Kimi Räikkönen

Kimi Räikkönen
Kimi Räikkönen in 2008
Born	October 17, 1979(1979-10-17)
Hometown	Espoo, Finland
Achievements	2007 Formula One World Drivers' Champion
NASCAR Nationwide Series statistics
1 races run over 1 years
Car #, team	87, Kyle Busch Motorsports
First race	2011 Top Gear 300 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series statistics
1 races run over 1 years
Truck #, team	15, Kyle Busch Motorsports
First race	2011 N.C. Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics current as of May 28 2011.

Kimi-Matias Räikkönen (pronounced [ˈkimi ˈmɑtiɑs ˈræikkønen]) (born October 17, 1979 in Espoo, Finland) is a race car driver, currently driving for Scuderia Ferrari. He is the 2007 Formula One World Drivers' Champion.

Räikkönen entered Formula One as a regular driver for Sauber-Petronas in 2001. Having previously only raced in very junior open-wheel categories, he was given his Super Licence from the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) after a performance delivery promise from his team boss, Peter Sauber. He joined McLaren Mercedes in 2002, and became a title contender by finishing runner-up in the 2003 and 2005 championships to Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso, respectively.

Switching to Ferrari in 2007, Räikkönen became the highest paid driver in the sport, and secured his first Formula One World Drivers' Championship, beating McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso by one point.

Räikkönen is very calm, cool, and calculating in his race strategy—prompting the nickname "Iceman", which is subtly written on the side of his current helmet design. His other nicknames include Kimppa, Räikkä and Kimster (used by his mechanics).

NASCAR

Räikkönen joined the ranks of former F1 drivers who have moved to NASCAR in 2011. His first race was the Camping World Truck Series on May 20 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. He finished in 15th place on the lead lap. He hopes to work his way up to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

Räikkönen's second NASCAR race was also at Charlotte. He raced in the Nationwide Series. He received a penalty for speeding on pit lane, and finished in 27th place. After the race, he returned to Europe to compete in some more rally races. Räikkönen said his plans are to "see what happens."

Results and records

Career summary

Season	Series	Team Name	Races	Poles	Wins	Points	Final Placing
1999	European Formula Ford	?	2	?	?	?	5th
	Formula Ford Festival	Continental Racing Van Diemen	1	0	0	N/A	NC
	Formula Renault 2000 UK Winter Championship	Manor Motorsport	4	4	4	40	1st
	Formula Renault 2000 UK	Haywood Racing	4	0	0	?	?
2000	Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup	?	2	2	2	62	7th
	Formula Renault 2000 UK	Manor Motorsport	10	6	7	316	1st
2001	Formula One	Sauber	17	0	0	9	10th
2002	Formula One	McLaren	17	0	0	24	6th
2003	Formula One	McLaren	16	2	1	91	2nd
2004	Formula One	McLaren	18	1	1	45	7th
2005	Formula One	McLaren	19	5	7	112	2nd
2006	Formula One	McLaren	18	3	0	65	5th
2007	Formula One	Ferrari	17	3	6	110	1st
2008	Formula One	Ferrari	18	2	2	75	3rd
2009	Formula One	Ferrari	17	0	1	48	6th
	World Rally Championship	Tommi Mäkinen Racing	1	0	0	0	-
2010	World Rally Championship	Citroën Junior Team	13	0	0	15	10th
2011	World Rally Championship	Ice 1 Racing	4	0	0	18*	8th*
	NASCAR Camping World Truck Series	Kyle Busch Motorsports	1	0	0	0↓	NC↓
	NASCAR Nationwide Series	Kyle Busch Motorsports	1	0	0	0↓	NC↓

