Kimi Räikkönen

Finnish racing driver

Kimi-Matias Räikkönen (pronounced [ˈkimi ˈmɑtiɑs ˈræikkønen]) (born October 17, 1979 in Espoo, Finland) is a race car driver, currently driving for Alfa Romeo Racing. He is the 2007 Formula One World Drivers' Champion.

Kimi Räikkönen
Räikkönen in 2019
BornKimi-Matias Räikkönen[1]
(1979-10-17) 17 October 1979 (age 44)
Espoo, Finland
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityFinland Finnish
2024 teamAlfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari[2]
Car number7
Entries( starts)
Championships1 (2007)
First entry2001 Australian Grand Prix
First win2003 Malaysian Grand Prix
Last win2018 United States Grand Prix
Last entry2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
2020 position16th (2pts)
World Rally Championship record
Active years2009–2011
TeamsCitroën Junior Team, ICE 1 Racing
Rallies21
Championships0
Rally wins0
Podiums0
Stage wins1
Total points59
First rally2009 Rally Finland
Last rally2011 Wales Rally GB

Räikkönen entered Formula One as a regular driver for Sauber-Petronas in 2001. Having previously only raced in very junior open-wheel categories, he was given his Super Licence from the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) after a performance delivery promise from his team boss, Peter Sauber.[3] He joined McLaren Mercedes in 2002, and became a title contender by finishing runner-up in the 2003 and 2005 championships to Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso, respectively.

Switching to Ferrari in 2007, Räikkönen became the highest paid driver in the sport,[4] and secured his first Formula One World Drivers' Championship, beating McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso by one point.

Räikkönen is very calm, cool, and calculating in his race strategy—prompting the nickname "Iceman", which is subtly written on the side of his current helmet design. His other nicknames include Kimppa, Räikkä and Kimster (used by his mechanics).

NASCAR

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Räikkönen joined the ranks of former F1 drivers who have moved to NASCAR in 2011. His first race was the Camping World Truck Series on May 20 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. He finished in 15th place on the lead lap.[5] He hopes to work his way up to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.[6]

Räikkönen's second NASCAR race was also at Charlotte. He raced in the Nationwide Series. He received a penalty for speeding on pit lane, and finished in 27th place. After the race, he returned to Europe to compete in some more rally races. Räikkönen said his plans are to "see what happens."[7]

Results and records

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Name Races Poles Wins Points Final Placing
1999 European Formula Ford ? 2 ? ? ? 5th
Formula Ford Festival Continental Racing Van Diemen 1 0 0 N/A NC
Formula Renault 2000 UK Winter Championship Manor Motorsport 4 4 4 40 1st
Formula Renault 2000 UK Haywood Racing 4 0 0 ? ?
2000 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup ? 2 2 2 62 7th
Formula Renault 2000 UK Manor Motorsport 10 6 7 316 1st
2001 Formula One Sauber 17 0 0 9 10th
2002 Formula One McLaren 17 0 0 24 6th
2003 Formula One McLaren 16 2 1 91 2nd
2004 Formula One McLaren 18 1 1 45 7th
2005 Formula One McLaren 19 5 7 112 2nd
2006 Formula One McLaren 18 3 0 65 5th
2007 Formula One Ferrari 17 3 6 110 1st
2008 Formula One Ferrari 18 2 2 75 3rd
2009 Formula One Ferrari 17 0 1 48 6th
World Rally Championship Tommi Mäkinen Racing 1 0 0 0 -
2010 World Rally Championship Citroën Junior Team 13 0 0 15 10th
2011 World Rally Championship Ice 1 Racing 4 0 0 18* 8th*
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kyle Busch Motorsports 1 0 0 0 NC
NASCAR Nationwide Series Kyle Busch Motorsports 1 0 0 0 NC
2012 Formula One Lotus 20 0 1 207 3rd
2013 Formula One Lotus 17 0 1 183 5th
2014 Formula One Ferrari 19 0 1 55 12th

