Kimi Raikkonen in English. Kimi Raikkonen: photo, biography, interesting facts

Houses

• Kaskisaari in Helsinki, Finland house ($17.8 million) (Swimming Pool Jacuzzi Beach Spa)

Cars

Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren

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Kimi Raikkonen: Girlfriend, Dating, Family & Friends

Kimi Raikkonen with beautiful, Girlfriend Minttu Virtanen
Who is Kimi Raikkonen dating in 2020?

Relationship status	Dating (Since 2013)
Sexuality	Straight
Current Girlfriend of Kimi Raikkonen	Minttu Virtanen
Ex-girlfriends or ex-wives	Jenni Dahlman-Räikkönen, Hanna Raivisto
More info	Was previously married and divorced
Has any kids?	No

Will the relationship of Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen and current Girlfriend, Minttu Virtanen survive 2020?

Family

Names of father, mother, children, brothers & sisters.

Friends

Skin, Hair & Eye color

This friendly driver originating from Espoo, Finland has a athletic body & oval face type. Kimi Raikkonen makes commercials for Tag Heuer, but actually uses: Rexona & Tommy Hilfiger.

Hair color	Regular blonde
Hair type	Straight
Hair Length	near-shaved hair
Hairstyle	alternative
Distinct feature	smile
Skin Tone/Complexion	Type I: Light skin
Skin Type	Normal
Beard or Mustache	Beardless
Eye color	Gray
Does Kimi Raikkonen smoke?	Yes, regularly CAUGHT SMOKING: The 60 Most Shocking Celebrity Smokers!

Kimi Raikkonen - 2020 Regular blond hair & alternative hair style.

Height, Weight, Body Measurements, Tattoos & Style

Kimi Raikkonen endorses clothing brands like Tag Heuer. And wears brands like Oakley.

Height	175 cm
Weight	68 kilo	Clothing style	alternative
Favorite colors	red
Feet size	11
Biceps	29
Waist size	109
Buste size	128
Butt size	113
Does Kimi Raikkonen have a tattoo?	Yes Kimi has a tribal on his wrist OMG! 50 Celebrity Tattoos Gone Horribly Wrong!

Photo of tattoo
The Libra with shirtless athletic body on the beach

Official websites/fansites: www.kimiraikkonen.com

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Kimi Raikkonen was simultaneously the calmest and most impressive driver. On the one hand, he was plagued by constant technical problems on his way to the top. But in such situations, he did not lose his mental balance and worked hard with his mechanics. They called him “Kimster” (“Kimi the master”) and there was a reason for that - despite his laconicism, he could always explain what was wrong and how. On the other hand, these same problems often pushed him down the starting grid, and here his other side showed up. He had many comebacks to his name, for which he was worthy of boundless respect. But it all started with a lot of cronyism, and in 2001 year, no one understood how a Finn could claim anything in the royal class. Fortunately, Kimi lived up to the trust and, unfortunately, while Räikkönen's racing road took a different path.

Miracles on turns

Kimi Mathias Raikkonen was born on October 17 1979 year in Espoo, a suburb of Helsinki. The family was not swimming in money, but the parents worked hard all the time to provide their sons with a good future. Kimi, along with his older brother Rami, loved racing motorcycles from an early age, and success did not pass them by. But when Iceman turned 10 years old, their paths diverged. Rami was more interested in rally racing, but Kimi Mathias took a step towards open-wheel racing. To satisfy the wishes of their youngest son, the parents abandoned the planned renovation and bought a kart. Kimi quickly became friends with this little car and began to drive laps in the junior series in Finland. He was completely sports person and success at school did not threaten him. For example, he used his student’s backpack instead of a sled on various hills, and then disappeared to the skating rink, where he played hockey.

