ivan Franco Domingues | 4,042 | 49 | 37 | 12 | 76% |
| 🇹🇭 Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi | 3,530 | 45 | 41 | 4 | 91% |
| 🇫🇷 Enzo Deligny | 4,863 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 75% |
| 🇪🇸 Bruno Del Pino | 4,915 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 62% |
| 🇬🇧 Arvid LindbladFIA Platinum | 7,139 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 48% |
| 🇮🇪 Alex DunneHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,557 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇧🇷 Rafael CâmaraHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,332 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 37% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,349 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 638 | 🇬🇧 Tony Marsh | Formula 1 | 5,459 |
| 639 | 🇩🇪 Michael Ammermüller | Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup | 5,458 |
| 640 | 🇿🇦 Werner Lupberger | International Formula 3000 | 5,458 |
| 641 | 🇩🇪 Wolfgang Seidel | Formula 1 | 5,458 |
| 642 | 🇳🇱 Huub Rothengatter | Formula 1 | 5,457 |
| 643 | 🇦🇺 Gary Brabham | International Formula 3000 | 5,456 |
| 644 | 🇺🇸 Nolan Siegel | IndyCar | 5,455 |
| 645 | 🇯🇵 Daisuke Ito | Super GT | 5,453 |
| 646 | 🇮🇹 Guido Daccò | International Formula 3000 | 5,453 |
| 647 | 🇸🇪 Thomas Danielsson | International Formula 3000 | 5,449 |
| 648 | 🇫🇮 Tuukka Taponen | Formula 3 | 5,448 |
| 649 | 🇭🇺 Zsolt Baumgartner | Formula 1 | 5,448 |
| 650 | 🇸🇪 Gustav Malja | Formula 2 | 5,447 |
| 651 | 🇧🇷 Luis Felipe Derani | WEC | 5,447 |
| 652 | 🇮🇹 Claudio Langes | International Formula 3000 | 5,446 |
| 653 | 🇺🇸 Andy Michner | IndyCar | 5,445 |
| 654 | 🇫🇷 Laurent Aïello | International Formula 3000 | 5,444 |
| 655 | 🇦🇹 Oliver Tichy | FIA GT Championship | 5,443 |
| 656 | 🇲🇽 Roberto Gonzalez | WEC | 5,442 |
| 657 | 🇮🇹 Luigi Piotti | Formula 1 | 5,440 |
| 658 | 🇺🇸 Brandon Jones | NASCAR Xfinity | 5,437 |
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