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Mika Häkkinen

October 25, 2023

Mika Pauli Häkkinen (Finnish: [ˈmikɑ ˈhækːinen] ⓘ; born 28 September 1968), nicknamed "The Flying Finn",[1] is a Finnish former racing driver. He won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1998 and 1999, both times driving for McLaren. Häkkinen is one of three Formula One drivers from Finland that have won the World Drivers' Championship, and the only one to have done so more than once. He currently works in driver management and is a brand ambassador for various companies.

Mika Häkkinen
Häkkinen in 2016
Born
Mika Pauli Häkkinen

(1968-09-28) 28 September 1968 (age 55)
Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Spouses
  • Erja Honkanen
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    (m. 1998; div. 2008)​
  • Markéta Remešová
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    (m. 2016)​
Children5
Formula One World Championship career
Active years1991–2001
TeamsLotus, McLaren
EnginesJudd, Ford, Peugeot, Mercedes
Entries165 (161 starts)
Championships2 (1998, 1999)
Wins20
Podiums51
Career points420
Pole positions26
Fastest laps25
First entry1991 United States Grand Prix
First win1997 European Grand Prix
Last win2001 United States Grand Prix
Last entry2001 Japanese Grand Prix

Häkkinen began his career in karting at the age of five and achieved success by winning regional and national kart championships. He progressed to car racing when he entered the Formula Ford and Formula Three series in Italy and the United Kingdom. After success in the series, Häkkinen entered Formula One in 1991 with the Team Lotus where he remained until 1992. The following year, he moved to McLaren as test driver before he was promoted to the race team following the departure of Michael Andretti.

After four years which yielded minor success, Häkkinen scored his first Formula One victory in 1997. He went on to win eight races of the 1998 season, securing the World Drivers' Championship at the season-ending Japanese Grand Prix; his success also helped McLaren secure the World Constructors' Championship. He repeated his World Championship success in 1999, taking five victories. He finished as runner-up in the Drivers' Championship in 2000, behind Michael Schumacher and secured two more victories in 2001 before announcing a sabbatical from the sport, which became full-time retirement in mid-2002.

For 2005, Häkkinen moved to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) series, where he secured his first victory that year. His form faded during 2006 although he secured two more victories in 2007. He retired from top-level active motorsport at the end of 2007, and subsequently moved into driver management along with becoming a brand ambassador for Johnnie Walker and Mercedes-Benz AMG.

Early life and career Edit

 
A Ralt RT34 driven by Häkkinen in the 1990 Macau Grand Prix

Häkkinen was born in Helsingin maalaiskunta, Finland, on 28 September 1968 to Harri, a shortwave radio operator and a part-time taxi driver, and Aila Häkkinen, who worked as a secretary. He has one sister, Nina, who ran a fan site for him until its closure in 1998.[2] Häkkinen lived in the same street as Mika Salo with the two later becoming friends.[3] As a child, Häkkinen played ice hockey and football.[4]

When Häkkinen was five years old, his parents rented a go-kart for him to take to a track near their home. Despite an early crash, Häkkinen wished to continue racing, and his father bought him his first go-kart, one that Henri Toivonen had previously competed with.[5] He later won his first karting race in 1975 at the Keimola Motor Stadium where he raced in the regional karting championships in 1978 and 1979, winning the Keimola Club Championship in both years. Häkkinen found further success in 1980 when he won the Swedish Lapland Cup and finished fourth in the 85cc class of the Lapland Karting Championship. Around this time, Häkkinen also drove a Volkswagen Beetle on the frozen lakes of Finland with friend Mika Sohlberg.[6]

In 1981, Häkkinen won his first major karting title, the 85cc class of the Finnish Karting Championship. The following year, he finished runner-up in the 85cc class of the Formula Mini series and later won the Ronnie Peterson Memorial event and the Salpauselka Cup in Lahti. Häkkinen moved to the Formula Nordic 100cc class for 1983, where he became the champion on his first attempt and also participated in the A Junior Team Races for Finland alongside Taru Rinne, Jaana Nyman and Marko Mankonen, with the line-up taking the championship.[7]

In 1984, Häkkinen won the 100cc Formula Nordic title and later participated in the World Kart Championship race held in Liedolsheim. He took his second consecutive 100cc Formula Nordic Championship in 1985 ahead of Jukka Savolainen. He took part in the Nordic Championship A-Class in the same year, finishing runner-up to Tom Kristensen. Häkkinen went to Parma to participate in the World Kart Championship where he retired before the event's final heat due to a mechanical problem. In 1986, he reached his third consecutive Formula Nordic 100cc title and also took part in karting events across Europe.[7] To further fund his career, Häkkinen got a job with a friend repairing bicycles.[8]

In 1987, Häkkinen made the transition from karting to car racing when he purchased a 1986 Reynard Formula Ford 1600 from fellow Finn JJ Lehto. In that year, he entered the Finnish, Swedish and Nordic Formula Ford Championships, winning each title on his first attempt and won nine races combined. Häkkinen also entered two races of the EDFA 1600 Championship and raced in the Formula Ford Festival held at Brands Hatch, where he finished in seventh position.[9] In 1988, Häkkinen entered the EFDA Formula GM Lotus Euroseries with the Dragon team, where he secured four victories and finished the runner-up in the championship, behind Allan McNish. He later entered the Opel-Lotus EDFA Euroseries, taking four victories and became Champion with 126 points, ahead of nearest rival Henrik Larsen.[9]

Going into 1989, Häkkinen moved from the Euroseries into the British Formula 3 Championship driving a Reynard 893 chassis for Dragon. He finished seventh position in the championship, scoring 18 points. He was later invited to participate in the Cellnet Formula Three SuperPrix for West Surrey Racing as a guest driver where he secured pole position and the victory.[10] He also raced in the tenth round of the French Formula 3 championship at Le Mans-Bugatti on 24 September and finished third behind Éric Hélary and Laurent Daumet.

In 1990, Häkkinen applied to become a member of the "Marlboro World Championship Team" through what was akin to a fully sponsored racing driver academy. Its members were short-listed for testing by a judging panel including McLaren Formula One team boss Ron Dennis (whose team was sponsored by Marlboro), Formula One World Champion James Hunt, and Formula 3000 team bosses, Mike Earle and Hugues de Chaunac. In an April 2015 interview, Earle recounted that Häkkinen's application was the last one that he reviewed at the end of a long day, despite protests by Hunt who had already made plans to head to a pub for a beer.[11] Häkkinen performed strongly in his test and went on to secure Marlboro's sponsorship. That same year, therefore, Häkkinen left Dragon and moved to the West Surrey Racing team and won the British Formula 3 series, by taking nine victories en route to the Championship, with 121 points, ahead of fellow Finn Salo. In November, Häkkinen entered the Macau Grand Prix where he drove to pole position and won the first heat of the event. He retired from the second heat due to a last-lap collision with German Formula Three driver and future Formula One rival Michael Schumacher, who was classified as the overall winner.[9]

Formula One career Edit

Team Lotus (1991–1992) Edit

Main article: Team Lotus

1991 Edit

 
Häkkinen driving for Lotus at the 1991 United States Grand Prix, his Formula One debut race

Häkkinen made his first test in a Formula One car with the Benetton team driving 90 laps around the Silverstone Circuit and set quicker lap times than regular driver Alessandro Nannini. He found it difficult to fit into the Benetton but liked the steering and throttle response. Häkkinen expected not to be offered a seat at Benetton and he decided to sign with the Lotus team for the 1991 season.[9] Making his debut in the United States Grand Prix alongside teammate Julian Bailey, Häkkinen qualified thirteenth on the grid and suffered an engine failure on the sixtieth lap and was classified thirteenth. The next race in Brazil saw him finish ninth, and scored his first Formula One points by reaching fifth place in San Marino.[12] Häkkinen suffered from a dip in race form as he encountered consecutive retirements in the next two races—his car suffered from an oil leak in Monaco and spun out in Canada.[13][14] Before Canada, Bailey lost his seat at Lotus due to a lack of funding,[15] so Häkkinen was partnered by Johnny Herbert and Michael Bartels throughout the remainder of the season.[16]

Although Häkkinen secured a ninth-place finish in Mexico, he did not qualify for the French Grand Prix. Over the remainder of the season, he did not finish four of the nine races he entered. Häkkinen finished his debut season sixteenth in the Drivers' Championship, scoring two points.[12]

1992 Edit

 
Häkkinen at the 1992 British Grand Prix

Häkkinen remained at Lotus for 1992 and was partnered by Herbert.[17] At the opening round of the season in South Africa, Häkkinen finished in ninth position, which he followed up with his first points of the season in Mexico. He took a further finish in Brazil, although he did not qualify for the San Marino Grand Prix and suffered consecutive retirements in the following two races.[12] At Monaco, Lotus introduced their new car, the Lotus 107. Häkkinen later gathered further consecutive points in the following two races,[12] before he was forced into retirement at the German Grand Prix due to an engine failure.[18] A similar pattern followed in the next three races, which was broken when he finished fifth in Portugal and suffered a retirement at the penultimate round of the year in Japan. Häkkinen concluded the season with a seventh-place finish in Australia.[12]

During the season, Häkkinen became embroiled in a contract dispute. Häkkinen, who was under contract to Lotus, opted to join Williams. However, Williams had not submitted their entry for the 1993 season, and Häkkinen was unable to join the team when he learnt that Lotus team principal Peter Collins would veto the Williams team entry if they had signed Häkkinen.[19] Häkkinen later approached Ligier although his contract contained a clause of which his manager Keke Rosberg disagreed. He later approached McLaren team principal Ron Dennis for a contract with the team, which was drafted at Courchevel Airport. The dispute eventually went to the Formula One Contract Recognition Board, who ruled in favour of McLaren after two days of deliberation.[19]

McLaren (1993–2001) Edit

Main article: McLaren

1993 Edit

 
Häkkinen in the paddock before the 1993 British Grand Prix

For 1993, Häkkinen joined McLaren, originally as a race driver, although he became the team's official test driver when CART driver Michael Andretti was hired by the team.[19] Apart from regular testing duties, Häkkinen entered two Porsche Supercup races, held as a support race for the Monaco Grand Prix, where he started at pole position and took victory in both races. He was promoted to a Formula One race seat after the Italian Grand Prix, when Andretti left Formula One. Häkkinen entered the Portuguese Grand Prix where he out-qualified regular driver Ayrton Senna. During the race, he retired due to collision with a concrete wall.[20] At the next race held in Japan, Häkkinen claimed the first podium of his career with a third-place finish,[21] and ended the season when his McLaren car suffered a brake pipe failure in Australia.[22] Häkkinen concluded the season with 15th in the Drivers' Championship, scoring 4 points.[12] In December, McLaren confirmed that Häkkinen would remain with the team on a three-year contract from the 1994 season onwards.[23]

