1. William Alatalo was born on 19 April 2002 and is a Finnish and Ethiopian racing driver from Ilmajoki currently competing in the Italian GT Championship with Lazarus Corse.
14 Facts About William Alatalo
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William Alatalo had a successful karting career winning the Finnish championship in Cadet, Raket and OKJ classes.
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In 2017, Alatalo made his single-seater debut in Formula STCC Nordic with Kart In Club Driving Academy.
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William Alatalo won one race at Anderstorp and finished the season 5th with 142 points.
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William Alatalo moved to the Italian F4 Championship for 2018 where he spent two years driving for Mucke Motorsport.
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In 2020 William Alatalo contested the Formula Renault Eurocup driving for JD Motorsport.
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William Alatalo achieved two podiums and a pole position during the season and finished 8th in the standings with 92 points.
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William Alatalo's campaign proved to be consistent, with Alatalo finishing every race and being outside of the top ten on only seven occasions.
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William Alatalo was called up to replace Santiago Ramos at the season finale in Mugello with KIC Motorsport, a month after the final round of William Alatalo's F3 season.
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In 2022 William 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.
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William Alatalo 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.
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Two point-less races in Budapest would come before a fruitful weekend at Spa: there, William Alatalo took points in both races, ending up sixth on Saturday and seventh in the feature race.
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William Alatalo had more points than either his teammates Ido or Malvestiti, scoring 24 points and thus finishing 18th in the standings.
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William Alatalo was born to a Finnish father, Markku, and an Ethiopian mother, Mini.