KIMI RÄIKKÖNEN’S BIOGRAPHY

Nationality: Finnish

Date of Birth: 17/10/1979

Place of Birth: Espoo, Finland

Marital Status: Married to Jenni

Height: 1.75m

Weight: 71kg

Resident: Switzerland

Favourite Music: Eminem

Hobbies: Snowboarding, Rallying, MotoX, Ice-hockey

Formula 1 statistics

Grand Prix Debut: 2001 Australian GP

Grand Prix Starts: 140

Grand Prix Points: 531

Grand Prix Wins: 17

World Championships: 1 (2007)

Pole Positions: 16

First Pole Position: 2003 European Grand Prix

First Podium: 2002 Australian GP – 3rd

Fastest Laps: 35

First Race Win: 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix

Number of Finishes: 68

Number of Podiums: 57

Number of Finishes in Points: 85

Number of Doubles (pole position & win): 3

Formula 1*

2001

Sauber Petronas: 9 points; 10th in the Drivers’ Championship; fourth in Austria and Canada; fifth in Britain; sixth in Australia.

2002

Team McLaren Mercedes: 24 points; sixth in the Drivers’ Championship; second in France; third in Australia, European Grand Prix at the Nürburgring and Japan.

2003

Team McLaren Mercedes: 91 points: second in the Drivers’ Championship: winner in Malaysia, second in Brazil, San Marino, Austria, Monaco, Hungary, US and Japan; third in Australia and Britain.

2004

Team McLaren Mercedes: 45 points: Seventh in the Drivers’ Championship: winner in Belgium, second place in Brazil and Britain, third place in China.

2005

Team McLaren Mercedes: 112 points; second in the Drivers’ Championship; winner in Spain, Monaco, Canada, Hungary, Turkey, Belgium and Japan; second in France, Brazil and China; third in Bahrain and Britain.

2006

Team McLaren Mercedes: 65 points; fifth in the Drivers’ Championship; second in Australia and Italy; third in Bahrain, Britain, Canada and Germany.

2007

Scuderia Ferrari Malboro: 110 points, World Champion, winner in Australia, France, Britain, Belgium, China and Brazil; second in Hungary and Turkey; third in Malaysia, Bahrain, Italy and Japan.

2008

Scuderia Ferrari Malboro: 75 points, third in the Drivers’ Championship: winner in Malaysia and Spain; second in Bahrain and France; third in Turkey, Hungary, Japan, China and Brazil.

2009

Scuderia Ferrari Malboro: Car No. 3

Competition History

1988-1994

National Karting, several wins

1991

National karting, Class Mini

1992

National karting, Class Raket Junior

1993

National karting, Class Raket, Finnish Cup, 9th overall

1994

National karting, Class Raket, Finnish Cup, 2nd overall

1995

Formula A Karting: secured debut victory in race debut

1996

Karting Grand Prix (European Series); World Championship races and Nordic Championship races; Class Formula A, finished 4th overall.

1997

Finnish Championship: Class Intercontinental A; Champion. Nordic Championship: Class Intercontinental A; 4th overall. Karting Grand Prix and World Championship races - invited to drive with Peter de Bruin Team.

1998

Finnish Championship: class Formula A; Champion. Nordic Championship: Class Formula Intercontinental A; Champion. European Karting Grand Prix: winner. Super A: 2nd overall. Monaco Cup: class Super A; 3rd overall. World Championship: Formula Super A.

1999

Finnish Championship: Class Formula A; 2nd overall. World Championship: class Formula Super A; 10th. Formula Renault: Haywood Racing; 3rd in first race. Formula Renault Winter Series: Manor Motorsport; four races; four wins. Formula Ford Zetec Euro Cup: 5th.

2000

British Formula Renault 2000: Champion with Manor Motorsport; ten races; seven wins; ten podiums; six pole positions; seven fastest laps. European Formula Renault 2000 Series: competed in three rounds; two wins; two pole positions; two fastest laps. Formula One testing with Sauber Petronas.

*correct up until start of 2009 season.