Juuso Puhakka

Juuso Puhakka
NationalityFinland Finnish
Born (1998-08-16) 16 August 1998
Kirkkonummi, Finland
Categorisation FIA Silver
Championship titles
2018Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia – Pro-Am

Juuso Puhakka (born 16 August 1998) is a Finnish road racing cyclist and former racing driver. He competed in three seasons of the GT World Challenge Europe between 2020 and 2022, and was successful in the Silver Cup for Toksport WRT and Attempto Racing. Since 2024, he is active in road cycling.

Career

Puhakka began his single-seater career in 2015, competing in Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic for FinnDrive.[1] In his rookie year in the series, Puhakka won at Falkenbergs Motorbana and Solvalla, as well as taking four other podiums to end the year third overall.[2][3] Remaining in the newly-rebranded Formula STCC Nordic for 2016, Puhakka won at Skövde, Mantorp Park and Falkenbergs Motorbana en route to runner-up honours behind Linus Lundqvist.[4] During 2016, Puhakka also raced part-time in the F4 Spanish Championship for MP Motorsport and Double R Racing,[5] most notably taking a podium at Navarra with the former.[6]

In 2017, Puhakka ventured to the Russian-based SMP F4 Championship with Lappalainen Team, taking a lone win at Smolensk Ring and three other podiums to end the season seventh in points.[7] That year, Puhakka also made sporadic appearances in the F4 Spanish Championship for the Lappalainen-owned Kart in Club Driving Academy and SMP Racing,[8] taking a best result of fourth at Aragón.[9]

In 2018, Puhakka switched to sports car racing, joining Leipert Motorsport to compete in the Pro-Am class of Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia alongside Mikko Eskelinen.[10] In his rookie season in the series, Puhakka began the year by winning at Buriram and Suzuka,[11][12] before taking a win in each of the final three rounds to secure the Pro-Am title at seasons' end.[13][14] At the beginning of 2019, Puhakka moved to FFF Racing Team to partner Takashi Kasai in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East,[15] scoring five podiums to take third in the Pro standings.[16] Continuing with Kasai for Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia,[17] as a member of the Lamborghini Young Drivers Programme,[18] Puhakka scored three Pro class wins en route to runner-up honours.[19]

Stepping up to GT3 for 2020, Puhakka returned to Europe and joined Toksport WRT in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup.[20] Sharing a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo with Óscar Tunjo, Puhakka won once at Magny-Cours in Silver Cup to end the year fourth in points.[21] That year, Puhakka also made his 24 Hours of Spa debut with fellow AMG customer team Madpanda Motorsport.[22] Continuing with Toksport for his second Sprint Cup season in 2021,[23] Puhakka and Tunjo won in class at Brands Hatch and took five other podiums to end the season fourth among the Silver Cup entries.[24] Towards the end of the year, Puhakka made a one-off return to the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Madpanda at Barcelona.[25]

In 2022, Puhakka graduated to the Pro class with Attempto Racing, partnering Audi works drivers Dennis Marschall and Markus Winkelhock in the GTWCE Endurance Cup.[26] However, Puhakka was demoted to Silver Cup for the 24 Hours of Spa, where he finished second in class before parting ways with Attempto.[27][28] Puhakka returned to action in an ADAC GT Masters cameo with Madpanda at the Lausitzring,[29] alongside select appearances in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie's BMW M240i class for Schnitzelalm Racing.[30] In 2023, Puhakka made three NLS starts for Schnitzelalm, including one in SP9, as his motorsport activity rapidly decreased.[31]

In 2024, Puhakka began participating in road racing cycling events, primarily in Finland.[32]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2011 Finnish Cup — Raket 7th
2012 Finnish Championship — KF3 16th
Bridgestone Cup Europe — KF3 9th
Viking Trophy — KF3 Hemet Racing 15th
2013 Finnish Championship — KF3 5th
Deutsche Kart-Meisterschaft — KF3
Karting European Championship — KF-J Kohtala Sports 78th
2014 WSK Super Master Series — KF Kohtala Sports 46th
Karting European Championship — KF 49th
Karting World Championship — KF 19th
Sources:[33][34]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2015 Formula Renault 1.6 Nordic FinnDrive 15 2 1 1 6 195 3rd
Formula Renault 1.6 NEZ Championship 4 0 0 0 1 52 4th
2016 Formula STCC Nordic FinnDrive 14 3 6 3 9 214 2nd
F4 Spanish Championship MP Motorsport 3 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
Double R Racing 6 0 0 0 0
2017 SMP F4 Championship Lappalainen Team 21 1 0 3 4 136 7th
F4 Spanish Championship SMP Racing 3 0 0 0 0 11 14th
Kart in Club Driving Academy 3 0 0 0 0
2018 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia – Pro-Am Leipert Motorsport 12 5 3 1 11 131 1st
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals – Pro-Am 2 0 0 0 1 4th
2019 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East – Pro FFF Racing Team 6 0 0 0 5 3rd
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia – Pro 12 3 2 3 12 131 2nd
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals – Pro 2 0 0 0 0 5 9th
2020 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Toksport WRT 7 0 0 0 0 14 18th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver 1 0 0 5 69 4th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Madpanda Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 0 0 0 0 16 20th
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Toksport WRT 10 0 0 0 0 25 10th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver 1 1 0 6 80 4th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Madpanda Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 0 0 0 0 2 32nd
2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Attempto Racing 3 0 0 0 0 1 35th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 1 0 0 0 1 31 11th
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – BMW M240i Schnitzelalm Racing 2 0 0 0 0
ADAC GT Masters Madpanda Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2023 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – BMW M240i Schnitzelalm Racing 2 0 0 0 2 19 13th
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP9 Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT Cup Open Europe – Pro-Am GDL Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 15th
Sources:[35][33]

