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MARTTI RITONEN

Official BirelArt Racing Team driver

MARA

Martti Ritonen has been behind the wheel of a karting car almost his entire life – he got his first kart as a baby. He went first time to the track when he was less than three years old.

The hobby that began in the footsteps of the siblings has grown into a goal-oriented career, which has resulted in several Finnish championships, a factory team spot, and international achievements.

MARA is known for his bold driving style, determination and ability to fight for top positions on both domestic and international tracks.

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MARTTI

NAME: MARTTI RITONEN

BORN: 2008

HOME TOWN: TAMPERE

CLUB: PR-RACING

SEASON 2025

European Championship series:

15.-18.5.2025 Spain(Valencia)

19.-22.6.2025 Italy (Sarno-Napoli)

17.-20-7.2025 Germany (Mülsen)

World Cup:

9.-12.10.2025 Italy (Franciacorta)

Champions of the Future series:

7.-10.5.2025 Spain (Valencia)

1.-4.10.2025 Italy (Franciacorta)

Finnish Championship series:

6.-8.6.2025 Pori

4.-6.7.2025 Kouvola

23.-24.8.2025 Kangasala

Other races:

5.-9.2.2025 WSK Super Master SeriesItalia (Sarno)

Read more about Mara's career in the CAREER-subpage!

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2025 RECAP

Already waiting for the next one 🔥

#mara #gomara #racewithmara #2025 #karting

Hyvää ja rauhallista Joulua kaikille ❤️

Merry Christmas everyone 💙

#mara #gomara #racewithmara #christmas

Behind the scenes 📹🤩

@centodieci_racing @toni.vilander @jussipohjola @bgvarikko @karthouse.fi

📹 @kartmamaphotographs
#mara #gomara #racewithmara #kz2 #birelart #centodieciracing #centodieciracingwithbirelart

Happy 108th Independence Day Finland! 💙

Forever honored to represent Finland, a land my great-grandparents have fought for. 🇫🇮

Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää 108-vuotiaalle Suomelle! 💙

Ikuisesti ylpeä, kun saan edustaa Suomea. Maata, jonka puolesta omatkin iso-isovanhempani taistelivat. 🇫🇮

#suomi108 #independence #independenceday #mara #gomara

What an unforgettable evening at @pr_racing.tampere awards! 🏆

Even though the club is strongly rally-oriented, karting is also well represented — and this year it truly showed. MARA was recognized not only for his results in karting, but also for his strong performance in e-Motorsports.

Honored and proud to bring home five awards:
🏆Best Karting Driver
🏆Top Performer in Championship Series
🏆 PR-Racing e-Motorsport Driver — Member’s championship P1
🏆 PR-Racing Best e-Motorsport Driver
🏆 PR-Racing Karting: P1

Huge thanks PR-Racing for recognition and support ❤️
Motivation for the upcoming season is higher than ever 🔥

#mara #gomara #racewithmara #prracing #karting #motorsport #emotorsport #awards

Menneellä kaudella MARAn kisareissujen matkustusvaatteista huolehti @retronousu 🤩

Käsityötä, joka tuntuu — ja näkyy. 🇫🇮🧵
Nousu puki Martin 70-luvun hengessä räätälöityyn asuun, joka on valmistettu Nokialla, suomalaisessa Trikoo-ompelimo Kehdossa.

🔴 Täysin customoitu punainen trikoolook — trikootakki & -housut, t-paita, shortsit ja sukat. Kaikki tehty juuri MARAa varten!

📍Ommeltu rakkaudella. Tehty kestämään. Tuntuu oikealta.

*mainos/tuotteet saatu @retronousu
#mara #gomara #racewithmara #retronousu

And with that, the 2025 season comes to an end…

Huge thanks to my team @birel_art , mechanics, sponsors and everyone who’s been involved with my season. ❤️

This season I drove three European Championship races, three Finnish Championship races, two Champion of the Future -races & one World Cup race.
Lots of travel and new experiences.
Races and starts that went well and I had the speed.
But also moments that made me stop and think, but never because I doubted my speed.