^* Season in progress
^↓ As a guest driver, Räikkönen was ineligible for points

Complete Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	WDC	Points
2001	Sauber Petronas	Sauber C20	Petronas 01A 3.0 L V10	AUS 6	MAL Ret	BRA Ret	SMR Ret	ESP 8	AUT 4	MON 10	CAN 4	EUR 10	FRA 7	GBR 5	GER Ret	HUN 7	BEL Ret	ITA 7	USA Ret	JPN Ret			10th	9
2002	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-17	Mercedes FO 110M 3.0 L V10	AUS 3	MAL Ret	BRA 12	SMR Ret	ESP Ret	AUT Ret	MON Ret	CAN 4	EUR 3	GBR Ret	FRA 2	GER Ret	HUN 4	BEL Ret	ITA Ret	USA Ret	JPN 3			6th	24
2003	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-17D	Mercedes FO 110M/P 3.0 L V10	AUS 3	MAL 1	BRA 2	SMR 2	ESP Ret	AUT 2	MON 2	CAN 6	EUR Ret	FRA 4	GBR 3	GER Ret	HUN 2	ITA 4	USA 2	JPN 2				2nd	91
2004	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-19	Mercedes FO 110Q 3.0 L V10	AUS Ret	MAL Ret	BHR Ret	SMR 8	ESP 11	MON Ret	EUR Ret	CAN 5	USA 6											7th	45
		McLaren MP4-19B											FRA 7	GBR 2	GER Ret	HUN Ret	BEL 1	ITA Ret	CHN 3	JPN 6	BRA 2
2005	West McLaren Mercedes / Team McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-20	Mercedes FO 110R 3.0 L V10	AUS 8	MAL 9	BHR 3	SMR Ret	ESP 1	MON 1	EUR 11	CAN 1	USA DNS	FRA 2	GBR 3	GER Ret	HUN 1	TUR 1	ITA 4	BEL 1	BRA 2	JPN 1	CHN 2	2nd	112
2006	Team McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-21	Mercedes FO 108S 2.4 L V8	BHR 3	MAL Ret	AUS 2	SMR 5	EUR 4	ESP 5	MON Ret	GBR 3	CAN 3	USA Ret	FRA 5	GER 3	HUN Ret	TUR Ret	ITA 2	CHN Ret	JPN 5	BRA 5		5th	65
2007	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F2007	Ferrari 056 2.4 L V8	AUS 1	MAL 3	BHR 3	ESP Ret	MON 8	CAN 5	USA 4	FRA 1	GBR 1	EUR Ret	HUN 2	TUR 2	ITA 3	BEL 1	JPN 3	CHN 1	'BRA' 1			1st	110
2008	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F2008	Ferrari 056 2.4 L V8	AUS 8	MAL 1	BHR 2	ESP 1	TUR 3	MON 9	CAN Ret	FRA 2	GBR 4	GER 6	HUN 3	EUR Ret	BEL 18	ITA 9	SIN 15	JPN 3	CHN 3	BRA 3		3rd	75
2009	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari F60	Ferrari 056 2.4 L V8	AUS 15	MAL 14	CHN 10	BHR 6	ESP Ret	MON 3	TUR 9	GBR 8	GER Ret	HUN 2	EUR 3	BEL 1	ITA 3	SIN 10	JPN 4	BRA 6	ABU 12			6th	48

Complete WRC results

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	WDC	Points
2009	Tommi Mäkinen Racing	Fiat Grande Punto S2000	IRE	NOR	CYP	POR	ARG	ITA	GRC	POL	FIN Ret	AUS	ESP	GBR		NC	0
2010	Citroën Junior Team	Citroën C4 WRC	SWE 29	MEX Ret	JOR 8	TUR 5	NZL	POR 10	BUL 11	FIN 25	DEU 7	JPN Ret	FRA Ret	ESP DNS	GBR 8	10th	25
2011	ICE 1 Racing	Citroën DS3 WRC	SWE 8	MEX	POR 7	JOR 6	ITA	ARG	GRE	FIN	DEU	AUS	FRA	ESP	GBR	8th*	18*

^* Season in progress