During 1993, Häkkinen, along with Senna, tested the Lamborghini V12 engine in a modified version of the McLaren MP4/8 race car dubbed the "MP4/8B" at both Estoril and Silverstone. Both drivers were impressed with the engine, with Häkkinen reportedly lapping Silverstone some 1.4 seconds faster in the MP4/8B with its V12 engine than he had with the team's race car fitted with the Ford V8.[24]

1994 Edit

 
Häkkinen driving for McLaren at the 1994 British Grand Prix

Häkkinen stayed at McLaren for 1994 and was partnered by experienced driver Martin Brundle. He endured a torrid start: at the first two races of the season, Häkkinen retired as his car developed engine problems in the Brazilian Grand Prix and gearbox issues in the Pacific Grand Prix which included a collision with Senna on the first lap.[25][26] He later reached his first podium finish of the season at the San Marino Grand Prix, although he suffered a dip in form as he was forced into consecutive retirements in the next four races.[12]

Häkkinen raced to a further podium finish at the British Grand Prix, despite a last-lap collision with Jordan driver Rubens Barrichello for which he received a one-race ban, suspended for three races.[9] The ban was enforced after the German Grand Prix, where Häkkinen collided with Williams driver David Coulthard with the Finn's car sliding into another group of cars. He was replaced by Philippe Alliot for the next race in Hungary.[27]

Häkkinen returned for the Belgian Grand Prix, initially coming third but was later promoted to second after the disqualification of Benetton driver Michael Schumacher.[28] He got consecutive 3rd-place podium finishes in the next three races, before rounding off the season by finishing the final two races in Japan and Australia, albeit outside of the points scoring positions. Häkkinen managed a fourth place in the Drivers' Championship, scoring 26 points.[12]

1995 Edit

 
Häkkinen driving for McLaren at the 1995 British Grand Prix

Häkkinen remained at McLaren for 1995, and was partnered by Nigel Mansell. During pre-season testing, Häkkinen and teammate Mansell complained the car, the McLaren MP4/10, was not wide enough to fit in, resulting in their hands and elbows striking the sides of the cockpit.[29] Mansell was forced to miss the opening two rounds, so Häkkinen was partnered with Mark Blundell.[30]

Häkkinen started off the season by finishing fourth in Brazil,[31] and later retired in Argentina due to a collision which punctured his left rear tyre that followed a spin. He took a further points finish with a 5th place at San Marino, before suffering from consecutive retirements in the next three races.[12] For the French Grand Prix, McLaren introduced a revised version of their car, the McLaren MP4/10B. This did not revive Häkkinen's fortunes as he did not finish in the points scoring positions, and later suffered consecutive retirements in the next four races,[12] but got second place at the Italian Grand Prix.[32] He was forced to miss the Pacific Grand Prix due to an operation for appendicitis and was replaced by Jan Magnussen.[33] He returned for the Japanese Grand Prix, with a second-place finish.[34]

At the season finale held in Australia, Häkkinen's car suffered a tyre failure during the event's first qualifying session on Friday, which resulted in his car becoming airborne and crashing sideways into the crash barrier on the outside of Brewery corner, the fastest corner of the Adelaide Street Circuit, at an estimated speed of 120 mph.[35] The session was suspended with Häkkinen being critically injured due to sustaining a skull fracture, internal bleeding and a blockage of his airway. His life was saved by the efforts of the trackside medical team including the President of the FIA Institute for Motor Sport Safety, Sid Watkins and volunteer doctors Jerome Cockings and Steve Lewis[36] from the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Cockings performed an emergency tracheotomy on the track, delivering oxygen to enable Häkkinen to breathe.[37] Watkins later arrived in the medical car, allowing the doctors to continue, restarting Häkkinen's heart twice.[38][39] Häkkinen was immediately transported by ambulance to the nearby Royal Adelaide Hospital which was located about half a kilometre from the circuit. There he remained in a critical condition under care of the Trauma Service, the Neurosurgical Unit, and the Intensive Care Unit and remained in the hospital for approximately two months. He eventually made a remarkable recovery.[40] As an expression of thanks for the elite class medical attention he received, Häkkinen donated a substantial undisclosed sum of money to help build a much-needed helipad for The Royal Adelaide Hospital, and made a special trip to Australia for the official opening ceremony in March 1997.[41]

Häkkinen finished the 1995 season seventh in the Drivers' Championship, with 17 points.[12]

1996 Edit

 
Häkkinen and Johnny Herbert during free practice of 1996 San Marino Grand Prix

The 1996 season was the first in which Häkkinen was the more experienced driver in his team and was partnered by David Coulthard. Häkkinen was confident going into the season and set himself a target of winning races.[42] To ensure his fitness, Häkkinen spent time training in Bali and in February, McLaren conducted a secret test at the Paul Ricard Circuit. In the event that Häkkinen was not prepared, McLaren had Magnussen to replace him should the need arise.[43] The season started well for Häkkinen: He earned consecutive points-scoring positions in the opening two rounds, before he suffered his first retirement of the season in Argentina as his car developed a throttle problem.[44] He later finished the next two races, albeit outside of the points scoring positions, before returning consecutive finishes inside of the points in the following four races.[12]

In the following race held in Britain where McLaren brought a revised version of the car, their McLaren MP4/11B, Häkkinen reached his first podium finish of the season with third place.[45] However, he retired from the next race held in Germany due to a gearbox failure.[46] This marked a turning point in Häkkinen's season as he finished the next three races, including consecutive third-place finishes in Belgium and Italy.[12] In September, it was announced that Häkkinen would remain at McLaren for 1997,[47] having previously been linked to Williams and Benetton.[48] He retired from the penultimate round in Portugal resulting a collision with teammate Coulthard, damaging Häkkinen's front wing and eventually led to his retirement on the 52nd lap of the race.[49] He rounded off the season with a third-place finish in season finale held in Japan. Häkkinen finished the season fifth in the Drivers' Championship, scoring 31 points.[12]

1997 Edit

 
The McLaren MP4/12, driven by Häkkinen in 1997

Häkkinen again remained at McLaren for 1997 and Coulthard remained his teammate. Häkkinen's season got off to a good start: In the season-opening race in Australia, he drove up to the third position and later scored further consecutive finishes inside of the points scoring positions in the next three races.[12] He suffered his first retirement of the season at the Monaco Grand Prix when he was involved in a collision with Benetton driver Jean Alesi.[50] Häkkinen later took ninth position at the Spanish Grand Prix,[12] but later suffered three consecutive retirements in the next three races—a collision with Ferrari driver Eddie Irvine in Canada and engine failures in France and Britain. At the latter race, he had seemed set for his first win, but his engine blew while he was holding off eventual winner Jacques Villeneuve.[51]

Häkkinen secured another podium finish with third place in Germany and later retired from an hydraulic problem in Hungary. He later secured third place in the Belgian Grand Prix but was later disqualified when it was discovered that his car used an illegal type of fuel during the event.[52] He secured a ninth-place finish in Italy and later suffered from consecutive retirements in the next two races—engine failures in the Austrian Grand Prix and the Luxembourg Grand Prix while leading both races.[53] Häkkinen ended the season with a fourth position in the penultimate round in Japan and raced to his first Formula One victory at the season closing European Grand Prix.[12] Häkkinen ended the season sixth in the Drivers' Championship, with 27 points.[12]

1998 Edit

 
Häkkinen driving for McLaren at the 1998 Spanish Grand Prix, where he claimed his third win in the first five races of the season

Häkkinen remained at McLaren for 1998, partnered by Coulthard. Häkkinen was confident going about the challenge for the World Championship into the season, citing the involvement of technical director Adrian Newey.[54] The season started off with controversy in Australia when teammate Coulthard let Häkkinen past to win the race. Häkkinen had earlier been called into the pit lane by an engineer by mistake. Coulthard later revealed a pre-race agreement by the team that whoever led into the first corner on the first lap would be allowed to win the race.[55] Despite this, Häkkinen took back-to-back victories by winning the next race in Brazil.[56] He maintained his good form at the Argentine Grand Prix where he finished second, although he retired from the San Marino Grand Prix when his car's gearbox failed. However, Häkkinen managed consecutive victories in the next two rounds, which was followed by a retirement from the race in Canada as his car suffered another gearbox failure.[57]

Häkkinen followed this up by taking consecutive podiums in the next two rounds—third in France and second in Britain. He managed further consecutive victories in the next two rounds, and followed this up with a sixth-place finish in Hungary.[12] In August, it was announced that Häkkinen and Coulthard would be retained for 1999.[58] Häkkinen retired from the following race held in Belgium when Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher collided with the Finn and was also hit by Sauber driver Johnny Herbert.[59] He later managed a fourth position in Italy despite suffering from brake problems resulting from a spin.[60] Häkkinen finished the season by taking victory in the final two rounds at the Luxembourg Grand Prix and the Japanese Grand Prix, which ensured he took enough points to clinch the 1998 World Championship, with 100 points, ahead of nearest rival Schumacher.[61] Häkkinen was awarded the Autosport International Racing Driver Award for 1998.[62] He was also named the Finnish Sports Personality of the Year by journalists.[63] The Finnish Post Office issued stamps to commemorate Häkkinen's World Championship in January 1999.[64]

1999 Edit

 
Häkkinen driving for McLaren at the 1999 Canadian Grand Prix, where he drove to his third victory of the season

Häkkinen remained at McLaren for 1999, with Coulthard partnering him for the upcoming season. The team suffered problems with their car, the McLaren MP4/14, during pre-season testing, resulting in a lack of preparation. Despite these setbacks, Häkkinen was confident going into the season, saying: "I've gained confidence and experience and am more relaxed. With this title I no longer have to tell myself every morning I can win, to put pressure on myself."[65]

At the opening round in Australia, Häkkinen was forced into retiring as his car developed a throttle issue.[65] However, he managed his first victory of the season in Brazil, despite his car developing a gearbox problem early in the race.[66] Häkkinen retired from the race in San Marino when he collided with a barrier while leading.[67] At the Monaco Grand Prix, Häkkinen finished in third place, having slid on oil left on the track surface in the race. He followed up the results by having consecutive victories in the races held in Spain and Canada. Häkkinen took a second-place finish in France, and was forced into another retirement in Britain, as a result of a wheel failure.[65] During the Austrian Grand Prix, Häkkinen who started from pole position, was hit by Coulthard from behind and rejoined at the back of the field. Häkkinen eventually finished in 3rd place.[68]