Next season is already planned and being put together. Big, new things are coming.
Just wait and see 😉

My biggest sponsors from the season 2025:
▪️Autofit @autofitsuomi
▪️Pancho Villa @panchovillarestaurant
▪️Telko #telko
▪️Tammervene @tammervene
▪️HH-Kiinteistöpalvelut Oy @hhkiinteistopalvelut

📸 @matteoessevisuals
#mara #gomara #racewithmara #season2025 #karting #kz2

My Father.
Dad.
Daddy.
Old man.

The Man.

You are always there for me.
Always by my side.

Thank You❤️

#fathersday
#myfather

TikTok saw it first 🤷🏼

Vibes from last weeks @fia.karting.championship KZ2 World Cup 🇮🇹

📹 @matteoessevisuals
#mara #gomara #racewithmara #fiakarting #karting #reels #foryou #fyp #kz2

KZ2 World Cup, Franciacorta ✔️

Struggle was real at first.
Qualy went quite mid.
P49/124 —> Not great, but not the worse possible income.

The race continued and the heats started.
After we got everything sorted with the team @birel_art & @k25_race_engines I was flying 🚀

In the start of my last Heat I dropped to P25.
Not the way I planned it. I had to fight my way back up if I wanted to be in the final.
Heat D-G —> P6 🏁
After the heats I also had to succee in SuperHeat.
P19 —> P10 🏁

With the determination and speed I had, I made it to the KZ2 final. Started from P32.
After 15 laps I was already in P18 🚀
But then a crash ended my race.

Although my race ended the way it did, I finally got show my speed and what I’m capable of. 🤝🏼

Now it’s time to set our priorities to off-season training with @janskusport and start planning next season in KZ2 ⚡️

📸 @matteoessevisuals
#mara #gomara #racewithmara #birelart #kz2 #fiakarting #kz2worldcup

Wanted to give something very Finnish and very special from my sponsor @retronousu to the Boss🔥A matching track suit🔥

Thank You @birel_art My Team❤️

#mara
#gomara
#racewithmara
#nousu
#retronousu
#birelart
#redpower

👀🤯⚔️

Last weeks vibes from @championskarting Franciacorta 😮‍💨
Now turning focus on @fia.karting.championship KZ2 World Cup 🔥

📹 @matteoessevisuals
#mara #gomara #racewithmara #kz2 #birelart #karting #redpower #fiakarting #foryou #reels

It’s time to put the helmet back on because it’s
RACEWEEEEEEEK 😮‍💨

🗓️ 1.-4.10.2025
🏁 @championskarting
📍 @franciacorta_karting_track
👤 @birel_art
🔥 @marttiritone

📸 @matteoessevisuals
#mara #gomara #racewithmara #kz2 #birelart #italy #redpassion #karting #franciacorta #championsofthefuture #cotf

Happy 17th Birthday MARA🎉

Strong trust in the future and a heart full of passion for racing.
Dreams are waiting – and you hold all the keys to achieve them. 🚀

#mara
#racewithmara
#gomara
#birthdayboy

Final training sessions in Finland before heading to Italy for the @fia.karting.championship KZ2 World Cup 🌍

Slowly saying goodbye to the Finnish training conditions 🍂🌧️
➡️ Next stop — Franciacorta 🇮🇹

📹 @kartmamaphotographs
#mara #gomara #racewithmara #kz2 #birelart #karting #redpower #fiakarting #italy #reels #i̇greels #fyp #foryou

#throwbackthursday 🔁

From childhood racers to future legends 🏆
MARA & @tuukka.taponen - now and then ⚡️

#mara #gomara #racewithmara #nowandthethen #tuukkataponen

That was a wrap for @kartingsm season 2025 ✔️

In Lentola we witnessed the highs and lows of this sport.

Two wins from final 1 and final 2. No one could stop me. 🔥

After the 3 finals, when the official results for the weekend were declared, it was clear that I had lost the bronze medal for the championships.

The bronze medal was supposed to be mine, but due to a committee decision I ended up losing it by just one point. So it wasn’t by racing, but by a decision made behind closed doors.

Don’t know what else to say. This is motorsport in all it’s glory.