At the age of 16, Raikkonen graduated from school and began working as a mechanic, so as not to part with the world of engines. But very soon he realized that while working he would lose his innate talent as a racer. So his family helped keep his focus on racing. IN 1998 Iceman won the first race in Norway in 2009, and the following year he took second place in the European Championship in the Formula Super A series. Such success sent him to England, where he began competing in Formula Renault. Kimi conquered the peaks in no time new series. First he won the winter championship in 1999 year, and the following year he won the main trophy of the British Formula Renault. Finally 2000 he had only 23 races to his name, but the world was stunned by the news that Sauber wanted to sign a contract with him. Kimi performed brilliant tests in Mugello, but it all came down to the fact that he did not have a Super License. Max Mosley did not hide the fact that he was against the Finn’s performance in Formula 1, but, nevertheless, Raikkonen was made an exception, and he began to prepare for the first stage 2001 year.

Step to genius

The trip to Australia was Kimi's first outside of Europe. But such a long-term pilot did not take away one of his main qualities - quickly learning a new route. It only took five laps for the Finn to find his line and he delivered an excellent Grand Prix. The Finn started 13th and, thanks to several overtakings, worked his way up to sixth place. Nick Heifeld, a young teammate, was taller than him, but the German had a season in Formula 1 and a championship in the minor series under his belt. The season turned out similar for both - Nick still had a small advantage, but in the end Kimi won.

Already in the middle of the season, Raikkonen was seized upon by the bosses of the McLaren team, who were looking for a replacement. Mika announced a break from his career at the time, but he never returned - maybe not yet. At that time, Mika and Kimi had already become friends, although before 2001 We didn’t even know each other for years. Perhaps the two-time champion lobbied somewhat for the interests of his compatriot, but this is not important now - Kimi fully justified the trust and only miracles in several races deprived him of victories and titles.

After leaving, the McLaren team fell into a kind of stupor. Neither Coulthard nor Raikkonen were able to impose a fight on Ferrari and Williams and waged an internecine battle for fifth place in the individual standings. It was won by the more experienced Briton, but Kimi's performance did not go unnoticed. There were no wins on his record that year, but the French Grand Prix is ​​something statistics cannot describe. A few laps before the finish, Kimi was in the lead and ahead , who was preparing to win his fifth title ahead of schedule six races before the end of the season. Second place was enough for the German that day, so he did not fight hard, but then the stars had their say. Alan McNish's engine blew and leaked oil just before the Adelaide hairpin. This was precisely what became the fatal circumstance for the Finnish pilot, who slipped and lost the lead. After that ill-fated second place, Kimi achieved another podium in Japan and became the sixth driver in the championship.

Roller coaster

At the Australian Grand Prix 2003 Kimi spent one of the years best races in a career. He failed to qualify - Raikkonen made a mistake on a fast lap and he was forced to start from 15th position. A poor starting position eventually helped him find the right decision before the race. The fact is that a few minutes before the start it started to rain and everyone changed their shoes to rain tires. The Finn did the same, but after the warm-up lap he turned into the pits and put on slicks. The risk paid off - the track began to dry out quickly and Raikkonen quickly improved his position until he was in the lead. Everything was going well for him and he fought back well. , but all efforts were canceled out by a fine for speeding in the pit lane. After driving through the pit lane, Kimi found himself in eighth position, but now problems with others helped him rise to third place.

The season started off healthy, but no one expected Kimi to start fighting for the championship. At the second stage in Malaysia, Iceman won the first race in his career - and this despite the fact that he started from seventh position. The Finn continued to fight for the title until the last race, but still lost . He had almost everything in his hands, but constant starts from the middle of the grid did not allow him to win the title. But Kimi failed to realize his two pole positions. First, his engine burned out at the European Grand Prix after 25 laps of leading, and then he lost a head-to-head battle with Michael in the USA.

