TUUKKA TAPONEN
F4 UAE Vice Champion
F4 UAE Rookie Champion
F4 Italian series 5th
F4 Euro series 5th
Karting World Champion
Karting vice World Champion x 2
TUUKKA TAPONEN
Tuukka Taponen is a racing driver from Lohja born in 2006. In the 2021 season, Tuukka made Finnish karting history by being the first Finn to win the karting world championship. The goal of this young talent is the royal class of motorsport - F1, for which Tuukka works resolutely with his back team.
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FIA KARTING:
World Champion
2 x Vice World Champion
European Championship 3rd, 4th, 6th and 9th place
WSK SERIES:
Open Cup Series 1st and 3rd
Champion Cup 4th
2 x Super Master series 4th
Euro series 3rd, 5th and 6th
RGMMC SERIES:
Champions of the Future series 4th
Winter Series 4th
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FINNISH CHAMPIONSHIP:
4 x Finnish Championship
1 x bronze
- Selection of the Karting Association as “Junior Karting Driver of the Year” and “Karting Driver of the Year”
- AKK's selection as “Junior Karting Driver of the Year” and “Karting Driver of the Year”
- Winner of the AKK “Motor Athlete of the Year” public vote.
OTHER MERITS:
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Karting Federation's selection of "Junior Karting Driver of the Year" and "Karting Driver of the Year".
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AKK's selection of "Junior Karting Driver of the Year" and "Karting Driver of the Year".
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Winner of the public vote for the AKK "Driver of the Year".
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International Vroom magazine's choice for "Karting Driver of the Year".
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Selection of the City of Lohja as "Sportsman of the Year".
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Helsingin Sanomat's choice for "Promise of the Year".
PARTNERS
It takes more than just a fast driver to be successful in motorsport. Its a team work where the impact from sponsors is extremely important. My budget for this and the future karting seasons will be around 150 000 eur in total / season. Me and my family, as a team, give a lot of effort to collect this kind of amount. When ever I’m not driving, I’m contacting companies to get new sponsors.
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We do this with a small committed group and we believe in long-term co-operation. This is why we always try to give more than we promise. We don’t just sell sticker places to my kart and overall, we offer bigger packages which gives bigger benefits to both.
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All my sponsors can have me to be part of their events or trade shows. In addition to this, we can organise driving days to personnel or clients where I will be the coach. Everything is possible!
