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Mika HAKKINEN (8)
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Mika Hakkinen Born : September 28th 1968
in Martinlaakso (Finland)
Nationality : Finnish
Lives : Monaco
Family : Engaged to Erja
Height : 1,79m
Weight : 70 kg
Honour list :
96 Grands Prix starts
1 win
1 pole position
118 points 		his helmet

Formula 1 debut : Phoenix (1991) with Lotus-Judd

1978 : Keimola Regional Karting Championship

1979 : Regional Karting Championship

1980 : 4th, Lapland Karting Championship

1981 : 1st, Finnish Karting Championship
(F-mini series)

1982 : 1st, Ronnie Peterson Memorial Championship. 2nd, Finnish Karting Championship (F-mini series)

1983 : 1st, Finnish Karting Championship (FN series).

1984 : 1st, Finnish Karting Championship (FA series)

1985 : 1st, Finnish Karting Championship (FA series)

1986 : 1st, Finnish Karting Championship (FA series)

1987 : 1st, Finnish, Swedish and Nordic Countries Formula Ford Championships (9 wins)

1988 : 1st, GM Opel Lotus Euroseries. 2nd, British GM-Vauxhall Lotus Championship

1989 : 7th, British Formula 3 Championship. 1st, Brands Hatch Cellnet Superprix

1990 : 1st, British Formula 3 Championship (11 wins, 13 pole positions and 13 fastest race laps from twenty starts. Winner of invitation races at Imola and Hockenheim)

1991 : Formula 1 debut with Lotus-Judd. 15th, Formula 1 World Championship (2 points)

1992 : 8th, Formula 1 World Championship with Lotus-Ford (11 points)

1993 : 15th, Formula 1 World Championship with McLaren-Ford (4 points)

1994 : 4th, Formula 1 World Championship with McLaren-Peugeot (26 points)

1995 : 7th, Formula 1 World Championship with McLaren-Mercedes (17 points)

1996 : 5th, Formula 1 World Championship with McLaren-Mercedes (31 points)

1997 : 5th in the F1 World Championship with McLaren-Mercedes (27 points. Winner at Jerez. Third at Melbourne and Hockenheim. Fourth at Interlagos and Suzuka. Fifth at Buenos Aires. Sixth at Imola)

After a long run of bad luck, the Finn finally recorded his first ever Grand Prix win in the last race of the season, at Jerez. One of the nicest guys in Formula 1, Mika must now be rated among the favourites for 1998. The McLaren-Mercedes have proved themselves to be competitive. Thanks to Adrian Newey!

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