KIC Motorsport (also known as Kart in Club Driving Academy) is a Finnish auto racing team, which last competed in the Formula Regional European Championship.
In 2017 the Kart in Club Driving Academy competed in the TCR Scandinavia Touring Car Championship with an Audi RS 3 LMS TCR driven by Joonas Lappalainen. In October that year the team also made it's debut in the fifth round of the F4 Spanish Championship held at Circuito de Navarra. The team fielded the Finnish trio Juuso Puhakka, Jesse Salmenautio and Konsta Lappalainen.
In 2019 the KIC Motorsport team, led by Petri Lappalainen, joined the newly established Formula Regional European Championship with Isac Blomqvist and Petri's son Konsta Lappalainen, who was also the 2018 SMP F4 champion. Throughout the season Blomqvist claimed two pole positions, but then left the team follwing the Imola round. At Mugello the team was then joined by the FIA F3 experienced Jake Hughes.
For the 2020 Formula Regional European Championship the team was joined by Patrik Pasma, while Konsta Lappalainen remained with the team. After travel restrictions preveneted Jüri Vips from partaking in the 2020 Super Formula Championship, he also joined KIC Motorsport's lineup. In the Monza round Patrik Pasma took the teams maiden win in the championship. Pasma ultimately finished fourth in the drivers' championship while the team took second place in the teams' championship.
For the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship the team was joined by Nico Göhler, who had already competed with the team for two rounds in 2020. The teams driver lineup was completed by the Finns Patrik Pasma and Elias Seppänen. Following Pasma's switch to ART Grand Prix in the middle of the season, the was joined by Jasin Ferati, who moved over from Monolite Racing. The team was also later joined the reigning FREC champion Gianluca Petecof. After Ferati sustained an injury, Konsta Lappalainen returned to the team as a guest driver in the season finale.
For the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship the team was joined by Francesco Braschi and Santiago Ramos. Russian driver Kirill Smal was also expected to join the team, but ultimately did not compete following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Instead the team was joined by Piotr Wià Ânicki. Throughout the season the was also joined by Patrik Pasma, Sebastian ÃÂgaard and William Alatalo.
Ahead of the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship it was announced that Ferrari Driver Academy driver Maya Weug would join the team. The team then also announced Iker Oikarinen and Shannon Lugassy as drivers. However Oikarinen's seat was ultimately taken by Oleksandr Partyshev. Throughout the season Weug was the team's sole points scorer following a pointless 2022 season.
For the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship the KIC Motorsport team entered a technical partnership with Evans GP. The teams lineup consisted of Costa Toparis, Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi and Alex Sawer.
â Shared results with other teams.
â Lappalainen drove for SMP Racing in round 4.
â¡ Puhakka drove for SMP Racing in round 1.