Now it’s time to take a step back, reflect on the season, and look at what can be done in the future. At no point was it ever about my speed, but about something I haven’t yet been able to influence. 🤝🏼

📸 @kartmamaphotographs
#mara #gomara #racewithmara #kartingsm #kz2

WIN FROM FINAL 2 🔥

What a thrill it was. Heart-pounding moments ’til the end.

One to go.
Final 3, be ready at 17:15 ⚡️

📸 @kartmamaphotographs
#mara #gomara #racewithmara #kartingsm #kz2 #winning

It was a beautiful win in KZ2 Final 1 today!

Tomorrow I’ ll be starting from pole the Final 2🔥

Thank You @machac_motors!

Special Thanks to my mechanic @japadeus
My coach @janskusport

And all my sponsors and supporters that came to see me race!

📷 @kartmamaphotographs

RACE WEEK 🤯

Last race of the season in Finland ⚡️
➡️ Lentola, Kangasala

Let’s go @kartingsm 🔥

📸 @kartmamaphotographs
#mara #gomara #racewithmara #birelart #karting #kartingsm #redpassion #finland #kangasala #tampere

12 YEARS 🤯

12 years since my first race ever.
Kinda crazy to see the same people still in motorsports and as my friends. 🤝🏼

#mara #gomara #racewithmara #karting #growingup #littleme

Today is qualifying day 🔥

Few free practices ahead and then it’s time to push.

📸 @matteoessevisuals
#mara #gomara #racewithmara #fyp #foryou #karting #birelart

RACEWEEK 🇩🇪

This week we race in Mülsen, Germany.
LET’S GO ⚡️

❤️ @birel_art
⏱️ @fia.karting.championship

📸 @matteoessevisuals

#mara #gomara #racewithmara #karting #kz2 #birelart #redpassion #fiakarting #germany #mulsen #mülsen #foryou #fyp

@kartingsm Kouvola vibes ⚡️
Speed, focus & pure adrenaline.

🔧 @japadeus
📹 @kartmamaphotographs
#mara #gomara #racewithmara #kz2 #birelart #karting #redpower #kartingsm #foryou #fypage #trending #sport #motorsport

⚔️RACEWEEK

This week we race again for the Finnish Championship points ⚡️

📍 @kouvolanfk
🔧 @japadeus
📲 @kartingsm

📸 @kartmamaphotographs
#mara #gomara #racewithmara #kartingsuomi #kartingsm #birelart #redpassion #kz2 #kouvolanfk #kouvola

🔁 RECAP
2nd round of KZ European Championships 🤝🏼

📹 @matteoessevisuals
#mara #gomara #racewithmara #kz2 #birelart #karting #redpower #redpassion #fiakarting #foryou #fyp #foryoupage #reels

🏁 Round 2 of the European Championship done & dusted in Sarno, Italy 🇮🇹

Speed was there all weekend – I was consistently on the pace, right up with the front runners.
But things didn’t go exactly to plan.

⚠️ Qualifying didn’t go my way – strategy misfire meant I couldn’t get the best lap in.
⚠️ Solid, steady heats & Super Heat = safe ticket to the final.
⚠️ In the final, a rear tyre delaminated mid-race – turning the fight into a survival mode. Finished P19.

✅ Overall, a clear step forward from the last round – progress!

🎲 Tyre issues remain a hot topic in the paddock... some call it a lottery.

🔜 Next up: @kartingsm Kouvola
Then possibly back to Europe in mid-July in Mülsen, Germany 🇩🇪

📈 Speed is there – now it’s all about turning it into results.

Thanks to my team @birel_art ❤️
And to my mechanic Salvatore ❤️

📸 @matteoessevisuals
#mara #gomara #racewithmara #birelart #redpassion #kz2 #fiakarting #italy

🇮🇹 Race week – Sarno, Italy
 Round 2 of the European Championship is on 🔥
This week we’re heading to Sarno, just outside Naples, for another intense weekend of racing and championship points.

