• Full name
• Date of BirthOctober 17, 1979
  
• Place of Birth Espoo, Finland
• Seed position single
• Height 1.75 m
• The weight 62 kg
  

Year	Command	the Grand Prix	Starts	Victory	Podiums	Poles	Glasses	A place
2001	Sauber	17	16	0	0	0	9	10
2002	McLaren	17	17	0	4	0	24	6
2003	McLaren	16	16	1	10	2	91	2
2004	McLaren	18	18	1	4	1	45	7
2005	McLaren	19	18	7	12	5	112	2
2006	McLaren	18	18	0	6	3	65	5
2007	Ferrari	17	17	6	12	3	110	1
2008	Ferrari	18	18	2	9	2	75	3
2009	Ferrari	17	17	1	5	0	48	6
Outcome		157	155	18	62	16	579

Finland, a small country, has given the world quite a few outstanding racers. One of these pilots is Kimi Raikkonen.

Raikkonen began his karting career at the age of 12 and played well in karting championships for quite a long time before he was offered to take part in four races of the British Formula Renault in 1999. He raced Formula Ford several times, but then decided to concentrate all his attention on Formula Renault. The choice turned out to be successful - winning all four races of the winter series, then in the next 2000 season, first places in seven races out of ten, and prize-winning places in the remaining three. At the same time, he managed to take part in two European races, winning two of them. Such successes could not go unnoticed, and in September Peter Sauber, after seeing Kimi on tests in Mugello, signed a contract with a young Finn for 2001. Raikkonen became Nick Heidfeld's partner, but that might not have happened. The FIA ​​did not want to issue a super license to Raikkonen, which gives the right to participate in Formula 1 races, on the basis that the Finn was too young and did not possess great experience performances in junior racing series. However, Sauber persisted and Raikkonen received the long-awaited permission, but with a trial period for the first four Grand Prix of the season. The debut turned out to be very successful - the sixth place in Australia and the confident piloting of the car in Malaysia, Brazil and Imola removed all questions regarding Raikkonen's further participation in the World Championship. Kimi during the season, in addition to the stage in Melbourne, received points in three more races (in two of them he finished fourth). In August 2001, the McLaren team was looking for a replacement for Mika Hakkinen, and Raikkonen signed a five-year contract with the team in September. In 2002, Kimi was close to winning his first career victory at the French Grand Prix, but lost the lead to Michael Schumacher a few laps before the finish.

In 2003, Raikkonen fought for the championship title, while his more experienced team-mate David Coulthard fought his car all season and scored twice as few points as Kimi. Kimi himself retained the opportunity to become world champion until the last race of the season. It seemed that 2004 would be the year of the young Finnish driver, but it turned out quite the opposite. Unsuccessful McLaren chassis, unreliable Mercedes engine did their dirty deed, and Raikkonen finished the season in a low seventh position. However, in such an unfortunate year for the team, the Finn was able to win the Belgian Grand Prix.

The beginning of 2005 was also disappointing. But already in the fourth race of the season, it became clear that McLaren's speed allows him to fight for the world title. In Imola, Raikkonen was in the lead, but retired early in the race due to drive problems. This was followed by two victories in Spain and Monaco. It seemed that Raikkonen imposed a fight on Alonso, but at the European Grand Prix one lap before the finish in the car of the leading Finn the front suspension broke and the victory went to Alonso. Throughout the season, Kimi was the fastest driver in the championship, but constant technical problems with the car did not allow him to compete for the world title.

At the beginning of 2006, Kimi met with the rank of two-time vice-champion and hoped to win the championship. But, as in 2004, luck turned away from the pilot of the British team. The slow and unreliable McLaren chassis, collisions on the track with a teammate, rumors about the transition to the camp of the worst opponents of the team of Ron Denis from Ferrari, deprived Kimi of the chances of fighting for the championship.

