Kimi Räikkönen

Kimi Räikkönen is a Finnish Formula 1 driver with 351 race starts from 2001 to 2021, 21 wins, 19 pole positions, 103 podiums and 1,873 championship points, and 1 drivers' championship (2007).

Räikkönen's first start was the 2001 Australian Grand Prix for Sauber, from 13th on the grid, finishing 6th. The first win came at the 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix for McLaren, in the 36th start, from 7th on the grid. The most recent of the 21 wins was the 2018 United States Grand Prix. The best season was 2007: 1st in the championship with 110 points, 6 wins and 12 podiums, for Ferrari. The longest team-mate pairing was with Sebastian Vettel, 80 races: Räikkönen finished ahead 22 times to 56 when both were classified, and out-qualified Vettel 26 times to 53. All-time, that is the 16th-most wins of any driver, the 6th-most career points of any driver, the 3rd-most starts of any driver. 66 of the 351 starts ended in a retirement (19%), and Räikkönen led 1,305 laps in total.

Nationality

Finnish

Born

17 Oct 1979 (age 47)

Active

2001 to 2021, 19 seasons

Teams

Sauber, McLaren, Ferrari, Lotus F1, Alfa Romeo

Number

7

World titles

1 (2007)

First win: 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix. Most recent win: 2018 United States Grand Prix. Win rate 6.0% of starts.

Compare with team-mates: Sebastian Vettel, Antonio Giovinazzi, David Coulthard, Felipe Massa, Romain Grosjean, Juan Pablo Montoya, Fernando Alonso, Nick Heidfeld, Pedro de la Rosa, Giancarlo Fisichella. Or anyone else.

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