During the German Grand Prix, it was announced that Häkkinen would remain at McLaren for 2000.[69] Häkkinen encountered further bad fortunes in the race when his car's right rear tyre exploded at high speed, forcing his car into a 360° spin before resting on a tyre wall.[70] He managed his fourth victory of the year at Hungary,[71] and followed up the result with a second place in Belgium.[72] Häkkinen retired from the following race held in Italy, due to a spin while leading the race.[73] He finished further with fifth place at the European Grand Prix, and achieved a podium finish with third place in Malaysia.[12] At the season finale held in Japan, Häkkinen took victory,[74] which ensured he took enough points to win the 1999 World Championship, with 76 points, ahead of nearest rival Eddie Irvine.[75] In November, Häkkinen was ranked seventh in the Reuters Sports Personality of the Year Poll scoring 46 out of a possible 260 points.[76] He was also awarded his second consecutive Autosport International Racing Driver Award for 1999.[77] In November, Häkkinen was announced as one of the seven men shortlisted for the Finnish Sports Personality of the Year.[78] At the awards ceremony on 28 December, Häkkinen was awarded second place behind skier Mika Myllylä.[79]

2000 Edit

 
Häkkinen driving for McLaren at the 2000 United States Grand Prix, where an engine problem cost him the title lead to eventual champion Michael Schumacher

For 2000, Häkkinen set himself new limits along with physical and psychological preparations for the upcoming season. He also believed that he along with Schumacher and Coulthard would be the key drivers of 2000.[80] He endured a bad start: at the opening round in Australia, both McLaren cars retired with engine failure after completing less than half of the race distance; and in the following race in Brazil, Häkkinen was forced into retirement when his car's oil pressure became problematic.[81] However, this marked a turning point as Häkkinen took consecutive second-place finishes in the next two rounds,[12] and later reached his first victory of the season in Spain.[82]

Häkkinen finished in second position at the European Grand Prix, having traded the lead position with Schumacher throughout the race.[83] He followed up the result by taking sixth place at Monaco, fourth in Canada and a podium finish with second position in France.[84] The day after the French Grand Prix, it was announced that Häkkinen would remain at McLaren for 2001.[85] Häkkinen won the following race held in Austria, although his team were stripped of constructors' points due to a missing seal on the electronic control unit in Häkkinen's car.[86] He took another podium finish with a second place in Germany, and later had another victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix where he took the lead of the World Drivers' Championship from Schumacher.[87] Häkkinen raced to his second consecutive victory in Belgium, which included a simultaneous pass on Schumacher and Ricardo Zonta in the Kemmel straight.[88] Häkkinen later took second place in Italy,[89] and retired with an engine failure in the United States.[90] He rounded off the year with a second place in Japan where he conceded the World Championship to Schumacher,[91] and held fourth position in the season closing race held in Malaysia.[12]

2001 Edit

 
Häkkinen driving for McLaren at the 2001 Canadian Grand Prix, where he reached his first podium finish of 2001

For 2001, Häkkinen pledged to make a challenge for the World Championship, citing inspiration from the birth of his son Hugo.[92] He also added that he was under less pressure to compete, saying that results over the previous year increased his desire to win.[93] The season started badly for Häkkinen, as he was forced into retirement in the opening round held in Australia due to a failure with his car's suspension resulting in his car spinning violently into a tyre barrier.[94] The McLaren cars were off the pace in Malaysia, with Häkkinen managing to end at the 6th place.[95] He retired from the following race in Brazil when his car stalled on the starting grid,[96] Further points came at the San Marino Grand Prix.[97] At the Spanish Grand Prix, Häkkinen looked on course to win his first victory of the season, until the final lap of the race, when his car was hampered with a clutch failure and was classified ninth.[98]

He suffered further consecutive retirements in Austria where he stalled his car on the starting grid,[99] and Monaco where his car's steering failed after fifteen laps of the race.[100] At the following race held in Canada, Häkkinen took his first podium of the season with a third-place finish.[101] He finished sixth at the European Grand Prix, and was unable to start the French Grand Prix as his car developed a gearbox problem.[102] However, this marked a brief turning point for Häkkinen as he gained a victory in the British Grand Prix.[103] He was forced into another retirement in Germany when his engine failed,[104] later managing fifth position in Hungary and fourth place in Belgium.[12]

Before the Italian Grand Prix, Häkkinen announced that he would be on a sabbatical for the 2002 season, citing the reason to spend more time with his family.[105] His seat was taken by fellow countryman Kimi Räikkönen in 2002.[106] Häkkinen later stated that fear after crashes during practice for the 1995 Australian Grand Prix and the 2001 Australian Grand Prix as well as a loss of a desire to compete for race victories were factors.[107] He was forced into another retirement during the race due to a gearbox issue. He raced to his final victory of his career in the United States despite incurring a grid penalty,[108] and ended the season with a fourth-place finish in Japan.[109] Häkkinen finished the season fifth in the Drivers' Championship, with 37 points.[12]

Post-Formula One (2002–2004) Edit

In July 2002, nine months into his sabbatical, Häkkinen announced that he would be retiring from Formula One. It was later revealed that Häkkinen approached McLaren team principal Ron Dennis during the 2001 Monaco Grand Prix and agreed a sabbatical, then returned to Monaco the following year to discuss and agree full-time retirement with Dennis.[110] In October, Häkkinen made his first appearance as a commentator for pay-for-view channel Canal Digital at the United States Grand Prix.[111]

In December 2002, it was announced that Häkkinen would be participating in the Finnish Rally Championship driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution WRC2 with his co-driver Arto Kapanen.[112] He also stated that he would not move full-time into rallying and learn about driver control,[113] although he later stated he would enter more rally events if he finished within the top two.[114] Making his debut in the Arctic Rally, Häkkinen was delayed by four minutes as his team changed a tyre and eventually finished 30th.[115] He once again entered the event in 2004 driving a Toyota Corolla with co-driver Risto Pietiläinen [fi] and finished seventh.[116][117]

During 2004, rumors circulated that Häkkinen was making a possible return to Formula One to fill in the vacant Williams seat left by Juan Pablo Montoya. In May, McLaren team principal Ron Dennis dismissed the rumors, stating that Häkkinen was not prepared for a comeback.[118] Häkkinen held talks with BAR and Williams and later decided against returning to Formula One saying in 2005: "It's impossible to think that I would race a Formula One car again because as time passes my reactions become slower and my eyesight gets worse – that's life".[119]

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Edit

2005 Edit

On 6 November 2004, it was announced that Häkkinen would make his debut in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) series for the HWA Team in the 2005 season.[120] He was partnered by Gary Paffett, Jean Alesi and Bernd Schneider. Häkkinen had previous experience of driving touring cars in July 2001 at the Brno Circuit alongside Schneider.[121] In January, Häkkinen once again participated in the Arctic Rally driving a Toyota Corolla with co-driver Risto Pietiläinen. Häkkinen retired when he slid off the road on the eleventh stage.[122]

His debut season started well: He secured eighth position in his first race at the Hockenheimring; and in the following race at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz, held his first podium in his DTM career. Two weeks later at Spa-Francorchamps, Häkkinen qualified on pole position and later took his first DTM win after only three starts.[123] Despite the early success, he did not score points in the next three races which included consecutive retirements at Oschersleben and the Norisring. He later scored a further points position at the race held at the Nürburgring, before further consecutive 12th-place finishes in the next two races. Häkkinen ended the 2005 season by taking a second-place finish at Istanbul Park and finished outside of the points scoring positions with 15th place at Hockenheim. Häkkinen finished the season fifth in the Drivers' Championship, with 30 points.[12]

2006 Edit

 
Häkkinen driving for HWA at Brands Hatch in 2006

On 15 November 2005, it was announced that Häkkinen would remain with HWA for the 2006 season,[124] and was partnered by Alesi, Spengler and Jamie Green. For the upcoming season, Häkkinen set his target of winning the championship, although he believed the competition from Audi would make the title challenge difficult.[125] Outside of DTM, Häkkinen participated in his fourth Arctic Rally, driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII with co-driver Risto Pietiläinen.[126] He finished 36th overall.[127]

His season got off well: At the opening race held at Hockenheim, he finished in fourth position; and in the following race held at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz, he drove to his first podium of the season with third place. Häkkinen did not score points in the next two consecutive races, although he later held another podium position with third place at the Norisring. In the next three races, he was unable to score more points, although he had another podium position at the Bugatti Circuit. Häkkinen concluded his season with a retirement at the Hockenheimring when his car's diffuser became damaged.[128] Häkkinen ended the year sixth in the Drivers' Championship, scoring 25 points.[12]

In November, Häkkinen tested a McLaren MP4-21 for one day at the Circuit de Catalunya where he completed 79 laps.[129] To prepare himself, Häkkinen spent time at the McLaren Technology Centre to acquaint himself with Formula One's revised regulations.[130] In a 2017 retrospective interview Häkkinen revealed that he had been in advanced talks with McLaren for a return in the 2007 season. He had however been frustrated by problems with McLaren's car in the test, which had reminded him of the reasons why he had taken the sabbatical in the first place, so the plans had collapsed.[105]

2007 Edit

 
Häkkinen driving Mercedes Stars and Cars in 2007

On 28 January 2007, it was announced that Häkkinen would remain in DTM for the 2007 season for HWA,[131] and was partnered by Spengler, Green and Schneidler. Häkkinen stated that during 2006, his team's potential was not realised and aimed during 2007 to improve on his results.[131] He started the season by earning consecutive finishes in the first two races, albeit outside of the points scoring positions. At the third race of the season held at EuroSpeedway Lausitz, Häkkinen won his first race of the season although only half points were awarded due to errors made by race organisers, resulting in the official race result remaining provisional.[132] He held pole for the following race at Brands Hatch where he finished in fourth position,[133] and followed the result with a ninth-place finish at the Norisring.[134]

Häkkinen had his second victory of the season at Mugello, after starting from 15th position.[135] He later managed 7th place at Zandvoort and later finished with a 10th-place finish at the Nürburgring. At the race held at the Circuit de Catalunya, Häkkinen was involved in a collision with Audi driver Martin Tomczyk. Häkkinen was penalised with a €20,000 fine, received a ten-place grid penalty for the next round and was disqualified from the race.[136] He finished the season with a 17th-place finish at the Hockenheimring. Häkkinen finished the season 7th place in the Championship, with 22 points.[12]

Retirement (2008–present) Edit

 
Häkkinen and Juan Manuel Fangio II at 2011 Mille Miglia
 
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki with Häkkinen in 2018
 
Häkkinen at the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix

Häkkinen announced his retirement from competitive motorsport in November 2007.[137] 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".[138]

