Niki Tuuli

{{Short description|Finnish motorcycle racer (born 1995)}} {{Infobox motorcycle rider | name = Niki Tuuli | image = Niki Tuuli CEV Aragon 2019.jpg | caption = Tuuli in 2019 | nationality = Finnish | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1995|10|26}} | birth_place = Imatra, Finland | Current team = QJ Motor Factory Racing | Bike number = 66 | website = | Moto2 Active years = {{MGP|2018|Moto2}} | Moto2 Manufacturers = Kalex | Moto2 Championships = 0 | Moto2 Race Starts = 11 | Moto2 Race Wins = 0 | Moto2 Podiums = 0 | Moto2 Poles = 0 | Moto2 Fastest laps = 0 | Moto2 Total Points = 1 | Moto2 Last season = 2018 | Moto2 Last position = 32nd (1 pt) | MotoE Active years = {{MGP|2019|MotoE}}–{{MGP|2020|MotoE}} | MotoE Manufacturers = Energica | MotoE Championships = 0 | MotoE Race Starts = 9 | MotoE Race Wins = 2 | MotoE Podiums = 3 | MotoE Poles = 1 | MotoE Fastest laps = 3 | MotoE Total Points = 79 | MotoE Last season = 2020 | MotoE Last position = 6th (53 pts) | SS Active years = {{WorldSS|2015}}–{{WorldSS|2018}}, {{WorldSS|2021}}–{{WorldSS|2025}} | SS Manufacturers = Yamaha, Honda, MV Agusta, Triumph, Ducati, QJ Motor | SS Championships = 0 | SS Last season = 2025 | SS Last position = 27th (11 pts) | SS Race Starts = 125 | SS Race Wins = 3 | SS Podiums = 12 | SS Poles = 3 | SS Fastest laps = 5 | SS Total Points = 770 }}

'''Niki Rikhard Tuuli'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fimcevrepsol.com/es/carreras/info?anyo=2019&what=154&categoria=1&id=910|title=Moto2 European Championship Provisional Entry List|work=FIM CEV Repsol|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=6 April 2019|access-date=6 July 2019}}</ref> (born 26 October 1995) is a Finnish former Grand Prix motorcycle racer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gpone.com/en/2025/10/09/sbk/supersport-niki-tuuli-announces-his-retirement-from-racing-at-the-end-of-the-season|title=SBK, Supersport: Niki Tuuli announces his retirement from racing at the end of the season|date=9 October 2025|access-date=9 October 2025|website=gpone.com}}</ref> He most recently competed in the Supersport World Championship for QJMOTOR Factory Racing.

==Career== Between 2013 and 2015, Tuuli competed in the Superstock 600 series before moving up to the Supersport World Championship as a full-time rider in 2017. He competed as a wild-card entry in 2016 scoring podiums in all three races he participated.

After Zulfahmi Khairuddin retired from the sport, Tuuli replaced him in the SIC Racing Team to join the 2018 Moto2 World Championship.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gpone.com/en/2018/05/14/moto2/khairuddin-pulls-out-tuuli-steps-in.html|title=Khairuddin pulls out, Tuuli steps in|work=GPone.com|date=14 May 2018|access-date=19 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2018/05/14/niki-tuuli-joins-sic-racing-team-in-moto2/258511|title=Niki Tuuli joins SIC Racing Team in Moto2|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=14 May 2018|access-date=19 May 2018}}</ref>

In {{WorldSS|2025}}, Tuuli competed for the QJMOTOR Factory Racing in Supersport World Championship.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://motorcyclesports.net/qjmotor-to-field-two-bikes-in-the-2025-world-supersport-championship/|title=QJMotor to field two bikes in the 2025 World Supersport Championship|work=GPone.com|date=6 September 2024|access-date=11 January 2025}}</ref>

==Career statistics== * 2013 - 14th, European Superstock 600 Championship #36 Yamaha YZF-R6 * 2014 - 4th, European Superstock 600 Championship #18 Yamaha YZF-R6 * 2021 : MV Agusta Corse Clienti (CIV Supersport 600) #66

