Kimi Räikkönen
Kimi-Matias Räikkönen (born 17 October 1979 in Espoo, Finland) is a Finnish racing driver who formerly took part in the FIA Formula One World Championship. He made his debut at the 2001 Canadian Grand Prix, driving for Jordan as a stand-in to the injured James James Davies.
Career
Formula One
2001
Kimi Räikkönen was an unfamiliar name to the racing world before the 2001 season, previously taking part in Formula Ford and Formula Renault, as well as testing for Williams in 2000. Before the season, he was announced an official test driver for Jordan, and eventually made his Formula One debut in Canada - he qualified an impressive eighth, but unfortunately for the Finn, the Honda engine inside the EJ11 expired early into the race. He made three more starts after Davies was again injured, this time at Spa. His best finishes were two 9th places in the United States and Japan.
2002
Räikkönen resigned with Jordan for 2002 but this time, his role has been promoted to full-time driver, partnering Japanese debutant Takuma Sato. After finishing eighth in the season opener at Albert Park, "Iceman" immediately delivered, scoring two fourth places in Malaysia and San Marino, before going into a slump and failing to score points in several races with the average machinery - until he scored again at the British Grand Prix. The Finn eventually finished the season in 10th place.
2003
Räikkönen impressed so much that Peter Sauber gave him an offer he could not reject, and therefore replaced David Coulthard in Sauber for 2003, partnering the Frenchman Sébastien Bourdais.
Formula 1 Results
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | WDC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Benson & Hedges Jordan Honda | Jordan EJ11 | Honda RA001E | AUS |
MAL |
BRA |
SMR |
ESP |
AUT |
MON |
CAN Ret |
EUR |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
HUN |
BEL |
ITA 14 |
USA 9 |
JPN 9 |
21st | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | DHL Jordan Honda | Jordan EJ12 | Honda RA002E | AUS 8 |
MAL 4 |
SMR 4 |
ESP 9 |
AUT 7 |
MON 13 |
CAN 7 |
EUR Ret |
FRA 7 |
GBR 6 |
GER 11 |
HUN Ret |
BEL Ret |
ITA Ret |
BRA 9 |
USA 9 |
JPN Ret |
10th | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Red Bull Sauber Petronas | Sauber C22 | Petronas 03A | AUS 12 |
MAL 10 |
SMR Ret |
ESP Ret |
AUT 9 |
MON Ret |
CAN 5 |
GBR 12 |
EUR 12 |
GER 8 |
HUN 7 |
ITA 6 |
BEL Ret |
BRA 8 |
USA 10 |
JPN | 11th* | 11* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Petronas Mercedes Team Europe | Mercedes MGP 001 | Mercedes FO 108X | BAH1 Ret |
BAH2 8 |
USA1 2 |
USA2 Ret |
JPN1 12 |
JPN2 12 |
AUS1 8 |
AUS2 Ret |
TUR1 10 |
TUR2 4 |
EUR1 7 |
EUR2 16 |
MON1 Ret |
MON2 Ret |
GBR1 8 |
GBR2 2 |
IRE1 11 |
IRE2 Ret |
GER1 6 |
GER2 8 |
ESP1 5 |
ESP2 4 |
ITA1 9 |
ITA2 1 |
HUN1 4 |
HUN2 2 |
SIN1 Ret |
SIN2 6 |
KOR1 Ret |
KOR2 Ret |
BRA1 Ret |
BRA2 | URU1 | URU2 | ABU1 | ABU2 | 9th | 166 |