In November 2008, it was announced that Häkkinen would start a new career in driver management and would work alongside Didier Coton in his firm Aces Associate Group.[139] Häkkinen contested his fifth Arctic Rally event in January 2009 driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX alongside co-driver Ilkka Kivimaki and finished 19th overall.[140][141] Häkkinen made his debut in sports cars when Team AMG China entered a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG in November 2011 to participate in the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup at the 6 Hours of Zhuhai race alongside Lance David Arnold and Cheng Congfu.[142] During the event, the team retired after completing two hours.[143] In October 2013, Häkkinen participated in the GT Asia series for the two races held at the Zhuhai International Circuit, driving a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG 300 alongside co-driver Matthew Solomon.[144] Häkkinen drove to victory in the first race after starting from sixth position. The victory resulted in a 15-second handicap during his mandatory pitstop for his second race and finished in fourth position.[145]

On 16 March 2017, McLaren announced that Häkkinen has rejoined the team as partner ambassador.[146] In November 2021, Häkkinen helped McLaren IndyCar driver Pato O'Ward prepare for his test of the McLaren MCL35M by familiarizing O'Ward on his championship winning MP4/13 around Laguna Seca.[147]

In August 2019, Häkkinen raced in the Suzuka 10 Hours, the fourth round of the 2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge driving a McLaren 720S GT3 alongside two-time Super Formula champion Hiroaki Ishiura and Japanese Formula 3 racer Katsuaki Kubota, with Planex Smacam Racing.[148]

Häkkinen and Emma Kimiläinen competed together for Team Finland at the Race of Champions on 5–6 February 2022.[149] He is set to again compete in the race in 2023 alongside Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas, who was originally going to be his partner at the 2022 edition before backing out.[150][151]

In December 2021, Häkkinen was announced as a Formula One analyst for the sports broadcaster Viaplay.[152] From 2022 onwards, Häkkinen became part of a permanent team of analysts on-site at the Grands Prix. In the team of analysts, Häkkinen is accompanied by David Coulthard and Jos Verstappen.

Driving style and personality Edit

Journalist Peter Windsor analysed Häkkinen's driving style for an article in F1 Racing magazine, writing that Häkkinen was an "oversteering" driver, which made him faster on slippery surfaces and meant that "tail-happy" cars suited him.[153] This allowed him to perform better at circuits that have medium-speed corners.[154] During his karting career, Häkkinen developed the habit of using the brake pedal with his left foot. He reverted to using his right foot when he participated in DTM, but became uncomfortable with this style and switched again to left-foot braking in mid-2006.[155] He became known as a "late season driver"; the second half of a season suited Häkkinen due to experience on these tracks and allowed time for his car to be altered towards his preference.[53]

Häkkinen was criticized for being a poor car developer, though this may have been exaggerated due to his initial struggles with the English language early in his career.[53] Adrian Newey, the designer of Häkkinen's championship-winning McLarens, described an instance of Häkkinen's approach to input on car development when Häkkinen kept telling him during the initial testing of the McLaren MP4/13 that the car was understeering. Newey subsequently adjusted the car to correct for understeer, but this only made it slower. After digging deeper into the test data and listening closely to what Häkkinen was describing Newey realized the car was not understeering but had rear end biased instability on corner entry that Häkkinen was compensating for with understeer. This experience proved crucial for Newey's relationship with Häkkinen during their run together at McLaren, as after that Newey no longer had issues understanding Häkkinen's inputs on car development.[156] Newey said that Häkkinen's countryman, protege, and future McLaren driver Kimi Räikkönen had a similar approach to input on car development.[156]

During his Formula One career, Häkkinen was regarded as taciturn, taking lengthy pauses before giving terse responses to questions.[157] Since his retirement, he has often been voted among the greatest Formula One drivers.[157][158] Michael Schumacher has stated that Häkkinen was the driver whom he gained the most satisfaction of racing against.[157]

Personal life Edit

Häkkinen has lived in Monaco since 1991. He also owns properties in France and Finland.[9] On 18 May 2008, his newly completed mansion in France was burned down after a light in one of his trophy cabinets short circuited. No injuries were reported, although Häkkinen's collection of Formula One trophies was destroyed.[159]

Häkkinen married Erja Honkanen, a former TV journalist, in 1998. The couple have one son and one daughter. They divorced in 2008.[160] Häkkinen also has two daughters and a son with his Czech second wife[161] Markéta Remešová.[162][163]

Häkkinen joined Johnnie Walker as Global Responsible Drinking Ambassador for Diageo in September 2006, campaigning for the message of responsible drinking. He also led the organisation's Join the Pact campaign to spread consumer commitments for the prevention of drunk driving.[164] He is also brand ambassador for Mercedes-Benz and UBS.[165] In 2016, he became an official brand ambassador for Nokian Tyres.[166]

 
Häkkinen's 1998 helmet

Karting record Edit

Karting career summary Edit

Season Series Team Position
1979 Lappland Cup — Formula Mini 3rd
1980 Finnish Championship Cup — Formula Mini 4th
1981 Finnish Championship Cup — Formula Mini 1st
1982 Finnish Championship Cup — Formula Mini 2nd
Ronnie Peterson Memorial — Formula Mini 1st
1983 Finnish Championship — Formula Nordic 1st
Nordic Championship — Formula Nordic 6th
1984 Finnish Championship — Formula Nordic 1st
1985 Finnish Championship — Formula A 1st
Nordic Championship — Formula A 2nd
1986 Finnish Championship — Formula A 1st
Sources:[167]

Racing record Edit

Career summary Edit

Season Series Team Name Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
1987 Nordic Formula Ford Reynard 15 9 ? ? ? 40 1st
1988 GM Vauxhall-Lotus Challenge Dragon 10 3 4 ? ? 127 2nd
Opel-Lotus Euroseries 10 4 2 ? ? 126 1st
1989 British Formula 3 Championship Dragon 17 0 2 2 ? 18 7th
Cellnet Formula Three SuperPrix WSR 1 1 1 ? ? N/A 1st
Macau Grand Prix Dragon 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
French Formula 3 Championship Dragon 1 0 0 1 0 N/A NC
1990 British Formula 3 Championship WSR 17 10 11 10 15 121 1st
Italian Formula 3 Championship 1 1 0 ? 1 9 ?
German Formula 3 Championship 1 1 1 1 1 20 14th
Macau Grand Prix Theodore Racing[168] 1 0 1 0 0 N/A NC
Fuji Formula Three Race 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
1991 Formula One Team Lotus 15 0 0 0 0 2 16th
1992 Formula One Team Lotus 15 0 0 0 0 11 8th
1993 Formula One Marlboro McLaren 3 0 0 0 1 4 15th
Porsche Supercup Porsche AG 2 2 2 0 2 0 0[169]
1994 Formula One Marlboro McLaren Peugeot 15 0 0 0 6 26 4th
1995 Formula One Marlboro McLaren Mercedes 15 0 0 0 2 17 7th
1996 Formula One Marlboro McLaren Mercedes 16 0 0 0 4 31 5th
1997 Formula One West McLaren Mercedes 17 1 1 1 3 27 6th
1998 Formula One West McLaren Mercedes 16 8 9 6 11 100 1st
1999 Formula One West McLaren Mercedes 16 5 11 6 10 76 1st
2000 Formula One West McLaren Mercedes 17 4 5 9 11 89 2nd
2001 Formula One West McLaren Mercedes 17 2 0 3 3 37 5th
2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters AMG-Mercedes 11 1 1 3 3 30 5th
2006 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters HWA-Mercedes 10 0 0 2 3 25 6th
2007 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters HWA-Mercedes 10 2 2 0 2 22 8th
2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup Team AMG 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Source:[10]

Complete British Formula 3 results Edit

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

Year Entrant Engine Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Pts
1989 Dragon Toyota A THR
15 		DON
C 		SIL
DSQ 		BRH
3 		SIL
Ret 		BRH
2 		THR
12 		SIL
18 		DON
8 		SIL
5 		SNE
5 		OUL
6 		SIL
10 		BRH
6 		DON
Ret 		SIL
11 		THR
12 		7th 18
1990 West Surrey Racing Mugen A DON
1 		SIL
3 		THR
1 		BRH
1 		SIL
2 		BRH
2 		THR
2 		SIL
Ret 		DON
6 		SIL
2 		SNE
1 		OUL
1 		SIL
1 		BRH
1 		DON
1 		THR
2 		SIL
1 		1st 121
Source:[170]

Complete Formula One results Edit

(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 EV 3.5 V8 USA
Ret 		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 3.5 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 HBE7 3.5 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 A6 3.5 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 FO 110 3.0 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 JPN
2 		AUS
DNS
McLaren MP4/10C POR
Ret 		EUR
8
1996 Marlboro McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4/11 Mercedes FO 110/3 3.0 V10 AUS
5 		BRA
4 		ARG
Ret 		EUR
8 		SMR
8† 		MON
6† 		ESP
5 		CAN
5 		FRA
5 		5th 31
McLaren MP4/11B GBR
3 		GER
Ret 		HUN
4 		BEL
3 		ITA
3 		POR
Ret 		JPN
3
1997 West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4/12 Mercedes FO 110E 3.0 V10 AUS
3 		BRA
4 		ARG
5 		SMR
6 		MON
Ret 		ESP
7 		CAN
Ret 		6th 27
Mercedes FO 110F 3.0 V10 FRA
Ret 		GBR
Ret 		GER
3 		HUN
Ret 		BEL
DSQ 		ITA
9 		AUT
Ret 		LUX
Ret 		JPN
4 		EUR
1
1998 West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4/13 Mercedes FO 110G 3.0 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 FO 110H 3.0 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 FO 110J 3.0 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 FO 110K 3.0 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
Sources:[171][172][12]

† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete DTM results Edit

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos. Pts
2005 HWA Team AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 HOC
8 		LAU
3 		SPA
1 		BRN
13 		OSC
Ret 		NOR
Ret 		NÜR
4 		ZAN
12 		LAU
12 		IST
2 		HOC
15 		5th 30
2006 HWA Team AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2006 HOC
4 		LAU
3 		OSC
9 		BRH
11 		NOR
3 		NÜR
12 		ZAN
11 		CAT
11 		BUG
2 		HOC
Ret 		6th 25
2007 HWA Team AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2007 HOC
10 		OSC
17 		LAU
1‡ 		BRH
4 		NOR
9 		MUG
1 		ZAN
7 		NÜR
10 		CAT
DSQ 		HOC
17 		8th 22
Source:[12][173]