Already in his third season, Kimi was incredibly close to the championship title, but experience largely decided everything . Now the Finn himself had to learn the necessary lessons and implement them correctly in time. IN 2004 This year there was no such opportunity. Mercedes engines began to seriously malfunction, and all chances of fighting were lost in the first half of the championship. In eight starting stages, Raikkonen gained only one point and all that remained was to finish the championship, catching chances in individual races. One of these took place in Spa, where Kimi started from 10th place and won the race. During the race, Raikkonen beat his main competitors in a beautiful fight and won the only victory of the season, waiting for the tenacious equipment.

All we could do was look forward to the next season and hope that there would be more trips to the finish line. That’s what happened in the end - there were more of them, but not enough to win. Finn suffered a second stunning defeat, for which it is difficult to justify - he simply had colossal bad luck. At the first Australian Grand Prix, he was supposed to start from tenth position, but the situation worsened when the engine stalled. Raikkonen started from the pit lane, as he did two years ago, and made his way to eighth place, 40 seconds behind the winner.

Getting closer to the title

In Malaysia, after a pit stop, Raikkonen immediately punctured a tire and was forced to repeat the procedure. Despite the fact that Kimi set the fastest lap, he was content with only ninth place. In Bahrain, Kimi started ninth and finished on the podium, but retired in San Marino. As a result, in the first four stages the Finn gained only seven points and was behind by as much as 29 points. The next stage took place in Spain, and it was urgently necessary to strike on the opponent’s territory. This time the solitaire worked out - pole position and then a landslide victory in the race. In Monaco, Kimi closed the gap a little more, but at the Nurburgring he received a strong psychological blow. Raikkonen was leading the race, but at one point he made a bad lap and suffered a slow puncture.

Fernando was not far, and the McLaren team decided to take a risk - to go for victory at the risk of a puncture. Because of these problems the car experienced heavy loads, but still Kimi went into the last lap as the leader. And after a few hundred meters Raikkonen finished the race. The front suspension could not withstand the hard braking before the first turn and broke - the Finn flew into the safety zone, and to your victory. The gap between the two pilots again became huge and could no longer be overcome psychologically. True, Kimi managed to save the intrigue until the Brazilian Grand Prix, but in fact he lost the championship even earlier. And again such failure gave way to pure failure for both Kimi and McLaren.

IN 2006 year, the role of Sauron and Gandalf the White was shared between Ferrari and Renault, and the rest were content with small battles for places on the podium. Kimi won this “small” battle - he finished in the top three six times and took fifth place in the individual competition. According to tradition, Iceman was supposed to fight for the title again at McLaren, but in the end it turned out a little differently. Raikkonen before the start of the season 2007 moved to Ferrari and signed a contract for a record salary of $51 million. But the Finn was faced with the task of not only working off this money, but also replacing himself , which temporarily appeared to be done with racing. At the beginning of the season, things finally started to work out for him. He won the first three stages and came second twice more - an excellent individual result, but his rivals did not lag behind. All the pilots from McLaren and Ferrari fought a terrible battle and took turns taking victories from each other.

All the Grand Prix in the season were divided between these pilots, but along the way they had a certain advantage Hamilton. The Briton was the best in additional indicators and ended up being the main favorite. It was only necessary to prevent the mistakes that he did make. Two stages before the finish of the championship, Kimi was 17 points behind Lewis and became the champion. The Finn won two races, while both his rivals from McLaren were one point behind him. All of Raikkonen's failures in the past received compensation, and the Finn fully deserved it. Perhaps this championship pales in comparison to the scandals that plagued the rival team, but the Finn should not be worried about these problems. There were many great drivers who were left out of the list of champions at the last moment, and it’s good that Raikkonen was not one of them.

Calm

The next two seasons at Ferrari were not so successful. IN 2008 year, everything was in order with the equipment, but many blamed him for the Finn’s failures. Kimi's entourage ate him up with talk that he had lost his goal and was no longer so interested in racing. Perhaps it was these statements that bothered Raikkonen, but he still had a bad season, as for the current world champion. Kimi achieved two victories and reached the podium several more times, which was only enough for third position in the championship. Even Robert Kubica matched him on points, and he again improved sharply, but the Pole had fewer victories. This result should have given the Finn additional strength and forced him to prove everything to everyone again, but then Ferrari was sunk by changes in the regulations. The Scarlets were one of the few that used KERS, but this development did not help them even at the most opportune moment.

