Luka Sammalisto (born 25 November 2007) is a Finnish racing driver who currently competes in the Italian F4 Championship for US Racing.
Career Karting Sammalisto began karting at the age of seven. During his karting career, he most notably won the 2022 Finnish Karting Championship in OK. Sammalisto also competed in WSK and CIK-FIA competitions during his karting career, in which he was a Kart Republic factory driver from 2021 until 2023.
Formula 4 2024
Stepping up to Formula 4 competition for 2024, Sammalisto joined R-ace GP to compete in the Formula 4 UAE Championship. Taking his first points in race two of the first Dubai round by finishing eighth in race two, Sammalisto took his season-best result at the same venue two weeks later by finishing sixth in race two.
Remaining with the same team for the rest of the year, Sammalisto competed with them in both the Italian F4 and Euro 4 Championships. In the former, Sammalisto scored his first points at Imola by finishing seventh in race three. After not scoring points at Vallelunga and Barcelona and missing two rounds due fractures in three vertebrae, Sammalisto scored two points finishes in the season-ending round at Monza en route to an 18th-place points finish. In Euro 4, Sammalisto raced in the final two rounds of the season, only scoring points in the season-ending round at Monza by finishing eighth in race three.
2025
Sammalisto switched to US Racing for 2025, beginning his season in the Formula Winter Series, where he contested the first and last rounds of the season, taking a best result of fourth in race two at Algarve. Sammalisto then returned to the Italian F4 Championship for the rest of the year, in which he started off the season with a seventh-place finish at Misano. Following a best result of ninth at Vallelunga, he scored his maiden series podium by finishing second in race three at Monza. In the following three rounds, Sammalisto scored a best result of fifth at both Mugello and Barcelona, before ending the year with back-to-back third-place finishes at Misano en route to an eighth-place points finish.
Formula Regional Sammalisto was initially set to step up to the Formula Regional European Championship in 2026 with Trident. However, due to undisclosed reasons, he was replaced by Kai Daryanani for the season.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2018 Rotax Max Challenge Finland - Mini Max 8th 2019 Andrea Margutti Trophy - OK Junior Koski Motorsport 22nd CIK-FIA Karting European Championship - OK Junior 97th FIA Karting World Championship - OK Junior WSK Open Cup - OK Junior 52nd Estonian championship - OK Junior Gear Racing 9th Finnish Championship - OK Junior 18th 2020 WSK Super Master Series - OK Junior Kohtala Sports 69th WSK Euro Series - OK Junior Exprit Racing Team 75th Champions of the Future - OK Junior CIK-FIA Karting European Championship - OK Junior Exprit Racing Team Srl 81st FIA Karting World Championship - OK Junior Finnish Championship - OK Junior 8th 2021 WSK Champions Cup - OK Junior KR Motorsport WSK Super Master Series - OK Junior 27th Champions of the Future - OK Junior 36th CIK-FIA Karting European Championship - OK Junior 13th WSK Euro Series - OK Junior 58th WSK Open Cup - OK Junior 17th FIA Karting World Championship - OK Junior 12th WSK Final Cup - OK 28th Finnish Championship - OK Junior 8th 2022 WSK Super Master Series - OK KR Motorsport 19th Champions of the Future - Winter Series - OK 8th Champions of the Future - OK 20th CIK-FIA Karting European Championship - OK 22nd FIA Karting World Championship - OK 21st WSK Open Cup - OK 9th WSK Final Cup - OK 33rd Finnish Championship - OK 1st 2023 27° South Garda Winter Cup - KZ2 King Racing Team 15th WSK Super Master Series - KZ2 KR Motorsport 64th WSK Super Master Series - OK 45th Champions of the Future - OK 27th CIK-FIA Karting European Championship - OK 26th CIK-FIA Karting European Championship - KZ2 SP Motorsport 60th WSK Open Series - KZ2 94th Deutsche Kart Meisterschaft - KZ2 WSK Euro Series - OK Energy Srl 50th FIA Karting World Cup - KZ2 Energy Corse Srl FIA Karting World Championship - OK 37thSource:
Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship R-ace GP 15 0 0 0 0 12 20th Italian F4 Championship 15 0 0 0 0 11 18th Euro 4 Championship 6 0 0 0 0 4 20th 2025 Formula Winter Series US Racing 6 0 0 0 0 32 13th Italian F4 Championship 20 0 0 3 3 132 8th 2026Italian F4 Championship US Racing 18 9 7 9 12 386*1stE4 Championship 6 2 1 2 4 124*2nd* Season still in progress.
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 DC Points 2024 R-ace GP YMC11 YMC12 YMC13YMC21YMC22YMC23DUB11DUB12DUB13YMC31YMC32YMC33DUB21DUB22DUB23 20th 12
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 23 24 25 DC Points 2024 R-ace GPMIS1 MIS2MIS3IMO1 IMO2IMO3VLL1VLL2VLL3MUG1MUG2MUG3LEC1 LEC2LEC3CAT1CAT2CAT3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3 18th 11 2025 US RacingMIS11 MIS12MIS13MIS14VLL1 VLL2VLL3VLL4MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3MUG1MUG2MUG3IMO1IMO2IMO3CAT1CAT2CAT3MIS21 MIS22MIS23MIS24MIS25 8th 1322026 US RacingMIS11MIS12MIS13MIS14VLL1VLL2VLL3VLL4MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3MNZ4MUG11MUG12MUG13 IMO1IMO2IMO3MIS21MIS22MIS23MUG21MUG22MUG23 1st* 228* Season still in progress.
Complete Euro 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 DC Points2024 R-ace GP MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 20th 42026 US Racing VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 2nd* 124*
Complete Formula Winter Series 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 Points2025 US RacingPOR1POR2POR3CRT1CRT2CRT3ARA1ARA2ARA3CAT1CAT2CAT3 13th 32
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