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== Biography ==
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'''Mika Pauli Häkkinen''' (born September 28, 1968 in [[Vantaa|Helsingin maalaiskunta]]) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[auto racing|racing driver]] and two-time [[Formula One]] champion. He was [[Michael Schumacher]]'s greatest rival in F1. The German has said himself that Häkkinen is the rival he respected the most during his Formula One career.
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[[Image:Hakkinen.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Mika Häkkinen at the [[2000 United States Grand Prix]]]]
 
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'''Mika Pauli Häkkinen''' (almost always seen and pronounced Hakkinen)  (b. [[September 28]], [[1968]]) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[auto racing|racing driver]] and two-time [[Formula One]] driver's champion. He is considered by many to have been [[Michael Schumacher|Michael Schumacher's]] greatest rival in formula one and the German has admitted to a respect for Hakkinen as a driver.  
 
  
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Born in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]], like most champion racing drivers he raced [[kart racing|karts]] from the age of 5, winning a succession of regional and national championships before transferring to full-sized machines. In the late 1980s, with helpful sponsorship from [[Marlboro]], he starred in Formula Opel, winning the European title. In 1990 he stood out in British Formula 3, becoming champion after an excellent campaign. It was at the blue riband [[F3 Macao Grand Prix]] that year however, that he made more of a name for himself. The winner of heat one, he was lying second to Michael Schumacher during heat two. To take overall victory he needed only to stay close to the German, but attempted to pass late-on and was taken out by his future F1 rival. Schumacher limped home to overall victory and Hakkinen was distraught.
 
  
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Despite the setback at Macao, Hakkinen had done more than enough to earn a graduation to formula one and in 1991 joined [[Lotus]]. The former champions were in decline, but Hakkinen impressed and was retained for 1992. More strong performances by the Finn saw him attract the attentions of [[Ron Dennis]].  
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== Personal and early life ==
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Mika Häkkinen was born in [[Vantaa|Helsingin maalaiskunta]] (now ''Vantaa''), [[Finland]] on September 28, 1968 to Harri, a short wave radio operator and part-time [[Taxicab|taxi]] driver, and Aila Häkkinen, who worked as a [[secretary]]. Häkkinen grew up with one sister, Nina, who ran a fan site for her brother until its closure in 1998. Häkkinen married Erja Honkanen in 1998. The couple has one son, Hugo Ronan (born December 11, 2000) and one daughter, Aina Julia (born May 12, 2005). Media reports in early 2008 suggested the couple were applying for divorce. Since 1991, Häkkinen has resided in [[Monte Carlo]] although he also has houses in [[France]] and Finland. On May 18 2008, his newly completed mansion in France burnt down after the light in one of his trophy cabinets made a short circuit. Nobody was injured in the conflagration. However his pet tortoise perished in the fire, along with his collection of F1 trophies.
  
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In 1993 Hakkinen joined McLaren as test driver with a view to being promoted to the race team. At Monaco he returned to racing with a guest drive in the Porsche Supercup race, an event he dominated. His hopes of stepping up to the race team were realised after Monza, when [[Michael Andretti]] left the sport. Hakkinen's McLaren race debut at Estoril was impressive. In his first outing for the squad he outqualified star driver [[Ayrton Senna]], much to the Brazilian legend's annoyance. He was unable to beat Senna come Sunday, a spin ending his chances, but a message of intent had been delivered; he was clearly a talent worth watching. 
 
  
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With Senna departing to Williams for 1994, Hakkinen became McLaren team leader. Over the next two years, he drove well, but the team were going through a lean spell and Hakkinen could not better second place. Then came the 1995 Australian Grand Prix. Häkkinen had a tyre failure, which sent him into the wall at high speed. He was saved only due to an emergency [[Tracheotomy|tracheotomy]] that was performed by the side of the track. This incident forged a strong bond between Häkkinen and [[Ron Dennis]], and also sent forth a new movement for extra safety in the sport. Luckily, Hakkinen recovered fully and was fit to race again in 1996.  
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==Racing career==
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===Pre-Formula One (until 1990)===
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When Häkkinen was five years old, his parents hired a [[go-kart]] for him to take to a track near their home. On his first lap, Häkkinen was involved in an accident, escaping unhurt. Despite this crash, Häkkinen wished to continue racing and after persistently annoying his parents, the young Finn got his wish. His father bought Häkkinen his first go-kart, one that [[Henri Toivonen]] had previously competed with.
  
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The 1996 season saw McLaren improve. Mercedes-Benz were in their second season of engine supply and Hakkinen managed to return to the podium, although his first win still eluded him. That season saw David Coulthard join the team, the Scot staying until 2004. For 1997 McLaren were confident. With the distinctive red and white colours of Marlboro replaced by the silver and black of West, the team returned to their winning ways. Coulthard took the first win for McLaren in over three seasons at the Australian Grand Prix. Through the year the McLarens began to regularly challenge the frontrunners, but it was Coulthard who finished higher in the championship. Hakkinen came close to an elusive breakthrough victory a number of times in 1997, not least at Silverstone, Austria and the Nurburgring. At Jerez he finally managed to cross the line first, although Coulthard had been ordered to move over for him.  
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By 1986, Häkkinen had won five [[karting]] championships. [[1982 Formula One season|1982]] World Champion [[Keke Rosberg]] helped Häkkinen by arranging him sponsorship that aided the Finn through the junior categories of open wheel racing. The "''New Flying Finn''" won three [[Scandinavia]]n championships, then the [[Opel]] [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]] Euroseries championship before winning the [[British Formula Three]] championship and coming close to winning the 1990 [[Macau Grand Prix]] but missing out due to an accident, which resulted in his promotion to [[Formula One]] with the [[Team Lotus|Lotus team]].
  
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A winner at last, Hakkinen was confident of further success in 1998. With Adrian Newey, the renowned former Williams technical director, now on board at McLaren, Hakkinen found himself in the best car for 1998. He did not waste the opportunity, going on to win eight races and a maiden world championship. His speed when under pressure was highly impressive, particularly at the final race in Japan, where he held his nerves and won the race. His title rival Michael Schumacher on the other hand, stalled on the grid, leaving himself too much to do to beat Hakkinen. His title defence in 1999 was tougher. With the McLaren not as reliable as the previous year, he lost out on a number of points early in the season, but by the time of Schumacher's leg-breaking crash at Silverstone, he had overhauled the German in the standings. Eddie Irvine now took on the mantle of Ferrari team leader and through good driving and mistakes from Hakkinen, took the title battle down to the last race, again in Japan. Hakkinen had made several major errors at Imola and Monza, both times crashing out whilst in a strong lead, and some questioned whether he could handle the pressure of a title decider once more. Come Japan however, he was back on top form and romped to a victory that secured him a second world championship.
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===Formula One (1991-2001)===
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====Lotus (1991-1992)====
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{{mainarticle|Team Lotus}}
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As a double world champion, he had joined an elite group of drivers. For 2000 he was eager to score a hat-trick of crowns, but an improved Ferrari, combined with some inspired driving from Michael Schumacher, saw him finish runner-up to the German. At Spa however, he had taken his greatest victory, with a sensational pass on Schumacher and [[Ricardo Zonta]], both in the same corner. In 2001 he took part in what would prove to be his last season of formula one. The McLaren was not as competitive and it was Coulthard who carried the threat to Schumacher for much of the season. There were days however when Hakkinen reminded people of his skills. At Silverstone he dominated the race to take his first victory of the year, whilst at Indianapolis he put in a stirring drive to take his last grand prix win. At the end of the season he left racing, initially for a sabbatical, but by mid-2002 this had become full-time retirement. During 2004 he announced plans for a grand prix comeback and held talks with Williams for 2005, but a deal was not reached and so he instead made a race comeback in DTM, with Mercedes-Benz. It was a successful season, a win at Spa reminding people of his talents. For 2006 he will continue his new career in touring cars.  
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[[File:Mika Hakkinen 1991 USA.jpg|thumb|right|Häkkinen driving for [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] in his first F1 race, the [[1991 United States Grand Prix]].]]
  
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Häkkinen is married to his wife Erja and has one son, Hugo, and a daughter, Aina. They currently reside in [[Monaco]].
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Häkkinen joined Lotus in [[1991 Formula One season|1991]]. He qualified 13th for his Grand Prix debut in [[1991 United States Grand Prix|Phoenix]], and would also have finished the race in the same position but his car experienced an engine failure on lap 60. Häkkinen scored his first Grand Prix points two rounds later in [[1991 San Marino Grand Prix|Imola]], where he finished fifth from 25th on the grid, three laps behind the race winner, [[Ayrton Senna]]. Häkkinen finished the season in equal 15th alongside [[Satoru Nakajima]] and [[Martin Brundle]].
  