In the first five stages, Kimi scored three points, but in Monaco he started second for Button. It seemed that Raikkonen should have won at the start, thanks to KERS, but he even managed to lose the position to Barrichello. Finn finished third and this was the best result at that time. Despite the unsuccessful start of that race, Ferrari was remembered and immediately forgotten until the stage in Hungary. This Grand Prix became a key event in the championship for the stable from Maranello. Kimi finished second, but the Grand Prix was marred by a terrible accident . The life of the Brazilian pilot was in the balance, but, fortunately, everything worked out. After this stage, Kimi managed to win in Spa, fighting with Fisichella at Force India, but the fate of the last races of the season was sealed.

The team stopped developing the car, not seeing any special prospects, and Kimi went into the championship by inertia, which was accompanied by rumors about his future. As a result, the page turned when the world learned about the official early termination of Ferrari's contract with Kimi. Finn started looking new job and found her in the Citroen-Junior team, which competes in the World Rally Championship. Of course, the Finn had a chance to stay in Formula 1, but he wanted peace of mind.

WRC career

December 2009 year, the driver decided to spend the next year in the WRC, signing on March 28 2010 year contract with the Citroën Junior Team.

Raikkonen finished in 8th place in the third race of the season 2010 (Jordan Rally) and earned 4 points. He thereby became the second driver in history, after Carlos Reutemann, to score points in both Formula 1 and the World Rally Championship. At the end of the championship, Kimi took 10th place in the driver standings with 25 points to his name.

January 2 2011 information has appeared that Raikkonen may complete sports career. The Finnish driver's co-driver Kai Lindström told the Finnish press that Kimi was considering this option after the death of his father, but on January 10, Raikkonen was registered as a participant in the Swedish Rally. 2011 .

Return to Formula 1

29th of November 2011 year, the Lotus team announced the signing of a two-year contract with Kimi Raikkonen for seasons 2012 -2013 .

At the end of November it became known that Robert Kubica would not be able to fully recover from the accident by the start of the season. 2012 of the year. As a result, Kimi signed a two-year contract with Lotus and will act as a combat pilot. His partner was Romain Grosjean, who had already tried his hand at Formula 1 in 2009 year, but could not show a decent result.

On January 23-24, I conducted individual tests driving a Renault R30 from the year before last in Valencia on Pirelli demo tires. After two years of absence behind the wheel of Formula 1, I was able to show good pace.

In the first qualifying of the season at the Australian Grand Prix, Raikkonen, due to his own mistake and misunderstanding with his team, was able to show only the 18th time, but in the race, thanks to good pace and retirements of his opponents, he finished in 7th place, earning his first points of the season.

At the second stage of the season, the Malaysian Grand Prix, Kimi showed the 5th time in qualifying, but due to a fine imposed after replacing the gearbox, he started from 10th position. Performing confidently in difficult conditions of changing weather, Räikkönen finished in 5th place. In addition, shortly before the finish, the Finn showed the fastest lap of the race.

IN 2012 At the end of the season, he became the only driver who finished in all the grand prix of the season.

in autumn 2013 year it became known that Kimi is in season 2013 /2014 years will become a pilot for the Ferrari team.

Kimi Raikkonen was born a racer and from an early age, riding on a children's kart, he showed a strong passion for racing and speed. It doesn't matter whether it's a Formula 1 car, his own sports car, a motorcycle, a snowmobile or even a pair of skis - Kimi has always had one goal - to get the most out of it.