===FIM European Superstock 600=== ====Races by year==== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" ! Year ! Bike ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! Pos ! Pts |- ! 2013 ! Yamaha |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ARA {{small|12}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ASS {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ {{small|4}} | POR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IMO {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SIL1 {{small|10}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL2 {{small|19}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR {{small|5}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAG {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| JER {{small|14}} ! 14th ! 36 |- ! 2014 ! Yamaha |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA {{small|4}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| NED {{small|1}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| IMO {{small|2}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| ITA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| POR {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| SPA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| FRA {{small|3}} | | | ! 4th ! 74 |- ! 2015 ! Yamaha |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA {{small|5}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA {{small|5}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| NED {{small|3}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| IMO {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR {{small|7}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ITA {{small|2}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA {{small|5}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| FRA {{small|Ret}} | | ! 5th ! 78 |}

===Supersport World Championship=== ====Races by year==== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" ! Year ! Bike ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! Pos ! Pts |- ! {{WorldSS|2015}} ! Yamaha | AUS | THA | SPA | NED | ITA |style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR {{small|9}} | POR | ITA | MAL | SPA | FRA | QAT ! 26th ! 7 |- ! {{WorldSS|2016}} ! Yamaha | AUS | THA | SPA | NED | ITA | MAL | GBR | ITA |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ''GER'' {{small|2}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ''FRA'' {{small|2}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ''SPA'' {{small|2}} | QAT ! 10th ! 60 |- ! {{WorldSS|2017}} ! Yamaha |style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUS {{small|5}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| THA {{small|3}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| SPA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| NED {{small|16}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| ITA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| GBR {{small|24}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| ITA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| GER {{small|5}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| POR {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''FRA''' {{small|1}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA {{small|7}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| QAT {{small|6}} ! 7th ! 82 |- ! {{WorldSS|2018}} ! Honda |style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUS {{small|11}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| THA {{small|9}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA {{small|8}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED {{small|7}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ITA {{small|7}} | GBR | CZE | ITA | POR | FRA | ARG | QAT ! 14th ! 38 |} {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" !rowspan="2"| Year !rowspan="2"| Bike !colspan="2"| 1 !colspan="2"| 2 !colspan="2"| 3 !colspan="2"| 4 !colspan="2"| 5 !colspan="2"| 6 !colspan="2"| 7 !colspan="2"| 8 !colspan="2"| 9 !colspan="2"| 10 !colspan="2"| 11 !colspan="2"| 12 !rowspan="2"| Pos !rowspan="2"| Pts |- ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 ! R1 ! R2 |- ! {{WorldSS|2021}} ! MV Agusta |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ''ARA'' {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ARA {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ''POR'' {{small|11}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR {{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| EMI {{small|9}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| EMI {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NED {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED {{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE {{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE {{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NAV {{small|10}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NAV {{small|7}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA {{small|5}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT {{small|19}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CAT {{small|3}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SPA {{small|C}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SPA {{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR {{small|5}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ARG {{small|8}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ARG {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IDN {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IDN {{small|2}} ! 11th ! 140 |- ! {{WorldSS|2022}} ! MV Agusta |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ARA {{small|6}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ARA {{small|5}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED {{small|6}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED {{small|7}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| POR {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#ffffff;"| POR {{small|DNS}} | EMI | EMI | GBR | GBr |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE {{small|6}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE {{small|10}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA {{small|6}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA {{small|11}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA {{small|6}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA {{small|5}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR {{small|5}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| POR {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ARG {{small|5}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ARG {{small|4}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''IDN''' {{small|1}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| '''IDN''' {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| AUS {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| AUs {{small|Ret}} ! 8th ! 152 |- ! {{WorldSS|2023}} ! Triumph |style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUS {{small|4}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUS {{small|9}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| IDN {{small|3}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| IDN {{small|6}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED {{small|12}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED {{small|5}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CAT {{small|10}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CAT {{small|8}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| EMI {{small|9}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| EMI {{small|10}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR {{small|15}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR {{small|12}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| ITA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ITA {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE {{small|7}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CZE {{small|9}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA {{small|5}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| FRA {{small|5}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ARA {{small|9}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| ARA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR {{small|9}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| POR {{small|10}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA {{small|9}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA {{small|12}} ! 8th ! 162 |- ! {{WorldSS|2024}} ! Ducati |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUS {{small|17}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS {{small|14}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT {{small|16}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT {{small|NC}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NED {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NED {{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| EMI {{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| EMI {{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR {{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR {{small|6}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE {{small|10}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE {{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR {{small|10}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| POR {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| FRA {{small|1}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA {{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA {{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA {{small|10}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ARA {{small|14}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ARA {{small|16}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| EST {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| EST {{small|DNS}} | SPA | SPA ! 11th ! 118 |- ! {{WorldSS|2025}} ! QJ Motor | AUS | AUS |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR {{small|23}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NED {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NED {{small|22}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ITA {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| ITA {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CZE {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| CZE {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EMI {{small|22}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EMI {{small|18}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR {{small|18}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN {{small|18}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN {{small|18}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA {{small|12}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ARA {{small|29}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ARA {{small|12}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EST {{small|20}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EST {{small|18}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA {{small|18}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA {{small|13}} ! 27th ! 11 |}

