Mattias Hirvonen

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Mattias Hirvonen
Mattias Hirvonen
Nationality 23px-Flag of Finland.svg-1-.png Finnish
Born (1980-03-07) 7 March 1980 (age 45)
Hanko, Uusimaa, Finland
Formula Virtual career
Active years 2013-2014
Team(s) FUN, Franklin
Entries 5 (5 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Career points 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First race 2013 Australian V-Prix
Last race 2013 Spanish V-Prix
2013 position 33rd (0 pts)

Matthias Hirvonen (born 7 March 1980) is a retired Finnish virtual racing driver who last drove in Formula Virtual at the 2013 Spanish V-Prix for FUN.

Personal life

Mattias made his FV debut at the age of 33. Off track he is the owner of the local karting track near his hometown, Hanko. Due to his relations within the racing scene he was able to get a drive for the Finnish team FUN in 2013. He is married to his 4-years younger wife Leena since 2006 and father of two children, a girl named Emma (born 2008) and a boy named Robin Matti (born 2010).

Career

Formula Virtual (2013-2014)

FUN (2013)

2013

Mattias was able to get a drive for FUN at the start of the 2013, the inaugural season of Formula Virtual. After mediocre results in the first five races, including one retirement in Australia, he was replaced by Lee Fuller for the Canadian V-Prix. His best results were two 18th places in Malaysia and Bahrain, he finished 33rd in the standings.

Franklin (2014)

2014

In 2014, Mattias filled in the role as a test driver for Franklin, who retained their crown as champions in 2014. At the end of the season, Mattias retired from racing within the FVA to compete in karting races at his karting track and other karting tracks around Finland.

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Name Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2013 Formula Virtual Fun F1 Team 5 0 0 0 0 0 33rd
2014 Formula Virtual Franklin F1 Team Test Driver

* Season in progress.

Complete Formula Virtual results

(results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WDC Points
2013 Fun F1 Team Fun FF1/1 Toyota RVX-13 AUS
Ret
MAL
18
BHR
18
GBR
19
ESP
21
CAN
USA
FRA
GER
AUT
BEL
ITA
CHN
JPN
BRA
MEX
33rd 0

* Season in progress.