The driver's rise to the top of Formula 1 began back in 2000, when he dominated the Formula Renault season and secured his future F1 career. From the first grand prix for Sauber, Raikkonen began to gain points, finishing the season in 10th place, finishing in 4th position twice, at that time this was the highest achievement for the team in its entire history. The Finnish driver impressed representatives of the McLaren team and received a five-year contract. At McLaren, Kimi twice becomes vice champion, once finishing the season in 5th, 6th, 7th places, respectively.

This year Kimi Raikkonen moves to Ferrari. At the last stage of the season, he participates in an epic battle for the title, competing with McLaren pilots: and. Before the start of that race, to win the championship, Kimi needed to win with Alonso finishing no higher than 3rd place, and Hamilton no higher than 6th; at the end of that race, Alonso finished 3rd, and Hamilton only 7th, which ensured Kimi won the championship with a margin of just 1 point!

In 2008, he finished the championship on the third line of the final protocol, in 2009 on the 6th, and won a historic victory in the Belgian Grand Prix, showing, at times, surprising results in a very slow car.

In 2010, Kimi made a strong-willed decision to leave Formula and moved to the WRC, participating in two seasons of the World Rally - 9 starts out of 11, where best result 6th position appeared. In November 2011, it was announced that Kimi was returning to Formula 1, having signed a two-year contract with the Lotus team, and in 2012 he finished the championship in third place, despite the fact that his teammate was in eighth. In 2013, Kimi continued to perform for Lotus at a high level and in the middle of the season signed a contract with Ferrari, in the same year he missed the last two races due to back surgery.

In 2014-2016, Ferrari finished the season in 12th, 4th and 6th place, respectively.

In 2017-2018, he finished the season in 4th and 3rd place, respectively, and left Ferrari, signing a two-year contract with the Sauber team, where the Finn began his F1 career back in 2001.

Since the beginning of Kimi Raikkonen's career, his fitness trainer has been Mark Arnell, who previously worked with two-time world champion Mika Hakkinen.

Journalists call the Finn "The IceMan", which means ice man, for his calm and equanimity.

The highest she has ever occupied.

Career at McLaren

Raikkonen's results in the season of the year impressed McLaren team owner Ron Dennis, and he invited the Finnish driver to his team to fill the place that was vacated after the departure of Kimi's compatriot, two-time world champion Mika Hakkinen, from Formula 1. Many sports journalists were surprised by this choice, since Raikkonen finished the season worse than his teammate Nick Heidfeld, but Ron Dennis before the season of the year repeatedly stated his confidence that Kimi was the driver of the future, and he would definitely win many more Grands Prix.

2002 season

Räikkönen was able to reach the podium in the first race of the season, the Australian Grand Prix, finishing third. In subsequent races, he also showed fairly good results and kept up with his much more experienced teammate David Coulthard. He came close to his first victory at the French Grand Prix, but crashed off the track after his car drove through oil left on the asphalt from Toyota driver Alan McNish's burnt-out engine; after this, Raikkonen was able to return to the race, but only finished second. However, McLaren cars this season often could not complete the races due to the fact that the Mercedes engines were unreliable and could not withstand the entire race distance. Raikkonen retired in 10 out of 17 races, scored only 24 points and finished the championship in sixth place. Together with Coulthard, they won third place for McLaren in the constructors' championship.

Season 2003

In the next two races, Raikkonen was penalized with ten places on the starting grid for changing the engine before qualifying (according to the rules, one engine had to be used for the entire weekend). Despite this, he finished second in France and third in Great Britain. At the German Grand Prix, Räikkönen dominated the entire weekend and led the race, but then retired due to a hydraulic failure. This was his third retirement of the season while he was in the lead, and in all three cases after that his main rival in the championship, Fernando Alonso, won. Kimi won the next race after that, the Hungarian Grand Prix, but at a press conference he said that there was a chance that after the end of his contract with McLaren in 2006, he would leave for another team if the reliability of the cars did not improve. - Raikkonen also won the Turkish Grand Prix, which was held for the first time. He then won pole position at the Italian Grand Prix, but was again penalized 10 places for an engine change; in the race, thanks to a good strategy, the Finn was able to take the lead, but soon after that the rear wheel in his car, and after his change, Raikkonen finished the race only fourth.