===Grand Prix motorcycle racing=== ====By season==== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;" ! Season ! Class ! Motorcycle ! Team ! Race ! Win ! Podium ! Pole ! FLap ! Pts ! Plcd |- ! {{MGP|2018|Moto2}} |style="text-align:left;"| Moto2 |style="text-align:left;"| Kalex |style="text-align:left;"| SIC Racing Team Petronas Sprinta Racing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32nd |- ! {{MGP|2019|MotoE}} | MotoE |style="text-align:left;"| Energica |style="text-align:left;"| Ajo MotoE | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 15th |- ! {{MGP|2020|MotoE}} | MotoE |style="text-align:left;"| Energica |style="text-align:left;"| Avant Ajo MotoE | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 6th |- !colspan="4"| Total | '''20''' | '''2''' | '''3''' | '''1''' | '''3''' | '''80''' | |}

====By class==== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;" ! Class ! Seasons ! 1st GP ! 1st pod ! 1st win ! Race ! Win ! Podiums ! Pole ! FLap ! Pts ! WChmp |- ! Moto2 |style="text-align:left;"| 2018 |style="text-align:left;"| 2018 France | | | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |- ! MotoE | 2019–2020 |style="text-align:left;"| 2019 Germany |style="text-align:left;"| 2019 Germany |style="text-align:left;"| 2019 Germany | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 79 | 0 |- ! Total !colspan="4"| 2018–2020 | '''20''' | '''2''' | '''3''' | '''1''' | '''3''' | '''80''' | '''0''' |}

====Races by year==== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! Year ! Class ! Bike ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! Pos ! Pts |- ! {{MGP|2018|Moto2}} ! Moto2 ! Kalex | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA |style="background:#cfcfff;"| FRA {{small|22}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| ITA {{small|17}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| CAT {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#ffffff;"| NED {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#ffffff;"| GER {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| CZE {{small|21}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| AUT {{small|21}} |style="background:#ffffff;"| GBR {{small|C}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| RSM {{small|21}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| ARA {{small|22}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| THA {{small|15}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| JPN {{small|21}} |style="background:#ffffff;"| AUS {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| MAL {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| VAL {{small|Ret}} ! 32nd ! 1 |- ! {{MGP|2019|MotoE}} ! MotoE ! Energica |style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''''GER''''' {{small|1}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUT {{small|15}} |style="background:#efcfff;"| RSM1 {{small|Ret}} |style="background:#ffffff;"| RSM2 {{small|DNS}} | VAL1 | VAL2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | ! 15th ! 26 |- ! {{MGP|2020|MotoE}} ! MotoE ! Energica |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA {{small|11}} |style="background:#ffffff;"| ANC {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#cfcfff;"| RSM {{small|17}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| EMI1 {{small|13}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| EMI2 {{small|12}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| ''FRA1'' {{small|3}} |style="background:#ffffbf;"| ''FRA2'' {{small|1}} | | | | | | | | | | | | ! 6th ! 53 |}

===FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship=== ====Races by year==== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! Year ! Bike ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! Pos ! Pts |- ! 2019 ! Kalex |style="background:#ffffbf;"| EST1 {{small|1}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| EST2 {{small|2}} |style="background:#ffffff;"| VAL {{small|DNS}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| CAT1 {{small|4}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| CAT2 {{small|2}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ARA1 {{small|9}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| ARA2 {{small|3}} | JER | ALB1 | ALB2 | VAL ! 5th ! 101 |- ! 2020 ! Kalex |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| '''EST1''' {{small|2}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ''EST2'' {{small|2}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| POR1 {{small|2}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| POR2 {{small|2}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| JER1 {{small|3}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| JER2 {{small|2}} |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| ARA1 {{small|3}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ARA2 {{small|2}} |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| ARA3 {{small|2}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| '''VAL1''' {{small|5}} |style="background:#dfffdf;"| '''VAL2''' {{small|4}} !style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2nd !style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 196 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{Official website}} * {{Sports links}}

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