Feeling excited and ready with the @birel_art team – let’s go! 🤝🏼

🗓️ Schedule, results & more info: 👉🏼 fiakarting.com

📸 @matteoessevisuals
#mara #gomara #racewithmara #birelart #redpassion #naples #karting #italy #fyp #foryou

Speed?🔥 On point.
Pace?💨 As good as ever.
Tech?… Let’s just say it had other plans 😅

One of those weekend where the driver was flying, but kart had commitment issues. @rmcfinland

Still — the grind doesn’t stop 😈

Next up —> KZ2 European Championships Round 2, Sarno Italy 🇮🇹

📹 @kartmamaphotographs
#mara #gomara #racewithmara #karting #finland #fyp #rotax #rotaxdd2 #foryou

😈 RACE WEEK

This week we race again in Pori but this time I’ll be driving DD2 🤝🏼

I’m ready.
LET’S GO 🔥

📍 @porinfkkerho
⚔️ @rmcfinland
📸 @kartmamaphotographs

#mara #gomara #racewithmara #rmc #dd2 #rotaxmax #finland

Wrenches, nerves and speed — behind the scenes from @kartingsm Pori ⚡️

📹 @kartmamaphotographs
#mara #gomara #racewithmara #kz2 #birelart #karting #redpower

@kartingsm 1st Round ✅

Three finals: 2nd, 2nd and 4th place.
Managed to also get pole position from the qualification 🔥

Good weekend all in all. Great speed on dry but still need to find better setup for rain 🤝🏼

This week the racing continues in Pori.
I’ll be driving DD2 in @rmcfinland series 😉

🔧 @japadeus
💻 @jsalola

📸 @kartmamaphotographs
#mara #gomara #racewithmara #kartingsm #kz2 #karting

Quali
Pole Position

Heat P3
Wrong tyre pressure made it hard to be fast at the start

Final 1
P2
Wet

Happy about the pace on dry.
On wet need to find some extra details to set the best pace!

Tomorrow I’ll push more, no mistakes💥

Thank You @machac_motors 💥
@japadeus 👊🏻

We are very excited to announce that Kuljetus Särkinen Oy is joining Mara’s partners for the 2025 season! 🚛

”Kuljetus Särkinen Oy is a family-owned company based in Tampere, Finland, offering a wide range of transport services, skip transport and rental, as well as crane work – all with solid expertise and years of experience.
Their clients include businesses, households, and the public sector, with services primarily available in Tampere and the Pirkanmaa region – and beyond when needed.” 🛞📞

👉 www.kuljetussarkinen.fi
#mara #gomara #racewithmara #kuljetussärkinen #collaboration

RACE WEEK ⚡️

This week we’ll start the Finnish Championships in Pori📍 @kartingsm
I’m ready.
LET’S GET IT ⚔️

📸 @matteoessevisuals
#mara #gomara #racewithmara #kartingsm #pori #kartingsuomi #kz2

I’m very excited to announce that @viihdekeskusideapark is joining my partners for the 2025 season! 🤩

”Finland’s finest indoor go-karting, Skidipark, entertainment bowling, mini golf, and sauna facilities with meeting rooms.
Viihdekeskus is an activity park designed for all ages – a place where everyone can enjoy themselves.
Located inside Ideapark Lempäälä, with excellent transport connections, the center offers a perfect setting for day trips, birthday parties, and corporate events.” 🚗🎳
👉 www.viihdekeskusideapark.fi

#mara #gomara #racewithmara #viihdekeskus #cooperation

🇪🇸 European Championship Round 1 – Valencia

The first KZ2 European Championship round in Valencia is done. I had top 5 pace at times 🔝, but overall it was inconsistent — tire issues played a big role throughout the weekend, just like for many others. 🛞

My Super Heat ended in a crash 💥, and a post-race decision — which I felt was unfair — meant I didn’t get to start the Final. Watched it from the sidelines instead. 👀

Not the outcome I was aiming for, but staying focused and ready for the next round. 👊🏼

📹 @matteoessevisuals
#mara #gomara #racewithmara #kz2 #birelart #karting #redpassion #redpower #fiakarting #fy #foryou