In September 2006, during the Italian Grand Prix in Monza, Michael Schumacher officially announced his retirement, and the Ferrari team announced the name of the pilot, who in 2007 was supposed to pair with Felipe Masse. It came as no surprise that this driver was Kimi Raikkonen.

The 2007 season was opened by a race in Melbourne, Australia. Raikkonen won the first place in the first stage of the championship without any problems. In addition to this victory, Kimi's assets were races in France and Great Britain, Belgium, China and Brazil. For the third time in his career, the Finn fought for the championship title. This time his rivals were not the Ferrari drivers, as in previous years, but the McLaren drivers - the current world champion Fernando Alonso and the debutant Lewis Hamilton. Of the three championship contenders ahead of the final round in Brazil, Kimi was the least likely to win the title. It was not enough for Raikkonen to win the race, the Finn needed a combination of the following facts - Alonso should finish no higher than third place, and Hamilton - no higher than sixth. In the end, everything turned out in favor of Kimi Raikkonen. Finn, after two second places in the championship, added to his asset the most significant trophy in the world of motorsport - the Formula 1 world champion title.

Kimi started the 2008 season at rank reigning champion the world. Two victories in the first four races were a weighty claim for an overall victory in the World Championship. However, winning the Spanish Grand Prix in April was Kimi's last in 2008. Finn was unlucky in France, and in Canada Lewis Hamilton knocked him out of the fight altogether by driving into the rear wing of a Ferrari in the pit lane. After the crash at the Belgian Grand Prix, Raikkonen had to submit to the decision of the Italian team's management and take on the role of co-pilot. After that, there was talk that Kimi lost motivation and lost interest in Formula 1. However, the 2007 world champion denied these assumptions, extending the contract with Ferrari until the end of 2010.

Kimi Raikkonen (see photo below) is a famous race car driver from Finland. Formula 1 driver. In 2003 and 2005 he took second place in the world championship. And in 2007 he became the champion. He is a member of the Ferrari team. This article presents short biography the racer.

Carier start

Kimi Raikkonen was born in 1979 in the city. As a child, the boy showed excellent results in karting. The acquired skills helped him in 1999 to take 2nd place in the Formula Super A championship. A year later, the talented young man conquered Formula Renault, where Kimi became the champion.

Formula 1

It is clear that such results were noticed by representatives of the most prestigious auto racing - Formula 1. In 2000, Peter Sauber invited Raikkonen to his team. And officially Kimi started racing in 2001. Thanks to successes young man the Swiss team finished fourth in the constructors' championship.

The success of the talented newcomer was noticed by Ron Dennis, the owner of McLaren. He decided to lure the Finnish pilot into his team. And at the end of 2001, Kimi Raikkonen became the second driver, replacing the retired Mika Hakkinen. Until 2006, the Finnish pilot played only for McLaren. During this time, he showed all his strengths and was able to compete even with the famous Schumacher.

Ferrari

In 2006 Michael retired and Ferrari was left without a main driver. Kimi became one of the main applicants for this vacancy. Finn was offered a very impressive contract - $ 50 million per season. But Raikkonen's debut performances were not very successful. The first half of the 2007 season turned out to be rather crumpled. But in the second, Kimi gave good result, which allowed the pilot to take the first place in the overall standings.

WRC

In 2010, Raikonnen decided to swap Formula One for the lesser known WRC rally series. Kimi has signed a contract with Citroen Junior Team. But a year later he, unexpectedly for everyone, took part in the American Nascar Series and the Rally of Sweden. After that, many fans of Kimi started talking about the imminent retirement of a pilot's career.

Return to Formula 1

2012 has delighted all Raikkonen fans as the driver has returned to Formula 1. Kimi got behind the wheel of the Lotus team car. I must say that Ferrari did not forget about the Finn and in 2013 they offered him a two-year contract. So the pilot started the 2014 season in red.

Season 2015

In the new season, Kimi became a partner four-time champion world Preseason tests showed that Ferrari was able to modify the engine and come closer in performance to the motors of the Mercedes team. If we consider the performances themselves, then both Ferrari pilots are consistently among the top ten Formula 1 drivers.