Raikkonen's admirers believe that he was the best driver of the year, and could have won the championship if the car had been more reliable. This is confirmed by the fact that after the season he was repeatedly named “pilot of the year” in the press, including by such authoritative publications as magazines F1 Racing And Autosport. But most commentators agree that Alonso deservedly won the championship: he dominated the first half of the season, when McLaren suffered from problems, and then drove conservatively and very smoothly, not losing many points to Raikkonen even when he won .

Season 2006

Räikkönen testing in Valencia in early 2006

The last three races of the season also did not bring any special achievements. At the Chinese Grand Prix, Raikkonen retired due to engine problems, and in Japan and Brazil he took fifth place. The McLaren era ended for Raikkonen with fifth place in the drivers' championship and third place for the team in the constructors' championship. It is also worth noting that for McLaren this was the first year since 1997 when not a single victory was won in the grand prix .

Career at Ferrari

At the end of 2006, in an interview with a German newspaper Bild Raikkonen admitted that he does not intend to compete with Schumacher in terms of the number of records, and the contract with Ferrari could be the last of his career. “I’m not afraid of work and I’m ready to do what the team needs. If necessary, I will work until late in the evening every day. It would be stupid to refuse the services of Michael; it will be great if he helps me acclimatize to Ferrari. But fighting his records is not for me.", he said.

Kimi conducted his first tests for Ferrari on January 23, 2007 at the Vallelunga circuit. No official test results were made public; According to the team, the main purpose of the tests was to "acclimate" Kimi to the team.

Season 2007

Raikkonen driving a Ferrari at Silverstone

Kimi Raikkonen spent the 2007 season for the Ferrari team, racing with Felipe Massa. In the first race, at the Australian Grand Prix, he won, starting from pole; in the second and third Grand Prix, Kimi also climbed to the podium, winning third place. At the Spanish Grand Prix, due to electrical problems, Kimi was forced to retire from the race. At the Monaco Grand Prix, in the second part of qualifying, Kimi made a mistake and damaged the suspension, and he had to start from 16th place. As a result, thanks to the tactics of one pit stop, Kimi finished eighth, winning one point. Kimi came fifth at the Canadian Grand Prix and fourth in the USA.

A sea of ​​criticism fell on him because of the failed first half of the season - many said that this year Kimi would no longer be fast and would give way to Felipe. However, after the USA, where, according to many fans, Kimi “woke up”, two victories in a row followed - at the French Grand Prix, and a week later - at the British Grand Prix. Moreover, for the first time in the season, a driver who entered the first turn not in the lead won.

In the race, after the tires stopped granulating, the Finn was able to pick up a good pace and even set a fast lap. But on the 13th lap, due to the retirement of Adrian Sutil, the safety car entered the track, and Kimi was among five drivers who simultaneously made a pit stop after the 19th lap, when the pit lane was opened. At the exit from the pit lane, the red light was on, and Iceman stopped, catching up with Kubica, and at that moment, Hamilton, who was in the lead before the stop and left the pits third, drove into Raikkonen’s Ferrari from behind, ending the race ahead of schedule for both Kimi and himself. After the second idle start in a row, Raikkonen was in fourth place in the championship.

The streak of bad luck continued to haunt Kimi in Europe. In France, he won his second pole position of the season, ahead of teammate Felipe Massa; after the start he retained the lead, creating a comfortable gap from his pursuers. But in the second phase of the race, the unexpected happened - the exhaust system on the Finn’s car malfunctioned. The exhaust pipe began to flop around (eventually coming off completely) and a hole appeared in the engine casing. All this, naturally, led to a sharp decrease in Kimi's pace, and only the created groundwork allowed him to finish in second place, behind his teammate.

