Jesse Salmenautio

Jesse Salmenautio
Salmenautio in 2024
NationalityFinland Finnish
Born (2001-08-11) 11 August 2001
Alajärvi, Finland
Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup career
Debut season2026
Current teamVSR
Categorisation FIA Silver
Car number66
Starts2
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Previous series
2023, 2025
2024
2023
2022
2022
2018–2020
2018
2017		GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Prototype Cup Germany
Asian Le Mans Series
Italian F4 Championship
SMP F4 Championship
Formula STCC Nordic

Jesse Salmenautio (born 11 August 2001) is a Finnish racing driver who competes in the Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup for VSR.

Career

Salmenautio began his single-seater career in 2017, competing for Kart in Club Driving Academy in Formula STCC Nordic.[1] After finishing seventh in points with a best result of fourth, as well as making his Spanish F4 debut,[2] Salmenautio remained with the team for a dual campaign in Formula Academy Finland and the SMP F4 Championship in 2018.[3][4] In the former, Salmenautio won both races at Kemora to secure runner-up honours behind Michael Belov,[5] whereas in the latter, he scored a best result of second at Moscow and Ahvenisto to end the year fifth overall.[6][7] Towards the end of the year, Salmenautio also raced for the team in select rounds of ADAC F4, as well as competing in the Italian F4 finale for AS Motorsport.[8][9]

In 2019, Salmenautio moved to DRZ Benelli to compete full-time in the Italian F4 Championship.[10] In his first full-time season in the series, Salmenautio took a surprise podium at the Red Bull Ring in race two, en route to an 18th-place points finish at season's end.[11] Moving to Bhaitech for the 2020 season,[12] Salmenautio took a best result of sixth at both Misano and Imola to move up to 14th in the overall standings.[13] Towards the end of the year, Salmenautio tested Formula Regional machinery for KIC Motorsport.[14]

Salmenautio drove a Duqueine LMP3 for Koiranen Kemppi Motorsport in Prototype Cup Germany in 2022.

Despite taking part in pre-season testing for the 2021 International GT Open with Madpanda Motorsport,[15] Salmenautio made his sportscar debut in 2022, driving for Koiranen Kemppi Motorsport in the LMP3 class of the Asian Le Mans Series.[16] For the rest of the year, Salmenautio continued with the team to race in Prototype Cup Germany alongside Sebastian Arenram,[17] taking a best result of fourth at the Hockenheimring to end the year 12th in points.[18] Switching to GT3 machinery for 2023, Salmenautio reunited with Madpanda and team owner Ezequiel Pérez Companc to compete in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup.[19] Driving a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo, Salmenautio scored seven Silver Cup podiums to clinch third in the class standings,[20] as well as making his 24 Hours of Spa debut.[21]

In 2024, Salmenautio moved to Iron Lynx to enter Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe,[22] as a member of the Lamborghini Junior Driver roster.[23] Racing alongside Giorgio Amati in the Pro class, Salmenautio scored podiums at Spa and the Nürburgring to take eighth in points.[24][25] In 2025, Salmenautio joined Corvette-fielding Steller Motorsport to compete in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup alongside Matisse Lismont.[26][27] After contesting the first two rounds, Salmenautio wasn't featured on the entry list for Misano, and the team withdrew from the rest of the season over contractual issues with Lismont.[28] Salmenautio then moved to Lamborghini-affiliated VSR to enter the Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup in 2026,[29] as a member of the marque's GT3 Junior Driver roster.[30]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2014 Finnish Championship – Raket 18th
2016 Finnish Championship – OK-J 6th
Rotax Max Challenge Finland – Junior Max 32nd
Karting World Championship – OK-J Kohtala Sports 75th
Sources:[31][32]

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 12 0 0 1 0 85 7th
F4 Spanish Championship 6 0 0 0 0 1 18th
2018 SMP F4 Championship Kart in Club Driving Academy 21 0 0 0 4 188 5th
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Formula Academy Finland 10 2 1 4 4 149 2nd
Italian F4 Championship AS Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 0 40th
2019 Italian F4 Championship DRZ Benelli 17 0 0 0 1 20 18th
Bhai Tech Racing 3 0 0 0 0
ADAC Formula 4 Championship DRZ Benelli 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2020 Italian F4 Championship Bhaitech 20 0 0 0 0 40 14th
2022 Asian Le Mans Series – LMP3 Koiranen Kemppi Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 16 10th
Prototype Cup Germany 8 0 0 0 0 36 12th
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Madpanda Motorsport 10 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver 0 0 0 7 92 3rd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 0 0 0 0 18 16th
Finnish Xtreme BMW Championship 10 0 0 0 2 132 6th
2024 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro Iron Lynx 11 0 0 0 2 39.5 8th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final – Pro 2 0 0 0 0 4 10th
Finnish Xtreme BMW SM 6 0 0 0 2 164 12th
2025 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Steller Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver 0 0 0 0 6 14th
2026 Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup – GT3 VSR 2 0 0 0 0 14* 8th*
Sources:[33][31]

