Heikki Kovalainen

Heikki Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen
Team McLaren
Nationality Finnish
Podiums 4
Points 87
Grand Prix entered 44
World Championships 0
Highest race finish 1 (x1)
Highest grid position 1 (x1)
Date of Birth 19/10/1981
Place of Birth Suomussalmi
Heikki Kovalainen
Race winner Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) McLaren on the podium. Formula One World Championship, Rd 11, Hungarian Grand Prix, Race, Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, 3 August 2008

2008

Switches to McLaren where he is largely overshadowed by team mate Lewis Hamilton. Nevertheless, takes his first fastest lap, his first pole position and his first Grand Prix win, en route to seventh in the championship on 53 points.

Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) Renault R27. Formula One World Championship, Rd 14, Belgian Grand Prix, Qualifying Day, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, Saturday, 15 September 2007

2007

After a patchy start to his Formula One race career, comes on strong in the second half of the season, comfortably out-pointing veteran Renault team mate Giancarlo Fisichella and scoring his maiden podium with an impressive second place in Japan.

Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) Renault R26 Formula One Testing, Day 1, Jerez, Spain. 6 December 2006. World © Bumstead/Sutton.

2006

Official third driver for world champions Renault.

Race winner Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) Arden International celebrates in parc ferme. GP2, Rd 1, Race One, Imola, Italy, 23 April 2005. World © Capilitan/Sutton

2005

Finishes runner-up to Nico Rosberg in the inaugural GP2 series. Official Renault Formula One test driver.

Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) Pons Racing. World Series By Nissan, Rd5 & Rd6, Magny Cours, France, 23 May 2004. World © Sutton

2004

World Series by Nissan champion, with six wins, nine poles and 10 fastest laps. Joins Renault Formula One team as official test driver.

Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) Gabord Competition. Superfund World Series by Nissan, Eurospeedway, Lausitz, Germany, 19-20 July 2003. World © Capilitan/Sutton

2003

Second overall in World Series by Nissan. Also takes second place in the Macau Grand Prix. Formula One tests with Renault and Minardi.

Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) Fortec Motorsport celebrates by swinging on the podium banner. British Formula Three Championship, Thruxton, England, 15 September 2002. World © CAPILITAN/Sutton

2002

Rookie of the Year in British Formula Three series - third overall with five wins, three pole positions and three fastest laps. Displays strong form in international F3 events, with second place in the Macau Grand Prix and fourth at the Marlboro Masters.

Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) 48th Formula Three Macau Grand Prix Qualifying 14 - 18 November 2001, Guia Circuit, Macau. World © MOY/SUTTON

2001

Debut season in single-seaters. Takes fourth overall in British Formula Renault championship to become Rookie of the Year, with two wins, two pole positions and three fastest laps.

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