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=== About Mika Häkkinen ===
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[[Johnny Herbert]] joined Häkkinen for [[1992 Formula One season|1992]]. The Finn continued his form from 1991, with points scoring finishes in six Grands Prix, his best finishes being fourth places in [[1992 French Grand Prix|France]] and [[1992 Hungarian Grand Prix|Hungary]]. Häkkinen finished the season in eighth place in the Drivers' Championship, with almost six times as many points as during the previous season.
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      <td><strong> Name</strong></td>
 
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      <td> Mika Pauli Häkkinen</td>
 
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      <td><strong> Nicknames</strong></td>
 
  
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      <td> The Flying Finn, Iceman, Häkä (translates to "carbon monoxide")</td>
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====McLaren (1993-2001)====
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      <td><strong> Nationality</strong></td>
 
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      <td> Finnish</td>
 
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;1993
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      <td><strong> Birth Date</strong></td>
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In [[1993 Formula One season|1993]], Häkkinen joined McLaren as test driver with a view to be promoted into the race team later on. In Monaco he returned to racing with a guest drive in the [[Porsche Supercup]] race, an event he dominated. His hopes of stepping up to the race team were realised after Monza, when [[Michael Andretti]] left F1 after disappointing results. Häkkinen's McLaren race debut at [[1993 Portuguese Grand Prix|Estoril]] was impressive. In his first outing for the team, he outqualified their star driver [[Ayrton Senna]]. Unfortunately, when pushing too hard through the final corner of the track during the race, he ran wide onto the dirty side of the kerb, launching the car towards the pit wall. At the time he was running in a point-scoring position. He went on to score a podium finish fifteen seconds behind his triple world champion team-mate during the next weekend at [[1993 Japanese Grand Prix|Suzuka]], his first career podium.
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      <td> 28 September, 1968</td>
 
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      <td><strong> Age</strong></td>
 
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      <td> 37 (at 28 September, 2005)</td>
 
  
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;1994
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[[Image:Hakkinen Silverstone1994.jpg|thumb|right|Häkkinen driving his [[McLaren]]-[[Peugeot]] to third place at the [[1994 British Grand Prix]].]]
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      <td><strong> Birth Place</strong></td>
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With Senna departing to [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] for [[1994 Formula One season|1994]], Häkkinen became the leading driver for McLaren with [[Martin Brundle]] as his teammate. McLaren had also switched from [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] engines to [[Peugeot]]. During the season, Häkkinen took six more podium finishes to add to his sole podium of 1993, including a second place in [[1994 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgium]]. The Finn finished the year fourth in the Drivers' Championship with a tally of 26 points.
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      <td> Martinlaakso, Vantaa, Helsinki, Finland</td>
 
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      <td><strong> Racing Debut</strong></td>
 
  
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      <td> Finnish Karting, 1974</td>
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;1995
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[[1995 Formula One season|1995]] would be the start of a long relationship between Häkkinen's McLaren team and the [[Germany|German]] car manufacturer [[Mercedes-Benz]]. A further two second places in [[1995 Italian Grand Prix|Italy]] and [[1995 Japanese Grand Prix|Japan]] put the Finn's tally of podiums up to nine. Then, at the [[1995 Australian Grand Prix]] in Adelaide, Häkkinen had a tyre failure during free practice, which resulted in him crashing heavily into the wall. He was saved only due to an emergency [[tracheotomy]] that was performed by the side of the track. This incident forged a strong bond between Häkkinen and team principal [[Ron Dennis]], and also sent forth a new movement for extra safety in the sport. Luckily, Häkkinen recovered almost fully and was fit to race again in 1996 thus only missing one race.
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      <td><strong> Height</strong></td>
 
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      <td> 179 cm</td>
 
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;1996
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      <td><strong> Weight</strong></td>
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The [[1996 Formula One season|1996 season]] saw McLaren improve; Mercedes-Benz were in their second season of engine supply to the team and Häkkinen managed to return to the podium, although his first win still eluded him. That season saw [[David Coulthard]] join the team from Williams. At the Spa circuit he nearly registered his first win while using a one stop race strategy, until [[Jos Verstappen]] caused a yellow flag to allow all other cars to pit under yellow. Based on timing, Häkkinen would have won the race by over 10 seconds without this event. Häkkinen finished fifth in the Drivers' Championship, scoring a total of 31 points.
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      <td> 70 kg</td>
 
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      <td><strong> Blood Group</strong></td>
 
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      <td> A RH+</td>
 
  
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;1997
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McLaren were confident of success in [[1997 Formula One season|1997]]. With the distinctive red and white colours of Marlboro replaced by the silver and black colours of [[West (cigarette)|West]], the team returned to their winning ways. Coulthard took the first win for McLaren in over three seasons at the [[1997 Australian Grand Prix|Australian Grand Prix]]. Through the year the McLarens began to regularly challenge the frontrunners, but it was Coulthard who finished higher in the championship. Häkkinen came close to an elusive breakthrough victory a number of times in 1997, not least at [[1997 British Grand Prix|Silverstone]], [[1997 Austrian Grand Prix|A1-Ring]] and [[1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix|Nürburgring]]. At [[1997 European Grand Prix|Jerez]] he finally managed to cross the line first, although Villeneuve had allegedly been asked to consider whether it was necessary to keep the Finn behind him at all costs in the closing stages of the race, this being due to the incident with Michael Schumacher in the closing stages of the race - an incident similar to the one in 1994's final race.
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      <td><strong> Residence</strong></td>
 
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      <td> Monte Carlo, Monaco (since 1991)</td>
 
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      <td><strong> Marital Status</strong></td>
 
  
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      <td> Married to Erja Honkanen-Häkkinen (since 1998), one son (Hugo Ronan),
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;1998
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        one daughter (Aina Julia)</td>
 
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      <td><strong> Father</strong></td>
 
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      <td> Harri</td>
 
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[[Image:Mika Hakkinen 2008 Stars and Cars McLaren MP4-13.jpg|thumb|left|Häkkinen demonstrating his championship-winning [[McLaren MP4/13]] in 2008.]]
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      <td><strong> Mother</strong></td>
 
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      <td> Aila</td>
 
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      <td><strong> Sister</strong></td>
 
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      <td> Nina</td>
 
  
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A winner at last, Häkkinen was confident of further success in [[1998 Formula One season|1998]]. With [[Adrian Newey]], the renowned former Williams-Renault designer, now on board at McLaren, Häkkinen found himself in the fastest car for early 1998 season.{{Fact|date=March 2007}}
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He did not waste the opportunity, and opened up a significant lead in the Drivers' Championship. However, a combination of car problems, bad luck and some inspired driving by [[Michael Schumacher]] saw the 2 drivers level on points with just 2 races to go. Häkkinen held his nerve, beating Schumacher in a straight fight at the Luxembourg Grand Prix and going on to win again in Japan, clinching the title whilst his rival Schumacher stalled on the grid.
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      <td><strong> Eyes</strong></td>
 
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      <td> Blue</td>
 
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      <td> Blond</td>
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;1999
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      <td><strong> Favourite Drink</strong></td>
 
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      <td> Water, Milk</td>
 
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[[Image:Mika Hakkinen 1999 Canada.jpg|thumb|right|Häkkinen won his second world title in {{F1|1999}}, a campaign which included a win at the [[1999 Canadian Grand Prix|Canadian Grand Prix]] (pictured).]]
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      <td><strong> Favourite Music</strong></td>
 
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      <td> J. Karjalainen, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Phil Collins, Michael
 
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        Jackson</td>
 
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      <td> Driving, Skiing, Swimming, Golf, Tennis, Scuba Diving</td>
 
  
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His title defence in [[1999 Formula One season|1999]] was tougher. With the McLaren not as reliable as the previous year, he lost out on a number of points early in the season, but by the time of Schumacher's leg-breaking crash at [[1999 British Grand Prix|Silverstone]], he had overtaken the German in the standings. [[Eddie Irvine]] now took on the mantle of [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari team]] leader and through reliability problems with the McLaren, and mistakes from Häkkinen, took the title battle down to the last race, again in [[1999 Japanese Grand Prix|Japan]]. Häkkinen had made several major errors at Imola and Monza, both times crashing out whilst in a strong lead, and some questioned whether he could handle the pressure of a title decider once more.  In fact, the normally cool and composed Finn was overwhelmed by his error at Monza and broke down crying in front of the cameras after running away from his car to hide during the race. Come Japan however, he was back on top form and romped to a victory that secured him a second world championship, almost an entire lap ahead of title rival Irvine with Schumacher a close second.
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      <td><strong> Manager</strong></td>
 
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      <td> Keijo &quot;Keke&quot; Rosberg</td>
 
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=== About his races ===
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==== Victories in a Formula 1 Grand Prix ====
 
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* 1997: Europe
 
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* 1998: Australia, Brazil, Spain, Monaco, Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Japan
 
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* 1999: Brazil, Spain, Canada, Hungary, Japan
 
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* 2000: Spain, Austria, Hungary, Belgium
 
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* 2001: Great Britain, United States
 
  
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==== Victories in a DTM race ====
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[[Image:Hakkinen.jpg|thumb|left|Häkkinen at the [[2000 United States Grand Prix]].]]
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* 2005: Spa-Francorchamps
 
