Finnish Racing Championship - Finnish Racing Championship

Finnish Racing Championship is contested on the premier Finnish and Estonian circuits with multiple spectacular classes. With Rata SM -series classes V8 Thunder and BMW Race Series joins the established and popular categories V1600 and Legends, the competition is bigger than before. Alongside these four Finnish Championship-level categories, a variety of spectacular cars can be seen in the national level Finnish GT Series category.

The top spec race cars and racing drivers won’t leave you empty, so see you at the races!

Season 2025 calendar

FRC season begins in May, with a five-race calendar consisting of the best tracks in Finland and Estonia:

23.-24.5. FRC Kemora, Veteli
6.-7.6. FRC Botniaring (Short), Jurva
18.-19.7. FRC Botniaring, Jurva
8.-9.8. Estonian Grand Prix, Pärnu, Viro
12.-13.9. FRC Alastaro, Virttaa

Classes

For 2025, Finnish Racing Championship has expanded to have more categories. Ranging from the motorcycle-engined Legends cars all the way to the rumbling V8 Thunders, there is something for everyone.

Legends

Legends cars originate from the United States and are loosely based on the traditional American coupes and sedans of the 1930s and 40s. Powered by high-revving motorcycle engines, the small and nimble cars can accelerate from 0-100 kph in around four seconds. Top speed varies by gear ratios, but is generally around 140 – 200 km/h. The category is known for big grids, bumper to bumper racing, and unexpected results.

V1600

When it comes to motorsports, V1600 is definitely one of the most cost-effective ways of competing. Yet the category offers the opportunity to learn setting up a car in multiple ways. The category is based on a maximum 1,600 cc road cars from the 2000s. The engines produce around 120-140 break horsepower and the race spec suspension create very cost-effective and sensible racers out of modern cars. The cars in this category include Mini One, Toyota Yaris, Kia Ceed, Honda Civic, and VW Lupo.

V8 Thunder

Originating from Sweden, V8 Thunder is a high-performance category consisting of silhouette cars that share their looks with iconic muscle and sports cars. Powered by LS3 V8 engines, the iconic cars are spectacular to watch and provide good racing. Around 500 horsepower is transferred to the rear wheel via four-speed H-pattern gearboxes. The cars seen in the category are Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Mustang, Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG, Audi RS3, and Dodge Challenger.

BMW Race Series

BMW Xtreme began its story in 2007 and has since provided young drivers the opportunity to race with a cost-efficient, race-ready and rear-wheel-driven race car. The BMW Xtreme cars can be driven the year driver turns 15. Cars in this category are two or four door E36-model BMW 325s. The 2,5 litre inline six engine puts out around 210 horsepower. This year, BMW 9X category cars are also allowed.

Finnish GT Series

Finnish GT Series (formerly FRC GT Open) brings together the fastest, most varied GT and touring cars of Finland. With four distinguished categories for all levels of performance and competition, the racing is set to be exciting between the classes. Cars eligible and expected for the category include Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars, TCR Touring Cars, GT4 cars, as well as the fastest cars built to the Finnish TGT and Super Saloon regulations, including Chevrolet Corvette C6, BMW M1 and M3, as well as Acura RSX and many others. More about FRC GT Open here