Formula 3

In 2004, Kimi Raikkonen and Steve Robertson (sports manager) founded the racing team. Performances in the Formula 3 championship began in 2005. The base of the Robertson Raikkonen Racing team is located in the English Woking, not far from McLaren. In 2005 and 2006, it included who was the nephew of the legendary Ayrton.

The team achieved significant success in 2006, when Mike Conwell took first place in the British championship. He also managed to win the Macau Grand Prix.

Character and hobbies

Kimi Raikkonen, whose height is 175 centimeters, is considered one of the most calm and unflappable riders. He very accurately knows how to calculate tactics and strategy on any track. For such qualities, the media called him the "ice man", and some journalists compare the driving style of Raikkonen with the style of the legendary

Kimi loves to sleep, so team members often have to wake up the pilot just before the start. According to numerous rumors, Raikonnen was still asleep half an hour before his first race in Formula 1. By participating in the Top Gear program as a guest star, Kimi confirmed this information.

Besides racing, Raikonnen loves hockey, which he plays quite well. Also, the pilot loves snowboarding and cycling. Participates in snow motorcycle races and often wins them. In addition, the pilot loves hard liquor and is a smoker.

Personal life

From 2004 to 2013, Kimi Raikkonen was married to Jenny Dahlman (Finnish model). He lived with his wife on the island of Kaskisaari in a huge house with an area of ​​over 500 square meters. The racer bought it in the 2000s for almost 10 million euros. In addition to the mansion, Kimi has a villa in Phuket (Thailand) and a luxurious penthouse in Helsinki, built in 1896. He bought the latter for 3 million euros and invested another 2 million in the restoration.

Now the common-law spouse of Kimi is Minttu Virtanen. In early 2015, the couple had a son, Robin.

In an interview with Racing Line magazine, Kimi Raikkonen, whose biography was presented in this article, spoke about his It was the Russian Lada. They found her with her father in a car dump and started to restore it. After the repair, Kimi painted the Lada black. According to the driver, it was a good car that almost never broke down.

From a young age, Kimi-Matias Räikkönen raved about cars and at the age of 12 he finally received his first card as a gift from his family. The school was abandoned, the schoolbag with textbooks was now used as a seat for riding downhill, and the surrounding area was filled with the roar of the engine of his runabout. Kimi had no idols, but he always enjoyed watching the performances of his compatriots: Keke Rosberg and Mika Hakkinen. After leaving school, Kimi got a job as an auto mechanic, but a year later he realized that here he would ruin his talent. With the support of his family, he made his way to the Norwegian Junior Championships, which he won brilliantly, a year later took second place in the Formula Super A series at the European Championships, and at the age of 20 he climbed twice to the top of the Formula Renault podium. In 2000, Kimi signed a contract with Sauber, while he had to urgently solve the problem with the license, and then went to Australia for the Grand Prix. There he became friends with the famous “Flying Finn” Mika Hakkinen, who was going to take a break from his career and patronize the talented countryman, and eventually Kimi moved to McLaren.

In this team, many ups and downs awaited him, offensive trips of fate a moment before victory, open rivalry on an equal footing with Schumacher. And only after joining Ferrari in 2007, Kimi fought back for everything and even earned the title "Flying Finn", previously held by Hakkinen. However, 2008 and 2009 were not easy for him: the design of the car needed improvement, but it was still postponed, and in 2010 Kimi moved to Citroen Junior. Over the next two years, he dabbled in NASCAR, tested the LMP1 Peugeot 908 prototype, took part in the rally and finally signed a contract with Lotus in 2012, and returned to Ferrari in 2014.