  
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==== Pole Position (Formula 1) ====
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As a double World Champion, he had joined an elite group of drivers. For the [[2000 Formula One season|2000 season]], he was eager to score a hat-trick of crowns, but after a season-long contest, finished 19 points behind Ferrari's Schumacher. At Spa however, he took a memorable victory, with a simultaneous pass on [[Michael Schumacher]] and [[Ricardo Zonta]] in the ''Kemmel straight''. At the next Grand Prix Schumacher took over the Championship lead, and went on to confirm his third world championship at the [[2000 Japanese Grand Prix|Japanese Grand Prix]], the penultimate race of the season. Schumacher has described his championship fight with Häkkinen as the most satisfying of his career.
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* 1997: Luxembourg
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* 1998: Australia, Brazil, Spain, Monaco, France, Great Britain, Germany, Hungary, Belgium
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* 1999: Australia, Brazil, San Marino, Monaco, Spain, Great Britain, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Belgium, Italy
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* 2000: Australia, Brazil, San Marino, Austria, Belgium
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[[Image:Mika Hakkinen 2001 Canada.jpg|thumb|right|Häkkinen driving for McLaren at the [[2001 Canadian Grand Prix]].]]
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In [[2001 Formula One season|2001]], he took part in what would prove to be his last season of Formula One. The McLaren was not as competitive and it was Coulthard who carried the threat to Schumacher for much of the season. Furthermore, Hakkinen suffered a sizeable crash at the opening race in Australia at Melbourne while running second due to a suspected brake failure. The accident seemed to have hindered his motivation rather considerably. There were days however when Häkkinen reminded people of his skills. In [[2001 Spanish Grand Prix|Spain]] he was in the lead on the last lap to record his fourth straight Spanish Grand Prix victory but he had a clutch failure and was forced to retire yards away from victory. At Silverstone he dominated the race to take his first victory of the year, whilst at Indianapolis he put in a stirring drive to take his last Grand Prix win. At the end of the season he left racing, initially for a sabbatical, but by mid-2002 this had become full-time retirement. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/2152164.stm]
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===DTM (2005-2007)===
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[[Image:DTM car mercedes2006 Haekkinen racing.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Mika Häkkinen in his 2006 Mercedes DTM-car at Stars and Cars 2006.]]
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During 2004 Häkkinen announced plans for a Grand Prix comeback and held talks with Williams for 2005. A deal was not reached and he instead made a race comeback in the [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters]] (DTM), with [[Mercedes-Benz]]. It was a successful season, including one win at Spa.
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For 2006 he again competed in the DTM championships with Mercedes, although it was a more difficult season, with a couple of second places his best results. Autosport magazine has speculated that Häkkinen's style of driving is not especially suited to a DTM car.
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At the 2006 [[Goodwood Festival Of Speed]], Häkkinen drove the 2005 McLaren-Mercedes MP4-20. Many said that it was great once again to see Häkkinen in a McLaren, as he was the last driver (at that time) to win the World Championship in a McLaren.
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Häkkinen would stay on at Mercedes for a third season in the series and, although this was tainted by some bad luck in places, 2007 was to be his most competitive.  Regularly qualifying on the front row, he took two wins at [[EuroSpeedway Lausitz|Lausitz]] and [[Mugello Circuit|Mugello]] on his way to 8th in the [[2007 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season|championship.]]
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[[Image:Haekkinen Koenig 2007 amk.jpg|thumb|right|Mika Häkkinen announces the end of his DTM career. (''Stars and Cars'' 2007).]]
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[[Image:Mika Hakkinen 2006 Goodwood.jpg|thumb|In July 2006, Häkkinen drove a [[McLaren MP4-20]] at the [[Goodwood Festival of Speed]].]]
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== Possible return to F1 ==
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After Häkkinen's sabbatical year and subsequent retirement, rumours of his return have been reported on several occasions. Häkkinen was linked to Williams during the 2004 season, because of Montoya going to McLaren-Mercedes following year.
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At the end of the 2006 season there were further rumours regarding Häkkinen returning to the wheel of a McLaren-Mercedes for the 2007 season. [[Autosport]] magazine reported that Häkkinen had tested a McLaren simulator twice during November and discussed a possible comeback with the team. On November 24 McLaren announced that [[Lewis Hamilton]] would take the team's second seat in 2007, ending the speculation of a possible return to a Formula One drivers seat. However, Häkkinen may still participate in an advisory role with [[Ron Dennis]] stating that "Mika can evaluate some of the things we are developing and bringing to the car." On Thursday, [[November 30]], Häkkinen tested the 2006 McLaren-Mercedes MP4-21 for a full day at the [[Circuit de Catalunya]], in [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]. He completed 79 laps of the circuit, but his fastest lap was three seconds off the pace of regular race drivers. McLaren are using his expertise to see how Formula One has evolved over the years since his retirement from Formula One at the [[2001 Japanese Grand Prix]] for possible developments which may come out of this testing. Ron Dennis has stated that this might be Häkkinen's only Formula One test for the [[Woking]] team.
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Häkkinen has also been named as the Responsible Drinking Ambassador for McLaren sponsor [[Johnnie Walker]].
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== Retirement ==
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Häkkinen announced his retirement from competitive motorsport on Sunday, November 4 2007. He was quoted as saying that the decision "was not an easy one," but added that "racing is still in my blood and this decision does not mean that this will prevent me from racing for pleasure."
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In November 2008, Häkkinen announced that he will begin a new career in driver management.
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==Career summary==
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|align="center"| '''1974-1986'''
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| [[Karting]]
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|align="center"| ?
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|align="center"| ?
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|align="center"| ?
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|align="center"| 5 times Finnish Champion
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|align="center"| '''1987'''
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|align="center"| Reynard
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|align="center"| 15
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|align="center"| ?
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|align="center"| 9
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|align="center"| 40
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|align="center" rowspan=2| '''1988'''
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| GM Vauxhall-[[Team Lotus|Lotus]] Challenge
 +
|align="center"| [[Dragon Motorsport|Dragon]]
 +
|align="center"| 10
 +
|align="center"| 4
 +
|align="center"| 3
 +
|align="center"| 127
 +
|align="center" bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|<font color=black> 2nd
 +
|-
 +
| Opel-[[Team Lotus|Lotus]] Euroseries
 +
|align="center"| [[Dragon Motorsport|Dragon]]
 +
|align="center"| 10
 +
|align="center"| 2
 +
|align="center"| 4
 +
|align="center"| 126
 +
|align="center" bgcolor="#FBFFBF"| <font color=black>1st
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" rowspan=3| '''1989'''
 +
| [[British F3]]
 +
|align="center"| [[Dragon Motorsport|Dragon]]
 +
|align="center"| 17
 +
|align="center"| 2
 +
|align="center"| 0
 +
|align="center"| 18
 +
|align="center"| 7th
 +
|-
 +
| Cellnet [[Formula Three|F3]] SuperPrix
 +
|align="center"| [[West Surrey Racing|WSR]]
 +
|align="center"| 1
 +
|align="center"| 1
 +
|align="center"| 1
 +
|align="center"| N/A
 +
|align="center" bgcolor="#FBFFBF"|<font color=black> 1st
 +
|-
 +
| [[Macau Grand Prix]]
 +
|align="center"| [[Dragon Motorsport|Dragon]]
 +
|align="center"| 1
 +
|align="center"| 0
 +
|align="center"| 0
 +
|align="center"| N/A
 +
|align="center"| R
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" rowspan=5| '''1990'''
 +
| [[British F3]]
 +
|align="center"| [[West Surrey Racing|WSR]]
 +
|align="center"| 17
 +
|align="center"| 11
 +
|align="center"| 10
 +
|align="center"| 121
 +
|align="center" bgcolor="#FBFFBF"| <font color=black>1st
 +
|-
 +
| [[Italian F3]]
 +
|align="center"| [[West Surrey Racing|WSR]]
 +
|align="center"| 1
 +
|align="center"| 0
 +
|align="center"| 1
 +
|align="center"| 9
 +
|align="center"| ?
 +
|-
 +
| [[German F3]]
 +
|align="center"| [[West Surrey Racing|WSR]]
 +
|align="center"| 1
 +
|align="center"| 1
 +
|align="center"| 1
 +
|align="center"| 9
 +
|align="center"| ?
 +
|-
 +
| [[Macau Grand Prix]]
 +
|align="center"| [[West Surrey Racing|WSR]]
 +
|align="center"| 1
 +
|align="center"| 1
 +
|align="center"| 0
 +
|align="center"| N/A
 +
|align="center"| R
 +
|-
 +
| Fuji [[Formula Three|F3]] Race
 +
|align="center"| [[West Surrey Racing|WSR]]
 +
|align="center"| 1
 +
|align="center"| 0
 +
|align="center"| 0
 +
|align="center"| N/A
 +
|align="center"| DNQ
 +
|-
 +
|align="center"| '''1991'''
 +
| [[Formula One]]
 +
|align="center"| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]
 +
|align="center"| 15
 +
|align="center"| 0
 +
|align="center"| 0
 +
|align="center"| 2
 +
|align="center"| 16th
 +
|-
 +
|align="center"| '''1992'''
 +
| [[Formula One]]
 +
|align="center"| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]
 +
|align="center"| 15
 +
|align="center"| 0
 +
|align="center"| 0
 +
|align="center"| 11
 +
|align="center"| 8th
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" rowspan=2| '''1993'''
 +
| [[Formula One]]
 +
|align="center"| [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]
 +
|align="center"| 3
 +
|align="center"| 0
 +
|align="center"| 0
 +
|align="center"| 4
 +
|align="center"| 15th
 +
|-
 +
| [[Porsche Supercup]]
 +
|align="center"| ?
 +
|align="center"| 2
 +
|align="center"| 2
 +
|align="center"| 2
 +
|align="center"| ?
 +
|align="center"| ?
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" | '''1994'''
 +
| [[Formula One]]
 +
|align="center"| [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]
 +
|align="center"| 15
 +
|align="center"| 0
 +
|align="center"| 0
 +
|align="center"| 26
 +
|align="center"| 4th
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" | '''1995'''
 +
| [[Formula One]]
 +
|align="center"| [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]
 +
|align="center"| 15
 +
|align="center"| 0
 +
|align="center"| 0
 +
|align="center"| 17
 +
|align="center"| 7th
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" | '''1996'''
 +
| [[Formula One]]
 +
|align="center"| [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]
 +
|align="center"| 16
 +
|align="center"| 0
 +
|align="center"| 0
 +
|align="center"| 31
 +
|align="center"| 5th
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" | '''1997'''
 +
| [[Formula One]]
 +
|align="center"| [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]
 +
|align="center"| 16
 +
|align="center"| 1
 +
|align="center"| 1
 +
|align="center"| 27
 +
|align="center"| 6th
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" | '''1998'''
 +
| [[Formula One]]
 +
|align="center"| [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]
 +
|align="center"| 16
 +
|align="center"| 9
 +
|align="center"| 8
 +
|align="center"| 100
 +
|align="center" bgcolor="#FBFFBF"|<font color=black> 1st
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" | '''1999'''
 +
| [[Formula One]]
 +
|align="center"| [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]
 +
|align="center"| 16
 +
|align="center"| 11
 +
|align="center"| 5
 +
|align="center"| 76
 +
|align="center" bgcolor="#FBFFBF"|<font color=black> 1st
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" | '''2000'''
 +
| [[Formula One]]
 +
|align="center"| [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]
 +
|align="center"| 17
 +
|align="center"| 5
 +
|align="center"| 4
 +
|align="center"| 89
 +
|align="center" bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|<font color=black> 2nd
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" | '''2001'''
 +
| [[Formula One]]
 +
|align="center"| [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]
 +
|align="center"| 17
 +
|align="center"| 0
 +
|align="center"| 2
 +
|align="center"| 37
 +
|align="center"| 5th
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" | '''2005'''
 +
| [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]]
 +
|align="center"| [[AMG-Mercedes]]
 +
|align="center"| 11
 +
|align="center"| 1
 +
|align="center"| 1
 +
|align="center"| 30
 +
|align="center"| 5th
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" | '''2006'''
 +
| [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]]
 +
|align="center"| [[AMG-Mercedes|HWA-Mercedes]]
 +
|align="center"| 10
 +
|align="center"| 0
 +
|align="center"| 0
 +
|align="center"| 25
 +
|align="center"| 6th
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" | '''2007'''
 +
| [[Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters|DTM]]
 +
|align="center"| [[AMG-Mercedes|HWA-Mercedes]]
 +
|align="center"| 10
 +
|align="center"| 2
 +
|align="center"| 2
 +
|align="center"| 22
 +
|align="center"| 8th
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
== Complete Formula One results ==
 +
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
 +
{| border=1 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=4 style="float:center; margin:0 0 .5em 1em; width:800px; background:#505050; border-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile"
 +
|- style="text-align:center; background:#505050;"
 +
|- tr BGCOLOR=darkred
 +
! Year
 +
! Team
 +
! Chassis
 +
! Engine
 +
! 1
 +
! 2
 +
! 3
 +
! 4
 +
! 5
 +
! 6
 +
! 7
 +
! 8
 +
! 9
 +
! 10
 +
! 11
 +
! 12
 +
! 13
 +
! 14
 +
! 15
 +
! 16
 +
! 17
 +
! WDC
 +
! Points
 +
|-
 +
| [[1991 Formula One season|1991]]
 +
! [[Team Lotus]]
 +
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 102|102B]]
 +
! [[Judd (engine)|Judd]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
 +