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

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mika, häkkinen, mika, pauli, häkkinen, finnish, ˈmikɑ, ˈhækːinen, born, september, 1968, nicknamed, flying, finn, finnish, former, racing, driver, formula, world, drivers, championship, 1998, 1999, both, times, driving, mclaren, häkkinen, three, formula, drive. Mika Pauli Hakkinen Finnish ˈmikɑ ˈhaekːinen born 28 September 1968 nicknamed The Flying Finn 1 is a Finnish former racing driver He won the Formula One World Drivers Championship in 1998 and 1999 both times driving for McLaren Hakkinen is one of three Formula One drivers from Finland that have won the World Drivers Championship and the only one to have done so more than once He currently works in driver management and is a brand ambassador for various companies Mika HakkinenHakkinen in 2016BornMika Pauli Hakkinen 1968 09 28 28 September 1968 age 55 Vantaa Uusimaa FinlandNationalityFinnishSpousesErja Honkanen m 1998 div 2008 wbr Marketa Remesova m 2016 wbr Children5Formula One World Championship careerActive years1991 2001TeamsLotus McLarenEnginesJudd Ford Peugeot MercedesEntries165 161 starts Championships2 1998 1999 Wins20Podiums51Career points420Pole positions26Fastest laps25First entry1991 United States Grand PrixFirst win1997 European Grand PrixLast win2001 United States Grand PrixLast entry2001 Japanese Grand PrixHakkinen began his career in karting at the age of five and achieved success by winning regional and national kart championships He progressed to car racing when he entered the Formula Ford and Formula Three series in Italy and the United Kingdom After success in the series Hakkinen entered Formula One in 1991 with the Team Lotus where he remained until 1992 The following year he moved to McLaren as test driver before he was promoted to the race team following the departure of Michael Andretti After four years which yielded minor success Hakkinen scored his first Formula One victory in 1997 He went on to win eight races of the 1998 season securing the World Drivers Championship at the season ending Japanese Grand Prix his success also helped McLaren secure the World Constructors Championship He repeated his World Championship success in 1999 taking five victories He finished as runner up in the Drivers Championship in 2000 behind Michael Schumacher and secured two more victories in 2001 before announcing a sabbatical from the sport which became full time retirement in mid 2002 For 2005 Hakkinen moved to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters DTM series where he secured his first victory that year His form faded during 2006 although he secured two more victories in 2007 He retired from top level active motorsport at the end of 2007 and subsequently moved into driver management along with becoming a brand ambassador for Johnnie Walker and Mercedes Benz AMG Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Formula One career 2 1 Team Lotus 1991 1992 2 1 1 1991 2 1 2 1992 2 2 McLaren 1993 2001 2 2 1 1993 2 2 2 1994 2 2 3 1995 2 2 4 1996 2 2 5 1997 2 2 6 1998 2 2 7 1999 2 2 8 2000 2 2 9 2001 3 Post Formula One 2002 2004 4 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters 4 1 2005 4 2 2006 4 3 2007 5 Retirement 2008 present 6 Driving style and personality 7 Personal life 8 Karting record 8 1 Karting career summary 9 Racing record 9 1 Career summary 9 2 Complete British Formula 3 results 9 3 Complete Formula One results 9 4 Complete DTM results 10 References 11 External linksEarly life and career Edit nbsp A Ralt RT34 driven by Hakkinen in the 1990 Macau Grand PrixHakkinen was born in Helsingin maalaiskunta Finland on 28 September 1968 to Harri a shortwave radio operator and a part time taxi driver and Aila Hakkinen who worked as a secretary He has one sister Nina who ran a fan site for him until its closure in 1998 2 Hakkinen lived in the same street as Mika Salo with the two later becoming friends 3 As a child Hakkinen played ice hockey and football 4 When Hakkinen was five years old his parents rented a go kart for him to take to a track near their home Despite an early crash Hakkinen wished to continue racing and his father bought him his first go kart one that Henri Toivonen had previously competed with 5 He later won his first karting race in 1975 at the Keimola Motor Stadium where he raced in the regional karting championships in 1978 and 1979 winning the Keimola Club Championship in both years Hakkinen found further success in 1980 when he won the Swedish Lapland Cup and finished fourth in the 85cc class of the Lapland Karting Championship Around this time Hakkinen also drove a Volkswagen Beetle on the frozen lakes of Finland with friend Mika Sohlberg 6 In 1981 Hakkinen won his first major karting title the 85cc class of the Finnish Karting Championship The following year he finished runner up in the 85cc class of the Formula Mini series and later won the Ronnie Peterson Memorial event and the Salpauselka Cup in Lahti Hakkinen moved to the Formula Nordic 100cc class for 1983 where he became the champion on his first attempt and also participated in the A Junior Team Races for Finland alongside Taru Rinne Jaana Nyman and Marko Mankonen with the line up taking the championship 7 In 1984 Hakkinen won the 100cc Formula Nordic title and later participated in the World Kart Championship race held in Liedolsheim He took his second consecutive 100cc Formula Nordic Championship in 1985 ahead of Jukka Savolainen He took part in the Nordic Championship A Class in the same year finishing runner up to Tom Kristensen Hakkinen went to Parma to participate in the World Kart Championship where he retired before the event s final heat due to a mechanical problem In 1986 he reached his third consecutive Formula Nordic 100cc title and also took part in karting events across Europe 7 To further fund his career Hakkinen got a job with a friend repairing bicycles 8 In 1987 Hakkinen made the transition from karting to car racing when he purchased a 1986 Reynard Formula Ford 1600 from fellow Finn JJ Lehto In that year he entered the Finnish Swedish and Nordic Formula Ford Championships winning each title on his first attempt and won nine races combined Hakkinen also entered two races of the EDFA 1600 Championship and raced in the Formula Ford Festival held at Brands Hatch where he finished in seventh position 9 In 1988 Hakkinen entered the EFDA Formula GM Lotus Euroseries with the Dragon team where he secured four victories and finished the runner up in the championship behind Allan McNish He later entered the Opel Lotus EDFA Euroseries taking four victories and became Champion with 126 points ahead of nearest rival Henrik Larsen 9 Going into 1989 Hakkinen moved from the Euroseries into the British Formula 3 Championship driving a Reynard 893 chassis for Dragon He finished seventh position in the championship scoring 18 points He was later invited to participate in the Cellnet Formula Three SuperPrix for West Surrey Racing as a guest driver where he secured pole position and the victory 10 He also raced in the tenth round of the French Formula 3 championship at Le Mans Bugatti on 24 September and finished third behind Eric Helary and Laurent Daumet In 1990 Hakkinen applied to become a member of the Marlboro World Championship Team through what was akin to a fully sponsored racing driver academy Its members were short listed for testing by a judging panel including McLaren Formula One team boss Ron Dennis whose team was sponsored by Marlboro Formula One World Champion James Hunt and Formula 3000 team bosses Mike Earle and Hugues de Chaunac In an April 2015 interview Earle recounted that Hakkinen s application was the last one that he reviewed at the end of a long day despite protests by Hunt who had already made plans to head to a pub for a beer 11 Hakkinen performed strongly in his test and went on to secure Marlboro s sponsorship That same year therefore Hakkinen left Dragon and moved to the West Surrey Racing team and won the British Formula 3 series by taking nine victories en route to the Championship with 121 points ahead of fellow Finn Salo In November Hakkinen entered the Macau Grand Prix where he drove to pole position and won the first heat of the event He retired from the second heat due to a last lap collision with German Formula Three driver and future Formula One rival Michael Schumacher who was classified as the overall winner 9 Formula One career EditTeam Lotus 1991 1992 Edit Main article Team Lotus 1991 Edit nbsp Hakkinen driving for Lotus at the 1991 United States Grand Prix his Formula One debut raceHakkinen made his first test in a Formula One car with the Benetton team driving 90 laps around the Silverstone Circuit and set quicker lap times than regular driver Alessandro Nannini He found it difficult to fit into the Benetton but liked the steering and throttle response Hakkinen expected not to be offered a seat at Benetton and he decided to sign with the Lotus team for the 1991 season 9 Making his debut in the United States Grand Prix alongside teammate Julian Bailey Hakkinen qualified thirteenth on the grid and suffered an engine failure on the sixtieth lap and was classified thirteenth The next race in Brazil saw him finish ninth and scored his first Formula One points by reaching fifth place in San Marino 12 Hakkinen suffered from a dip in race form as he encountered consecutive retirements in the next two races his car suffered from an oil leak in Monaco and spun out in Canada 13 14 Before Canada Bailey lost his seat at Lotus due to a lack of funding 15 so Hakkinen was partnered by Johnny Herbert and Michael Bartels throughout the remainder of the season 16 Although Hakkinen secured a ninth place finish in Mexico he did not qualify for the French Grand Prix Over the remainder of the season he did not finish four of the nine races he entered Hakkinen finished his debut season sixteenth in the Drivers Championship scoring two points 12 1992 Edit nbsp Hakkinen at the 1992 British Grand PrixHakkinen remained at Lotus for 1992 and was partnered by Herbert 17 At the opening round of the season in South Africa Hakkinen finished in ninth position which he followed up with his first points of the season in Mexico He took a further finish in Brazil although he did not qualify for the San Marino Grand Prix and suffered consecutive retirements in the following two races 12 At Monaco Lotus introduced their new car the Lotus 107 Hakkinen later gathered further consecutive points in the following two races 12 before he was forced into retirement at the German Grand Prix due to an engine failure 18 A similar pattern followed in the next three races which was broken when he finished fifth in Portugal and suffered a retirement at the penultimate round of the year in Japan Hakkinen concluded the season with a seventh place finish in Australia 12 During the season Hakkinen became embroiled in a contract dispute Hakkinen who was under contract to Lotus opted to join Williams However Williams had not submitted their entry for the 1993 season and Hakkinen was unable to join the team when he learnt that Lotus team principal Peter Collins would veto the Williams team entry if they had signed Hakkinen 19 Hakkinen later approached Ligier although his contract contained a clause of which his manager Keke Rosberg disagreed He later approached McLaren team principal Ron Dennis for a contract with the team which was drafted at Courchevel Airport The dispute eventually went to the Formula One Contract Recognition Board who ruled in favour of McLaren after two days of deliberation 19 McLaren 1993 2001 Edit Main article McLaren 1993 Edit nbsp Hakkinen in the paddock before the 1993 British Grand PrixFor 1993 Hakkinen joined McLaren originally as a race driver although he became the team s official test driver when CART driver Michael Andretti was hired by the team 19 Apart from regular testing duties Hakkinen entered two Porsche Supercup races held as a support race for the Monaco Grand Prix where he started at pole position and took victory in both races He was promoted to a Formula One race seat after