Beyond Formula 1

Raikkonen is known for his truly Nordic equanimity and ability to calculate strategy and tactics on the track, for which he earned the nickname Iceman. He believes in fate and is not afraid of anything, and his main motto is never to give up. Kimi plays well in hockey, loves to ride a bicycle, snowboard, snow motorcycle, sometimes takes part in competitions in these sports. He loves to sleep, smoke and drink, once he almost overslept the Grand Prix. Kimi does not like chocolate, but loves candy, especially licorice, and is also a fan of Japanese cuisine. In the best way relaxation considers the Finnish sauna.

He has an independent character and openly declares that he is not interested in the opinion of the Finns about what he is doing. With journalists, Kimi is dry and laconic, but in an informal atmosphere he becomes friendly and smiling. He is very patient with mechanics, since he experienced the difficulties of this work on himself, hence the nickname Kimaster. By the way, the first road car he drove was his parents' Lada.

From 2004 to 2013, Raikkonen was married to Finnish model Anni Dahlman, they lived on the island of Kaskisaari in a huge mansion, there were no children in the marriage, and Kimi does not like to dwell on the topic of divorce. In addition to this mansion, the racer owns a penthouse in the center of Helsinki and a villa on the island of Phuket.

At the end of 2013, the pilot successfully underwent spinal surgery and managed to recover before starting work at Ferrari.

Since 2004, he and sports manager Steve Robertson have been the owners of the Raikkonen Robertson Racing team, which has already raised several promising racers: Bruno Senna, Atte Mustonen, Mike Conway. Rumor has it that the second Flying Finn will retire in 2015. Perhaps this will not happen so soon, but one way or another, leaving with race track Kimi will remain in Formula in a different capacity.

Kimi-Matias Raikkonen - (Kimi Raikkonen) - Finnish Formula 1 driver, 2007 world champion.

Kimi was born in 1979 in the Finnish city of Espoo. At the age of 10, he achieved his first successes in karting, and at the age of 15 he played for the first time outside Finland - in Monaco. In 1998 he won first place at the Nordic Karting Championship in Norway. In 1999, he finished second in the European Formula Super A Championship and took part in the European Formula Ford Cup. By the age of 20, he became British Formula Renault Winter Series champion, winning the first four races of the season. In 2000, Raikkonen won 7 out of 10 rounds of the British Formula Renault Championship.

These successes attracted the attention of Peter Sauber, who invited Kimi Raikkonen to test his team at Mugello. After the second and third test sessions in Jerez and Barcelona, ​​Sauber signed a contract with the Finn for the 2001 season. However, many (including FIA President Max Mosley) were skeptical that such an inexperienced driver was granted a Formula 1 super license. At that time, Kimi Raikkonen had only 23 Grand Prix on such cars. Despite this, he received a super license and made his Formula 1 debut at the 2001 Australian Grand Prix.

Kimi Raikkonen had a pretty good first season, finishing four times in points. Through the efforts of the Finn and his team-mate Nick Heidfeld, Sauber won the fourth place in the constructors' championship, which is still their best achievement.

In 2002, Kimi Raikkonen replaced Mika Hakkinen in the McLaren team, who had retired in Formula 1. Already in 2003, he first declared himself as a serious contender for the championship title. Until the middle of the season, Raikkonen was in the lead in the championship, and only the explosion of the engine led to the loss of leadership. Until the end of the season, Kimi had chances to become the champion, but in the end he lost only two points to Michael Schumacher and became the vice-champion.

2004 was not so successful. The revolutionary new McLaren MP4-19 proved to be extremely unreliable and not too fast. Only by the middle of the season, the MP4-19B modification debuted at the French Grand Prix, and Raikkonen's results began to improve. He finished second at Silverstone and won in Belgium, which allowed him to move up to seventh in the championship.

A year later, Kimi again fought for the championship title, but a large number of retirements did not allow him to hold on to Fernando Alonso, and the Finn again got the vice-championship. 2006 was the last year for Kimi Raikkonen in the British team. For the first time since 2002, he did not win a single victory, although he showed stable results during the season.