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1991 United States Grand Prix|<font color=black>USA]]<br/><font color=black><small>13</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1991 Brazilian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BRA]]<br/><font color=black><small>9</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> [[1991 San Marino Grand Prix|<font color=black>SMR]]<br/><font color=black><small>5</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1991 Monaco Grand Prix|<font color=black>MON]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1991 Canadian Grand Prix|<font color=black>CAN]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1991 Mexican Grand Prix|<font color=black>MEX]]<br/><font color=black><small>9</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFCFCF"|<font color=black> [[1991 French Grand Prix|<font color=black>FRA]]<br/><font color=black><small>DNQ</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1991 British Grand Prix|<font color=black>GBR]]<br/><font color=black><small>12</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1991 German Grand Prix|<font color=black>GER]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1991 Hungarian Grand Prix|<font color=black>HUN]]<br/><font color=black><small>14</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1991 Belgian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BEL]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1991 Italian Grand Prix|<font color=black>ITA]]<br/><font color=black><small>14</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1991 Portuguese Grand Prix|<font color=black>POR]]<br/><font color=black><small>14</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1991 Spanish Grand Prix|<font color=black>ESP]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1991 Japanese Grand Prix|<font color=black>JPN]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1991 Australian Grand Prix|<font color=black>AUS]]<br/><font color=black><small>19</small>
 +
|
 +
! 16th
 +
! 2
 +
|-
 +
|rowspan="2"|<font color=black> [[1992 Formula One season|1992]]
 +
!rowspan="2"|<font color=black> [[Team Lotus]]
 +
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 102|102D]]
 +
!rowspan="2"|<font color=black> [[Cosworth|Ford HB]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
 +
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1992 South African Grand Prix|<font color=black>RSA]]<br/><font color=black><small>9</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> [[1992 Mexican Grand Prix|<font color=black>MEX]]<br/><font color=black><small>6</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1992 Brazilian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BRA]]<br/><font color=black><small>10</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1992 Spanish Grand Prix|<font color=black>ESP]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFCFCF"|<font color=black> [[1992 San Marino Grand Prix|<font color=black>SMR]]<br/><font color=black><small>DNQ</small>
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
!rowspan="2"| 8th
 +
!rowspan="2"| 11
 +
|-
 +
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 107|107]]
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1992 Monaco Grand Prix|<font color=black>MON]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1992 Canadian Grand Prix|<font color=black>CAN]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> [[1992 French Grand Prix|<font color=black>FRA]]<br/><font color=black><small>4</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> [[1992 British Grand Prix|<font color=black>GBR]]<br/><font color=black><small>6</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1992 German Grand Prix|<font color=black>GER]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> [[1992 Hungarian Grand Prix|<font color=black>HUN]]<br/><font color=black><small>4</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> [[1992 Belgian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BEL]]<br/><font color=black><small>6</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1992 Italian Grand Prix|<font color=black>ITA]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> [[1992 Portuguese Grand Prix|<font color=black>POR]]<br/><font color=black><small>5</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1992 Japanese Grand Prix|<font color=black>JPN]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1992 Australian Grand Prix|<font color=black>AUS]]<br/><font color=black><small>7</small>
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| [[1993 Formula One season|1993]]
 +
! [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]
 +
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren MP4/8|MP4/8]]
 +
! [[Cosworth|Ford HB]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
 +
| [[1993 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
 +
| [[1993 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
 +
| [[1993 European Grand Prix|EUR]]
 +
| [[1993 San Marino Grand Prix|SMR]]
 +
| [[1993 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
 +
| [[1993 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
 +
| [[1993 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
 +
| [[1993 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
 +
| [[1993 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
 +
| [[1993 German Grand Prix|GER]]
 +
| [[1993 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]
 +
| [[1993 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
 +
| [[1993 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1993 Portuguese Grand Prix|<font color=black>POR]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|<font color=black> [[1993 Japanese Grand Prix|<font color=black>JPN]]<br/><font color=black><small>3</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1993 Australian Grand Prix|<font color=black>AUS]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|
 +
! 15th
 +
! 4
 +
|-
 +
| [[1994 Formula One season|1994]]
 +
! [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] [[Team McLaren|McLaren]] [[Peugeot]]
 +
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren MP4/9|MP4/9]]
 +
! [[Peugeot]] [[V10 engine|V10]]
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1994 Brazilian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BRA]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1994 Pacific Grand Prix|<font color=black>PAC]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|<font color=black> [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix|<font color=black>SMR]]<br/><font color=black><small>3</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1994 Monaco Grand Prix|<font color=black>MON]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1994 Spanish Grand Prix|<font color=black>ESP]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1994 Canadian Grand Prix|<font color=black>CAN]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1994 French Grand Prix|<font color=black>FRA]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|<font color=black> [[1994 British Grand Prix|<font color=black>GBR]]<br/><font color=black><small>3</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1994 German Grand Prix|<font color=black>GER]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
| [[1994 Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br/><small></small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|<font color=black> [[1994 Belgian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BEL]]<br/><font color=black><small>2</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|<font color=black> [[1994 Italian Grand Prix|<font color=black>ITA]]<br/><font color=black><small>3</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|<font color=black> [[1994 Portuguese Grand Prix|<font color=black>POR]]<br/><font color=black><small>3</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|<font color=black> [[1994 European Grand Prix|<font color=black>EUR]]<br/><font color=black><small>3</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1994 Japanese Grand Prix|<font color=black>JPN]]<br/><font color=black><small>7</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1994 Australian Grand Prix|<font color=black>AUS]]<br/><font color=black><small>12</small>
 +
|
 +
! 4th
 +
! 26
 +
|-
 +
|rowspan="3"|<font color=black> [[1995 Formula One season|1995]]
 +
!rowspan="3"|<font color=black> [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] [[Team McLaren|McLaren]] [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]
 +
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren MP4/10|MP4/10]]
 +
!rowspan="3"| [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] [[V10 engine|V10]]
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> [[1995 Brazilian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BRA]]<br/><font color=black><small>4</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1995 Argentine Grand Prix|<font color=black>ARG]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> [[1995 San Marino Grand Prix|<font color=black>SMR]]<br/><font color=black><small>5</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1995 Spanish Grand Prix|<font color=black>ESP]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1995 Monaco Grand Prix|<font color=black>MON]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1995 Canadian Grand Prix|<font color=black>CAN]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
!rowspan="3"| 7th
 +
!rowspan="3"| 17
 +
|-
 +
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren MP4/10|MP4/10B]]
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1995 French Grand Prix|<font color=black>FRA]]<br/><font color=black><small>7</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1995 British Grand Prix|<font color=black>GBR]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1995 German Grand Prix|<font color=black>GER]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1995 Hungarian Grand Prix|<font color=black>HUN]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1995 Belgian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BEL]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|<font color=black> [[1995 Italian Grand Prix|<font color=black>ITA]]<br/><font color=black><small>2</small>
 +
|
 +
|
 +
| [[1995 Pacific Grand Prix|PAC]]<br/><small>Inj</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|<font color=black> [[1995 Japanese Grand Prix|<font color=black>JPN]]<br/><font color=black><small>2</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#white"|[[1995 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]<br/><small>Inj</small>
 +
|-
 +
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren MP4/10|MP4/10C]]
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1995 Portuguese Grand Prix|<font color=black>POR]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1995 European Grand Prix|<font color=black>EUR]]<br/><font color=black><small>8</small>
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
| [[1996 Formula One season|1996]]
 +
! [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] [[Team McLaren|McLaren]] [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]
 +
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren MP4/11|MP4/11]]
 +
! [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] [[V10 engine|V10]]
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> [[1996 Australian Grand Prix|<font color=black>AUS]]<br/><font color=black><small>5</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> [[1996 Brazilian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BRA]]<br/><font color=black><small>4</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1996 Argentine Grand Prix|<font color=black>ARG]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1996 European Grand Prix|<font color=black>EUR]]<br/><font color=black><small>8</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1996 San Marino Grand Prix|<font color=black>SMR]]<br/><font color=black><small>8</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> [[1996 Monaco Grand Prix|<font color=black>MON]]<br/><font color=black><small>6</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> [[1996 Spanish Grand Prix|<font color=black>ESP]]<br/><font color=black><small>5</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> [[1996 Canadian Grand Prix|<font color=black>CAN]]<br/><font color=black><small>5</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> [[1996 French Grand Prix|<font color=black>FRA]]<br/><font color=black><small>5</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|<font color=black> [[1996 British Grand Prix|<font color=black>GBR]]<br/><font color=black><small>3</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1996 German Grand Prix|<font color=black>GER]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> [[1996 Hungarian Grand Prix|<font color=black>HUN]]<br/><font color=black><small>4</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|<font color=black> [[1996 Belgian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BEL]]<br/><font color=black><small>3</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|<font color=black> [[1996 Italian Grand Prix|<font color=black>ITA]]<br/><font color=black><small>3</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1996 Portuguese Grand Prix|<font color=black>POR]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|<font color=black> [[1996 Japanese Grand Prix|<font color=black>JPN]]<br/><font color=black><small>3</small>
 +
|
 +
! 5th
 +
! 31
 +
|-
 +
| [[1997 Formula One season|1997]]
 +
! [[West (cigarette)|West]] [[Team McLaren|McLaren]] [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]
 +
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren MP4/12|MP4/12]]
 +
! [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] [[V10 engine|V10]]
 +
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|<font color=black> [[1997 Australian Grand Prix|<font color=black>AUS]]<br/><font color=black><small>3</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> [[1997 Brazilian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BRA]]<br/><font color=black><small>4</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> [[1997 Argentine Grand Prix|<font color=black>ARG]]<br/><font color=black><small>5</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> [[1997 San Marino Grand Prix|<font color=black>SMR]]<br/><font color=black><small>6</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1997 Monaco Grand Prix|<font color=black>MON]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1997 Spanish Grand Prix|<font color=black>ESP]]<br/><font color=black><small>7</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1997 Canadian Grand Prix|<font color=black>CAN]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1997 French Grand Prix|<font color=black>FRA]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1997 British Grand Prix|<font color=black>GBR]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|<font color=black> [[1997 German Grand Prix|<font color=black>GER]]<br/><font color=black><small>3</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1997 Hungarian Grand Prix|<font color=black>HUN]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#000000" style="color: white;"|<font color=black> [[1997 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br/><font color=white><small>DSQ</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> ''[[1997 Italian Grand Prix|<font color=black>ITA]]''<br/><font color=black><small>9</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1997 Austrian Grand Prix|<font color=black>AUT]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> '''[[1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix|<font color=black>LUX]]'''<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> [[1997 Japanese Grand Prix|<font color=black>JPN]]<br/><font color=black><small>4</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|<font color=black> [[1997 European Grand Prix|<font color=black>EUR]]<br/><font color=black><small>1</small>
 +
! 6th
 +
! 27
 +
|-
 +
| [[1998 Formula One season|1998]]
 +
! [[West (cigarette)|West]] [[Team McLaren|McLaren]] [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]
 +
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren MP4/13|MP4/13]]
 +
! [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] [[V10 engine|V10]]
 +
