William Alatalo (born 19 April 2002) is a Finnish racing driver of Ethiopian descent currently competing in the Italian GT Championship with Lazarus Corse. He most recently raced for Jenzer Motorsport in the FIA Formula 3 Championship.
Career
Karting Born in Ilmajoki, Alatalo started karting at the age of seven. He won the Finnish championship in the Cadet (2010), Raket (2014) and OKJ (2016) karting classes.
Formula STCC Nordic 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 fifth with 142 points.
Italian F4 Championship Alatalo moved to the Italian F4 Championship for 2018 where he spent two years driving for Mücke Motorsport. The two seasons in Italy netted him one win and another podium finish in 42 races.
Formula Renault Eurocup In 2020, Alatalo contested the Formula Renault Eurocup driving for JD Motorsport. He achieved two podiums and a pole position during the season and finished 8th in the standings with 92 points.
Formula Regional European Championship 2021
The following year, Alatalo moved to Arden Motorsport, partnering Alex Quinn and Nicola Marinangeli in the Formula Regional European Championship. His campaign proved to be consistent, with Alatalo finishing every race and being outside of the top-ten on only seven occasions. His 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 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.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
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". 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. Alatalo 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". A disappointing round at Zandvoort followed, where Alatalo 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". Alatalo had more points than either his teammates Cohen (two points) or Malvestiti (zero points), scoring 24 points and thus finishing 18th in the standings.
Personal life
Alatalo goes to school at Kuortaneen urheilulukio.
Alatalo was born to a Finnish father, Markku, and an Ethiopian mother, Mini. He has a younger brother, Daniel.
Karting record
Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2013Finnish Cup — Raket5th2014Rotax Max Challenge Finland — Mini Max26thFinnish Junior Championship — Raket1st2015South Garda Winter Cup — KFJMad-Croc KartingDNFGöteborgs Stora Pris — KF37thFinnish Cup Championship — KFJ7thCIK-FIA European Championship — KFJ46thCIK-FIA World Championship — KFJ28th2016WSK Champions Cup — OKJMad-Croc Karting32ndSouth Garda Winter Cup — OKJNCX30 Challenge Europa — X30 Junior23rdFinnish Championship — OKJ1stGerman Karting Championship — OKJ46thWSK Super Master Series — OKJMad-Croc Karting35thCIK-FIA European Championship — OKJRB Racing27thWSK Final Cup — OKJ18thCIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ33rd2017WSK Champions Cup — OKCRG SpA14thSouth Garda Winter Cup — OK31st
Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results (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 KFJPRTQHSARRPFIQHPFIRKRIQHKRIR 46th 0 2016 RB Racing OKJZUEQHZUEPFZUERADRQHADRPFADRRPRTQHPRTPFPRTRGENQHGENPFGENR 27th 23
Racing record
Racing career summary
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 Motorsport200000NC† 2023 Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT3 AKM Motorsport200000NC† 2024 Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT3 Pro-Am Lazarus Corse 8 0 1 0 2 64 4th Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 Pro-Am 0 0 0 0 0 14* 12th* 2025 Italian GT Championship Sprint Cup - GT3 BMW Italia Ceccato Racing80002615thChina GT Championship - GT3FIST Team AAI20??01819th 2026Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup - GT3 BMW Italia Ceccato Racing † As Alatalo was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. * Season still in progress.
Complete Formula STCC Nordic results (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 KNU1 KNU2 ALA1 ALA2 RUD1 RUD2 FAL1 FAL2 KAR1 KAR2 AND1 AND2 MAN1 MAN2 5th 142
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results (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 23 24 Pos Points 2017-18 Mücke MotorsportYMC11YMC12YMC13YMC14YMC21YMC22YMC23YMC24DUB11DUB12DUB13DUB14YMC31YMC32YMC33YMC34YMC41YMC42YMC43YMC44DUB21DUB22DUB23DUB24 9th 104
Complete Italian F4 Championship results (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 ADR1 ADR2 ADR3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 8th 108 2019 BWT Mücke Motorsport VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 IMO4 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 9th 118
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results (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 2019 ADAC Berlin-BrandenburgOSC1OSC2OSC3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3HOC11HOC12ZAN1ZAN2ZAN3NÜR1NÜR2NÜR3HOC21HOC22HOC23SAC1SAC2SAC3 16th 43
Complete FIA Motorsport Games results Year Entrant Cup Qualifying Quali Race Main race 2019 Team Finland Formula 4 10th 5th 3rd
Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results (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 MNZ1 MNZ2 IMO1 IMO2 NÜR1 NÜR2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 SPA1 SPA2 IMO1 IMO2 HOC1 HOC2 LEC1 LEC2 8th 92 ‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results (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 IMO1 IMO2 CAT1 CAT2 MCO1 MCO2 LEC1 LEC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 VAL1 VAL2 MUG1 MUG2 MNZ1 MNZ2 11th 91 2022 KIC Motorsport MNZ1 MNZ2 IMO1 IMO2 MCO1 MCO2 LEC1 LEC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HUN1 HUN2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MUG1 MUG2 NC† 0
† As Alatalo was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results (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 BHRSPR BHRFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA CATSPR CATFEA SILSPR SILFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA SPASPR SPAFEA ZANSPR ZANFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA 18th 24
Complete Italian GT Championship results Italian GT Sprint Championship (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points 2023 AKM Motorsport GT3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo MIS1 MIS2 MNZ1 MNZ2 MUG1 MUG2 IMO1 IMO2 NC 0 2024 Lazarus Corse GT3 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo MIS1 MIS2 IMO1 IMO2 MUG1 MUG2 MNZ1 MNZ2 15th 13 2025 BMW Italia Ceccato Racing GT3 BMW M4 GT3 Evo VAL1 VAL2 MUG1 MUG2 IMO1 IMO2 MNZ1 MNZ2 5th 61
Italian GT Endurance Championship (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class Car 1 2 3 4 Points 2024 Lazarus Corse GT3 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo VAL MUG IMO MNZ 20th 0 2026 BMW Italia Ceccato Racing GT3 BMW M4 GT3 Evo MIS MNZ IMO MNZ * * * Season still in progress.
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