Matias Laine


Matias Laine is a Finnish racing driver.

Career

Karting

Laine began his motorsport career in karting in 2003, finishing as runner-up in the Finnish Raket Cup Championship. In 2005 he won the Finnish Championship for the ICA Junior class.

Formula Renault

Laine began his formula racing career in the 2008 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Cup season with CR Scuderia. He finished ninth in the championship with 50 points. He also completed two races of 2008 Portugal Winter Series FR2.0 at Estoril. Laine finished third and thirteenth in those races.
The following season, Laine competed in both the Formula Renault 2.0 UK and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championships for CRS Racing and Motopark Academy respectively. He finished fourteenth in the UK standings, scoring points in each of the twelve races, before injury curtailed his season at Snetterton. In the Eurocup, he took 22nd place in the championship with six points that were earned in the second race at Silverstone Circuit.

Formula Three

will see Laine move to the Formula 3 Euro Series, competing for Motopark Academy. He joined fellow Formula Renault graduates António Félix da Costa and Adrian Quaife-Hobbs at the team. He earned his first point finishing ninth at Hockenheim round because Esteban Gutiérrez who finished sixth was guest driver and was ineligible to scoring points.

GP3

Laine contested for the Marussia Manor Racing team in 2011 and eventually finished 31st. He was signed to MW Arden for the 2012 season where he scored his first points and then his first podium finish in the Spanish round. He won his first GP3 race at Spa Francorchamps, along with a final podium at Monza. He ended the season fifth and earned a drive for the 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 season with P1 Motorsport.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

YearEntrantChassisEngine123456789101112131415161718DCPoints
2010Motopark AcademyDallara F308/096VolkswagenLEC
1
10		LEC
2
13		HOC
1
9		HOC
2
10		VAL
1
Ret		VAL
2
10		NOR
1
8		NOR
2
7		NÜR
1
11		NÜR
2
Ret		ZAN
1
12		ZAN
2
10		BRH
1
10		BRH
2
6		OSC
1
11		OSC
2
Ret		HOC
1
10		HOC
2
9		14th3

Complete GP3 Series results

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516Points
2011Marussia Manor RacingIST
FEA
18		IST
SPR
Ret		CAT
FEA
19		CAT
SPR
24		VAL
FEA
17		VAL
SPR
Ret		SIL
FEA
Ret		SIL
SPR
Ret		NÜR
FEA
14		NÜR
SPR
23		HUN
FEA
14		HUN
SPR
21		SPA
FEA
18		SPA
SPR
Ret		MNZ
FEA
20		MNZ
SPR
Ret		31st0
2012MW ArdenCAT
FEA
5		CAT
SPR
3		MON
FEA
21		MON
SPR
16		VAL
FEA
5		VAL
SPR
3		SIL
FEA
9		SIL
SPR
18		HOC
FEA
4		HOC
SPR
5		HUN
FEA
7		HUN
SPR
6		SPA
FEA
5		SPA
SPR
1		MNZ
FEA
3		MNZ
SPR
6		5th111

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617PosPoints
2013P1 MotorsportMNZ
1
9		MNZ
2
Ret		ALC
1
16		ALC
2
14		MON
1
19		SPA
1
17		SPA
2
11		MSC
1
14		MSC
2
21		RBR
1
Ret		RBR
2
15		HUN
1
10		HUN
2
15		LEC
1
Ret		LEC
2
16		CAT
1
7		CAT
2
16		23rd9
2014Strakka RacingMNZ
1
10		MNZ
2
12		ALC
1
19		ALC
2
14		MON
1
13		SPA
1
4		SPA
2
7		MSC
1
8		MSC
2
7		NÜR
1
6		NÜR
2
Ret		HUN
1
Ret		HUN
2
13		LEC
1
9		LEC
2
17		JER
1
10		JER
2
Ret		13th40