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Mika Pauli Häkkinen is a Finnish former racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1991 to 2001. Nicknamed "the Flying Finn", Häkkinen won two Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he won in 1998 and 1999 with McLaren, and won 20 Grands Prix across 11 seasons.

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sports · Finnish racing driver (born 1968) · Formula One driver · racing automobile driver · also Mika Häkkinen, Mika, Häkkinen

Born 28 September 1968 · Q172842

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Won the FIA Formula 1 World Championship with _Retired Motorsport (1999).
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Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with McLaren Formula 1 Team (1998).
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2023· 1 entry

2023Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Alongside Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas, who was originally going to be his partner at the 2022 edition before backing out

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2016· 1 entry

2016Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Became an official brand ambassador for Nokian Tyres

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2007· 1 entry

2007Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Moved into driver management and became a brand ambassador for Mercedes-AMG

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2004· 1 entry

2004Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Driving a Toyota Corolla with co-driver Risto Pietiläinen and finished seventh

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1999· 2 entries

Jun 30, 1999Documented record72% confidence

Won the FIA Formula 1 World Championship with _Retired Motorsport (1999).

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1999Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Beating Eddie Irvine by two points in lieu of an injured Schumacher

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1998· 6 entries

Jun 30, 1998Documented record72% confidence

Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with McLaren Formula 1 Team (1998).

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Jun 30, 1998Documented record72% confidence

Won the FIA Formula 1 World Championship with _Retired Motorsport (1998).

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Jun 15, 1998Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland (1998).

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Jun 15, 1998Documented record84% confidence

Won Formula One World Champion (1998).

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1998Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

And 1999 with McLaren, and won 20 Grands Prix across 11 seasons

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1998Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Häkkinen won his first championship at the final race of the season, becoming the second World Drivers' Champion from Finland

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1995· 1 entry

1995Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

And 1996, he achieved his maiden victory at the European Grand Prix in 1997

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1993· 1 entry

1993Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Replacing Michael Andretti for the final three rounds of the season to partner Ayrton Senna; he achieved his maiden podium at the Japanese Grand Prix

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1991· 2 entries

1991Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Making his Formula One debut at the United States Grand Prix

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1991Source gives the year onlyDocumented record72% confidence

Häkkinen has lived in Monaco since 1991.

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1990· 1 entry

1990Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Häkkinen applied to become a member of the "Marlboro World Championship Team" through what was akin to a fully sponsored racing driver academy

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1988· 1 entry

1988Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Häkkinen entered the GM Vauxhall-Lotus Challenge with the Dragon team, where he secured three victories and finished the runner-up in the championship, behind Allan McNish

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1987· 1 entry

1987Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Häkkinen made the transition from karting to car racing when he purchased a 1986 Reynard Formula Ford 1600 from fellow Finn JJ Lehto

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1986· 1 entry

1986Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Reached his third consecutive Formula Nordic 100cc title and also took part in karting events across Europe

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1984· 1 entry

1984Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Häkkinen won the 100cc Formula Nordic title and later participated in the World Kart Championship race held in Liedolsheim

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1981· 1 entry

1981Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Häkkinen won his first major karting title, the 85cc class of the Finnish Karting Championship

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1980· 1 entry

1980Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

When he won the Swedish Lapland Cup and finished fourth in the 85cc class of the Lapland Karting Championship

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1975· 1 entry

1975Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

At the Keimola Motor Stadium where he raced in the regional karting championships in 1978 and 1979, winning the Keimola Club Championship in both years

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1968· 1 entry

Sep 28, 1968Documented record86% confidence

Born 1968-09-28.

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