the Italian Grand Prix when Andretti left Formula One Hakkinen entered the Portuguese Grand Prix where he out qualified regular driver Ayrton Senna During the race he retired due to collision with a concrete wall 20 At the next race held in Japan Hakkinen claimed the first podium of his career with a third place finish 21 and ended the season when his McLaren car suffered a brake pipe failure in Australia 22 Hakkinen concluded the season with 15th in the Drivers Championship scoring 4 points 12 In December McLaren confirmed that Hakkinen would remain with the team on a three year contract from the 1994 season onwards 23 During 1993 Hakkinen along with Senna tested the Lamborghini V12 engine in a modified version of the McLaren MP4 8 race car dubbed the MP4 8B at both Estoril and Silverstone Both drivers were impressed with the engine with Hakkinen reportedly lapping Silverstone some 1 4 seconds faster in the MP4 8B with its V12 engine than he had with the team s race car fitted with the Ford V8 24 1994 Edit nbsp Hakkinen driving for McLaren at the 1994 British Grand PrixHakkinen stayed at McLaren for 1994 and was partnered by experienced driver Martin Brundle He endured a torrid start at the first two races of the season Hakkinen retired as his car developed engine problems in the Brazilian Grand Prix and gearbox issues in the Pacific Grand Prix which included a collision with Senna on the first lap 25 26 He later reached his first podium finish of the season at the San Marino Grand Prix although he suffered a dip in form as he was forced into consecutive retirements in the next four races 12 Hakkinen raced to a further podium finish at the British Grand Prix despite a last lap collision with Jordan driver Rubens Barrichello for which he received a one race ban suspended for three races 9 The ban was enforced after the German Grand Prix where Hakkinen collided with Williams driver David Coulthard with the Finn s car sliding into another group of cars He was replaced by Philippe Alliot for the next race in Hungary 27 Hakkinen returned for the Belgian Grand Prix initially coming third but was later promoted to second after the disqualification of Benetton driver Michael Schumacher 28 He got consecutive 3rd place podium finishes in the next three races before rounding off the season by finishing the final two races in Japan and Australia albeit outside of the points scoring positions Hakkinen managed a fourth place in the Drivers Championship scoring 26 points 12 1995 Edit nbsp Hakkinen driving for McLaren at the 1995 British Grand PrixHakkinen remained at McLaren for 1995 and was partnered by Nigel Mansell During pre season testing Hakkinen and teammate Mansell complained the car the McLaren MP4 10 was not wide enough to fit in resulting in their hands and elbows striking the sides of the cockpit 29 Mansell was forced to miss the opening two rounds so Hakkinen was partnered with Mark Blundell 30 Hakkinen started off the season by finishing fourth in Brazil 31 and later retired in Argentina due to a collision which punctured his left rear tyre that followed a spin He took a further points finish with a 5th place at San Marino before suffering from consecutive retirements in the next three races 12 For the French Grand Prix McLaren introduced a revised version of their car the McLaren MP4 10B This did not revive Hakkinen s fortunes as he did not finish in the points scoring positions and later suffered consecutive retirements in the next four races 12 but got second place at the Italian Grand Prix 32 He was forced to miss the Pacific Grand Prix due to an operation for appendicitis and was replaced by Jan Magnussen 33 He returned for the Japanese Grand Prix with a second place finish 34 At the season finale held in Australia Hakkinen s car suffered a tyre failure during the event s first qualifying session on Friday which resulted in his car becoming airborne and crashing sideways into the crash barrier on the outside of Brewery corner the fastest corner of the Adelaide Street Circuit at an estimated speed of 120 mph 35 The session was suspended with Hakkinen being critically injured due to sustaining a skull fracture internal bleeding and a blockage of his airway His life was saved by the efforts of the trackside medical team including the President of the FIA Institute for Motor Sport Safety Sid Watkins and volunteer doctors Jerome Cockings and Steve Lewis 36 from the Royal Adelaide Hospital Cockings performed an emergency tracheotomy on the track delivering oxygen to enable Hakkinen to breathe 37 Watkins later arrived in the medical car allowing the doctors to continue restarting Hakkinen s heart twice 38 39 Hakkinen was immediately transported by ambulance to the nearby Royal Adelaide Hospital which was located about half a kilometre from the circuit There he remained in a critical condition under care of the Trauma Service the Neurosurgical Unit and the Intensive Care Unit and remained in the hospital for approximately two months He eventually made a remarkable recovery 40 As an expression of thanks for the elite class medical attention he received Hakkinen donated a substantial undisclosed sum of money to help build a much needed helipad for The Royal Adelaide Hospital and made a special trip to Australia for the official opening ceremony in March 1997 41 Hakkinen finished the 1995 season seventh in the Drivers Championship with 17 points 12 1996 Edit nbsp Hakkinen and Johnny Herbert during free practice of 1996 San Marino Grand PrixThe 1996 season was the first in which Hakkinen was the more experienced driver in his team and was partnered by David Coulthard Hakkinen was confident going into the season and set himself a target of winning races 42 To ensure his fitness Hakkinen spent time training in Bali and in February McLaren conducted a secret test at the Paul Ricard Circuit In the event that Hakkinen was not prepared McLaren had Magnussen to replace him should the need arise 43 The season started well for Hakkinen He earned consecutive points scoring positions in the opening two rounds before he suffered his first retirement of the season in Argentina as his car developed a throttle problem 44 He later finished the next two races albeit outside of the points scoring positions before returning consecutive finishes inside of the points in the following four races 12 In the following race held in Britain where McLaren brought a revised version of the car their McLaren MP4 11B Hakkinen reached his first podium finish of the season with third place 45 However he retired from the next race held in Germany due to a gearbox failure 46 This marked a turning point in Hakkinen s season as he finished the next three races including consecutive third place finishes in Belgium and Italy 12 In September it was announced that Hakkinen would remain at McLaren for 1997 47 having previously been linked to Williams and Benetton 48 He retired from the penultimate round in Portugal resulting a collision with teammate Coulthard damaging Hakkinen s front wing and eventually led to his retirement on the 52nd lap of the race 49 He rounded off the season with a third place finish in season finale held in Japan Hakkinen finished the season fifth in the Drivers Championship scoring 31 points 12 1997 Edit nbsp The McLaren MP4 12 driven by Hakkinen in 1997Hakkinen again remained at McLaren for 1997 and Coulthard remained his teammate Hakkinen s season got off to a good start In the season opening race in Australia he drove up to the third position and later scored further consecutive finishes inside of the points scoring positions in the next three races 12 He suffered his first retirement of the season at the Monaco Grand Prix when he was involved in a collision with Benetton driver Jean Alesi 50 Hakkinen later took ninth position at the Spanish Grand Prix 12 but later suffered three consecutive retirements in the next three races a collision with Ferrari driver Eddie Irvine in Canada and engine failures in France and Britain At the latter race he had seemed set for his first win but his engine blew while he was holding off eventual winner Jacques Villeneuve 51 Hakkinen secured another podium finish with third place in Germany and later retired from an hydraulic problem in Hungary He later secured third place in the Belgian Grand Prix but was later disqualified when it was discovered that his car used an illegal type of fuel during the event 52 He secured a ninth place finish in Italy and later suffered from consecutive retirements in the next two races engine failures in the Austrian Grand Prix and the Luxembourg Grand Prix while leading both races 53 Hakkinen ended the season with a fourth position in the penultimate round in Japan and raced to his first Formula One victory at the season closing European Grand Prix 12 Hakkinen ended the season sixth in the Drivers Championship with 27 points 12 1998 Edit nbsp Hakkinen driving for McLaren at the 1998 Spanish Grand Prix where he claimed his third win in the first five races of the seasonHakkinen remained at McLaren for 1998 partnered by Coulthard Hakkinen was confident going about the challenge for the World Championship into the season citing the involvement of technical director Adrian Newey 54 The season started off with controversy in Australia when teammate Coulthard let Hakkinen past to win the race Hakkinen had earlier been called into the pit lane by an engineer by mistake Coulthard later revealed a pre race agreement by the team that whoever led into the first corner on the first lap would be allowed to win the race 55 Despite this Hakkinen took back to back victories by winning the next race in Brazil 56 He maintained his good form at the Argentine Grand Prix where he finished second although he retired from the San Marino Grand Prix when his car s gearbox failed However Hakkinen managed consecutive victories in the next two rounds which was followed by a retirement from the race in Canada as his car suffered another gearbox failure 57 Hakkinen followed this up by taking consecutive podiums in the next two rounds third in France and second in Britain He managed further consecutive victories in the next two rounds and followed this up with a sixth place finish in Hungary 12 In August it was announced that Hakkinen and Coulthard would be retained for 1999 58 Hakkinen retired from the following race held in Belgium when Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher collided with the Finn and was also hit by Sauber driver Johnny Herbert 59 He later managed a fourth position in Italy despite suffering from brake problems resulting from a spin 60 Hakkinen finished the season by taking victory in the final two rounds at the Luxembourg Grand Prix and the Japanese Grand Prix which ensured he took enough points to clinch the 1998 World Championship with 100 points ahead of nearest rival Schumacher 61 Hakkinen was awarded the Autosport International Racing Driver Award for 1998 62 He was also named the Finnish Sports Personality of the Year by journalists 63 The Finnish Post Office issued stamps to commemorate Hakkinen s World Championship in January 1999 64 1999 Edit nbsp Hakkinen driving for McLaren at the 1999 Canadian Grand Prix where he drove to his third victory of the seasonHakkinen remained at McLaren for 1999 with Coulthard partnering him for the upcoming season The team suffered problems with their car the McLaren MP4 14 during pre season testing resulting in a lack of preparation Despite these setbacks Hakkinen was confident going into the season saying I ve gained confidence and experience and am more relaxed With this title I no longer have to tell myself every morning I can win to put pressure on myself 65 At the opening round in Australia Hakkinen was forced into retiring as his car developed a throttle issue 65 However he managed his first victory of the season in Brazil despite his car developing a gearbox problem early in the race 66 Hakkinen retired from the race in San Marino when he collided with a barrier while leading 67 At the Monaco Grand Prix Hakkinen finished in third place having slid on oil left on the track