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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
5
Career podiums
17
Career starts
72
Career DNFs
5
Racer Rating
5,244
Tuukka Taponen
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,244
Rank 863 of 38,983 indexed, +287 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
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 5 wins and 17 podiums from 72 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,244 ranks Taponen 863th of 38,983 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)
P1P5P10P20DNFBELBELHUNHUNITAITAAUSAUSMONMONBARBARAUTAUTGREGREBELBELHUNHUN
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-07-26Budapest FRFormula 3P5+79
2026-07-25Budapest SRFormula 3P6+73
2026-07-19Spa-Francorchamps FRFormula 3P7+64
2026-07-18Spa-Francorchamps SRFormula 3P7+69
2026-07-05Silverstone FRFormula 3P12+18
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+150Misano 2023Italian F4P1
+121Budapest 2025Formula 3P3
+117Barcelona 2026Formula 3P4
+115Hockenheim 2024Formula Regional EuropeanP2
+112Sakhir 2025Formula 3P3
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Budapest4 starts+35
Misano4 starts+29
Mugello5 starts+8
Imola6 starts+2
Struggles
Spa-Francorchamps10 starts-33
Monza6 starts-25
Monaco4 starts-22
Barcelona5 starts-16
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸Formula 3MP Motorsport1400200P10+2875,244
2025▸Formula 3ART Grand Prix2003200P10−664,957
2024▸Formula Regional EuropeanR-ace GP1547030P3+8615,024
▸Formula 3ART Grand Prix200100P26−178
2023▸Italian F4Prema Racing2117010P5+2,9914,341
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Taponen finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇺🇸 Ugo Ugochukwu5,27566303645%
🇦🇺 James WhartonFIA Silver5,41865333251%
🇮🇹 Nicola LacorteFIA Silver4,09665541183%
🇮🇹 Brando Badoer5,00664402463%
🇵🇹 Ivan Franco Domingues4,04349371276%
🇫🇷 Alessandro Giusti5,23048311765%
🇫🇷 Théophile Naël5,28547262155%
🇹🇭 Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi3,5294037393%
🇧🇷 Rafael Câmara6,36535132237%
🇫🇷 Enzo Deligny4,7753526974%
🇬🇧 Arvid LindbladFIA Platinum6,87021101148%
🇧🇬 Nikola TsolovHigher-rated6,33420101050%
🇮🇪 Alex DunneHigher-rated, 1× champion6,16121150%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
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859🇺🇸 A.J. Foyt IVIndyCar5,245
860🇲🇽 Ernesto RiveraFormula 35,244
861🇮🇹 Giovanni MontanariInternational Formula 30005,244
862🇺🇸 John FalbAsian Le Mans Series5,244
863🇫🇮 Tuukka TaponenFormula 35,244
864🇨🇭 Philippe FavreFIA GT Championship5,243
865🇺🇸 Cole WhittNASCAR Cup Series5,241
866🇪🇸 Fermín VélezIndyCar5,241
867🇺🇸 Olivier PlaAsian Le Mans Series5,240
868🇺🇸 Robbie BuhlIndyCar5,240
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872🇺🇸 Fred PoordadAsian Le Mans Series5,238
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Tuukka Taponen is a racing driver from Finland who competes in Formula 3 for MP Motorsport. Taponen has recorded 5 wins and 17 podiums from 72 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,244 ranks Taponen 863th of 38,983 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
Understeer and being different to teammates: How I Race with Tuukka Taponen[1]
fiaformula3.com
25 Jul 2026
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Taponen pips Slater to pole in F3 Hungary Qualifying[2]
Formula 1
24 Jul 2026
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Tuukka Taponen takes maiden F3 pole in Hungary[3]
DIVEBOMB Motorsport
24 Jul 2026
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