Round 01
Valencia
Circuit Ricardo Tormo · Spain
25–27 Sep2 races
16
Years oldBorn 2010, Espoo
12
Years racingKarting from age 4
5
LanguagesFI · SV · EN · RU · ES
6
Races in 20263 championship rounds
1.6M+
Team channel reachViews/impressions 2025
Who am I
A career built
on purpose
Motorsport runs in the family — father and grandfather both competed in Finnish national rally. Sankka started karting at four, raced nationally in Finland and Estonia, went international in 2022, and by 2023 was a factory driver for world champion VDK Racing in the highest international karting class, OKJ Class 1.
In 2026 he takes the next step: the Iberian Supercars GT4 Championship in a McLaren Artura GT4, representing McLaren Barcelona – SMC Motorsport, a team with deep McLaren ties and a proven GT3 record. The plan is not complicated: build racecraft and consistency in GT4, then move to GT3 at the highest level.
“He has all the elements for this. Not just the speed — the head, the school, the languages, the work.”Toffe Dahlström · father & manager
- Telemetry-validated pace. Exceptionally precise on the throttle, rare lap-time consistency versus peers.
- Engineer's mindset. Studies telemetry, walks every track, prepares like a professional.
- Five languages, one message. Represents a brand authentically from the Nordics to Iberia — no translation needed.
- Built to last. High performer at school, now on the economics programme at a Swedish boarding school. Trains, plays golf, sleeps, recovers.
Paddock · Finland
The path
Twelve years,
one direction
Every step has been planned, costed and earned — from a father-and-son hobby at a Finnish kart track to a McLaren GT4 seat in Spain and Portugal.
2014
First laps, age 4
A family hobby at Bemböle Ring, Espoo. Driving lines taught properly from day one — the habit that still shows in the telemetry.
2016–21
National level, Finland & Estonia
Into the top five, then the top three in Finland. Espoo Motorsport Club Karting Driver of the Year. Racing weekends across the Baltics.
2022
International debut — and a comeback
First international season in Italy. Six months out with a broken leg and arm; returned straight into the OK-Junior World Championship at Sarno and qualified on the second row of his group, finishing inside the top six. The moment the talent stopped being a theory.
2023
Factory driver, VDK Racing
Signed at 13 by world champion team VDK Racing for OKJ Class 1 — the highest international karting class. FIA Karting European Championship and CIK-FIA World Championship starts.
2025
Into the big cars
GT4 testing, physical programme stepped up, and management signed: 358 Sports Management. Boarding school place in Sweden secured — economics programme, ten minutes from Arlanda.
2026
McLaren Artura GT4 · Iberian Supercars
Three championship rounds, six races, plus private testing — Valencia, Jerez and Estoril with McLaren Barcelona – SMC Motorsport in the Gulf Oil livery.
2027+
GT3, and the long game
The target is GT3 at the highest level — endurance racing at Le Mans and Spa, and a professional career measured in decades, not seasons.
The machine
McLaren
Artura GT4
A carbon-fibre monocoque race car built by McLaren Customer Racing — and wrapped in the most recognised livery in motorsport. Your brand rides on it.
- Engine
- 3.0 L twin-turbo V6
- Layout
- 120° V6, mid-engine
- Gearbox
- 7-speed sequential
- Chassis
- Carbon monocoque (MCLA)
- Power
- To GT4 BoP
- Weight
- −100 kg vs 570S GT4
- Rear wing
- 7 angle settings
- Tyres
- Pirelli P Zero
- Homologation
- FIA GT4
- Livery
- Gulf Oil heritage
Light blue, orange,
and sixty years of history
The Gulf Oil livery is one of the few colour schemes in the world that people recognise before they read a single logo. Le Mans, Steve McQueen, Ford GT40, McLaren. Brands that appear on it inherit that association — and in 2026 there is still space on the car.
The team
McLaren Barcelona
SMC Motorsport
Not a step into the unknown. Sankka's first GT4 season runs with the official McLaren Barcelona team — a family-run operation with more than 15 years of experience, a Dakar programme, and the reigning McLaren Trophy Europe titles.
Directed by Gonzalo de Andrés with Emilio de Villota as Team Principal — over 20 years in the professional elite of international motorsport. For a young driver, that means real engineering, real data, and a paddock where sponsors are treated professionally.
20
Wins · Trophy Europe42
Podiums13
Poles5
Fastest laps- 2025 McLaren Trophy Europe Champions · Papaya Cup
- 2024 McLaren Trophy Europe Champions · Teams & Drivers
- 2023 McLaren Trophy Europe Champions · Drivers
- 2022 GT4 Supercars Endurance Team Champions
- Official McLaren Barcelona team since 2021
- Astara official team, Dakar Rally 2022–2024
- First team in the world with a zero carbon footprint in Dakar
- 2020 Spanish Endurance Champion (CER) · Drivers
Season 2026
Three rounds.
Six races.
Iberian Supercars GT4 Championship — endurance-format racing across Spain and Portugal, broadcast in five languages.
Round 02
Jerez
Circuito de Jerez · Spain
6–8 Nov2 races
Round 03
Estoril
Autódromo do Estoril · Portugal
4–6 Dec2 races
Plus private testing and qualifying days · Championship calendar: gt4south.com
Reach & audience
A platform,
not just a car
Two audiences come with the seat: the championship's pan-European broadcast footprint, and a young driver's own channels — where the content is made, not repurposed.