In 2007, Kimi Raikkonen joined Ferrari and won his first race with an Italian team. Two races before the end of the season, the Finn occupied the third position in the championship, 17 points behind the leader of the championship (10 points were awarded for the victory). However, the Finn won two victories in the last two races, while his rivals - Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton, faced problems and could not score many points. Thus, Kimi Raikkonen won the championship title by one point.

In 2008, the relay passed to his partner - Felipe Masse - the Brazilian fought for the title until the last race, but luck did not smile at him, and only the vice-champion title remained for him, while Kimi Raikkonen was third in the championship. The following season, the racing pace of the Ferrari car did not allow the Finn to consistently fight for high places, and Kimi was able to win only one victory in the season - at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Towards the end of the 2009 season, Ferrari announced that Kimi would be leaving the team despite having a contract for the next season. His place was taken by Fernando Alonso. He was expected to return to McLaren, but his negotiations with the British team were at an impasse. Then there were rumors about his possible move to Mercedes, but the team invited Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg. Shortly before the announcement of leaving Formula 1, the Toyota team actively expressed interest in the Finnish driver, but he refused, because he wanted to play in a team capable of fighting for victories, and he was not satisfied with the fee offered by the Japanese. For lack of other options, Kimi Raikkonen left Formula 1.

In 2009-2010, Kimi Raikkonen took part in the World Rally Championship. After leaving the Circus Maximus, the Finn signed a contract with the Citroen Junior Team to compete in the WRS in the 2010 season. He showed good results and won his first rally victory, and in 2011 continued to compete with his own ICE 1 Racing team. In the first race, he finished eighth, then missed a stage in Mexico, after which he finished seventh in Portugal.

In 2012, Kimi Raikkonen returned to Formula 1 with Team Lotus. At the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, he won his first victory since his return, and in the 2013 season he was able to break the record for the number of successful finishes in a row. His streak ended in Belgium with 27 consecutive points finishes.

The highest she has ever held.

Career at McLaren

Raikkonen's results for the season of the year impressed McLaren owner Ron Dennis, and he invited the Finnish rider to his team in a seat that was vacated by Kimi's compatriot, two-time world champion Mika Hakkinen, left Formula 1. Many sports journalists were surprised by this choice, since Raikkonen finished the season worse than his team-mate Nick Heidfeld, but Ron Dennis before the season of the year repeatedly stated his confidence that Kimi is the racer of the future, and he will definitely win many more Grand Prix.

2002 season

Raikkonen was able to climb the podium in the first race of the season, the Australian Grand Prix, finishing in third place. In subsequent races, he also showed fairly good results and kept on the level of his much more experienced team-mate David Coulthard. He was close to his first victory at the French Grand Prix, but was knocked off the track after his car ran over the oil left on the asphalt from the burned out engine of Toyota pilot Alan McNish; after that Raikkonen was able to return to the race, but took only second place. However, the McLaren cars this season often could not complete the races due to the fact that the Mercedes engines were unreliable and could not withstand the entire race distance. Raikkonen left the track in 10 races out of 17, scored only 24 points and finished the championship in sixth place. Together with Coulthard, they won third place for McLaren in the constructors' championship.

2003 season

In the next two races, Raikkonen was fined ten places on the grid for changing the motor before qualifying (according to the rules, one motor had to be used throughout the weekend). Despite this, he finished second in France and third in Great Britain. At the German Grand Prix, Raikkonen dominated the entire weekend and was in the lead in the race, but then retired due to a hydraulic breakdown. This was his third retirement of the season at a time when he was in the lead, and in all three cases after that, his main rival in the championship, Fernando Alonso, won. The next race after that, the Hungarian Grand Prix, Kimi won, but at a press conference he said that there is a chance that after the end of the contract with McLaren in 2006, he will leave for another team, if the reliability of the cars does not increase. - Raikkonen also won the Turkish Grand Prix, which was held for the first time. Then he won pole position at the Italian Grand Prix, but was again fined 10 positions for changing the engine; in the race, thanks to a good strategy, the Finn was able to break into the leaders, but soon after that it stratified rear wheel in his car, and after his change, Raikkonen finished the race only fourth.

