About Esapekka Lappi
Esapekka Eemeli Lappi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈesɑˌpekːɑ ˈlɑpːi]; born 17 January 1991) is a Finnish rally driver. He is the 2014 European Rally Champion and the 2016 WRC-2 Champion. Lappi is also three-time Finnish Rally Champion winning it in 2012, 2025 and 2026. He drove lately for Hyundai Motorsport in 2026. In 2024, he won his second ever event in Rally Sweden, which broke the record for the longest gap between wins in terms of time and number of rallies (81 rallies), with his debut win coming from his home event in 2017 Rally Finland. Lappi announced his retirement from professional rallying after the 2026 season. == Career == === 2012 === 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. === Škoda Motorsport (2013–2016) === 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.
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