Abdoulaye Goita

Abdoulaye Goita
Goita, wearing his GFR firesuit.
Nationality	Reçuecian
Born	GOITA Abdoulaye April 21, 1993 (age 32) Bamako, Mali
World Grand Prix Championship career
Debut season	WGPC 17
Current team	Ælund Stølskapp Grand Prix
Car number	89
Engine	Ælund CMYK-T20V8H
Crew chief	Agreka Rimanti'i
Former teams	Schkeska-VSK Viska Racing
Wins	1
Podiums	4
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	8th in seasons 18 and 21
Previous series
Season 3	WGP2
Championship titles
WGP2 Season 3	1

Abdoulaye Goita (born April 21, 1993) is a Reçuecian racing driver who competes in the World Grand Prix Championship for Ælund Stølskapp Grand Prix. Goita won the World Grand Prix Two driver's championship in his rookie season, and has participated in various iROS, NSSCRA, and WSRC events.

Born in Bamako, Mali, Goita emigrated to Reçueçn with his family as a child. He began his career in karting as a pre-teen, inspired by his father, a taxi driver. During WGPC 17, Goita attempted to negotiate a mid-season contract, but despite a test drive for Eelandi VTGP, was ultimately unsuccessful. The following season, Goita signed a contract with SVJ Racing, and subsequently won the WGP2 3 driver's championship, as well as winning the constructors' championship for SVJ Racing with his teammate, Roman Arjenko. On the back of his WGP2 3 title, Goita was invited to be a test driver for GFR Motorsport, a Yeezie stock car racing team, in NSSCRA season 9. He was also invited to race in the first edition of iBen's Race of Stars.

Goita signed for Viska Racing during WGPC 17, becoming the first Reçuecian driver in the WGPC. During seasons 19 and 20 Goita did not drive in the WGPC, due to the Reçuecian sporting hiatus at the time. He made his return to racing by cold-calling Abovian WGPC champion Terho Talvela to inquire about co-driving with him in the World Stage Rally Championship. Goita drove the first two rallies of the championship with Talvela, but did not view rally driving as a long-term engagement and did not race the rest of the season after Talvela found a replacement co-driver. Goita then returned to GFR Motorsport for NSSCRA 15 in an R&D seat.

Goita finally returned to WGPC in season 21. Using his connection with Talvela from rallying, Goita negotiated a seat with Ælund Grand Prix. He and his teammate, Ted Pressley, won the constructors' championship for Ælund. However, Goita did not win any races during the championship, and suffered a crash and a debilitating concussion at the Hapiloppian Grand Prix toward the end of the season.

Junior racing career

Karting

Goita began karting at a young age, encouraged by his father. Although motorsport does not have a large presence in Reçueçn, amateur karting competitions do exist. Participating at this level, Goita was considered to be "a notch above" the local competition, and friends he made at the local karting track expected to see him on TV one day.

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races (Sprint Races)	Wins (Sprint Race Wins)	Poles	F/Laps (Spr)	Podiums	Points	Position
17	WGP2	SVJ Racing	10	1	1	1	4	99	1st
18	WGPC	Schkeska-VSK Viska Racing	10 (1)	1	0	0	2	45	8th
19	N/A	Did not participate	0	-	-	-	-	-	N/A
20	WSRC	Terho Talvela	2	0	0	0	0	1	NC
21	WGPC	Ælund Stølskapp Grand Prix	10 (2)	0	0	0	2	61	8th

*Season still in progress.

Complete WGP2 Results

(Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Season	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	DC	Points
3	SVJ Racing	SVJ2	Johansborg Motor Collective GP.v2	NEK 1	FID 16	AUR 2	ESM Ret	V&T 5	HAP 10	DCS 5	ISJ 6	EFL 3	NIM 2	1st	99

Complete iROS Results

(Races in bold indicate pole position (decided by random lot); races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Season	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	DC	Points
1	WGP2 Champion	Dart Hybrid Sport Special Edition	Spec	NEW 14	LEN 1	VIL 2	AUD 9	VIL Ret	2nd	58

Complete WSRC Results

(Races in bold indicate pole position (decided by random lot); races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Season	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	DC	Points
3	Terho Talvela	Iskabil Skua XB4-SR	ABL 15	KYP 10	DOR	KOI	QUE	AUR	TGN	HDR	NC	1

Complete WGPC Results

(Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Season	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	DC	Points
18	Schkeska-VSK Viska Racing	VK-01H	Schkeska VT-160F/H	TUR 12	HDR 11	NIM 14	AUR 3	ABL FEA 6	ABL SPR 13	NEK 13	FID 12	HAP 8	LEN 1	MTJ 21		8th	45
21	Ælund Stølskapp Grand Prix	AGP007	Ælund CMYK-T20V8H	ABL Ret	DOU 2	NIM 17	V&T 4	PTR SPR 7	PTR FEA Ret	ANM SPR 4	ANM FEA 4	ISJ 3	HAP Ret	ESM 11	LEN 14	8th	61

* - Season in Progress.

WGPC Non-Championship results

Season	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2
18	Schkeska-VSK Viska Racing	VK-01H	Schkeska VT-160F/H	TWI 23	ISJ 21