Costa Toparis x Cool Performance
Costa Toparis won the Australian Karting Championship in 2022, a year after finishing runner-up, and moved into cars in the New South Wales Formula Race Car Championship. He stepped up to the GB3 Championship in 2023 and Formula Regional in 2024, racing for Evans GP in the Formula Regional Middle East Championship and KIC Motorsport in the Formula Regional European Championship, and for AGI Sport in Australian Formula 4.
Formula Pro Racing Simulator: Costa Toparis's Racing Simulator
Costa drives the Formula Pro, the Cool Performance F1 simulator used by 10 F1 drivers.
Costa Toparis's Formula Pro Full Spec
Chassis/Cockpit: Cool Performance Formula Pro. Aluminium zero flex cockpit with adjustability for seating, wheel base and pedal position to accurately replicate the driving position of any formula car.
Wheel Base: Cool Performance custom tuned Leo Bodnar SimSteering 2 (26Nm) with bespoke CP-S software modelling.
Steering Wheel: CP-S Formula steering wheel with clutch paddles
Pedals: Bespoke CP-S Hydraulic Pedal system (up to 200kg pressure) with a clutch pedal and an electronically adjustable pedal base.
Seat: CP-S Formula seat, a replica formula seat.
Displays: Triple 27" curved monitors
Motion/Haptics: CP-S Haptics
PC: Cool Performance supplied high-end water-cooled gaming PC (NVIDIA RTX 5080 / Intel i9).
Software: Cool Performance custom racing simulation software modelling for all professional titles
Sound: 3D headset
More Information About Costa's Sim
The Formula Pro F1 simulator features a response time of 1ms. All CP-S components are built in house at Cool Performance HQ. The Formula Pro has been developed over years of research and development by ex professional drivers Oliver Norris and Adrian Quaife-Hobbs, and is used by 10 F1 drivers, many of whom trained on it well before reaching F1.
It is also used by hundreds of enthusiasts around the world who want the most realistic F1 sim racing experience, with countless options and bespoke aesthetic customisation.
Career Highlights
| Championship | Result |
|---|---|
| Australian Karting Championship (KA2) | Runner-up |
| Australian Karting Championship (KA2) | Champion |
| NSW Formula Race Car Championship | Race winner |
| FIA Motorsport Games (F4), Team Australia | 13th |
| GB3 Championship, Rodin Carlin | 15th |
| Formula Regional Middle East, Evans GP | Podium |
| Formula Regional European, KIC Motorsport | Competed |
| Formula 4 Australian Championship, AGI Sport | 9th |
Built by Our Founders
Every Cool Performance simulator is hand-built in the UK by the team led by founder and CEO Oliver Norris and Head of Simulator Development and Manufacturing Adrian Quaife-Hobbs, a former F1 test driver, then delivered and installed worldwide.
FAQs
What simulator does Costa Toparis use?
Costa Toparis uses a Cool Performance Formula Pro racing simulator, hand-built in the UK.
Can I buy the same simulator as Costa Toparis?
Yes. The Formula Pro is available to order. You can spec it in our configurator, choosing the hardware, colour, seat and display, then send your build for a personal quote.
More questions?
Build times, worldwide delivery, installation, warranty and prices are all covered in our Racing Simulator FAQs.
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