H2O Racing
Union Internationale Motonautique

Kalle Viippo - 2

TEAM: Team Vietnam
HULL: DAC
COUNTRY: Finland
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: Forssa, Finland
DATE OF BIRTH: 27/11/1998
PLACE OF BIRTH: Forssa, Finland
HEIGHT: 190 CM
WEIGHT: 85 KG
RACING SUPER LICENSE:
MECHANICS - CREW:

1 - PIA VIIPPO (RADIOMAN)
2 - MATTI VIIPPO (PONTOON MECHANIC)
3 - PIA VIIPPO (PONTOON MECHANIC)

DEBUT: 2021
GRAND PRIX ENTERED: 15
RACE STARTS: 14
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: 0
BEST OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP FINISH: 9
BEST RACE FINISH: 5
BEST QUALIFYING POSITION: 3
CAREER PODIUMS: 0
CAREER POINTS: 43.0
PROFILE

KALLE VIIPPO joined Team Vietnam for the first time in San Nazzaro in 2021 and is now an integral member of the team. Born at Forssa in Finland, Viippo is now in his fifth year of F1H2O racing, although he only tackled one Grand Prix in 2024.
He finished in a career-best ninth in the 20121 Drivers’ Championship and was then classified in 10th and 13th in 2022 and 2023.
The Finn raced in the UIM F2 World Championship for two seasons (2018 and 2019) and finished eighth overall in 2019. His best result was fourth in Abu Dhabi in 2019 and he also finished in the points in eighth in Ribadouro.
Viippo started out in water sports track rowing for the Salo Racing Rowers from the age of seven and then graduated to the Finnish national SJ-15 class, before moving into F4 in 2012. He went on to achieve two bronze medals in the World Championships, several Finnish championships and other awards in the SM, PC, EC and WC series’.

CAREER INFOS

2024 - 20th F1H2O World Championship
2023 - 13th F1H2O World Championship
2022 - 10th F1H2O World Championship
2021 - 9th F1H2O World Championship