surface in the race He followed up the results by having consecutive victories in the races held in Spain and Canada Hakkinen took a second place finish in France and was forced into another retirement in Britain as a result of a wheel failure 65 During the Austrian Grand Prix Hakkinen who started from pole position was hit by Coulthard from behind and rejoined at the back of the field Hakkinen eventually finished in 3rd place 68 During the German Grand Prix it was announced that Hakkinen would remain at McLaren for 2000 69 Hakkinen encountered further bad fortunes in the race when his car s right rear tyre exploded at high speed forcing his car into a 360 spin before resting on a tyre wall 70 He managed his fourth victory of the year at Hungary 71 and followed up the result with a second place in Belgium 72 Hakkinen retired from the following race held in Italy due to a spin while leading the race 73 He finished further with fifth place at the European Grand Prix and achieved a podium finish with third place in Malaysia 12 At the season finale held in Japan Hakkinen took victory 74 which ensured he took enough points to win the 1999 World Championship with 76 points ahead of nearest rival Eddie Irvine 75 In November Hakkinen was ranked seventh in the Reuters Sports Personality of the Year Poll scoring 46 out of a possible 260 points 76 He was also awarded his second consecutive Autosport International Racing Driver Award for 1999 77 In November Hakkinen was announced as one of the seven men shortlisted for the Finnish Sports Personality of the Year 78 At the awards ceremony on 28 December Hakkinen was awarded second place behind skier Mika Myllyla 79 2000 Edit nbsp Hakkinen driving for McLaren at the 2000 United States Grand Prix where an engine problem cost him the title lead to eventual champion Michael SchumacherFor 2000 Hakkinen set himself new limits along with physical and psychological preparations for the upcoming season He also believed that he along with Schumacher and Coulthard would be the key drivers of 2000 80 He endured a bad start at the opening round in Australia both McLaren cars retired with engine failure after completing less than half of the race distance and in the following race in Brazil Hakkinen was forced into retirement when his car s oil pressure became problematic 81 However this marked a turning point as Hakkinen took consecutive second place finishes in the next two rounds 12 and later reached his first victory of the season in Spain 82 Hakkinen finished in second position at the European Grand Prix having traded the lead position with Schumacher throughout the race 83 He followed up the result by taking sixth place at Monaco fourth in Canada and a podium finish with second position in France 84 The day after the French Grand Prix it was announced that Hakkinen would remain at McLaren for 2001 85 Hakkinen won the following race held in Austria although his team were stripped of constructors points due to a missing seal on the electronic control unit in Hakkinen s car 86 He took another podium finish with a second place in Germany and later had another victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix where he took the lead of the World Drivers Championship from Schumacher 87 Hakkinen raced to his second consecutive victory in Belgium which included a simultaneous pass on Schumacher and Ricardo Zonta in the Kemmel straight 88 Hakkinen later took second place in Italy 89 and retired with an engine failure in the United States 90 He rounded off the year with a second place in Japan where he conceded the World Championship to Schumacher 91 and held fourth position in the season closing race held in Malaysia 12 2001 Edit nbsp Hakkinen driving for McLaren at the 2001 Canadian Grand Prix where he reached his first podium finish of 2001For 2001 Hakkinen pledged to make a challenge for the World Championship citing inspiration from the birth of his son Hugo 92 He also added that he was under less pressure to compete saying that results over the previous year increased his desire to win 93 The season started badly for Hakkinen as he was forced into retirement in the opening round held in Australia due to a failure with his car s suspension resulting in his car spinning violently into a tyre barrier 94 The McLaren cars were off the pace in Malaysia with Hakkinen managing to end at the 6th place 95 He retired from the following race in Brazil when his car stalled on the starting grid 96 Further points came at the San Marino Grand Prix 97 At the Spanish Grand Prix Hakkinen looked on course to win his first victory of the season until the final lap of the race when his car was hampered with a clutch failure and was classified ninth 98 He suffered further consecutive retirements in Austria where he stalled his car on the starting grid 99 and Monaco where his car s steering failed after fifteen laps of the race 100 At the following race held in Canada Hakkinen took his first podium of the season with a third place finish 101 He finished sixth at the European Grand Prix and was unable to start the French Grand Prix as his car developed a gearbox problem 102 However this marked a brief turning point for Hakkinen as he gained a victory in the British Grand Prix 103 He was forced into another retirement in Germany when his engine failed 104 later managing fifth position in Hungary and fourth place in Belgium 12 Before the Italian Grand Prix Hakkinen announced that he would be on a sabbatical for the 2002 season citing the reason to spend more time with his family 105 His seat was taken by fellow countryman Kimi Raikkonen in 2002 106 Hakkinen later stated that fear after crashes during practice for the 1995 Australian Grand Prix and the 2001 Australian Grand Prix as well as a loss of a desire to compete for race victories were factors 107 He was forced into another retirement during the race due to a gearbox issue He raced to his final victory of his career in the United States despite incurring a grid penalty 108 and ended the season with a fourth place finish in Japan 109 Hakkinen finished the season fifth in the Drivers Championship with 37 points 12 Post Formula One 2002 2004 EditIn July 2002 nine months into his sabbatical Hakkinen announced that he would be retiring from Formula One It was later revealed that Hakkinen approached McLaren team principal Ron Dennis during the 2001 Monaco Grand Prix and agreed a sabbatical then returned to Monaco the following year to discuss and agree full time retirement with Dennis 110 In October Hakkinen made his first appearance as a commentator for pay for view channel Canal Digital at the United States Grand Prix 111 In December 2002 it was announced that Hakkinen would be participating in the Finnish Rally Championship driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution WRC2 with his co driver Arto Kapanen 112 He also stated that he would not move full time into rallying and learn about driver control 113 although he later stated he would enter more rally events if he finished within the top two 114 Making his debut in the Arctic Rally Hakkinen was delayed by four minutes as his team changed a tyre and eventually finished 30th 115 He once again entered the event in 2004 driving a Toyota Corolla with co driver Risto Pietilainen fi and finished seventh 116 117 During 2004 rumors circulated that Hakkinen was making a possible return to Formula One to fill in the vacant Williams seat left by Juan Pablo Montoya In May McLaren team principal Ron Dennis dismissed the rumors stating that Hakkinen was not prepared for a comeback 118 Hakkinen held talks with BAR and Williams and later decided against returning to Formula One saying in 2005 It s impossible to think that I would race a Formula One car again because as time passes my reactions become slower and my eyesight gets worse that s life 119 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Edit2005 Edit On 6 November 2004 it was announced that Hakkinen would make his debut in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters DTM series for the HWA Team in the 2005 season 120 He was partnered by Gary Paffett Jean Alesi and Bernd Schneider Hakkinen had previous experience of driving touring cars in July 2001 at the Brno Circuit alongside Schneider 121 In January Hakkinen once again participated in the Arctic Rally driving a Toyota Corolla with co driver Risto Pietilainen Hakkinen retired when he slid off the road on the eleventh stage 122 His debut season started well He secured eighth position in his first race at the Hockenheimring and in the following race at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz held his first podium in his DTM career Two weeks later at Spa Francorchamps Hakkinen qualified on pole position and later took his first DTM win after only three starts 123 Despite the early success he did not score points in the next three races which included consecutive retirements at Oschersleben and the Norisring He later scored a further points position at the race held at the Nurburgring before further consecutive 12th place finishes in the next two races Hakkinen ended the 2005 season by taking a second place finish at Istanbul Park and finished outside of the points scoring positions with 15th place at Hockenheim Hakkinen finished the season fifth in the Drivers Championship with 30 points 12 2006 Edit nbsp Hakkinen driving for HWA at Brands Hatch in 2006On 15 November 2005 it was announced that Hakkinen would remain with HWA for the 2006 season 124 and was partnered by Alesi Spengler and Jamie Green For the upcoming season Hakkinen set his target of winning the championship although he believed the competition from Audi would make the title challenge difficult 125 Outside of DTM Hakkinen participated in his fourth Arctic Rally driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII with co driver Risto Pietilainen 126 He finished 36th overall 127 His season got off well At the opening race held at Hockenheim he finished in fourth position and in the following race held at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz he drove to his first podium of the season with third place Hakkinen did not score points in the next two consecutive races although he later held another podium position with third place at the Norisring In the next three races he was unable to score more points although he had another podium position at the Bugatti Circuit Hakkinen concluded his season with a retirement at the Hockenheimring when his car s diffuser became damaged 128 Hakkinen ended the year sixth in the Drivers Championship scoring 25 points 12 In November Hakkinen tested a McLaren MP4 21 for one day at the Circuit de Catalunya where he completed 79 laps 129 To prepare himself Hakkinen spent time at the McLaren Technology Centre to acquaint himself with Formula One s revised regulations 130 In a 2017 retrospective interview Hakkinen revealed that he had been in advanced talks with McLaren for a return in the 2007 season He had however been frustrated by problems with McLaren s car in the test which had reminded him of the reasons why he had taken the sabbatical in the first place so the plans had collapsed 105 2007 Edit nbsp Hakkinen driving Mercedes Stars and Cars in 2007On 28 January 2007 it was announced that Hakkinen would remain in DTM for the 2007 season for HWA 131 and was partnered by Spengler Green and Schneidler Hakkinen stated that during 2006 his team s potential was not realised and aimed during 2007 to improve on his results 131 He started the season by earning consecutive finishes in the first two races albeit outside of the points scoring positions At the third race of the season held at EuroSpeedway Lausitz Hakkinen won his first race of the season although only half points were awarded due to errors made by race organisers resulting in the official race result remaining provisional 132 He held pole for the following race at Brands Hatch where he finished in fourth position 133 and followed the result with a ninth place finish at the Norisring 134 Hakkinen had his second victory of the season at Mugello after