Elias Seppänen
Elias Seppänen | |
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| Born | October 31, 2003 Tammela, Finland |
| Occupation | Racing driver |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Known for | ADAC GT Masters champion (2023, 2024) |
Elias Seppänen (born 31 October 2003) is a Finnish motorsport competitor currently participating in the ADAC GT Masters representing Team Landgraf, where he secured the championship titles in both the 2023 and 2024 ADAC GT Masters seasons.
Karting
Originating from Tammela, Seppänen started his karting journey in 2014 and claimed the Finnish Junior Championship title in the Raket category in 2016.
Lower formulae
Seppänen made his initial appearance in single-seater racing during the F4 South East Asia Championship, where he achieved eleven victories and finished as runner-up with a total of 617 points, trailing Lucca Allen. Additionally, he took part in a limited number of rounds in the SMP F4 Championship and earned third place overall in the Formula Academy Finland series.
In 2020, he progressed to compete in the ADAC F4 Championship with US Racing, where he secured one win at Lausitzring along with nine further podium finishes. He ended the year ranked third, behind Red Bull junior drivers Jak Crawford and Jonny Edgar.
Formula Renault Eurocup
Seppänen entered the 2020 Formula Renault Eurocup as a guest competitor for R-ace GP during the final round at Paul Ricard, finishing in 14th and 8th positions.
Formula Regional European Championship
In 2021, Seppänen stepped up to the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship, driving for KIC Motorsport alongside teammates Nico Göhler and fellow Finnish racer Patrik Pasma. He recorded his first championship point in race two at Imola. After participating in seven events, he withdrew from the series, concluding the season 24th in the overall standings.
Sportscar career
Switching to GT racing in 2022, Seppänen joined Mann-Filter Team Landgraf for the 2022 ADAC GT Masters, piloting a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo alongside Frank Bird. Their highest race result was fourth place, which placed them 21st in the driver rankings.
Continuing with Landgraf into the 2023 ADAC GT Masters, he partnered with Salman Owega. Although a new regulation mandating each team to include at least one silver-ranked driver slightly diminished the competitiveness of the field, Seppänen and Owega achieved four race wins, including sweeping all races during the weekend at the Sachsenring, ultimately securing the championship title in the season's final round.
For the 2024 campaign, Seppänen is set to defend his GT Masters crown alongside teammate Tom Kalender at Team Landgraf.
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
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| 2014 | Finnish Junior Championship — Raket | 33rd | |
| 2015 | Finnish Junior Championship — Raket | 11th | |
| 2016 | Sydsvenskans Kart Champion Cup — Mini | 1st | |
| Raket Cup Sweden — Mini | 22nd | ||
| Finnish Junior Championship — Raket | 1st | ||
| 2017 | Finnish Championship — OKJ | 10th | |
| Rotax Max Challenge Finland — Junior Max | 24th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OK | 26th | ||
| Trofeo delle Industrie — OK | Forza Racing | 12th | |
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | 25th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | 27th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 35th | ||
| 2018 | Finnish Championship — OK | 16th | |
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | Forza Racing | 29th | |
| WSK Super Master Series — OK | 36th |
Summary of Racing Career
| Season | Championship | Team | Events | Victories | Pole Positions | Fastest Laps | Podium Finishes | Total Points | Final Standing |
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| 2019 | 2019 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship | Meritus.GP | 40 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 617 | 2nd |
| 2019 SMP F4 Championship | SMP Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2020 | 2020 ADAC Formula 4 Championship | US Racing | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 257 | 3rd |
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2020 Formula Renault Eurocup| R-ace GP| 2| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| NC†| | |||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 Formula Regional European Championship | KIC Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24th |
| 2022 | 2022 ADAC GT Masters | Mann-Filter Team Landgraf | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 21st |
| 2023 | 2023 ADAC GT Masters | Landgraf Motorsport | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 181 | 1st |
| 2024 | 2024 ADAC GT Masters | Landgraf Motorsport | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 253 | 1st |
| 2024 GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am | Regulator Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 15th | |
| 2024-25 | 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series - GT | Climax Racing | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14th |
| 2025 | China GT Championship - GT3 Pro-Am | Climax Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 12* | 12th* |
| 2025 GT World Challenge Asia | Winhere Harmony Racing |
† Guest driver status; not eligible for points.
* Current season ongoing.
Full Results in F4 SEA Championship
(key) (Bold indicates pole position; italics denote fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | Final Position | ! Points Total |
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| 2019 | SEP1 1 4 |
SEP1 2 3 |
SEP1 3 5 |
SEP1 4 3 |
SEP2 1 3 |
SEP2 2 1 |
SEP2 3 4 |
SEP2 4 2 |
BUR1 1 4 |
BUR1 2 3 |
BUR1 3 2 |
BUR1 4 2 |
BUR2 1 4 |
BUR2 2 3 |
BUR2 3 3 |
BUR2 4 3 |
MAD1 1 1 |
MAD1 2 5 |
MAD1 3 1 |
MAD1 4 "1" |
|MAD2 |
Full ADAC Formula 4 Championship results
(key) (Pole positions are shown in bold, fastest laps in italics)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Final Position | Total Points |
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| 2020 | US Racing | LAU1 1 3 |
LAU1 2 8 |
LAU1 3 1 |
NÜR1 1 3 |
NÜR1 2 2 |
NÜR1 3 4 |
HOC 1 4 |
HOC 2 6 |
HOC 3 3 |
NÜR2 1 Ret |
NÜR2 2 2 |
NÜR2 3 5 |
RBR 1 4 |
RBR 2 4 |
RBR 3 2 |
LAU2 1 3 |
LAU2 2 Ret |
LAU2 3 6 |
OSC 1 3 |
OSC 2 5 |
OSC 3 3 |
3rd | 257 |
Full Formula Renault Eurocup results
(key) (Pole positions are marked in bold, fastest laps in italics)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Final Position | Total Points |
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† Seppänen participated as a guest driver and was therefore not eligible to score points.
Full Formula Regional European Championship results
(key) (Pole positions are indicated by bold text, fastest laps by italics)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Final Classification | Points |
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| 2021 | KIC Motorsport | IMO 1 15 |
IMO 2 10 |
CAT 1 18 |
CAT 2 Ret |
MCO 1 12 |
MCO 2 15 |
LEC 1 15 |
LEC 2 14 |
ZAN 1 16 |
ZAN 2 13 |
SPA 1 16 |
SPA 2 19 |
RBR 1 23 |
RBR 2 17 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
24th | 1 |
Full ADAC GT Masters Results
(legend) (Events shown in bold represent pole positions) (Events in italics denote fastest laps)
| Year | Team | Vehicle | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
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| 2022 | Mann-Filter Team Landgraf | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | OSC 1 DNS |
OSC 2 19 |
RBR 1 20 |
RBR 2 18 |
ZAN 1 17 |
ZAN 2 9 |
NÜR 1 6 |
NÜR 2 4 |
LAU 1 16 |
LAU 2 "Ret" |
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- Current season ongoing.
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