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|<font color=black> '''''[[1998 Australian Grand Prix|<font color=black>AUS]]'''''<br/><font color=black><small>1</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|<font color=black> '''''[[1998 Brazilian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BRA]]'''''<br/><font color=black><small>1</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|<font color=black> [[1998 Argentine Grand Prix|<font color=black>ARG]]<br/><font color=black><small>2</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1998 San Marino Grand Prix|<font color=black>SMR]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|<font color=black> '''''[[1998 Spanish Grand Prix|<font color=black>ESP]]'''''<br/><font color=black><small>1</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|<font color=black> '''''[[1998 Monaco Grand Prix|<font color=black>MON]]'''''<br/><font color=black><small>1</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[1998 Canadian Grand Prix|<font color=black>CAN]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|<font color=black> '''[[1998 French Grand Prix|<font color=black>FRA]]'''<br/><font color=black><small>3</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|<font color=black> '''[[1998 British Grand Prix|<font color=black>GBR]]'''<br/><font color=black><small>2</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|<font color=black> [[1998 Austrian Grand Prix|<font color=black>AUT]]<br/><font color=black><small>1</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|<font color=black> '''[[1998 German Grand Prix|<font color=black>GER]]'''<br/><font color=black><small>1</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> '''[[1998 Hungarian Grand Prix|<font color=black>HUN]]'''<br/><font color=black><small>6</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> '''[[1998 Belgian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BEL]]'''<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> ''[[1998 Italian Grand Prix|<font color=black>ITA]]''<br/><font color=black><small>4</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|<font color=black> ''[[1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix|<font color=black>LUX]]''<br/><font color=black><small>1</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|<font color=black> [[1998 Japanese Grand Prix|<font color=black>JPN]]<br/><font color=black><small>1</small>
 +
|
 +
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|<font color=black> '''1st'''
 +
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|<font color=black> '''100'''
 +
|-
 +
| [[1999 Formula One season|1999]]
 +
! [[West (cigarette)|West]] [[Team McLaren|McLaren]] [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]
 +
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren MP4/14|MP4/14]]
 +
! [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] [[V10 engine|V10]]
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> '''[[1999 Australian Grand Prix|<font color=black>AUS]]'''<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|<font color=black> '''''[[1999 Brazilian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BRA]]'''''<br/><font color=black><small>1</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> '''[[1999 San Marino Grand Prix|<font color=black>SMR]]'''<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|<font color=black> '''''[[1999 Monaco Grand Prix|<font color=black>MON]]'''''<br/><font color=black><small>3</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|<font color=black> '''[[1999 Spanish Grand Prix|<font color=black>ESP]]'''<br/><font color=black><small>1</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|<font color=black> [[1999 Canadian Grand Prix|<font color=black>CAN]]<br/><font color=black><small>1</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|<font color=black> [[1999 French Grand Prix|<font color=black>FRA]]<br/><font color=black><small>2</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> '''''[[1999 British Grand Prix|<font color=black>GBR]]'''''<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|<font color=black> '''''[[1999 Austrian Grand Prix|<font color=black>AUT]]'''''<br/><font color=black><small>3</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> '''[[1999 German Grand Prix|<font color=black>GER]]'''<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|<font color=black> '''[[1999 Hungarian Grand Prix|<font color=black>HUN]]'''<br/><font color=black><small>1</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|<font color=black> '''''[[1999 Belgian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BEL]]'''''<br/><font color=black><small>2</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> '''[[1999 Italian Grand Prix|<font color=black>ITA]]'''<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> ''[[1999 European Grand Prix|<font color=black>EUR]]''<br/><font color=black><small>5</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|<font color=black> [[1999 Malaysian Grand Prix|<font color=black>MAL]]<br/><font color=black><small>3</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|<font color=black> [[1999 Japanese Grand Prix|<font color=black>JPN]]<br/><font color=black><small>1</small>
 +
|
 +
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|<font color=black> '''1st'''
 +
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|<font color=black> '''76'''
 +
|-
 +
| [[2000 Formula One season|2000]]
 +
! [[West (cigarette)|West]] [[Team McLaren|McLaren]] [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]
 +
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren MP4/15|MP4/15]]
 +
! [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] [[V10 engine|V10]]
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> '''[[2000 Australian Grand Prix|<font color=black>AUS]]'''<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> '''[[2000 Brazilian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BRA]]'''<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|<font color=black> '''''[[2000 San Marino Grand Prix|<font color=black>SMR]]'''''<br/><font color=black><small>2</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|<font color=black> ''[[2000 British Grand Prix|<font color=black>GBR]]''<br/><font color=black><small>2</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|<font color=black> ''[[2000 Spanish Grand Prix|<font color=black>ESP]]''<br/><font color=black><small>1</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|<font color=black> [[2000 European Grand Prix|<font color=black>EUR]]<br/><font color=black><small>2</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> ''[[2000 Monaco Grand Prix|<font color=black>MON]]''<br/><font color=black><small>6</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> ''[[2000 Canadian Grand Prix|<font color=black>CAN]]''<br/><font color=black><small>4</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|<font color=black> [[2000 French Grand Prix|<font color=black>FRA]]<br/><font color=black><small>2</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|<font color=black> '''[[2000 Austrian Grand Prix|<font color=black>AUT]]'''<br/><font color=black><small>1</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|<font color=black> [[2000 German Grand Prix|<font color=black>GER]]<br/><font color=black><small>2</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|<font color=black> ''[[2000 Hungarian Grand Prix|<font color=black>HUN]]''<br/><font color=black><small>1</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|<font color=black> '''[[2000 Belgian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BEL]]'''<br/><font color=black><small>1</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|<font color=black> ''[[2000 Italian Grand Prix|<font color=black>ITA]]''<br/><font color=black><small>2</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[2000 United States Grand Prix|<font color=black>USA]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|<font color=black> ''[[2000 Japanese Grand Prix|<font color=black>JPN]]''<br/><font color=black><small>2</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> ''[[2000 Malaysian Grand Prix|<font color=black>MAL]]''<br/><font color=black><small>4</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|<font color=black> '''2nd'''
 +
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|<font color=black> '''89'''
 +
|-
 +
| [[2001 Formula One season|2001]]
 +
! [[West (cigarette)|West]] [[Team McLaren|McLaren]] [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]
 +
! [[McLaren]] [[McLaren MP4-16|MP4-16]]
 +
! [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] [[V10 engine|V10]]
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[2001 Australian Grand Prix|<font color=black>AUS]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> ''[[2001 Malaysian Grand Prix|<font color=black>MAL]]''<br/><font color=black><small>6</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[2001 Brazilian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BRA]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> [[2001 San Marino Grand Prix|<font color=black>SMR]]<br/><font color=black><small>4</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[2001 Spanish Grand Prix|<font color=black>ESP]]<br/><font color=black><small>9</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[2001 Austrian Grand Prix|<font color=black>AUT]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[2001 Monaco Grand Prix|<font color=black>MON]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|<font color=black> [[2001 Canadian Grand Prix|<font color=black>CAN]]<br/><font color=black><small>3</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> [[2001 European Grand Prix|<font color=black>EUR]]<br/><font color=black><small>6</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|<font color=black> [[2001 French Grand Prix|<font color=black>FRA]]<br/><font color=black><small>DNS</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|<font color=black> ''[[2001 British Grand Prix|<font color=black>GBR]]''<br/><font color=black><small>1</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[2001 German Grand Prix|<font color=black>GER]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> [[2001 Hungarian Grand Prix|<font color=black>HUN]]<br/><font color=black><small>5</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> [[2001 Belgian Grand Prix|<font color=black>BEL]]<br/><font color=black><small>4</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[2001 Italian Grand Prix|<font color=black>ITA]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|<font color=black> [[2001 United States Grand Prix|<font color=black>USA]]<br/><font color=black><small>1</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|<font color=black> [[2001 Japanese Grand Prix|<font color=black>JPN]]<br/><font color=black><small>4</small>
 +
! 5th
 +
! 37
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
===Complete DTM results===
 +
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
 +
{| border=1 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=4 style="float:center; margin:0 0 .5em 1em; width:800px; background:#505050; border-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #999; font-size:83%; line-height:1.5; " summary="Infobox Automobile"
 +
|- style="text-align:center; background:#505050;"
 +
|- tr BGCOLOR=darkred
 +
! Year
 +
! Team
 +
! 1
 +
! 2
 +
! 3
 +
! 4
 +
! 5
 +
! 6
 +
! 7
 +
! 8
 +
! 9
 +
! 10
 +
! 11
 +
! Pos
 +
! Points
 +
|-
 +
| [[2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season|2005]]
 +
! [[Mercedes-AMG|Mercedes]]
 +
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|<font color=black> [[Hockenheimring|<font color=black>HOC]]<br/><font color=black><small>8</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|<font color=black> [[EuroSpeedway|<font color=black>EUR]]<br/><font color=black><small>3</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"|<font color=black> [[Spa-Francorchamps|<font color=black>SPA]]<br/><font color=black><small>1</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|<font color=black> [[Brno Circuit|<font color=black>BRN]]<br/><font color=black><small>13</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[Motorsport Arena Oschersleben|<font color=black>OSC]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[Norisring|<font color=black>NOR]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|<font color=black> [[Nürburgring|<font color=black>NÜR]]<br/><font color=black><small>4</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|<font color=black> [[Circuit Park Zandvoort|<font color=black>ZAN]]<br/><font color=black><small>12</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|<font color=black> [[EuroSpeedway|<font color=black>EUR]]<br/><font color=black><small>12</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|<font color=black> [[Istanbul Park|<font color=black>IST]]<br/><font color=black><small>2</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|<font color=black> [[Hockenheimring|<font color=black>HOC]]<br/><font color=black><small>15</small>
 +
|| '''5th'''
 +
|| '''30'''
 +
|-
 +
| [[2006 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season|2006]]
 +
! [[Mercedes-AMG|Mercedes]]
 +
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|<font color=black> [[Hockenheimring|<font color=black>HOC]]<br/><font color=black><small>4</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|<font color=black> [[EuroSpeedway|<font color=black>EUR]]<br/><font color=black><small>3</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|<font color=black> [[Motorsport Arena Oschersleben|<font color=black>OSC]]<br/><font color=black><small>9</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|<font color=black> [[Brands Hatch|<font color=black>BRA]]<br/><font color=black><small>11</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|<font color=black> [[Norisring|<font color=black>NOR]]<br/><font color=black><small>3</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|<font color=black> [[Nürburgring|<font color=black>NÜR]]<br/><font color=black><small>12</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|<font color=black> [[Circuit Park Zandvoort|<font color=black>ZAN]]<br/><font color=black><small>11</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|<font color=black> [[Circuit de Catalunya|<font color=black>CAT]]<br/><font color=black><small>11</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|<font color=black> [[Bugatti Circuit|<font color=black>BUG]]<br/><font color=black><small>2</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|<font color=black> [[Hockenheimring|<font color=black>HOC]]<br/><font color=black><small>Ret</small>
 +
|
 +
|| '''6th'''
 +
|| '''25'''
 +
|-
 +
| [[2007 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season|2007]]
 +
! [[Mercedes-AMG|Mercedes]]
 +
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|<font color=black> [[Hockenheimring|<font color=black>HOC]]<br/><font color=black><small>10</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|<font color=black> [[Motorsport Arena Oschersleben|<font color=black>OSC]]<br/><font color=black><small>17</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"|<font color=black> [[EuroSpeedway|<font color=black>EUR*]]<br/><font color=black><small>1</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|<font color=black> [[Brands Hatch|<font color=black>BRA]]<br/><font color=black><small>4</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|<font color=black> [[Norisring|<font color=black>NOR]]<br/><font color=black><small>9</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"|<font color=black> [[Mugello Circuit|<font color=black>MUG]]<br/><font color=black><small>1</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|<font color=black> [[Circuit Park Zandvoort|<font color=black>ZAN]]<br/><font color=black><small>7</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|<font color=black> [[Nürburgring|<font color=black>NÜR]]<br/><font color=black><small>10</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#000000" style="color: white"|<font color=black> [[Circuit de Catalunya|CAT]]<br/><font color=white><small>DSQ</small>
 +
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|<font color=black> [[Hockenheimring|<font color=black>HOC]]<br/><font color=black><small>17</small>
 +
|
 +
|| '''8th'''
 +
|| '''22'''
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Half points were awarded in the race due to several errors made by the race officials.
 +
 