starting from 15th position 135 He later managed 7th place at Zandvoort and later finished with a 10th place finish at the Nurburgring At the race held at the Circuit de Catalunya Hakkinen was involved in a collision with Audi driver Martin Tomczyk Hakkinen was penalised with a 20 000 fine received a ten place grid penalty for the next round and was disqualified from the race 136 He finished the season with a 17th place finish at the Hockenheimring Hakkinen finished the season 7th place in the Championship with 22 points 12 Retirement 2008 present Edit nbsp Hakkinen and Juan Manuel Fangio II at 2011 Mille Miglia nbsp Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki with Hakkinen in 2018 nbsp Hakkinen at the 2022 Austrian Grand PrixHakkinen announced his retirement from competitive motorsport in November 2007 137 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 138 In November 2008 it was announced that Hakkinen would start a new career in driver management and would work alongside Didier Coton in his firm Aces Associate Group 139 Hakkinen contested his fifth Arctic Rally event in January 2009 driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX alongside co driver Ilkka Kivimaki and finished 19th overall 140 141 Hakkinen made his debut in sports cars when Team AMG China entered a Mercedes Benz SLS AMG in November 2011 to participate in the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup at the 6 Hours of Zhuhai race alongside Lance David Arnold and Cheng Congfu 142 During the event the team retired after completing two hours 143 In October 2013 Hakkinen participated in the GT Asia series for the two races held at the Zhuhai International Circuit driving a Mercedes Benz SLS AMG 300 alongside co driver Matthew Solomon 144 Hakkinen drove to victory in the first race after starting from sixth position The victory resulted in a 15 second handicap during his mandatory pitstop for his second race and finished in fourth position 145 On 16 March 2017 McLaren announced that Hakkinen has rejoined the team as partner ambassador 146 In November 2021 Hakkinen helped McLaren IndyCar driver Pato O Ward prepare for his test of the McLaren MCL35M by familiarizing O Ward on his championship winning MP4 13 around Laguna Seca 147 In August 2019 Hakkinen raced in the Suzuka 10 Hours the fourth round of the 2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge driving a McLaren 720S GT3 alongside two time Super Formula champion Hiroaki Ishiura and Japanese Formula 3 racer Katsuaki Kubota with Planex Smacam Racing 148 Hakkinen and Emma Kimilainen competed together for Team Finland at the Race of Champions on 5 6 February 2022 149 He is set to again compete in the race in 2023 alongside Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas who was originally going to be his partner at the 2022 edition before backing out 150 151 In December 2021 Hakkinen was announced as a Formula One analyst for the sports broadcaster Viaplay 152 From 2022 onwards Hakkinen became part of a permanent team of analysts on site at the Grands Prix In the team of analysts Hakkinen is accompanied by David Coulthard and Jos Verstappen Driving style and personality EditJournalist Peter Windsor analysed Hakkinen s driving style for an article in F1 Racing magazine writing that Hakkinen was an oversteering driver which made him faster on slippery surfaces and meant that tail happy cars suited him 153 This allowed him to perform better at circuits that have medium speed corners 154 During his karting career Hakkinen developed the habit of using the brake pedal with his left foot He reverted to using his right foot when he participated in DTM but became uncomfortable with this style and switched again to left foot braking in mid 2006 155 He became known as a late season driver the second half of a season suited Hakkinen due to experience on these tracks and allowed time for his car to be altered towards his preference 53 Hakkinen was criticized for being a poor car developer though this may have been exaggerated due to his initial struggles with the English language early in his career 53 Adrian Newey the designer of Hakkinen s championship winning McLarens described an instance of Hakkinen s approach to input on car development when Hakkinen kept telling him during the initial testing of the McLaren MP4 13 that the car was understeering Newey subsequently adjusted the car to correct for understeer but this only made it slower After digging deeper into the test data and listening closely to what Hakkinen was describing Newey realized the car was not understeering but had rear end biased instability on corner entry that Hakkinen was compensating for with understeer This experience proved crucial for Newey s relationship with Hakkinen during their run together at McLaren as after that Newey no longer had issues understanding Hakkinen s inputs on car development 156 Newey said that Hakkinen s countryman protege and future McLaren driver Kimi Raikkonen had a similar approach to input on car development 156 During his Formula One career Hakkinen was regarded as taciturn taking lengthy pauses before giving terse responses to questions 157 Since his retirement he has often been voted among the greatest Formula One drivers 157 158 Michael Schumacher has stated that Hakkinen was the driver whom he gained the most satisfaction of racing against 157 Personal life EditHakkinen has lived in Monaco since 1991 He also owns properties in France and Finland 9 On 18 May 2008 his newly completed mansion in France was burned down after a light in one of his trophy cabinets short circuited No injuries were reported although Hakkinen s collection of Formula One trophies was destroyed 159 Hakkinen married Erja Honkanen a former TV journalist in 1998 The couple have one son and one daughter They divorced in 2008 160 Hakkinen also has two daughters and a son with his Czech second wife 161 Marketa Remesova 162 163 Hakkinen joined Johnnie Walker as Global Responsible Drinking Ambassador for Diageo in September 2006 campaigning for the message of responsible drinking He also led the organisation s Join the Pact campaign to spread consumer commitments for the prevention of drunk driving 164 He is also brand ambassador for Mercedes Benz and UBS 165 In 2016 he became an official brand ambassador for Nokian Tyres 166 nbsp Hakkinen s 1998 helmetKarting record EditKarting career summary Edit Season Series Team Position1979 Lappland Cup Formula Mini 3rd1980 Finnish Championship Cup Formula Mini 4th1981 Finnish Championship Cup Formula Mini 1st1982 Finnish Championship Cup Formula Mini 2ndRonnie Peterson Memorial Formula Mini 1st1983 Finnish Championship Formula Nordic 1stNordic Championship Formula Nordic 6th1984 Finnish Championship Formula Nordic 1st1985 Finnish Championship Formula A 1stNordic Championship Formula A 2nd1986 Finnish Championship Formula A 1stSources 167 Racing record EditCareer summary Edit Season Series Team Name Races Wins Poles F Laps Podiums Points Position1987 Nordic Formula Ford Reynard 15 9 40 1st1988 GM Vauxhall Lotus Challenge Dragon 10 3 4 127 2ndOpel Lotus Euroseries 10 4 2 126 1st1989 British Formula 3 Championship Dragon 17 0 2 2 18 7thCellnet Formula Three SuperPrix WSR 1 1 1 N A 1stMacau Grand Prix Dragon 1 0 0 0 0 N A NCFrench Formula 3 Championship Dragon 1 0 0 1 0 N A NC1990 British Formula 3 Championship WSR 17 10 11 10 15 121 1stItalian Formula 3 Championship 1 1 0 1 9 German Formula 3 Championship 1 1 1 1 1 20 14thMacau Grand Prix Theodore Racing 168 1 0 1 0 0 N A NCFuji Formula Three Race 1 0 0 0 0 N A NC1991 Formula One Team Lotus 15 0 0 0 0 2 16th1992 Formula One Team Lotus 15 0 0 0 0 11 8th1993 Formula One Marlboro McLaren 3 0 0 0 1 4 15thPorsche Supercup Porsche AG 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 169 1994 Formula One Marlboro McLaren Peugeot 15 0 0 0 6 26 4th1995 Formula One Marlboro McLaren Mercedes 15 0 0 0 2 17 7th1996 Formula One Marlboro McLaren Mercedes 16 0 0 0 4 31 5th1997 Formula One West McLaren Mercedes 17 1 1 1 3 27 6th1998 Formula One West McLaren Mercedes 16 8 9 6 11 100 1st1999 Formula One West McLaren Mercedes 16 5 11 6 10 76 1st2000 Formula One West McLaren Mercedes 17 4 5 9 11 89 2nd2001 Formula One West McLaren Mercedes 17 2 0 3 3 37 5th2005 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters AMG Mercedes 11 1 1 3 3 30 5th2006 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters HWA Mercedes 10 0 0 2 3 25 6th2007 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters HWA Mercedes 10 2 2 0 2 22 8th2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup Team AMG 1 0 0 0 0 0 NCSource 10 Complete British Formula 3 results Edit key Races in bold indicate pole position Races in italics indicate fastest lap Year Entrant Engine Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Pts1989 Dragon Toyota A THR15 DONC SILDSQ BRH3 SILRet BRH2 THR12 SIL18 DON8 SIL5 SNE5 OUL6 SIL10 BRH6 DONRet SIL11 THR12 7th 181990 West Surrey Racing Mugen A DON1 SIL3 THR1 BRH1 SIL2 BRH2 THR2 SILRet DON6 SIL2 SNE1 OUL1 SIL1 BRH1 DON1 THR2 SIL1 1st 121Source 170 Complete Formula One results Edit 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 Points1991 Team Lotus Lotus 102B Judd EV 3 5 V8 USARet BRA9 SMR5 MONRet CANRet MEX9 FRADNQ GBR12 GERRet HUN14 BELRet ITA14 POR14 ESPRet JPNRet AUS19 16th 21992 Team Lotus Lotus 102D Ford HB 3 5 V8 RSA9 MEX6 BRA10 ESPRet SMRDNQ 8th 11Lotus 107 MONRet CANRet FRA4 GBR6 GERRet HUN4 BEL6 ITARet POR5 JPNRet AUS71993 Marlboro McLaren McLaren MP4 8 Ford HBE7 3 5 V8 RSA BRA EUR SMR ESP MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA PORRet JPN3 AUSRet 15th 41994 Marlboro McLaren Peugeot McLaren MP4 9 Peugeot A6 3 5 V10 BRARet PACRet SMR3 MONRet ESPRet CANRet FRARet GBR3 GERRet HUN BEL2 ITA3 POR3 EUR3 JPN7 AUS12 4th 261995 Marlboro McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4 10 Mercedes FO 110 3 0 V10 BRA4 ARGRet SMR5 ESPRet MONRet CANRet 7th 17McLaren MP4 10B FRA7 GBRRet GERRet HUNRet BELRet ITA2 PAC JPN2 AUSDNSMcLaren MP4 10C PORRet EUR81996 Marlboro McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4 11 Mercedes FO 110 3 3 0 V10 AUS5 BRA4 ARGRet EUR8 SMR8 MON6 ESP5 CAN5 FRA5 5th 31McLaren MP4 11B GBR3 GERRet HUN4 BEL3 ITA3 PORRet JPN31997 West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4 12 Mercedes FO 110E 3 0 V10 AUS3 BRA4 ARG5 SMR6 MONRet ESP7 CANRet 6th 27Mercedes FO 110F 3 0 V10 FRARet GBRRet GER3 HUNRet BELDSQ ITA9 AUTRet LUXRet JPN4 EUR11998 West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4 13 Mercedes FO 110G 3 0 V10 AUS1 BRA1 ARG2 SMRRet ESP1 MON1 CANRet FRA3 GBR2 AUT1 GER1 HUN6 BELRet ITA4 LUX1 JPN1 1st 1001999 West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4 14 Mercedes FO 110H 3 0 V10 AUSRet BRA1 SMRRet MON3 ESP1 CAN1 FRA2 GBRRet AUT3 GERRet HUN1 BEL2 ITARet EUR5 MAL3 JPN1 1st 762000 West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4 15 Mercedes FO 110J 3 0 V10 AUSRet BRARet SMR2 GBR2 ESP1 EUR2 MON6 CAN4 FRA2 AUT1 GER2 HUN1 BEL1 ITA2 USARet JPN2 MAL4 2nd 892001 West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4 16 Mercedes FO 110K 3 0 V10 AUSRet MAL6 BRARet SMR4 ESP9 AUTRet MONRet CAN3 EUR6 FRADNS GBR1 GERRet HUN5 BEL4 ITARet USA1 JPN4 5th 37Sources 171 172 12 Did not finish but was classified as he had completed more than 90 of the race distance Complete DTM results Edit key Races in bold indicate pole position Races in italics indicate fastest lap Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Pts2005 HWA Team AMG Mercedes C Klasse 2005 HOC8 LAU3 SPA1 BRN13 OSCRet NORRet NUR4 ZAN12 LAU12 IST2 HOC15 5th 302006 HWA Team AMG Mercedes C Klasse 2006 HOC4 LAU3 OSC9 BRH11 NOR3 NUR12 ZAN11 CAT11 BUG2 HOCRet 6th 252007 HWA Team AMG Mercedes C Klasse 2007 HOC10 OSC17 LAU1 BRH4 NOR9 MUG1 ZAN7 NUR10 CATDSQ HOC17 8th 22Source 12 173 Half points were awarded in the race due to several errors made by the race officials References Edit Flying Finn leaves it late New Straits Times Reuters 26 September 1998 p 31 Archived from the original on 22 November 2021 Retrieved 8 October 2016 Legender Mika Hakkinen Legends 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