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| Patrick Kujala | |
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| Nationality |  Finnish Spanishvia dual nationality |
| Born | (1996-05-15)15 May 1996 (age 28) Marbella,Spain |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver(until 2022) FIA Gold(2023–) |
| Former teams | Auto Sport Academy, Koiranen Motorsport, Koiranen GP, Marussia Manor Racing, Trident, Bonaldi Motorsport, Barwell Motorsport, RAM Racing, Rinaldi Racing |
| Starts | 33 |
| Wins | 8 |
| Poles | 7 |
| Fastest laps | 6 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2015 |
| Previous series | |
| 2011 2012 | French F4-series Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2015 2016 2018 2020 2021 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe Total 24H SPA GT World Challenge Sprint TotalEnergies 24h SPA |
Patrick Kujala (born 15 May 1996) is a Spanish-born Finnish professional racing driver.
Kujala started his career at the age of four as he drove his first laps behind the steering wheel of a karting car, after which he competed in various Spanish karting series from 2005 to 2009.
At the age of nine, he won the Andalucian Karting Championship series in the Alevin category, and at the age of ten, he won the title in Cadet category.
In 2007, Kujala finished ninth in the Cadet class of Spanish karting, and in 2009 he finished 6th fastest in the KF3-class.
He debuted in single-seaters in 2011, joining theFrench F4 Championship series, finishing fifth in the standings, taking one race victory at Spa-Francorchamps.
In 2012, Kujala moved up to Formula Renault Eurocup 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps with theKoiranen Motorsport team. He finished 23rd in the Formula Renault 2.0 standings, and sixth in Formula Renault 2.0 Alps, also taking the title of Juniors' championship.
Kujala continued his collaboration with Koiranen GP in 2013, joining theGP3 Series. He had a difficult season with theDallara GP3/13 car, as he only scored five points and finished 20th in the final standings.
Kujala continued racing in GP3 in2014, joining theMarussia Manor Racing team. He started the season well, qualifying fifth at the season opener in Barcelona and finished the opening race in fourth place. However, Marussia Manor Racing pulled out with two rounds remaining in the season, forcing him to join theTrident team for the final two rounds. He finished 14th in the final standings with 22 points.
Kujala switched from single-seaters to GT racing in 2015, where he joined theLamborghini Super Trofeo European Championship series with Bonaldi Motorsport. He won the title by winning eight of the ten races that year, ending with a final total of 129 points.
Kujala continued in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo European Championship series in 2016, paired with Swiss driver Adrian Amstutz. Kujala and Amstutz scored 129 points and won the PRO-AM title by five points. Furthermore, during the season Kujala competed in four rounds of Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series and twelve rounds in the ADAC GT Masters series with a Lamborghini Huracan GT3 which was run by Bonaldi Motorsport.
Kujala entered theBlancpain GT Endurance series in 2017, driving for Barwell Motorsport, teamed up withMartin Kodrić. They finished second in the Pro-Am Cup with 87 points.
That same year, he finished third in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo World finals withRichard Antinucci. Kujala also competed in one round of theIntercontinental GT Challenge and in two rounds inBritish GT, again with Barwell Motorsport in a Lamborghini Huracan GT3.
In 2018, Kujala won the24 Hours of Spa in the Am class alongside teammates Richard Abra, Adrian Amstutz and Leonid Matchinski. He also competed in eight rounds of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo European Championship and one British GT event that year.
In 2019, Kujala moved over toPorsche Carrera Cup Italy, driving for Bonaldi Motorsport. He finished third in the standings on 133 points, with two race wins. He also competed in one Intercontinental GT Challenge event, one Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup event and two International GT Open events. He also raced in various 24 hours endurance races.
In 2020, he won the Silver Cup title of theGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with Barwell Motorsport alongsideAlex MacDowall andFrederik Schandorff. He also finished second in that year'sBritish GT Championship alongside Sam de Haan, driving for Ram Racing.
Kujala started 2021 by winning theAsian Le Mans Series GT Am title for Rinaldi Racing alongside Christian Hook and Manuel Lauck. He won the24 Hours of Spa in the Silver Cup for MadPanda Motorsport, alongsideEzequiel Pérez Companc, Ricardo Sanchez and Rik Breukers.
Kujala joined the IMSA Prototype Challenge in 2022, driving for theUS RaceTronics team alongside Brian Thienes. They finished third in the standings, having started the season by finishing second at the season opener atDaytona. He also competed in Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America for O'Gara Motorsport.
† Guest driver ineligible to score points
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Koiranen Motorsport | ALC 1 15 | ALC 2 Ret | SPA 1 17 | SPA 2 18 | NÜR 1 19 | NÜR 2 25 | MSC 1 15 | MSC 2 5 | HUN 1 13 | HUN 2 19 | LEC 1 23 | LEC 2 Ret | CAT 1 Ret | CAT 2 20 | 23rd | 10 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Koiranen Motorsport | MNZ 1 17 | MNZ 2 13 | PAU 1 5 | PAU 2 5 | IMO 1 12 | IMO 2 Ret | SPA 1 5 | SPA 2 Ret | RBR 1 6 | RBR 2 5 | MUG 1 5 | MUG 2 5 | CAT 1 12 | CAT 2 5 | 6th | 78 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 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 Ret | CAT SPR 16 | VAL FEA 21 | VAL SPR 15 | SIL FEA Ret | SIL SPR EX | NÜR FEA 13 | NÜR SPR 13 | HUN FEA 14 | HUN SPR 11 | SPA FEA 13 | SPA SPR 20 | MNZ FEA 10 | MNZ SPR 12 | YMC FEA 8 | YMC SPR 19 | 20th | 5 | ||
| 2014 | Marussia Manor Racing | CAT FEA 4 | CAT SPR Ret | RBR FEA 9 | RBR SPR 7 | SIL FEA 12 | SIL SPR Ret | HOC FEA 25† | HOC SPR 16 | HUN FEA 13 | HUN SPR 10 | SPA FEA Ret | SPA SPR 21 | MNZ FEA 7 | MNZ SPR Ret | 14th | 22 | ||||
| Trident | SOC FEA 13 | SOC SPR 9 | YMC FEA Ret | YMC SPR 14 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bonaldi Motorsport | ITA 1 | ITA 1 | GBR 1 | GBR 1 | FRA 24 | FRA 1 | BEL 1 | BEL 6 | GER 1 | GER 1 | 1st | 129 |
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by | Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Junior Champion 2012 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Silver Cup Champion 2020 With:Alex MacDowall & Frederik Schandorff | Succeeded by Incumbent |