 +
==Other interests==
 +
Häkkinen can ride a [[unicycle]] and has performed on stage riding one.
  
−
==== Pole Position (DTM) ====
 
−
* 2005: Spa-Francorchamps
 
  
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==== Fastest laps during a race (Formula 1) ====
 
−
* 1997: Italy
 
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* 1998: Australia, Brazil, Spain, Monaco, Italy, Luxembourg
 
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* 1999: Brazil, Monaco, Great Britain, Austria, Belgium, Europe
 
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* 2000: San Marino, Great Britain, Spain, Monaco, Canada, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Malaysia
 
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* 2001: Malaysia, Great Britain, Hungary
 
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
−
[http://www.hakkinen.com hakkinen.com]
+
* [http://www.hakkinen.com www.hakkinen.com]
 +
* [http://www.FlyingFinn.de/    FlyingFinn.de, Unofficial Fanwebsite (German)]
 +
* [http://www.4mula1.ro/history/driver/Mika_Hakkinen Mika Häkkinen Statistics]
 +
* [http://www.driverdb.com/racingdriver389.html Mika Häkkinen career details]
  
  
 
{{Formula One World Drivers' Champions}}
 
{{Formula One World Drivers' Champions}}
 +
{{British F3 champions}}
 +
{{Autosport International Racing Driver Award}}
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[[Category:Kart racing drivers]]
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Mika Häkkinen
Nationality 22px-Flag of Finland.png Finnish
Years 1991 - 2001
Team(s) Lotus, McLaren
Races 165
Championships 2
Wins 20
Podiums 51
Poles 26
Fastest laps 25
First race 1991 United States Grand Prix
Last win 2001 United States Grand Prix
Last race 2001 Japanese Grand Prix


Mika Pauli Häkkinen (born September 28, 1968 in Helsingin maalaiskunta) is a Finnish racing driver and two-time Formula One champion. He was Michael Schumacher's greatest rival in F1. The German has said himself that Häkkinen is the rival he respected the most during his Formula One career.