Raikkonen's admirers believe that he was the best driver of the year and could have won the championship if the car were more reliable. This is confirmed by the fact that after the season he was repeatedly named in the press "pilot of the year", including by such authoritative publications as magazines F1 Racing and Autosport... But most commentators agree that Alonso won the league title completely deservedly: he dominated the first half of the season, when McLaren suffered from problems, and then drove conservatively and very evenly, without losing many points to Raikkonen even when he won ...

2006 season

Raikkonen on tests in Valencia in early 2006

The last three races of the season did not bring any special achievements either. Raikkonen left the Chinese Grand Prix due to engine problems, and took fifth place in Japan and Brazil. The era of McLaren ended for Raikkonen with fifth place in the drivers 'championship and third place for the team in the constructors' championship. It is also worth noting that for McLaren this was the first year since 1997, when not a single victory in the grand prix was won. ...

Career at Ferrari

At the end of 2006, in an interview with a German newspaper Bild Raikkonen admitted that he was not going to compete with Schumacher in the number of records, and the contract with Ferrari could be the last one in his career. “I am not afraid of work and I am ready to do what the team needs. If need be, I will work every day until late evening... It would be foolish to refuse the services of Michael, it would be great if he helps me to acclimatize to Ferrari. But fighting his records is not for me ", he said.

The first tests for Ferrari, Kimi held on January 23, 2007 at the Vallelunga circuit. No official test results have been released; according to the team, the main goal of the tests was to "acclimate" Kimi to the team.

2007 season

Raikkonen driving a Ferrari at Silverstone

Kimi Raikkonen spent the 2007 season for the Ferrari team, playing with Felipe Massa. In the first race, at the Australian Grand Prix, he won the victory from pole position, in the second and third Grand Prix, Kimi also climbed to the podium, taking third place. At the Spanish Grand Prix, due to problems with the electrician, Kimi was forced to retire. At the Monaco Grand Prix in the second part of qualification, Kimi made a mistake and damaged the suspension, and he had to start from 16th place. As a result, thanks to the tactics of one pit stop, Kimi came to the finish line in eighth, having won one point. At the Canadian Grand Prix, Kimi came fifth, in the United States - fourth.

A sea of ​​criticism fell upon him, because of the failed first half of the season - many said that this year Kimi will no longer be fast and will give way to Felipe. However, after the USA, where, according to many fans, Kimi "woke up", followed by two victories in a row - at the French Grand Prix, and a week later - at the British Grand Prix. Moreover, for the first time in the season, the driver won, who entered the first turn not as a leader.

In the race, after the tires stopped pelleting, the Finn was able to pick up a good pace and even showed a fast lap. But on lap 13, a safety car pulled out because of Adrian Sutila's departure, and Kimi was among the five riders who pitted at the same time after lap 19 when the pit lane was opened. At the exit from the pit lane, a red light was on, and Iceman stopped, leveling with Kubica, and at that moment, Hamilton, who was leading to a stop and leaving the pits third, drove into Raikkonen's Ferrari from behind, finishing the race ahead of schedule for both Kimi and himself. After the second blank start in a row, Raikkonen occupied the fourth line of the championship.

A streak of bad luck continued to haunt Kimi in Europe. In France, he won the second pole of the season ahead of team-mate Felipe Massa; after the start, he retained his leadership, creating a comfortable breakaway from his pursuers. But in the second phase of the race, the unexpected happened - the exhaust system on the Finn's car malfunctioned. The exhaust pipe began to wobble (eventually coming off completely), and a hole formed in the engine casing. All this, naturally, led to a sharp decrease in Kimi's pace, and only the reserve created allowed him to finish in second place, letting his team-mate pass.

