Kimi Räikkönen

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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.

Kimi Räikkönen, pictured before his debut at the 2001 Canadian Grand Prix.

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. 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.

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 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
7
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