Patrick Kujala
Patrick Kujala | |
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| Born | May 15, 1996 Spain |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Occupation | Racing driver |
Patrick Kujala (born 15 May 1996) is a professional racing driver of Finnish nationality, originally born in Spain.
Karting
Kujala started his karting journey at the age of four and competed in various Spanish karting championships between 2005 and 2009. He claimed the Andalucian Karting Championship titles in the Alevin class at nine years old and in the Cadet class at ten. In 2007, he secured ninth place in Spain’s Cadet division, followed by a sixth-place finish in the KF3 category in 2009.
Formula Renault
In 2011, Kujala made his debut in single-seater racing by participating in the French F4 Championship, where he finished fifth overall and recorded a victory at Spa-Francorchamps. The following year, he progressed to compete with Koiranen Motorsport in both the Formula Renault Eurocup 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps series. He ended the Eurocup season ranked 23rd, while achieving sixth place in the Alps championship, where he also earned the Juniors' title.
GP3 Series
Continuing his collaboration with Koiranen GP, Kujala entered the 2013 GP3 Series, concluding the season 20th with a total of five points. In 2014, he switched to Marussia Manor Racing for another GP3 campaign, starting off strongly with a fifth-place qualifying and fourth-place race finish at Barcelona. After Marussia Manor Racing withdrew late in the season, Kujala moved to Trident Motorsport for the remaining rounds, ultimately finishing 14th in the standings with 22 points.
Lamborghini Squadra Corse
Kujala transitioned to GT racing in 2015 by joining Bonaldi Motorsport for the Lamborghini Super Trofeo European Championship. He dominated that year’s championship by winning eight out of ten races and clinching the title with a total of 129 points. The following year, paired with Swiss driver Adrian Amstutz, Kujala secured the PRO-AM championship in the same series by a margin of five points, again accumulating 129 points. Additionally, during 2016 he participated in four rounds of Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America and twelve races of ADAC GT Masters behind the wheel of a Lamborghini Huracan GT3 for Bonaldi Motorsport.
GT3 racing
In 2017, Kujala competed with Barwell Motorsport in the Blancpain GT Endurance alongside teammate Martin Kodrić, finishing second in the Pro-Am Cup standings with 87 points. That year also saw him achieve third place at the Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals with Richard Antinucci, while taking part in selected events within both the Intercontinental GT Challenge and British GT Championship, driving a Lamborghini Huracan GT3 for Barwell Motorsport.
Kujala earned victory in the Am category at the 24 Hours of Spa alongside Richard Abra, Adrian Amstutz, and Leonid Matchinski. Throughout that season, he also contested eight rounds of Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe and one race within British GT.
In 2019, Kujala joined Bonaldi Motorsport for competition in the Porsche Carrera Cup Italy, finishing third overall with two wins and amassing 133 points. His schedule further included participation across multiple series such as Intercontinental GT Challenge, Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, International GT Open, as well as various endurance events lasting 24 hours.
The year 2020 saw Kujala claim the Silver Cup championship title in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup driving for Barwell Motorsport alongside teammates Alex MacDowall and Frederik Schandorff. Additionally, he achieved second place in the British GT Championship partnering Sam de Haan for Ram Racing.
Kujala commenced 2021 by capturing the GT Am title in the Asian Le Mans Series with Rinaldi Racing alongside Christian Hook and Manuel Lauck. Moreover, he triumphed in the Silver Cup class at the 24 Hours of Spa representing MadPanda Motorsport together with Ezequiel Pérez Companc, Ricardo Sanchez, and Rik Breukers.
Competing in the United States
In 2022, Kujala entered the IMSA Prototype Challenge with US RaceTronics, teaming up with Brian Thienes to secure third place overall, highlighted by a runner-up finish at Daytona. Additionally, he took part in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series representing O'Gara Motorsport.