The 2008 season turned out to be perhaps the most unsuccessful for Raikkonen in his career as a Formula 1 driver. In the car that won the Constructors' Championship, Kimi scored only two victories and at the end of the season lost 22 points to his teammate Felipe Massa. Moreover, the same number of points (75) was scored by Robert Kubica, who gave Kimi bronze only because of fewer victories.

Season 2009

On 23 March 2009, less than a week before the start of the championship, team principal Stefano Dominicali, in an interview with the Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, said of Räikkönen: “He knows that this year is extremely important for him both as a driver and as a team member.” Ferrari. He's smart enough to understand that." This statement can be seen as indirect confirmation of rumors that the Iceman's future at Ferrari in 2010 depends on the results in this year.

In 2008, due to the intense battle for the title, Ferrari concentrated its efforts on refining the existing car, and the 2009 car was significantly inferior to the cars of most other teams, especially Brawn GP.

Still, Kimi's fans still had some hope. Information appeared in the press that the Mercedes GP team was ready to sign a contract with Kimi. But Raikkonen chose to move to the WRC championship.

The 2009 season left a double impression of Kimi's performances. On the one hand, the Finn sometimes showed something incredible in a slow car, but on the other hand, perhaps the flaw in the car led to a sharp drop compared to the previous season.

WRC career

Formula 3 team

In the 2006 season, the team achieved significant success - its driver Mike Conway won the British Formula 3 championship, also winning the most prestigious Macau Grand Prix.

Following the results of 22 stages of the 2008 season, the team pilot Atte Mustonen (also from Finland) took 6th place in the international class, with 138 points and one victory.

Character and personal life

Kimi Raikkonen is considered a very calm and calm driver who accurately calculates the strategy and tactics of the race. For these qualities he received the nickname "Ice Man" ( The Iceman). Some journalists compared his driving style to that of Niki Lauda.

It is also believed that Raikkonen loves to sleep, so he has to be woken up before the races. There were rumors that 30 minutes before his first Grand Prix in Formula 1, Kimi was still sleeping.

In addition to racing, Kimi enjoys hockey, which he plays quite well. He also loves cycling and snowboarding. Recently participated in the Lapland Rally and showed good result for a beginner of such competitions. In addition, for quite a long time he has been interested in racing snow motorcycles, where he often wins. Kimi also likes to drink something stronger, and he is often caught drunk.

In an interview with the magazine Racing Line in 2005, Kimi Raikkonen said that his first car was a Russian Lada, which he and his father found ready for disposal. Having restored it himself and repainted it from red to black, he fell in love with it. According to him, it was a good car that almost never broke down.

Racing Career

Season	Series	Team	Race	Poles	Victory	Glasses	Place
1999	Formula Ford	?	2	?	?	?	5
	Formula Ford	Continental Racing Van Diemen	1	0	0	N/A	NK
	British Formula Renault 2000	Manor Motorsport	4	?	4	?	1
	British Formula Renault 2000	Haywood Racing	4	0	0	?	?
2000	Formula Renault 2.0	?	2	2	2	62	7
	Formula Renault 2000 UK	Manor Motorsport	10	6	7	316	1
	Formula 1	Sauber	17	0	0	9	10
	Formula 1	McLaren	17	0	0	24	6
	Formula 1	McLaren	16	2	1	91	2
	Formula 1	McLaren	18	1	1	45	7
	Formula 1	McLaren	19	5	7	112	2
	Formula 1	McLaren	18	3	0	65	5
	Formula 1	Ferrari	17	3	6	110	1
	Formula 1	Ferrari	18	2	2	75	3
	Formula 1	Ferrari	17	0	1	48	6
2010	W.R.C.	Citroën Junior

Results of performances in Formula 1

Legend to the table

The table lists the results of all Formula 1 Grand Prix in which the driver took part. The rows of the table are seasons, the columns are Grand Prix stages. Each cell contains the abbreviated name of the stage and the result of the racer, additionally indicated by color. Explanation of symbols and colors is presented in the table below.