⚡️HEATS DAY

Warmup
🇪🇸 10:00
🇫🇮 11:00

Heat B-C
🇪🇸 12:15
🇫🇮 13:15

Heat A-B
🇪🇸 14:50
🇫🇮 15:50

Heat B-D
🇪🇸 16:30
🇫🇮 17:30

After yesterdays free practices and qualifying today is all about heats. We had some techical issues yesterday but those are now history.
Now it’s time to fight for my positions ⚔️

#mara #gomara #kz2 #birelart #spain #cikfia #fiakarting #fyp

RACEWEEK 💥

European Championship, KZ2
Round 1 ➡�️ Valencia, Spain 🇪🇸

LET'S GOOOOO ⚔️

Design: @vetodesignn
📸 @matteoessevisuals
❤️ @birel_art

#mara #gomara #birelart #fiakarting #europeanchampionship #spain #karting #kz2 #vetodesign #matteoessevisuals #autofit

Feelings from last week🏁

📹 @matteoessevisuals

#mara #gomara #racewithmara #birelart #kz2 #championskarting #spain #fyp #foryou #trending

What a weekend.

During friday I drove 3 heats. It was a tough day.
P19
P15
DNF

In saturday I decided to change the course. I would be the one determining the outcome. I needed to succeed in superheats if I wanted to part of the finals. And I did.

Superheat B
I started from P20 and crossed the checkered flag P5 🔥

After the finals, in official results, I was P17.
This was one hell of a race but a good one to get in the books for future. 🫡

Thanks to my team @birel_art & mechanic @cicciuzzo46 ❤️

Now few days off and then it’s time to race again here in Valencia!

- MARA

#mara #gomara #birelart #kz2 #championskarting #spain #fypage

Today the battle will begin 💥 MARA will drive in KZ2 Group 2. 
This Thursday will consist of 5 non qualifying practices and qualifying practice ⏱️ MARA’s qualifying practice will be at 🇪🇸15:45 / 🇫🇮16:45  ⚡️⚡️⚡️  📸 @matteoessevisuals  #mara #gomara #racewithmara #birelart #cotf #championskarting #valencia #spain #foryou #fyp #europe #motorsport #racing
@birel_art @championskarting

RACEWEEK ⚡️

This week we’re heading to Valencia for @championskarting 🇪🇸

See you there 🫡

Design: @vetodesignn
📸 @matteoessevisuals
#mara #gomara #racewithmara #championskarting #cotf #valencia #karting #spain #vetodesign #championsofthefuture

Happy Easter y’all 🐣

This weekend went to @americancarshow_official in Helsinki and got to meet lots of friends and new people 🛞
I also got to drive @akkmotorsport simulator and race with fellow talented drivers while visiting the booth! Let’s see who takes the fastest stint next year 😉

Few weeks and then it’s time to head Valencia for the first @championskarting race 🇪🇸
MARA is ready 💥

📹 @kartmamaphotographs
#mara #gomara #racewithmara #kartmamaphotographs #acs2025 #americancarshow #helsinki

Nyt on tavarat, joilla enemmänkin nautitaan, kuin selvitään koko Suomen karting-kausi 🙌🏼
Jasper Oy:n kanssa katsottiin yhteistyössä heidän laajasta valikoimastaan tuotteet, joilla saadaan homma toimimaan.

Mara valitsi käyttöönsä mm.:
▪️Milwaukee Packout ensiapupakkaus
▪️Milwaukee iskevä mutterinväännin
▪️KENT All Purpose Foam Cleaner
▪️KENT PTFE+ Lubricant
▪️Milwaukee laser pointer

Kiitos @jasperoy_official 🤩

#yhteistyö #jasper #mara #gomara #racewithmara #karting #kartinsuomi #milwaukee

The eyes chico, they never lie. 👀
Even after 15 years.
#throwbackthursday

#mara #gomara #racewithmara #throwback #eyes

From scratch to action 💥

❤️ @birel_art

#mara #gomara #racewithmara #birelart #kz2 #karting #kartingfinland #redpassion

��🔥Hot lap from today🔥
First laps in Finland for the season 2025🤟🏼

📍@vantaacircuit

#mara #gomara #racewithmara #karting #hotlap #vantaa #kartingfinland #fyp #racing #birelart

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