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Birth date : 17 October 1979
Birthplace : Espoo
Marital status : Married
Height : 175 cm
Weight : 62 kg

(After Interlagos)
Wins : 2
Points scored : 159
Number of GP : 67
Pole Position : 3
Podiums : 18
First GP : 2001 (Melbourne)



Best result : 1
2004 championship position : 7
Current championship position (2005) : --
Team : MCLAREN





Kimi Raikkonen cut his teeth in national and international kart racing from
the age of ten, before taking up car racing in 1999. Here he competed in four
races for Haywood Racing, finishing third in his first outing before retiring
from the next three due to technical problems. He also competed in the
Formula Ford Euro Cup where he finished fifth, but unfortunately, his final
entrance into the Formula Ford Festival, saw him forced out of contention.
Signing for Manor Motor Sport, he won four races out of four starts to secure
the Formula Renault Winter series.

Staying with Manor, 2000 saw the young Finn competing in the British Renault
Championship, taking the title with relative ease after securing seven wins
out of the ten races contested, however he stood on the podium for every race
and took seven pole positions and six fastest laps. During the same year, he
also competed in the Formula Renault series where he took two wins, two poles
and two fastest laps. Out of the 23 races contested, Kimi has a success rate
of more that 50%, winning a grand total of 13, making team boss, Peter Sauber
sit up and take notice.

He then made his Formula One debut for the Swiss based Formula One team in
2001, after only competing in 23 car races, none of which involved F3 or
F3000. However the FIA granted him the necessary Super Licence because of the
promising performances the young Finn has displayed in earlier testing. The
first time Kimi got behind the wheel of Formula One car was September 2000,
before further sessions in Jerez and Barcelona three months later.

His debut season produced some superb performances and he helped the team to
their highest ever finish, fourth place overall in the constructors battle.
Despite the negativity surrounding his entrance into the sport, his strong
drives didn't go unnoticed and he was chosen by McLaren to take the place of
double world champion, Mika Hakkinen, who opted to retire.

The young Finn put in some superb performances throughout 2002, out
qualifying his more experienced teammate David Coulthard on several
occasions. He also came extremely close to winning his first ever race, but
unfortunately the 22-year-old driver ran wide at the Adelaide hairpin due to
oil on the circuit from Allan McNish's blown Toyota engine, handing victory
to Michael Schumacher.

Kimi Raikkonen confirmed his potential in 2003. The Finn won his first Grand
Prix in Malaysia and fought for the championship title until the very last
race against Michael Schumacher. 2004 promised a great deal for the Finn, but
sadly it was a season with few high points.

McLaren Mercedes started the 2004 season with the new MP4-19 chassis and
before long it was accepted that the car simply was not competitive. As
Raikkonen retired from race after race with mechanical failures early in the
season, his dip in motivation was clear to see and also understandable. Armed
with a much more competitive 'b' specification chassis mid-season onwards and
Raikkonen raised his game and became a regular points scorer again.

With little in the way of competition form team-mate Coulthard throughout the
season and appalling reliability early on in the year, Raikkonen managed to
finish just seventh in the overall standings with one victory coming his way
at Spa Francorchamps. In 2005, McLaren are expected to provide Raikkonen and
new team-mate Juan Pablo Montoya with a competitive car from the outset. 2005
will be a telling season.


1998   Karting, Finland, 1°
1999   Karting FA, Finland, 2° / Karting FSuper A, International, 10°
2000   F. Renault, England, 1°
2001   F1 (Sauber), 10°, 9 points
2002   F1 (McLaren), 6°, 24 points
2003   F1 (McLaren), 2°, 91 points
2004   F1 (McLaren), 7°, 45 points