William Alatalo (born 19 April 2002) is a Finnish-Ethiopian[1] racing driver from Ilmajoki who most recently raced for Jenzer Motorsport in the FIA Formula 3 Championship.[2]
| William Alatalo | |
|---|---|
 Alatalo at the Red Bull Ring in 2022 | |
| Nationality |  Finnish |
| Born | 19 April 2002 Ilmajoki, Finland |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Former teams | Jenzer Motorsport |
| Starts | 18 (18 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 18th in 2022 |
| Previous series | |
| 2021 2020 2018-19 2017 | FR European Championship Formula Renault Eurocup Italian F4 Championship Formula STCC Nordic |
Career edit
Karting edit
Alatalo started karting in 2009. He had a successful karting career winning the Finnish championship in Cadet (2010), Raket (2014) and OKJ classes (2016).
Formula STCC Nordic edit
In 2017, Alatalo made his single-seater debut in Formula STCC Nordic with Kart In Club Driving Academy. Alatalo won one race at Anderstorp and finished the season 5th with 142 points.
Italian F4 Championship edit
Alatalo moved to the Italian F4 Championship for 2018 where he spent two years driving for Mücke Motorsport.[3] The two seasons in Italy netted him one win and another podium finish in 42 races.
Formula Renault Eurocup edit
In 2020 Alatalo contested the Formula Renault Eurocup driving for JD Motorsport.[4] He achieved two podiums and a pole position during the season and finished 8th in the standings with 92 points.
Formula Regional European Championship edit
2021 edit
The following year, Alatalo moved to Arden Motorsport, partnering Alex Quinn and Nicola Marinangeli in the Formula Regional European Championship.[5] His campaign proved to be consistent, with Alatalo finishing every race and being outside of the top ten on only seven occasions. The Finn's best result would end up being a third place at the Circuit Paul Ricard, and he finished the season in eleventh place, two positions behind Quinn.
2022 edit
Alatalo was called up to replace Santiago Ramos at the season finale in Mugello with KIC Motorsport, a month after the final round of Alatalo's F3 season.[6]
FIA Formula 3 Championship edit
In 2022 Alatalo made the step-up to the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Jenzer Motorsport, having taken part in a number of test days with the Swiss team in the winter. Upon the announcement of his signing, Alatalo commented that this move brought him "one step closer to [his] dream".[7] He managed to score a points in the first feature race at Bahrain, and followed that up with another point in the next feature race in Imola, benefiting from a penalty for Ollie Bearman. The Finnish driver then went on a points-scoring drought lasting five races, until he managed to collect four points in tricky weather conditions at the Red Bull Ring. Two point-less races in Budapest would come before a fruitful weekend at Spa: there, Alatalo took points in both races, ending up sixth on Saturday and seventh in the feature race. Despite this, a mistake at the restart of the sprint race, where he went into the gravel and lost four positions, cost him a chance at a higher position, which Alatalo took full blame for and described as having been "quite rubbish".[8] A disappointing round at Zandvoort followed, where the Finn caused a premature end to qualifying after a crash in turn 3, but he would score a best qualifying result of seventh in the final round at Monza, which he called "a good way to end the last qualifying of the season".[9] Alatalo had more points than either his teammates Ido (2 pts) or Malvestiti (0 pts), scoring 24 points and thus finishing 18th in the standings.
Personal life edit
Alatalo goes to school at Kuortaneen urheilulukio.[4] He was born to an Ethiopian mother and Finnish father.[10]
Karting record edit
Karting career summary edit
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Finnish Cup — Raket | 5th | |
| 2014 | Rotax Max Challenge Finland — Mini Max | 26th | |
| Finnish Junior Championship — Raket | 1st | ||
| 2015 | South Garda Winter Cup — KFJ | Mad-Croc Karting | DNF |
| Göteborgs Stora Pris — KF3 | 7th | ||
| Finnish Cup Championship — KFJ | 7th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — KFJ | 46th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — KFJ | 28th | ||
| 2016 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | Mad-Croc Karting | 32nd |
| South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | NC | ||
| X30 Challenge Europa — X30 Junior | 23rd | ||
| Finnish Championship — OKJ | 1st | ||
| German Karting Championship — OKJ | 46th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | Mad-Croc Karting | 35th | |
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | RB Racing | 27th | |
| WSK Final Cup — OKJ | 18th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | 33rd | ||
| 2017 | WSK Champions Cup — OK | CRG SpA | 14th |
| South Garda Winter Cup — OK | 31st |
Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Mad-Croc Karting | KFJ | PRT QH 44 |
SAR R DNQ |
PFI QH 45 |
PFI R DNQ |
KRI QH 35 |
KRI R DNQ |
46th | 0 | ||||||
| 2016 | RB Racing | OKJ | ZUE QH 25 |
ZUE PF 10 |
ZUE R 31 |
ADR QH 35 |
ADR PF 17 |
ADR R 13 |
PRT QH 23 |
PRT PF 16 |
PRT R 33 |
GEN QH 31 |
GEN PF 9 |
GEN R 17 |
27th | 23 |
Racing record edit
Racing career summary edit
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Formula STCC Nordic | Kart in Club Driving Academy | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 142 | 5th |
| 2017–18 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Mücke Motorsport | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 104 | 9th |
| 2018 | Italian F4 Championship | BWT Mücke Motorsport | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 8th |
| 2019 | Italian F4 Championship | BWT Mücke Motorsport | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 118 | 9th |
| ADAC Formula 4 Championship | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 16th | |
| FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup | Team Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | |
| 2020 | Formula Renault Eurocup | JD Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 8th |
| 2021 | Formula Regional European Championship | Arden Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 11th |
| 2022 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Jenzer Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18th |
| Formula Regional European Championship | KIC Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2023 | Italian GT Championship - GT3 | AKM Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
† As he was a guest driver, Alatalo was ineligible to score points.