Personal and early life

Mika Häkkinen was born in Helsingin maalaiskunta (now Vantaa), Finland on September 28, 1968 to Harri, a short wave radio operator and part-time taxi driver, and Aila Häkkinen, who worked as a secretary. Häkkinen grew up with one sister, Nina, who ran a fan site for her brother until its closure in 1998. Häkkinen married Erja Honkanen in 1998. The couple has one son, Hugo Ronan (born December 11, 2000) and one daughter, Aina Julia (born May 12, 2005). Media reports in early 2008 suggested the couple were applying for divorce. Since 1991, Häkkinen has resided in Monte Carlo although he also has houses in France and Finland. On May 18 2008, his newly completed mansion in France burnt down after the light in one of his trophy cabinets made a short circuit. Nobody was injured in the conflagration. However his pet tortoise perished in the fire, along with his collection of F1 trophies.


Racing career

Pre-Formula One (until 1990)

When Häkkinen was five years old, his parents hired a go-kart for him to take to a track near their home. On his first lap, Häkkinen was involved in an accident, escaping unhurt. Despite this crash, Häkkinen wished to continue racing and after persistently annoying his parents, the young Finn got his wish. His father bought Häkkinen his first go-kart, one that Henri Toivonen had previously competed with.

By 1986, Häkkinen had won five karting championships. 1982 World Champion Keke Rosberg helped Häkkinen by arranging him sponsorship that aided the Finn through the junior categories of open wheel racing. The "New Flying Finn" won three Scandinavian championships, then the Opel Lotus Euroseries championship before winning the British Formula Three championship and coming close to winning the 1990 Macau Grand Prix but missing out due to an accident, which resulted in his promotion to Formula One with the Lotus team.

Formula One (1991-2001)

Lotus (1991-1992)

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1991
Häkkinen driving for Lotus in his first F1 race, the 1991 United States Grand Prix.

Häkkinen joined Lotus in 1991. He qualified 13th for his Grand Prix debut in Phoenix, and would also have finished the race in the same position but his car experienced an engine failure on lap 60. Häkkinen scored his first Grand Prix points two rounds later in Imola, where he finished fifth from 25th on the grid, three laps behind the race winner, Ayrton Senna. Häkkinen finished the season in equal 15th alongside Satoru Nakajima and Martin Brundle.

1992

Johnny Herbert joined Häkkinen for 1992. The Finn continued his form from 1991, with points scoring finishes in six Grands Prix, his best finishes being fourth places in France and Hungary. Häkkinen finished the season in eighth place in the Drivers' Championship, with almost six times as many points as during the previous season.

McLaren (1993-2001)

1993

In 1993, Häkkinen joined McLaren as test driver with a view to be promoted into the race team later on. In Monaco he returned to racing with a guest drive in the Porsche Supercup race, an event he dominated. His hopes of stepping up to the race team were realised after Monza, when Michael Andretti left F1 after disappointing results. Häkkinen's McLaren race debut at Estoril was impressive. In his first outing for the team, he outqualified their star driver Ayrton Senna. Unfortunately, when pushing too hard through the final corner of the track during the race, he ran wide onto the dirty side of the kerb, launching the car towards the pit wall. At the time he was running in a point-scoring position. He went on to score a podium finish fifteen seconds behind his triple world champion team-mate during the next weekend at Suzuka, his first career podium.

1994
Häkkinen driving his McLaren-Peugeot to third place at the 1994 British Grand Prix.

With Senna departing to Williams for 1994, Häkkinen became the leading driver for McLaren with Martin Brundle as his teammate. McLaren had also switched from Ford engines to Peugeot. During the season, Häkkinen took six more podium finishes to add to his sole podium of 1993, including a second place in Belgium. The Finn finished the year fourth in the Drivers' Championship with a tally of 26 points.

1995

1995 would be the start of a long relationship between Häkkinen's McLaren team and the German car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz. A further two second places in Italy and Japan put the Finn's tally of podiums up to nine. Then, at the 1995 Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide, Häkkinen had a tyre failure during free practice, which resulted in him crashing heavily into the wall. He was saved only due to an emergency tracheotomy that was performed by the side of the track. This incident forged a strong bond between Häkkinen and team principal Ron Dennis, and also sent forth a new movement for extra safety in the sport. Luckily, Häkkinen recovered almost fully and was fit to race again in 1996 thus only missing one race.

1996

The 1996 season saw McLaren improve; Mercedes-Benz were in their second season of engine supply to the team and Häkkinen managed to return to the podium, although his first win still eluded him. That season saw David Coulthard join the team from Williams. At the Spa circuit he nearly registered his first win while using a one stop race strategy, until Jos Verstappen caused a yellow flag to allow all other cars to pit under yellow. Based on timing, Häkkinen would have won the race by over 10 seconds without this event. Häkkinen finished fifth in the Drivers' Championship, scoring a total of 31 points.

1997

McLaren were confident of success in 1997. With the distinctive red and white colours of Marlboro replaced by the silver and black colours of West, the team returned to their winning ways. Coulthard took the first win for McLaren in over three seasons at the Australian Grand Prix. Through the year the McLarens began to regularly challenge the frontrunners, but it was Coulthard who finished higher in the championship. Häkkinen came close to an elusive breakthrough victory a number of times in 1997, not least at Silverstone, A1-Ring and Nürburgring. At Jerez he finally managed to cross the line first, although Villeneuve had allegedly been asked to consider whether it was necessary to keep the Finn behind him at all costs in the closing stages of the race, this being due to the incident with Michael Schumacher in the closing stages of the race - an incident similar to the one in 1994's final race.

1998
Häkkinen demonstrating his championship-winning McLaren MP4/13 in 2008.

A winner at last, Häkkinen was confident of further success in 1998. With Adrian Newey, the renowned former Williams-Renault designer, now on board at McLaren, Häkkinen found himself in the fastest car for early 1998 season.Template:Fact He did not waste the opportunity, and opened up a significant lead in the Drivers' Championship. However, a combination of car problems, bad luck and some inspired driving by Michael Schumacher saw the 2 drivers level on points with just 2 races to go. Häkkinen held his nerve, beating Schumacher in a straight fight at the Luxembourg Grand Prix and going on to win again in Japan, clinching the title whilst his rival Schumacher stalled on the grid.

1999
Häkkinen won his second world title in 1999, a campaign which included a win at the Canadian Grand Prix (pictured).

His title defence in 1999 was tougher. With the McLaren not as reliable as the previous year, he lost out on a number of points early in the season, but by the time of Schumacher's leg-breaking crash at Silverstone, he had overtaken the German in the standings. Eddie Irvine now took on the mantle of Ferrari team leader and through reliability problems with the McLaren, and mistakes from Häkkinen, took the title battle down to the last race, again in Japan. Häkkinen had made several major errors at Imola and Monza, both times crashing out whilst in a strong lead, and some questioned whether he could handle the pressure of a title decider once more. In fact, the normally cool and composed Finn was overwhelmed by his error at Monza and broke down crying in front of the cameras after running away from his car to hide during the race. Come Japan however, he was back on top form and romped to a victory that secured him a second world championship, almost an entire lap ahead of title rival Irvine with Schumacher a close second.

2000
Häkkinen at the 2000 United States Grand Prix.

As a double World Champion, he had joined an elite group of drivers. For the 2000 season, he was eager to score a hat-trick of crowns, but after a season-long contest, finished 19 points behind Ferrari's Schumacher. At Spa however, he took a memorable victory, with a simultaneous pass on Michael Schumacher and Ricardo Zonta in the Kemmel straight. At the next Grand Prix Schumacher took over the Championship lead, and went on to confirm his third world championship at the Japanese Grand Prix, the penultimate race of the season. Schumacher has described his championship fight with Häkkinen as the most satisfying of his career.

2001
Häkkinen driving for McLaren at the 2001 Canadian Grand Prix.

In 2001, he took part in what would prove to be his last season of Formula One. The McLaren was not as competitive and it was Coulthard who carried the threat to Schumacher for much of the season. Furthermore, Hakkinen suffered a sizeable crash at the opening race in Australia at Melbourne while running second due to a suspected brake failure. The accident seemed to have hindered his motivation rather considerably. There were days however when Häkkinen reminded people of his skills. In Spain he was in the lead on the last lap to record his fourth straight Spanish Grand Prix victory but he had a clutch failure and was forced to retire yards away from victory. At Silverstone he dominated the race to take his first victory of the year, whilst at Indianapolis he put in a stirring drive to take his last Grand Prix win. At the end of the season he left racing, initially for a sabbatical, but by mid-2002 this had become full-time retirement. [1]

DTM (2005-2007)

Mika Häkkinen in his 2006 Mercedes DTM-car at Stars and Cars 2006.

