Esapekka Lappi
Lappi at the 2015 Rally Poland
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality |
 Finnish
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| Born |
17 January 1991 Pieksämäki, Finland |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2011–2013, 2015–present |
| Co-driver |
Janne Ferm
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| Teams | Printsport, Škoda Motorsport, Toyota |
| Rallies | 21 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Stage wins | 0 |
| Total points | 21 |
| First rally | 2011 Rally Finland |
| Last rally | 2016 Rally Australia |
Esapekka Lappi (born 17 January 1991) is a Finnish rally driver. He is the 2012 Finnish Rally Champion, 2014 European Rally Champion and 2016 WRC-2 Champion. The driver will compete for Toyota GAZOO Racing at the 2017 World Rally Championship.
Lappi won the 2012 Finnish Rally Championship with Ford Fiesta S2000 winning all the 7 rounds of the championship with his co-driver Janne Ferm.
In October, Lappi was signed by Škoda Motorsport. Lappi won his first rally with the team in 2012 Rally Poland which was part of European Rally Championship, driving a Škoda Fabia S2000.
In 2013, Lappi competed full season in Asia-Pacific Rally Championship with Team MRF's Škoda Fabia S2000, and selected events in both WRC-2 and ERC with Škoda Motorsport. In APRC, Lappi won three out of six events and finished the season runner-up to his team-mate Gaurav Gill.
In ERC, Lappi competed in three tarmac rallies, winning the last of them Rallye International du Valais in Switzerland. He finished the season fifth in the final standings.
In WRC-2, he also raced in three rallies, winning Rally de Portugal where he also scored his maiden WRC-point finishing 10th overall.
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