The 2008 season was for Raikkonen, perhaps the most unfortunate in his career as a Formula 1 driver. On the car that won the Constructors' Cup, Kimi won only two victories and lost 22 points to his team-mate Felipe Massa at the end of the season. Moreover, the same number of points (75) was scored by Robert Kubica, who gave Kimi bronze only because of the smaller number of victories.

2009 season

March 23, 2009, less than a week before the start of the championship, the head of the team Stefano Dominicali in an interview Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport said of Raikkonen: “He knows this year is extremely important for him both as a driver and as a member of the Ferrari team. He's smart enough to understand that. " This statement can be seen as indirect confirmation of rumors that the future of Iceman in Ferrari in 2010 depends on the results in this.

In 2008, due to a tense race for the title, Ferrari focused on the finalization of the existing car, and the car of 2009 was significantly inferior to the cars of most other teams, especially the Brawn GP.

Still, some hope remained with Kimi's fans. Information appeared in the press that the Mercedes GP team was ready to sign a contract with Kimi. But Raikkonen chose to move to the WRC championship.

The 2009 season left a mixed impression on Kimi's performances. On the one hand, the Finn sometimes showed something incredible on a slow car, and on the other hand, perhaps the flaw in the car led to a sharp drop compared to the previous season.

WRC career

Formula 3 Team

In the 2006 season, the team achieved significant success - its driver Mike Conway won the British Formula 3 Championship, while also winning the most prestigious Macau Grand Prix.

According to the results of 22 stages of the 2008 season, the driver of the team Atte Mustonen (Atte Mustonen - also from Finland) took 6th place in the international class, having 138 points and one victory in the standings.

Character and personal life

Kimi Raikkonen is considered to be a very calm and unflappable racer who accurately calculates the strategy and tactics of the race. For these qualities, he received the nickname "ice man" ( The iceman). Some journalists have compared his driving style to that of Niki Lauda.

It is also believed that Raikkonen loves to sleep very much, so he has to be woken up before the races. It was rumored that 30 minutes before his first Formula 1 Grand Prix, Kimi was still asleep.

In addition to racing, Kimi is fond of hockey, which he plays quite well. He also enjoys cycling and snowboarding. Recently I took part in Rally-Laplandia and showed a good result for a beginner of such competitions. In addition, he has been fond of racing on snow motorcycles for a long time, where he often wins. Kimi also likes to drink something stronger, and he is often found drunk.

In an interview with the magazine Racing line in 2005, Kimi Raikkonen said that his first car was a Russian Lada, which he and his father found ready for scrapping. Having independently restored it and repainted it from red to black, he was imbued with adoration for her. According to him, it was a good car that almost never broke down.

Racing Career

Season	Series	Command	Race	Poles	Victory	Glasses	A place
1999	Formula Ford	?	2	?	?	?	5
	Formula Ford	Continental Racing Van Diemen	1	0	0	N / A	Nc
	British Formula Renault 2000	Manor motorsport	4	?	4	?	1
	British Formula Renault 2000	Haywood racing	4	0	0	?	?
2000	Formula Renault 2.0	?	2	2	2	62	7
	Formula Renault 2000 UK	Manor motorsport	10	6	7	316	1
	Formula 1	Sauber	17	0	0	9	10
	Formula 1	McLaren	17	0	0	24	6
	Formula 1	McLaren	16	2	1	91	2
	Formula 1	McLaren	18	1	1	45	7
	Formula 1	McLaren	19	5	7	112	2
	Formula 1	McLaren	18	3	0	65	5
	Formula 1	Ferrari	17	3	6	110	1
	Formula 1	Ferrari	18	2	2	75	3
	Formula 1	Ferrari	17	0	1	48	6
2010	WRC	Citroën Junior

Results of performances in Formula 1

Table legend

The table lists the results of all Formula 1 Grand Prix in which the driver took part. The rows of the table are the seasons, the columns are the stages of the Grand Prix. Each box contains the abbreviated name of the stage and the result of the rider, additionally indicated by color. An explanation of designations and colors is presented in the following table.

