19 Facts About Esapekka Lappi

Esapekka Lappi is the 2012 Finnish Rally Champion, 2014 European Rally Champion and the 2016 WRC-2 Champion.

Esapekka Lappi won his first rally with the team in 2012 Rally Poland which was part of European Rally Championship, driving a Skoda Fabia S2000.

In 2013, Esapekka Lappi competed full season in Asia-Pacific Rally Championship with Team MRF's Skoda Fabia S2000, and selected events in both WRC-2 and ERC with Skoda Motorsport.

In ERC, Esapekka Lappi competed in three tarmac rallies, winning the last of them Rallye International du Valais in Switzerland.

Esapekka Lappi finished the season fifth in the final standings.

Esapekka Lappi won the 2014 European Rally Championship title with victories in Latvia, Northern Ireland and Switzerland.

Esapekka Lappi continued competing with Skoda Motorsport driving their new challenger Fabia R5 in WRC-2 championship.

Esapekka Lappi scored two wins in Poland and Finland on his way to finish the season in third place behind Nasser Al-Attiyah and Yuriy Protasov.

Esapekka Lappi scored his career-best WRC result finishing eighth in Rally Finland.

Esapekka Lappi won the 2016 World Rally Championship-2 with the Skoda Fabia R5 after winning in Finland, Germany, Wales and Australia.

Esapekka Lappi was signed by Toyota Gazoo Racing to drive a Toyota Yaris WRC in the 2017 World Rally Championship.

In just his fourth World Rally Car start, at his home event of Rally Finland, Esapekka Lappi took his first WRC victory.

In October 2018, Toyota announced that Esapekka Lappi would leave the team at the end of the 2018 championship.

Esapekka Lappi joined Citroen for the 2019 season, partnering with multiple champion Sebastien Ogier.

Esapekka Lappi scored three podiums for the French team, by finishing second in Sweden, Finland and Turkey.

In 2021, Esapekka Lappi drove a Volkswagen Polo GTI for Movistar and a Toyota Yaris WRC for RTE-Motorsport in the WRC 2 championship alongside longtime co-driver Janne Ferm.

Esapekka Lappi returned to Toyota Gazoo Racing for the 2022 season in the new hybrid Toyota GR Yaris Rally1, joining drivers Kalle Rovanpera, Elfyn Evans, and Takamoto Katsuta.

Esapekka Lappi would go on to place in sixth in his maiden Hyundai season, ahead of Takamoto Katsuta and behind Sebastien Ogier.

Esapekka Lappi would re-sign with Hyundai again for the 2024 season, although this time on a part-time status and only competing on selected events.