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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.
![]() Räikkönen in 2019 | |
Born | Kimi-Matias Räikkönen[1] 17 October 1979 Espoo, Finland |
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Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | ![]() |
2024 team | Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari[2] |
Car number | 7 |
Entries | ( starts) |
Championships | 1 (2007) |
First entry | 2001 Australian Grand Prix |
First win | 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix |
Last win | 2018 United States Grand Prix |
Last entry | 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
2020 position | 16th (2pts) |
World Rally Championship record | |
Active years | 2009–2011 |
Teams | Citroën Junior Team, ICE 1 Racing |
Rallies | 21 |
Championships | 0 |
Rally wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Stage wins | 1 |
Total points | 59 |
First rally | 2009 Rally Finland |
Last rally | 2011 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).
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]
Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Poles | Wins | Points | Final Placing |
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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
(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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.
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
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