Overview of career
| Season | Championship | Team | Events | Victories | Pole positions | Fastest laps | Podium finishes | Points earned | Final standing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2011 | French F4 Championship | Auto Sport Academy | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 76 | 5th place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Koiranen Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 23rd place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 6th place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | GP3 Series | Koiranen GP | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20th place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | GP3 Series | Marussia Manor Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14th place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trident Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | 2015 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro | Bonaldi Motorsport | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 144 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 Blancpain GT Sprint Series | Grasser Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 17th place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 2016 Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro-Am | US RaceTronics | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 9th place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am | Bonaldi Motorsport | 12 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 129 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 ADAC GT Masters | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 43rd place | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 Italian GT Championship - Super GT3 | Imperiale Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21st place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| align=left Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | align=left Bonaldi Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| align=left 2017 British GT Championship - GT3 | rowspan="3" align=left Barwell Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| align=left 2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| align=left 2017 Intercontinental GT Challenge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| align=left 2017 24H Series - A6 | align=left Car Collection Motorsport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="3" 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| align=left Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro | align=left Bonaldi Motorsport | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 10th place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| align=left 2018 British GT Championship - GT3 | rowspan="2" align=left Barwell Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14th place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| align=left 2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="5" 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Porsche Carrera Cup Italia | Bonaldi Motorsport | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 133 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 International GT Open | Imperiale Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 24th place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Barwell Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 24H GT Series - A6 | Attempto Racing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barwell Motorsport | - | 2020 | 2020 British GT Championship - GT3 | Ram Racing | - 9 | - 1 | - 1 | - 0 | - 4 | - 148.5 | - 'Runner-up' | - | 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Barwell Motorsport | - 4 | - 0 | - 00 | - 00 | - 'NC' | - | 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge | - 1 | - 00 | - 00 | - 'NC' | - | [[20203]24H GT Series - GT3]] | - | 2021 | 2021 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Am | Rinaldi Racing | ---4 | ---3 | ---1 | ---2 | ---3 | ---77 | ---'Champion' | - | 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | ---6 | ---00 | ---00 | ---7.5 | ---25th place | - | 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | - | 2022 | 2022 IMSA Prototype Challenge | US RaceTronics | ---5 | ---00 | ---00 | ---02 | ---13901 | ---'Third overall' | - | 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Madpanda Motorsport | ---1 | ---00 | ---00 | ---00 | ---'NC' | - | --- align = " left "│ Barwell Motorsport │1 │00 │00 │00 │ NC │- | --- align = " left "│ Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro │O'Gara Motorsport │12 │1 │00 │07 │111 │Third │- | --- rowspan = "3"│2023│- | --- Le Mans Cup - GT3│Leipert Motorsport│7│1│00│02│02│72│4th place│- | ---GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup│Barwell Motorsport│1│00│00│00│ NC │- | ---'Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe'│Target Racing | - | ---'2024' row span = "2"│GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup│Barwell Motorsport│5│00│00│00│ NC │- | ---'GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup'│Barwell Motorsport│8│00│10│00│21st place│- | !2025 | British GT Championship - GT3 | Barwell Motorsport | - |
† Competed as a guest driver and was not eligible for points
Full Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Results
(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole positions; those in italics represent fastest laps)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Koiranen Motorsport | ALC Race 1 15th |
ALC Race 2 Retired |
SPA Race 1 17th |
SPA Race 2 18th |
NÜR Race 1 19th |
NÜR Race 2 25th |
MSC Race 1 15th |
MSC Race 2 5th |
HUN Race 1 13th |
HUN Race 2 19th |
LEC Race 1 23rd |
LEC Race 2 Retired |
CAT Race 1 Retired |
CAT Race 2 20th |
23rd | 10 |
Full Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series Results
(key) (Bolded races indicate pole position; italicized races show fastest lap)
| Year | Team Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Overall Standing | Points Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Koiranen Motorsport | MNZ Race 1 17th |
MNZ Race 2 13th |
PAU Race 1 5th |
PAU Race 2 5th |
IMO Race 1 12th |
IMO Race 2 Retired |
SPA Race 1 5th |
SPA Race 2 Retired |
RBR Race 1 6th |
[[Red Bull Ring | RBR Race 2]] 5th |
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6th |
78 |
Full GP3 Series results
(key) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole position) (Races in italics represent fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | D.C. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Koiranen GP | CAT FEA Retired |
CAT SPR 16th |
VAL FEA 21st |
VAL SPR 15th |
SIL FEA Retired |
SIL SPR Excluded |
NÜR FEA 13th |
NÜR SPR 13th |
HUN FEA 14th |
HUN SPR 11th |
SPA FEA 13th |
SPA SPR 20th |
MNZ FEA 10th |
MNZ SPR 12th |
YMC FEA 8th |
YMC SPR 19th |
20th | 5 | ||
| 2014 | Marussia Manor Racing | CAT FEA 4th |
CAT SPR Retired |
RBR FEA 9th |
RBR SPR 7th |
SIL FEA 12th |
SIL SPR Retired |
HOC FEA 25† |
HOC SPR 16th |
HUN FEA 13th |
HUN SPR 10th |
SPA FEA Retired |
SPA SPR 21st |
MNZ FEA 7th |
MNZ SPR Retired |
14th | 22 | ||||
| Trident Racing |
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† Competitor did not finish but was classified after completing more than 90% of the race distance.
Full Squadra Corse Lamborghini Results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bonaldi Motorsport | ITA 1 |
ITA 1 |
GBR 1 |
GBR 1 |
FRA 24 |
FRA 1 |
BEL 1 |
BEL 6 |
GER 1 |
GER 1 |
Champion | 129 |