* Season in progress
As a guest driver, Räikkönen was ineligible for points

Complete Formula One results

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

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 WDC Points
2001 Red Bull Sauber Petronas Sauber C20 Petronas 01A 3.0 V10 AUS
6
MAL
Ret
BRA
Ret
SMR
Ret
ESP
8
AUT
4
MON
10
CAN
4
EUR
10
FRA
7
GBR
5
GER
Ret
HUN
7
BEL
DNS
ITA
7
USA
Ret
JPN
Ret
10th 9
2002 West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-17 Mercedes FO 110M 3.0 V10 AUS
3
MAL
Ret
BRA
12
SMR
Ret
ESP
Ret
AUT
Ret
MON
Ret
CAN
4
EUR
3
GBR
Ret
FRA
2
GER
Ret
HUN
4
BEL
Ret
ITA
Ret
USA
Ret
JPN
3
6th 24
2003 West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-17D Mercedes FO 110M/P 3.0 V10 AUS
3
MAL
1
BRA
2
SMR
2
ESP
Ret
AUT
2
MON
2
CAN
6
EUR
Ret
FRA
4
GBR
3
GER
Ret
HUN
2
ITA
4
USA
2
JPN
2
2nd 91
2004 West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-19 Mercedes FO 110Q 3.0 V10 AUS
Ret
MAL
Ret
BHR
Ret
SMR
8
ESP
11
MON
Ret
EUR
Ret
CAN
5
USA
6
7th 45
McLaren MP4-19B FRA
7
GBR
2
GER
Ret
HUN
Ret
BEL
1
ITA
Ret
CHN
3
JPN
6
BRA
2
2005 West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-20 Mercedes FO 110R 3.0 V10 AUS
8
MAL
9
BHR
3
SMR
Ret
ESP
1
MON
1
EUR
11
CAN
1
USA
DNS
FRA
2
GBR
3
GER
Ret
2nd 112
Team McLaren Mercedes HUN
1
TUR
1
ITA
4
BEL
1
BRA
2
JPN
1
CHN
2
2006 Team McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-21 Mercedes FO 108S 2.4 V8 BHR
3
MAL
Ret
AUS
2
SMR
5
EUR
4
ESP
5
MON
Ret
GBR
3
CAN
3
USA
Ret
FRA
5
GER
3
HUN
Ret
TUR
Ret
ITA
2
CHN
Ret
JPN
5
BRA
5
5th 65
2007 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F2007 Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 AUS
1
MAL
3
BHR
3
ESP
Ret
MON
8
CAN
5
USA
4
FRA
1
GBR
1
EUR
Ret
HUN
2
TUR
2
ITA
3
BEL
1
JPN
3
CHN
1
BRA
1
1st 110
2008 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F2008 Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 AUS
8
MAL
1
BHR
2
ESP
1
TUR
3
MON
9
CAN
Ret
FRA
2
GBR
4
GER
6
HUN
3
EUR
Ret
BEL
18
ITA
9
SIN
15
JPN
3
CHN
3
BRA
3
3rd 75
2009 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F60 Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 AUS
15
MAL
14
CHN
10
BHR
6
ESP
Ret
MON
3
TUR
9
GBR
8
GER
Ret
HUN
2
EUR
3
BEL
1
ITA
3
SIN
10
JPN
4
BRA
6
ABU
12
6th 48
2012 Lotus F1 Team Lotus E20 Renault RS27-2012 2.4 V8 AUS
7
MAL
5
CHN
14
BHR
2
ESP
3
MON
9
CAN
8
EUR
2
GBR
5
GER
3
HUN
2
BEL
3
ITA
5
SIN
6
JPN
6
KOR
5
IND
7
ABU
1
USA
6
BRA
10
3rd 207
2013 Lotus F1 Team Lotus E21 Renault RS27-2013 2.4 V8 AUS
1
MAL
7
CHN
2
BHR
2
ESP
2
MON
10
CAN
9
GBR
5
GER
2
HUN
2
BEL
Ret
ITA
11
SIN
3
KOR
2
JPN
5
IND
7
ABU
Ret
USA BRA 5th 183
2014 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari F14 T Ferrari 059/3 1.6 V6 t AUS
7
MAL
12
BHR
10
CHN
8
ESP
7
MON
12
CAN
10
AUT
10
GBR
Ret
GER
11
HUN
6
BEL
4
ITA
9
SIN
8
JPN
12
RUS
9
USA
13
BRA
7
ABU
10
12th 55
2015 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari SF15-T Ferrari 060 1.6 V6 t AUS
Ret
MAL
4
CHN
4
BHR
2
ESP
5
MON
6
CAN
4
AUT
Ret
GBR
8
HUN
Ret
BEL
7
ITA
5
SIN
3
JPN
4
RUS
8
USA
Ret
MEX
Ret
BRA
4
ABU
3
4th 150
2016 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari SF16-H Ferrari 061 1.6 V6 t AUS
Ret
BHR
2
CHN
5
RUS
3
ESP
2
MON
Ret
CAN
6
EUR
4
AUT
3
GBR
5
HUN
6
GER
6
BEL
9
ITA
4
SIN
4
MAL
4
JPN
5
USA
Ret
MEX
6
BRA
Ret
ABU
6
6th 186
2017 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari SF70H Ferrari 062 1.6 V6 t AUS
4
CHN
5
BHR
4
RUS
3
ESP
Ret
MON
2
CAN
7
AZE
14
AUT
5
GBR
3
HUN
2
BEL
4
ITA
5
SIN
Ret
MAL
DNS
JPN
5
USA
3
MEX
3
BRA
3
ABU
4
4th 205
2018 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari SF71H Ferrari 062 EVO 1.6 V6 t AUS
3
BHR
Ret
CHN
3
AZE
2
ESP
Ret
MON
4
CAN
6
FRA
3
AUT
2
GBR
3
GER
3
HUN
3
BEL
Ret
ITA
2
SIN
5
RUS
4
JPN
5
USA
1
MEX
3
BRA
3
ABU
Ret
3rd 251
2019 Alfa Romeo Racing Alfa Romeo Racing C38 Ferrari 064 1.6 V6 t AUS
8
BHR
7
CHN
9
AZE
10
ESP
14
MON
17
CAN
15
FRA
7
AUT
9
GBR
8
GER
12
HUN
7
BEL
16
ITA
15
SIN
Ret
RUS
13
JPN
12
MEX
Ret
USA
11
BRA
4
ABU
13
12th 43
2020 Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Alfa Romeo Racing C39 Ferrari 065 1.6 V6 t AUT
Ret
STY
11
HUN
15
GBR
17
70A
15
ESP
14
BEL
12
ITA
13
TUS
9
RUS
14
EIF
12
POR
11
EMI
9
TUR
15
BHR
15
SKH
14
ABU
12
16th 4
2021 Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Alfa Romeo Racing C41 Ferrari 065/6 1.6 V6 t BHR
11
EMI
13
POR
Ret
ESP
12
MON
11
AZE
10
FRA
17
STY
11
AUT
15
GBR
15
HUN
10
BEL
18
NED
WD
ITA RUS
8
TUR
12
USA
13
MXC
SAP
QAT
SAU
ABU
17th* 6*

Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
* Season still in progress.

Complete WRC results

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Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 WDC Points
2009 Tommi Mäkinen Racing Fiat Grande Punto S2000 IRE NOR CYP POR ARG ITA GRC POL FIN
Ret
AUS ESP GBR NC 0
2010 Citroën Junior Team Citroën C4 WRC SWE
29
MEX
Ret
JOR
8
TUR
5
NZL POR
10
BUL
11
FIN
25
DEU
7
JPN
Ret
FRA
Ret
ESP
DNS
GBR
8
10th 25
2011 ICE 1 Racing Citroën DS3 WRC SWE
8
MEX POR
7
JOR
6
ITA ARG GRE FIN DEU AUS FRA ESP GBR 8th* 18*

* Season in progress

References

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  1. Stubin, Teemu (2 June 2016). "Kimi Räikkönen hauskuutti tietovisassa: "Hei, hei, tuo on veljeni!"". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 February 2017. Croft julisti "Matias"-vastauksen oikeaksi, mutta Räikkönen kiiruhti korjaamaan - hänen etunimensä kun on oikeasti Kimi-Matias.
  2. Mitchell, Scott. "Kimi Raikkonen to return to Sauber F1 team after Ferrari exit". Autosport. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  3. "Formula 1 : Biography Kimi Raikkonen - F1-Live.com". Archived from the original on 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
  4. Forumula1.net - Räikkönen now highest paid driver in F1
  5. Ryan, Nate (2011-05-21). "Kimi Raikkonen finishes 15th at Charlotte in NASCAR debut". USA Today. Gannett. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  6. "Former F1 champion Raikkonen set for NASCAR debut". cnn.com. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. 2011-03-31. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  7. Spencer, Reid (2011-05-30). "Notebook: Raikkonen hot-foots out of NASCAR—for now". sportingnews.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2011-06-04.