Example	Description
1	Winner
2	Second place
3	Third place
5	Finished in the points zone
12	Finished outside the scoring zone
NKL	Not classified
18	Didn't finish but classified
Gathering	Did not finish and not classified
NKV	Not qualified
NPKV	Not prequalified
DSK	Disqualified
test	Tester on Fridays
NS	Participated in the Grand Prix as a combat pilot, but did not start the race
T	Injured or sick
Excl.	Removed from the protocol
Otk	Opting out
NTR	Didn't participate in training
CPD	Didn't arrive at the Grand Prix
	Did not participate
ABOUT	Race canceled
Pole position
Fast lap

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Place	Glasses
	Sauber	C20	Petronas 01A 3.0 V10	ABC 6	MAZ Gathering	BRA Gathering	SAN Gathering	COI 8	AVT 4	MON 10	CAN 4	EUR 10	FRA 7	VEL 5	GER Gathering	VEN 7	BEL Gathering	ITA 7	COE Gathering	JPO Gathering			10	9
	McLaren	MP4-17	Mercedes FO 110M 3.0 V10	ABC 3	MAZ Gathering	BRA 12	SAN Gathering	COI Gathering	AVT Gathering	MON Gathering	CAN 4	EUR 3	VEL Gathering	FRA 2	GER Gathering	VEN 4	BEL Gathering	ITA Gathering	COE Gathering	JPO 3			6	24
	McLaren	MP4-17D	Mercedes FO 110M/P 3.0 V10	ABC 3	MAZ 1	BRA 2	SAN 2	COI Gathering	AVT 2	MON 2	CAN 6	EUR Gathering	FRA 4	VEL 3	GER Gathering	VEN 2	ITA 4	COE 2	JPO 2				2	91
	McLaren	MP4-19	Mercedes FO 110Q 3.0 V10	ABC Gathering	MAZ Gathering	BANG Gathering	SAN 8	COI 11	MON Gathering	EUR Gathering	CAN 5	COE 6											7	45
		MP4-19B											FRA 7	VEL 2	GER Gathering	VEN Gathering	BEL 1	ITA Gathering	WHALE 3	JPO 6	BRA 2
	McLaren	MP4-20	Mercedes FO 110R 3.0 V10	ABC 8	MAZ 9	BANG 3	SAN Gathering	COI 1	MON 1	EUR 11	CAN 1	COE NS	FRA 2	VEL 3	GER Gathering	VEN 1	TTC 1	ITA 4	BEL 1	BRA 2	JPO 1	WHALE 2	2	112
	McLaren	MP4-21	Mercedes FO 108S 2.4	BANG 3	MAZ Gathering	ABC 2	SAN 5	EUR 4	COI 5	MON Gathering	VEL 3	CAN 3	COE Gathering	FRA 5	GER 3	VEN Gathering	TTC Gathering	ITA 2	WHALE Gathering	JPO 5	BRA 5		5	65
	Ferrari	F2007	Ferrari 056 2.4 V8	ABC 1	MAZ 3	BANG 3	COI Gathering	MON 8	CAN 5	COE 4	FRA 1	VEL 1	EUR Gathering	VEN 2	TTC 2	ITA 3	BEL 1	JPO 3	WHALE 1	BRA 1			1	110
	Ferrari	F2008	Ferrari 056 2.4 V8	ABC 8	MAZ 1	BANG 2	COI 1	TTC 3	MON 9	CAN Gathering	FRA 2	VEL 4	GER 6	VEN 3	EUR Gathering	BEL 18	ITA 9	SYN 15	JPO 3	WHALE 3	BRA 3		3	75
	Ferrari	F60	Ferrari 056 2.4 V8	ABC 15	MAZ 14	WHALE 10	BANG 6	COI Gathering	MON 3	TTC 9	VEL 8	GER Gathering	VEN 2	EUR 3	BEL 1