* Season still in progress.

† As Puhakka was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Formula Renault 1.6 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 15 DC Points
2015 FinnDrive SKÖ
1
6		 SKÖ
2
5		 AND
1
6		 AND
2
Ret		 AND
3
6		 AHV
1
2		 AHV
2
4		 FAL
1
3		 FAL
2
2		 FAL
3
1		 KIN
1
7		 KIN
2
2		 SOL
1		 KNU
1
5		 KNU
2
4		 3rd 195
2016 FinnDrive SKÖ
1
1		 SKÖ
2
Ret		 MAN
1
2		 MAN
2
1		 AND
1
2		 AND
2
2		 FAL
1
Ret		 FAL
2
1		 KAR
1
2		 KAR
2
7		 ALA
1
6		 ALA
2
6		 KNU
1
2		 KNU
2
2		 2nd 214

Complete F4 Spanish 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 Pos Points
2016 MP Motorsport NAV
1
9		 NAV
2
8		 NAV
3
3		 NC† 0†
Double R Racing ARA
1
Ret		 ARA
2
5		 ARA
3
4		 ALG
1		 ALG
2		 ALG
3		 VAL
1		 VAL
2		 VAL
3		 CAT
1		 CAT
2		 JAR
1		 JAR
2		 JAR
3		 JER
1
Ret		 JER
2
Ret		 JER
3
4
2017 SMP Racing ARA
1
Ret		 ARA
2
4		 ARA
3
10		 NAV1
1		 NAV1
2		 NAV1
3		 CAT
1		 CAT
2		 JER
1		 JER
2		 JER
3		 14th 11
Kart in Club Driving Academy NAV2
1
9		 NAV2
2
13		 NAV2
3
14		 NOG
1		 NOG
2		 NOG
3		 EST
1		 EST
2		 EST
3

† As Puhakka was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

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
2017 Lappalainen Team SOC
1
6		 SOC
2
12		 SOC
3
9		 SMO
1
1		 SMO
2
DSQ		 SMO
3
5		 AHV
1
10		 AHV
2
5		 AHV
3
2		 AUD
1
3		 AUD
2
6		 AUD
3
Ret		 MSC1
1
10		 MSC1
2
9		 MSC1
3
2		 MSC2
1
10		 MSC2
2
7		 MSC2
3
7		 ASS
1
4		 ASS
2
8		 ASS
3
8		 7th 136

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2020 Toksport WRT Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver MIS
1
WD		 MIS
2
WD		 MIS
3
WD		 MAG
1
8		 MAG
2
8		 ZAN
1
13		 ZAN
2
5		 CAT
1
9		 CAT
2
7		 CAT
3
Ret		 4th 69
2021 Toksport WRT Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver MAG
1
7		 MAG
2
23		 ZAN
1
5		 ZAN
2
10		 MIS
1
10		 MIS
2
9		 BRH
1
6		 BRH
2
4		 VAL
1
Ret		 VAL
2
8		 4th 80

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2020 Madpanda Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver IMO
 NÜR
 SPA
6H
41		 SPA
12H
34		 SPA
24H
26		 LEC
 20th 16
2021 Madpanda Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver MNZ
 LEC
 SPA
6H
 SPA
12H
 SPA
24H
 NÜR
 CAT
23		 32nd 2
2022 Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro IMO
Ret		 LEC
10		 35th 1
Silver SPA
6H
30		 SPA
12H
13		 SPA
24H
15		 HOC
 CAT
 11th 31

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points
2022 Madpanda Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo OSC
1
 OSC
2
 RBR
1
 RBR
2
 ZAN
1
 ZAN
2
 NÜR
1
 NÜR
2
 LAU
1
19		 LAU
2
19†		 SAC
1
 SAC
2
 HOC
1
 HOC
2
 NC 0

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