Costa Santino Toparis (born 6 April 2007) is an Australian racing driver who last competed in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship for KIC Motorsport.
Career
Karting
Toparis had a successful karting career in his native Australia and in the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals. He came fifth in the 2018 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals in the Mini MAX category, and then came in third the following year.
Toparis came runner up to the 2021 Australian Karting Championship in KA2 machinery and won the championship the following season.
Formula Ford
Toparis made his debut in Formula Ford machinery in the 2022 New South Wales Formula Race Car Championship, where he finished second in eight out of nine races and winning one race at Wakefield.
Formula 4
FIA Motorsport Games
Toparis was announced to be competing in the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games representing Team Australia in the Formula 4 race. He qualified in tenth, finished the Quali race in 19th, and came 13th in the Main race.
Formula 4 UAE Championship
At the end of the 2022 season, Toparis drove for Carlin in the trophy round at the Formula 4 UAE Championship. He finished the races in fourth and eighth.
Formula 4 Australian Championship
At the near end of 2024, Toparis would get some racing activity in the 2024 Formula 4 Australian Championship for AGI Sport after having an early exit from the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship. He drove in the final round of the championship at the Sepang International Circuit, the only international round in the championship year and came fourth in the first race and second in the second the third races. Toparis finished the championship in ninth with 48 points.
GB3 Championship
Instead of competing in Formula 4 full time, Toparis would make a leap to the 2023 GB3 Championship for Rodin Carlin. Despite not scoring any podiums, he would have a consistent maiden campaign and finish the championship 15th in the standings with 151 points.
Formula Regional
Formula Regional Middle East Championship
At the start of the 2024 season, Toparis would compete in the 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship for Australian team, Evans GP. He started off his campaign poorly, scoring no points in the first three rounds, but his luck would change in the fourth round at the Yas Marina Circuit, where he got his maiden podium in Formula Regional machinery. Toparis scored points in the next two races, but he wouldn't score any points in the final round. He finished the championship in 14th.
Formula Regional European Championship
Toparis would compete for KIC Motorsport in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship with technical support from Evans GP. His best result of the season was 19th, which came in the first race of the second round at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. After this round, he exited the championship and positioned 34th overall in the standings.
Formula One
In late 2024, Toparis partook in the Ferrari World Scouting Finals in Maranello.
Karting record
Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2016 Australian Karting Championship - Cadet 9 10th 2018 Australian Karting Championship - Cadet 12 16th Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Mini MAX Ian Black IKD 5th 2019 Australian Karting Championship - Cadet 12 23rd Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Mini MAX Ian Black3rd 2020 Australian Karting Championship - KA2 8th 2021 Australian Karting Championship - KA22nd 2022 Australian Karting Championship - KA21st
Racing record
Racing career summary
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2022 New South Wales Formula Race Car Championship AGI Sport911492303rd FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup Team Australia10000N/A13th Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round Carlin20000N/ANC2023 GB3 Championship Rodin Carlin23000015115th 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship Evans GP1500012114th Formula Regional European Championship KIC Motorsport40000034th Formula 4 Australian Championship AGI Sport30002489th
* Season in progress
Complete FIA Motorsport Games results YearTeamCupQualifyingQuali RaceMain race2022 Team AustraliaFormula 410th19th13th
Complete GB3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints 2023 Rodin CarlinOUL1OUL2OUL3SIL11SIL12SIL13SPA1SPA2SPA3SNE1SNE2SNE3SIL21SIL22SIL23BRH1BRH2BRH3ZAN1ZAN2ZAN3DON1DON2DON3 15th 151
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points 2024 Evans GP YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 YMC31 YMC32 YMC33 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 14th 21
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 2024 KIC Motorsport HOC1 HOC2 SPA1 SPA2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HUN1 HUN2 MUG1 MUG2 LEC1 LEC2 IMO1 IMO2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ1 MNZ2 34th 0
Complete Formula 4 Australian 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 DC Points2024AGI SportBEN11BEN12BEN13BEN21BEN22BEN23SYD1SYD2SYD3SEP1SEP2SEP3 9th 48
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