Example	Description
1	Winner
2	Second place
3	Third place
5	Finished in the points zone
12	Finished outside the points area
NKL	Not classified
18	Not finished but classified
The descent	Not finished and not classified
NKV	Not qualified
NPKV	Not prequalified
DSK	Disqualified
test	Friday tester
NS	Participated in the Grand Prix as a combat pilot, but did not start in the race
T	Injured or sick
Excl	Excluded from the protocol
Open	Refusal to participate
NTR	Did not participate in training
CPD	Didn't arrive for the Grand Prix
	Did not participate
O	Race canceled
Pole position
Fast circle

Year	Command	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	A place	Glasses
	Sauber	C20	Petronas 01A 3.0 V10	ABC 6	MAZ The descent	ARB The descent	SAN The descent	ISP 8	AVT 4	MON 10	CAN 4	EUR 10	FRA 7	VEL 5	GER The descent	Vienna 7	BEL The descent	ITA 7	COE The descent	YAPO The descent			10	9
	McLaren	MP4-17	Mercedes FO 110M 3.0 V10	ABC 3	MAZ The descent	ARB 12	SAN The descent	ISP The descent	AVT The descent	MON The descent	CAN 4	EUR 3	VEL The descent	FRA 2	GER The descent	Vienna 4	BEL The descent	ITA The descent	COE The descent	YAPO 3			6	24
	McLaren	MP4-17D	Mercedes FO 110M / P 3.0 V10	ABC 3	MAZ 1	ARB 2	SAN 2	ISP The descent	AVT 2	MON 2	CAN 6	EUR The descent	FRA 4	VEL 3	GER The descent	Vienna 2	ITA 4	COE 2	YAPO 2				2	91
	McLaren	MP4-19	Mercedes FO 110Q 3.0 V10	ABC The descent	MAZ The descent	Bang The descent	SAN 8	ISP 11	MON The descent	EUR The descent	CAN 5	COE 6											7	45
		MP4-19B											FRA 7	VEL 2	GER The descent	Vienna The descent	BEL 1	ITA The descent	WHALE 3	YAPO 6	ARB 2
	McLaren	MP4-20	Mercedes FO 110R 3.0 V10	ABC 8	MAZ 9	Bang 3	SAN The descent	ISP 1	MON 1	EUR 11	CAN 1	COE NS	FRA 2	VEL 3	GER The descent	Vienna 1	Mall 1	ITA 4	BEL 1	ARB 2	YAPO 1	WHALE 2	2	112
	McLaren	MP4-21	Mercedes FO 108S 2.4	Bang 3	MAZ The descent	ABC 2	SAN 5	EUR 4	ISP 5	MON The descent	VEL 3	CAN 3	COE The descent	FRA 5	GER 3	Vienna The descent	Mall The descent	ITA 2	WHALE The descent	YAPO 5	ARB 5		5	65
	Ferrari	F2007	Ferrari 056 2.4 V8	ABC 1	MAZ 3	Bang 3	ISP The descent	MON 8	CAN 5	COE 4	FRA 1	VEL 1	EUR The descent	Vienna 2	Mall 2	ITA 3	BEL 1	YAPO 3	WHALE 1	ARB 1			1	110
	Ferrari	F2008	Ferrari 056 2.4 V8	ABC 8	MAZ 1	Bang 2	ISP 1	Mall 3	MON 9	CAN The descent	FRA 2	VEL 4	GER 6	Vienna 3	EUR The descent	BEL 18	ITA 9	SYN 15	YAPO 3	WHALE 3	ARB 3		3	75
	Ferrari	F60	Ferrari 056 2.4 V8	ABC 15	MAZ 14	WHALE 10	Bang 6	ISP The descent	MON 3	Mall 9	VEL 8	GER The descent	Vienna 2	EUR 3	BEL 1