During 2004 Häkkinen announced plans for a Grand Prix comeback and held talks with Williams for 2005. A deal was not reached and he instead made a race comeback in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM), with Mercedes-Benz. It was a successful season, including one win at Spa.

For 2006 he again competed in the DTM championships with Mercedes, although it was a more difficult season, with a couple of second places his best results. Autosport magazine has speculated that Häkkinen's style of driving is not especially suited to a DTM car.

At the 2006 Goodwood Festival Of Speed, Häkkinen drove the 2005 McLaren-Mercedes MP4-20. Many said that it was great once again to see Häkkinen in a McLaren, as he was the last driver (at that time) to win the World Championship in a McLaren.

Häkkinen would stay on at Mercedes for a third season in the series and, although this was tainted by some bad luck in places, 2007 was to be his most competitive. Regularly qualifying on the front row, he took two wins at Lausitz and Mugello on his way to 8th in the championship.

Mika Häkkinen announces the end of his DTM career. (Stars and Cars 2007).
In July 2006, Häkkinen drove a McLaren MP4-20 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Possible return to F1

After Häkkinen's sabbatical year and subsequent retirement, rumours of his return have been reported on several occasions. Häkkinen was linked to Williams during the 2004 season, because of Montoya going to McLaren-Mercedes following year.

At the end of the 2006 season there were further rumours regarding Häkkinen returning to the wheel of a McLaren-Mercedes for the 2007 season. Autosport magazine reported that Häkkinen had tested a McLaren simulator twice during November and discussed a possible comeback with the team. On November 24 McLaren announced that Lewis Hamilton would take the team's second seat in 2007, ending the speculation of a possible return to a Formula One drivers seat. However, Häkkinen may still participate in an advisory role with Ron Dennis stating that "Mika can evaluate some of the things we are developing and bringing to the car." On Thursday, November 30, Häkkinen tested the 2006 McLaren-Mercedes MP4-21 for a full day at the Circuit de Catalunya, in Barcelona, Spain. He completed 79 laps of the circuit, but his fastest lap was three seconds off the pace of regular race drivers. McLaren are using his expertise to see how Formula One has evolved over the years since his retirement from Formula One at the 2001 Japanese Grand Prix for possible developments which may come out of this testing. Ron Dennis has stated that this might be Häkkinen's only Formula One test for the Woking team.

Häkkinen has also been named as the Responsible Drinking Ambassador for McLaren sponsor Johnnie Walker.

Retirement

Häkkinen announced his retirement from competitive motorsport on Sunday, November 4 2007. He was quoted as saying that the decision "was not an easy one," but added that "racing is still in my blood and this decision does not mean that this will prevent me from racing for pleasure."

In November 2008, Häkkinen announced that he will begin a new career in driver management.

Career summary

Season Series Team Name Races Poles Wins Points Final Placing
1974-1986 Karting ? ? ? ? ? 5 times Finnish Champion
1987 Nordic Formula Ford Reynard 15 ? 9 40 1st
1988 GM Vauxhall-Lotus Challenge Dragon 10 4 3 127 2nd
Opel-Lotus Euroseries Dragon 10 2 4 126 1st
1989 British F3 Dragon 17 2 0 18 7th
Cellnet F3 SuperPrix WSR 1 1 1 N/A 1st
Macau Grand Prix Dragon 1 0 0 N/A R
1990 British F3 WSR 17 11 10 121 1st
Italian F3 WSR 1 0 1 9 ?
German F3 WSR 1 1 1 9 ?
Macau Grand Prix WSR 1 1 0 N/A R
Fuji F3 Race WSR 1 0 0 N/A DNQ
1991 Formula One Lotus 15 0 0 2 16th
1992 Formula One Lotus 15 0 0 11 8th
1993 Formula One McLaren 3 0 0 4 15th
Porsche Supercup ? 2 2 2 ? ?
1994 Formula One McLaren 15 0 0 26 4th
1995 Formula One McLaren 15 0 0 17 7th
1996 Formula One McLaren 16 0 0 31 5th
1997 Formula One McLaren 16 1 1 27 6th
1998 Formula One McLaren 16 9 8 100 1st
1999 Formula One McLaren 16 11 5 76 1st
2000 Formula One McLaren 17 5 4 89 2nd
2001 Formula One McLaren 17 0 2 37 5th
2005 DTM AMG-Mercedes 11 1 1 30 5th
2006 DTM HWA-Mercedes 10 0 0 25 6th
2007 DTM HWA-Mercedes 10 2 2 22 8th

Complete Formula One results

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

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 WDC Points
1991 Team Lotus Lotus 102B Judd V8 USA
13 		BRA
9 		SMR
5 		MON
Ret 		CAN
Ret 		MEX
9 		FRA
DNQ 		GBR
12 		GER
Ret 		HUN
14 		BEL
Ret 		ITA
14 		POR
14 		ESP
Ret 		JPN
Ret 		AUS
19 		16th 2
1992 Team Lotus Lotus 102D Ford HB V8 RSA
9 		MEX
6 		BRA
10 		ESP
Ret 		SMR
DNQ 		8th 11
Lotus 107 MON
Ret 		CAN
Ret 		FRA
4 		GBR
6 		GER
Ret 		HUN
4 		BEL
6 		ITA
Ret 		POR
5 		JPN
Ret 		AUS
7
1993 Marlboro McLaren McLaren MP4/8 Ford HB V8 RSA BRA EUR SMR ESP MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR
Ret 		JPN
3 		AUS
Ret 		15th 4
1994 Marlboro McLaren Peugeot McLaren MP4/9 Peugeot V10 BRA
Ret 		PAC
Ret 		SMR
3 		MON
Ret 		ESP
Ret 		CAN
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		GBR
3 		GER
Ret 		HUN
 BEL
2 		ITA
3 		POR
3 		EUR
3 		JPN
7 		AUS
12 		4th 26
1995 Marlboro McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4/10 Mercedes V10 BRA
4 		ARG
Ret 		SMR
5 		ESP
Ret 		MON
Ret 		CAN
Ret 		7th 17
McLaren MP4/10B FRA
7 		GBR
Ret 		GER
Ret 		HUN
Ret 		BEL
Ret 		ITA
2 		PAC
Inj 		JPN
2 		AUS
Inj
McLaren MP4/10C POR
Ret 		EUR
8
1996 Marlboro McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4/11 Mercedes V10 AUS
5 		BRA
4 		ARG
Ret 		EUR
8 		SMR
8 		MON
6 		ESP
5 		CAN
5 		FRA
5 		GBR
3 		GER
Ret 		HUN
4 		BEL
3 		ITA
3 		POR
Ret 		JPN
3 		5th 31
1997 West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4/12 Mercedes V10 AUS
3 		BRA
4 		ARG
5 		SMR
6 		MON
Ret 		ESP
7 		CAN
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		GBR
Ret 		GER
3 		HUN
Ret 		BEL
DSQ 		ITA
9 		AUT
Ret 		LUX
Ret 		JPN
4 		EUR
1 		6th 27
1998 West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4/13 Mercedes V10 AUS
1 		BRA
1 		ARG
2 		SMR
Ret 		ESP
1 		MON
1 		CAN
Ret 		FRA
3 		GBR
2 		AUT
1 		GER
1 		HUN
6 		BEL
Ret 		ITA
4 		LUX
1 		JPN
1 		1st 100
1999 West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4/14 Mercedes V10 AUS
Ret 		BRA
1 		SMR
Ret 		MON
3 		ESP
1 		CAN
1 		FRA
2 		GBR
Ret 		AUT
3 		GER
Ret 		HUN
1 		BEL
2 		ITA
Ret 		EUR
5 		MAL
3 		JPN
1 		1st 76
2000 West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4/15 Mercedes V10 AUS
Ret 		BRA
Ret 		SMR
2 		GBR
2 		ESP
1 		EUR
2 		MON
6 		CAN
4 		FRA
2 		AUT
1 		GER
2 		HUN
1 		BEL
1 		ITA
2 		USA
Ret 		JPN
2 		MAL
4 		2nd 89
2001 West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-16 Mercedes V10 AUS
Ret 		MAL
6 		BRA
Ret 		SMR
4 		ESP
9 		AUT
Ret 		MON
Ret 		CAN
3 		EUR
6 		FRA
DNS 		GBR
1 		GER
Ret 		HUN
5 		BEL
4 		ITA
Ret 		USA
1 		JPN
4 		5th 37

Complete DTM results

(key)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Points
2005 Mercedes HOC
8 		EUR
3 		SPA
1 		BRN
13 		OSC
Ret 		NOR
Ret 		NÜR
4 		ZAN
12 		EUR
12 		IST
2 		HOC
15 		5th 30
2006 Mercedes HOC
4 		EUR
3 		OSC
9 		BRA
11 		NOR
3 		NÜR
12 		ZAN
11 		CAT
11 		BUG
2 		HOC
Ret 		6th 25
2007 Mercedes HOC
10 		OSC
17 		EUR*
1 		BRA
4 		NOR
9 		MUG
1 		ZAN
7 		NÜR
10 		CAT
DSQ 		HOC
17 		8th 22

* Half points were awarded in the race due to several errors made by the race officials.

Other interests

Häkkinen can ride a unicycle and has performed on stage riding one.


External links


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