Complete Formula STCC Nordic results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kart in Club Driving Academy | KNU 1 8 |
KNU 2 9 |
ALA 1 4 |
ALA 2 DNS |
RUD 1 3 |
RUD 2 4 |
FAL 1 5 |
FAL 2 Ret |
KAR 1 2 |
KAR 2 5 |
AND 1 6 |
AND 2 1 |
MAN 1 5 |
MAN 2 3 |
5th | 142 |
Complete Italian F4 Championship results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | BWT Mücke Motorsport | ADR 1 9 |
ADR 2 Ret |
ADR 3 Ret |
LEC 1 26 |
LEC 2 32 |
LEC 3 13 |
MNZ 1 4 |
MNZ 2 1 |
MNZ 3 2 |
MIS 1 12 |
MIS 2 13 |
MIS 3 6 |
IMO 1 8 |
IMO 2 19 |
IMO 3 Ret |
VLL 1 5 |
VLL 2 7 |
VLL 3 6 |
MUG 1 4 |
MUG 2 10 |
MUG 3 12 |
8th | 108 | |
| 2019 | BWT Mücke Motorsport | VLL 1 8 |
VLL 2 6 |
VLL 3 Ret |
MIS 1 6 |
MIS 2 9 |
MIS 3 C |
HUN 1 4 |
HUN 2 13 |
HUN 3 5 |
RBR 1 4 |
RBR 2 5 |
RBR 3 6 |
IMO 1 6 |
IMO 2 Ret |
IMO 3 Ret |
IMO 4 14 |
MUG 1 9 |
MUG 2 7 |
MUG 3 8 |
MNZ 1 4 |
MNZ 2 4 |
MNZ 3 22 |
9th | 118 |
Complete FIA Motorsport Games results edit
| Year | Entrant | Cup | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Team Finland
|
Formula 4 | 10th | 5th | 3rd |
Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | JD Motorsport | MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 5 |
IMO 1 3 |
IMO 2 2 |
NÜR 1 5 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
MAG 1 9 |
MAG 2 8 |
ZAN 1 11 |
ZAN 2 10 |
CAT 1 12 |
CAT 2 8 |
SPA 1 9‡ |
SPA 2 9 |
IMO 1 8 |
IMO 2 9 |
HOC 1 7 |
HOC 2 9 |
LEC 1 11 |
LEC 2 7 |
8th | 92 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Arden Motorsport | IMO 1 6 |
IMO 2 5 |
CAT 1 6 |
CAT 2 7 |
MCO 1 8 |
MCO 2 14 |
LEC 1 9 |
LEC 2 3 |
ZAN 1 12 |
ZAN 2 4 |
SPA 1 9 |
SPA 2 10 |
RBR 1 8 |
RBR 2 15 |
VAL 1 13 |
VAL 2 13 |
MUG 1 4 |
MUG 2 16 |
MNZ 1 14 |
MNZ 2 9 |
11th | 91 |
| 2022 | KIC Motorsport | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
MCO 1 |
MCO 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
MUG 1 22 |
MUG 2 26 |
NC† | 0 |
† As Alatalo was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jenzer Motorsport | BHR SPR 11 |
BHR FEA 9 |
IMO SPR 15 |
IMO FEA 10 |
CAT SPR 15 |
CAT FEA 12 |
SIL SPR 19 |
SIL FEA 16 |
RBR SPR Ret |
RBR FEA 8 |
HUN SPR 16 |
HUN FEA 16 |
SPA SPR 6 |
SPA FEA 7 |
ZAN SPR 30 |
ZAN FEA Ret |
MNZ SPR 14 |
MNZ FEA 7 |
18th | 24 |
References edit
- ^ "William Alatalo interview with etv". YouTube. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "A-MAAJOUKKUE Nuorten A-maajoukkue".
- ^ "Mücke Motorsport at the Italian F4 Championship Powered by Abarth with three drivers". Tkart. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Formulalupaus William Alatalo siirtyy Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup -sarjaan". Moottoriurheilu.tv (in Finnish). 18 December 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ Koivunen, Tommi (11 April 2021). "Suomalaislupaus William Alatalo, 18, kisaa ensi kertaa F1-viikonloppuna – "Onhan se nyt ihan törkeän siistiä"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ Wood, Ida (20 October 2022). "F3 racer Alatalo joins FREC finale, Bortoleto tops testing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Jenzer Motorsport sign rookie Alatalo for 2022". FIAFormula3 - The Official F3 Website. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ "Alatalo frustrated at losing out after restart error despite best-ever F3 result". FIAFormula3 - The Official F3 Website. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
- ^ Series, F1 Feeder (2022-09-10). "Martí and Alatalo score best qualifying results at Monza: 'It's a good way to end'". F1 Feeder Series. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Raja-Aho, Juuso (8 March 2022). "Ilmajoen formulatähti uuteen sarjaan – William Alataloa odottaa iso yleisö Bahrainissa". Epari (in Finnish). Ilkka-Yhtymä. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
Alatalon isä on suomalainen ja äiti etiopialainen.
External links edit
- Official website
- William Alatalo career summary at DriverDB.com