Simo Rassinen

Simo Rassinen
Nationality	Valkean
Born	(1986-05-03) 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.