† As Salmenautio was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

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 KNU
1
7		 KNU
2
8		 ALA
1
7		 ALA
2
4		 RUD
1
7		 RUD
2
5		 FAL
1
4		 FAL
2
Ret		 KAR
1
Ret		 KAR
2
6		 AND
1
4		 AND
2
6		 MAN
1
 MAN
2
 7th 85

Complete SMP 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 Pos Points
2018 Kart in Club Driving Academy SMO
1
4		 SMO
2
3		 SMO
3
6		 NRG
1
Ret		 NRG
2
6		 NRG
3
7		 MSC
1
5		 MSC
2
5		 MSC
3
8		 ADM
1
2		 ADM
2
4		 ADM
3
4		 AHV
1
4		 AHV
2
2		 AHV
3
2		 ALA
1
6		 ALA
2
4		 ALA
3
4		 ASS
1
4		 ASS
2
5		 ASS
3
9		 5th 188

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 AS Motorsport ADR
1
 ADR
2
 ADR
3
 LEC
1
 LEC
2
 LEC
3
 MNZ
1
 MNZ
2
 MNZ
3
 MIS
1
 MIS
2
 MIS
3
 IMO
1
 IMO
2
 IMO
3
 VLL
1
 VLL
2
 VLL
3
 MUG
1
17		 MUG
2
19		 MUG
3
18		 40th 0
2019 DRZ Benelli VLL
1
10		 VLL
2
20		 VLL
3
29		 MIS
1
20		 MIS
2
26		 MIS
3
C		 HUN
1
11		 HUN
2
12		 HUN
3
25		 RBR
1
15		 RBR
2
3		 RBR
3
16		 IMO
1
14		 IMO
2
16		 IMO
3
15		 IMO
4
12		 MUG
1
12		 MUG
2
18		 MUG
3
18		 18th 20
Bhai Tech Racing MNZ
1
11		 MNZ
2
20		 MNZ
3
8
2020 Bhaitech MIS
1
9		 MIS
2
9		 MIS
3
6		 IMO1
1
Ret		 IMO1
2
8		 IMO1
3
6		 RBR
1
8		 RBR
2
11		 RBR
3
26†		 MUG
1
17		 MUG
2
20		 MUG
3
8		 MNZ
1
20†		 MNZ
2
7		 MNZ
3
10		 IMO2
1
28		 IMO2
2
10		 IMO2
3
19		 VLL
1
13		 VLL
2
C		 VLL
3
14		 14th 40

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 Pos. Points
2022 Koiranen Kemppi Motorsport LMP3 Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 DUB
1
6		 DUB
2
8		 ABU
1
8		 ABU
2
Ret		 10th 16

Complete Prototype Cup Germany results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
2022 Koiranen Kemppi Motorsport Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 SPA
1
Ret		 SPA
2
9		 NÜR
1
Ret		 NÜR
2
8		 LAU
1
6		 LAU
2
Ret		 HOC
1
4		 HOC
2
Ret		 12th 36

Complete GT World Challenge results

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2023 Madpanda Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver BRH
1
25		 BRH
2
18		 MIS
1
16		 MIS
2
14		 HOC
1
14		 HOC
2
17		 VAL
1
25		 VAL
2
22		 ZAN
1
15		 ZAN
2
14		 3rd 92
2025 Steller Motorsport Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R Silver BRH
1
26		 BRH
2
23		 ZAN
1
Ret		 ZAN
2
23		 MIS
1
 MIS
2
 MAG
1
 MAG
2
 VAL
1
 VAL
2
 14th 6

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2023 Madpanda Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver MNZ
 LEC
 SPA
6H
39		 SPA
12H
54		 SPA
24H
39		 NÜR
 CAT
 16th 18

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