Championship media footprint
+45
Hours TV broadcast+19
Hours live streaming1.5M
Views on social media+150K
Spectators trackside+2000
Published articles+1000
Social media publications+600K
Online streaming viewers€6M+
Expected AAVBroadcast in English, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese · Iberian Supercars 2025 season data
Sankka's own channels
Instagram is the home channel — training, race weekends, the life around it. Engagement is where it matters: 4.33% average engagement and 60.2% average reach rate are numbers most brand accounts never see. TikTok is scaling now, averaging 13.1K views per video from eight videos.
4.33%
Avg. engagement · IG60.2%
Avg. reach rate · IG13.1K
Avg. views / TikTok3K+
Followers, all channelsWhere the audience is
Finland62.3%
Spain11.4%
Sweden2.6%
Italy1.8%
Instagram audience by country
25–3431%
45+28.3%
18–2422.1%
35–4416.3%
Instagram audience by age · 80.4% male
2026 season key art
Race weekend
Training & testing
Behind the scenesWhy partner with Sankka
Your brand at the
front of GT racing
Partnering in 2026 means being part of the story from the beginning — with the visibility, the brand environment and the platform to make it count.
Pan-European broadcast
Iberian Supercars broadcasts in English, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. Multi-market visibility from a single partnership — no campaign management required.
McLaren association
Competing under McLaren Barcelona – SMC Motorsport, one of the most prestigious names in global motorsport. That prestige extends to every brand on the car.
The Gulf livery
Light blue and orange carries sixty years of motorsport heritage. Few liveries on earth are more recognised — your brand belongs in that company.
Race weekend exposure
Three rounds, six races across Valencia, Jerez and Estoril, plus private testing and qualifying. Consistent, high-frequency visibility through the season.
A long career ahead
Sankka is 16. Partners who join now are not buying a single season — they are joining a career from the start, with GT3 and endurance racing next.
Five languages
Finnish, Swedish, English, Russian and Spanish. He can represent your brand authentically across Northern Europe and the Iberian Peninsula, in the room and on camera.
Content, not just logos
Behind-the-scenes paddock access, race day content, driver interviews and team moments — a steady flow of authentic material your brand can be part of.
Professional management
358 Sports Management brings partnership expertise, media support and strategic guidance. You work with a team built around making partnerships perform.
Sports and athletes make brands unforgettable.
Partnership packages · Season 2026
Choose your
position on the car
Four levels, from the bonnet to the support panel. Every package is a starting point — placements, content and hospitality are built around what your brand actually needs.
Tier 01
Principal
Partner
Partner
50 000 €
from · per season
- Primary logo position: bonnet and rear quarter panels
- Race suit chest and helmet placement
- Naming in all season communications
- Two race weekends of hospitality, garage and paddock access
- Dedicated content series: four branded films plus monthly social content
- Two appearance days — customer events, fairs, internal kick-offs
- Simulator or track day with the driver
- First refusal on the 2027 GT3 programme
Tier 02
Race
Partner
Partner
25 000 €
per season
- Secondary car positions: side skirts and rear wing
- Race suit shoulder or sleeve placement
- One race weekend of hospitality for two guests
- Two branded films plus race weekend social content
- One appearance day
- Logo on website and season media kit
Tier 03
Team
Partner
Partner
10 000 €
per season
- Logo on car side panel and rear
- Race suit placement
- Race weekend social mentions and season recap content
- Logo on website and media kit
- Signed team assets for your office or channels
Tier 04
Supporter
2 500 €
per season
- Logo on car support panel
- Name on the website partner wall
- Season updates and thank-you content
- Invitation to the Finnish partner event
Something else in mind?
Content partnerships, product placement and testing, B2B hospitality, co-branded merchandise, technology partnerships — or a multi-season deal that runs into the GT3 years. Tell us the objective and we will build the package around it.
Start a conversation →
All prices per season, excl. VAT · Placements adjustable · Multi-season terms available
Sankka Club · supporters
Back the driver,
not just the car
Not every supporter needs a logo on the bonnet. Sankka Club is for people and smaller companies who want to be part of the season from the inside — and have something real to show for it.
Personal · Sankka Club
Sankka Club
member
member
50–100 €
per season
- Sankka Club membership with your own member number
- Signed team cap or T-shirt sent to your door
- Race reports and season updates to members first, before they go public
- Your name on the supporters wall on this site
- Invitation to the Finnish supporters' event
- At 100 €: limited-edition signed season poster
Company · business supporter
Business
supporter
supporter
250–1 000 €
per season
- Company name on the supporters wall and in the season thank-you post
- Merch pack for the office — caps and shirts, volume by level
- Sankka Club membership for up to three employees
- Season updates for the whole team
- Two invitations to the Finnish partner event
- At 1 000 €: your name on the car's support panel and a signed poster for the office
Personal tiers include VAT · Company tiers excl. VAT · Merch shipped within Finland
Partners & supporters
On the car in 2026
Interested in joining them? Partnership packages →
Contact
Let's build
something lasting
We work closely with every partner to build a collaboration that fits your objectives. Whether the focus is on-car visibility, content, or direct audience connection across European markets — start with a conversation.
Partnerships, media & all enquiries
Axel Helisten
Manager · 358 Sports Management Oy
All partnership and media enquiries go through 358.
The driver
Alexander Dahlström
Racing driver · Espoo, Finland
axel.helisten@358sportsmanagement.fi @sankkartEnquiries · axel.helisten@358sportsmanagement.fi