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Simo Rassinen was born to Hannu and Ritva Rassinen in Hopsu, Järvimaa, Valkea. He has an older sister, Aleksandra, who is an ophthalmologist, and a younger brother, Heikki, who is also a racing driver. His father gave him a go-kart for Christmas at the age of 4, which began his interest in cars and motor racing. | |||
He received his secondary education at the Naarkoski Gymnasium in Hopsu, where he passed with a respectable grade. Rassinen described his school life as "boring", and would often complete his schoolwork as quickly as possible so that he can go karting. | |||
Rassinen speaks Valkean, English, Nynorsk, and Nidwaldeser. | |||
==Karting career== | ==Karting career== | ||
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| Simo Rassinen | |
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| Nationality |  Valkean |
| Born | May 3, 1986 Hopsu, Valkea |
| Astyrian Formula One Championship | |
| Years active | 2010-2020 |
| Teams | Juhola, Sidus |
| Starts | 196 |
| Wins | 24 |
| Poles | 38 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2015, 2020 | AstyF1 Drivers' Champion |
Simo Rassinen (born 3 May 1986) is a Valkean racing driver who competed in Astyrian Formula One from 2011 to 2020. He won the Drivers' Championship for Sidus in the 2015 and 2020 seasons.
Born in Hopsu, Järvimaa to a middle-class family, Rassinen began go-karting at the age of 5, winning various local, national, and regional championships. He progressed to car racing at 17 years old, winning the 2005 Formula Raamaker Championship. He went on to win the Formula 3 Lorecian Series in 2008 and 2009, as well as the Valkean Open Wheel Series in 2010.
Rassinen was promoted to a race seat in Formula One in 2011 for Juhola, partnering with Scanonian driver Martin Søndergaard. He claimed his first pole position and first win at the 2013 Hindia Belandan Grand Prix. In 2014, he moved to Sidus as a replacement for fellow Valkean and outgoing two-time champion Paavo Laakkonen. A year later, he won his first Drivers' Championship at the 2015 Nidwaldeser Grand Prix. He added a second championship at the 2020 Aquitaynian Grand Prix, becoming the second Valkean racing driver after Laakkonen to claim two Astyrian F1 titles.
In September 2020, Rassinen publicly announced his retirement from Formula One. He has participated in 197 Grands Prix, with 24 wins, 45 podiums, and 38 pole positions to his name.
Early and personal life
Simo Rassinen was born to Hannu and Ritva Rassinen in Hopsu, Järvimaa, Valkea. He has an older sister, Aleksandra, who is an ophthalmologist, and a younger brother, Heikki, who is also a racing driver. His father gave him a go-kart for Christmas at the age of 4, which began his interest in cars and motor racing.
He received his secondary education at the Naarkoski Gymnasium in Hopsu, where he passed with a respectable grade. Rassinen described his school life as "boring", and would often complete his schoolwork as quickly as possible so that he can go karting.
Rassinen speaks Valkean, English, Nynorsk, and Nidwaldeser.
Karting career
Junior racing career
Astyrian Formula One career
Juhola (2011-2013)
Sidus (2014-2020)
Retirement
Driver profile
Personality
Driving style
Racing record
Driver summary
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