Costa Toparis
NationalityAustralia Australian
Born (2007-04-06) 6 April 2007 (age 17)
Australia
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season2024
Current teamKIC Motorsport
Starts4 (4 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0

Costa Toparis (born 6 April 2007)[1] is a Australian racing driver who is currently competing in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship for KIC Motorsport.

Career

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Karting

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Toparis had a successful karting career in his native Australia and in the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals. He came 5th in the 2018 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals in the Mini MAX category, and then came in 3rd the following year.

He came runner up to the 2021 Australian Karting Championship in KA2 machinery and won the championship the following season.[2]

Formula Ford

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Toparis made his debut in Formula Ford machinery in the 2022 New South Wales Formula Race Car Championship, where he showed amazing consistency, coming second in eight out of nine races and winning one race at Wakefield.[1]

Formula 4

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FIA Motorsport Games

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The young Australian was announced to be competing in the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games representing Team Australia in the Formula 4 race. He qualified in 10th, finished the Quali race in 19th, and came 13th in the Main race.[3]

Formula 4 UAE Championship

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At the end of the season, Toparis drove for Carlin in the trophy round at the Formula 4 UAE Championship. He finished the races in 4th and 8th.[3]

Formula 4 Australian Championship

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GB3 Championship

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Instead of competing in Formula 4 full time, he would make a leap to the 2023 GB3 Championship for Rodin Carlin.[3][4][5] Despite not scoring any podiums, he would have a consistent maiden campaign and finish the championship 15th in the standings with 151 points.[6]

Formula Regional

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Formula Regional Middle East Championship

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At the start of the 2024 season, he would compete in the 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship for Australian team, Evans GP.[2][7] He started off his campaign poorly, scoring no points in the first three rounds, but his luck would change in the fourth round at the Yas Marina Circuit, where he got his maiden podium in Formula Regional machinery.[8] Toparis scored points in the next two races, but he wouldn't score any points in the final round. He finished the championship in 14th.

Formula Regional European Championship

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He would compete for KIC Motorsport in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship with technical support from Evans GP.[8][9] His best result of the season was 19th, which came in the first race of the second round at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. After this round he had a early exit due to financial issues.

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2016 Australian Karting Championship - Cadet 9 10th
2018 Australian Karting Championship - Cadet 12 16th
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Mini MAX Ian Black IKD 5th
2019 Australian Karting Championship - Cadet 12 23rd
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Mini MAX Ian Black 3rd
2020 Australian Karting Championship - KA2 8th
2021 Australian Karting Championship - KA2 2nd
2022 Australian Karting Championship - KA2 1st

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2022 New South Wales Formula Race Car Championship AGI Sport 9 1 1 4 9 230 3rd
FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup Team Australia 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 13th
Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round Carlin 2 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
2023 GB3 Championship Rodin Carlin 23 0 0 0 0 151 15th
2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship Evans GP 15 0 0 0 1 21 14th
Formula Regional European Championship KIC Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 0 34th
Formula 4 Australian Championship AGI Sport

Complete FIA Motorsport Games results

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Year Team Cup Qualifying Quali Race Main race
2022   Team Australia Formula 4 10th 19th 13th

Complete GB3 Championship results

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(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 DC Points
2023 Rodin Carlin OUL
1

22
OUL
2

7
OUL
3

68
SIL1
1

8
SIL1
2

6
SIL1
3

143
SPA
1

10
SPA
2

13
SPA
3

12
SNE
1

21
SNE
2

6
SNE
3

151
SIL2
1

20
SIL2
2

15
SIL2
3

C
BRH
1

17
BRH
2

12
BRH
3

17
ZAN
1

17
ZAN
2

15
ZAN
3

20
DON
1

15
DON
2

16
DON
3

Ret
15th 151

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2024 Evans GP YMC1
1

21
YMC1
2

25
YMC1
3

18
YMC2
1

14
YMC2
2

18
YMC2
3

Ret
DUB1
1

12
DUB1
2

14
DUB1
3

21
YMC3
1

3
YMC3
2

8
YMC3
3

9
DUB2
1

14
DUB2
2

15
DUB2
3

12
14th 21

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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(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 DC Points
2024 KIC Motorsport HOC
1

28
HOC
2

Ret
SPA
1

19
SPA
2

22
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
MUG
1
MUG
2
LEC
1
LEC
2
IMO
1
IMO
2
RBR
1
RBR
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
27th* 0*

Complete Formula 4 Australian Championship results

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(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 AGI Sport BEN1
1

BEN1
2

BEN1
3

BEN2
1

BEN2
2

BEN2
3

SYD
1

SYD
2

SYD
3

SEP
1

4
SEP
2

2
SEP
3

2
DUB
1
DUB
2
DUB
3
9th* 48*

References

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  1. ^ a b "Costa Toparis | GB3 Driver | RODIN Motorsport". www.rodinmotorsport.com. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  2. ^ a b GP, Evans (2023-09-03). "Evans GP Welcomes Australian Karting Champion Costa Toparis". Evans GP | Official Web Site | Motorsport Team. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  3. ^ a b c Wood, Ida (2023-02-16). "Costa Toparis completes Rodin Carlin's GB3 line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  4. ^ "Costa Toparis". www.gb-3.net. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  5. ^ "Costa Toparis confirmed for GB3 campaign". RACEWEEK. 2023-02-17. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  6. ^ Series, Feeder (2023-09-29). "Inside karting graduate Toparis' rookie GB3 season". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  7. ^ Wood, Ida (2023-09-05). "Evans GP signs GB3 racer Costa Toparis for two FRegional series". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  8. ^ a b Wood, Ida (2024-04-02). "Costa Toparis joins KIC Motorsport in Evans GP-supported FREC move". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  9. ^ Fasano, Emanuele (2024-04-05). "Costa Toparis will be competing in his first season in the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) with KIC Motorsport". Formula Regional by Alpine (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-05-28.