Costa Toparis


Costa Santino Toparis is an Australian racing driver who last competed in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship for KIC Motorsport.

Career

Karting

Toparis had a successful karting career in his native Australia and in the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals. He came fifth in the 2018 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals in the Mini MAX category, and then came in third the following year.
Toparis came runner up to the 2021 Australian Karting Championship in KA2 machinery and won the championship the following season.

Formula Ford

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.

Formula 4

FIA Motorsport Games

Toparis was announced to be competing in the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games representing Team Australia in the Formula 4 race. He qualified in tenth, finished the Quali race in 19th, and came 13th in the Main race.

Formula 4 UAE Championship

At the end of the 2022 season, Toparis drove for Carlin in the trophy round at the Formula 4 UAE Championship. He finished the races in fourth and eighth.

Formula 4 Australian Championship

At the near end of 2024, Toparis would get some racing activity in the 2024 Formula 4 Australian Championship for AGI Sport after having an early exit from the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship. He drove in the final round of the championship at the Sepang International Circuit, the only international round in the championship year and came fourth in the first race and second in the second the third races. Toparis finished the championship in ninth with 48 points.

GB3 Championship

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

Formula Regional

Formula Regional Middle East Championship

At the start of the 2024 season, Toparis would compete in the 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship for Australian team, Evans GP. 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. 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

Toparis would compete for KIC Motorsport in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship with technical support from Evans GP. 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 exited the championship and positioned 34th overall in the standings.

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2022New South Wales Formula Race Car ChampionshipAGI Sport911492303rd
2022FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 CupTeam Australia10000N/A13th
2022Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy RoundCarlin20000N/ANC
2023GB3 ChampionshipRodin Carlin23000015115th
2024Formula Regional Middle East ChampionshipEvans GP1500012114th
2024Formula Regional European ChampionshipKIC Motorsport40000034th
2024Formula 4 Australian ChampionshipAGI Sport30002489th

* Season in progress

Complete GB3 Championship results

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2023Rodin CarlinOUL
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		15th151

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

YearEntrant123456789101112131415DCPoints
2024Evans GPYMC1
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		14th21

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2024KIC MotorsportHOC
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		34th0

Complete Formula 4 Australian Championship results

YearTeam123456789101112DCPoints
2024AGI SportBEN1
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		9th48