Biography
Mika Pauli Häkkinen (Finnish: [ˈmikɑ ˈhækːinen] ; born 28 September 1968), nicknamed "The Flying Finn", is a Finnish former racing driver. He won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1998 and 1999, both times driving for McLaren. Häkkinen is one of three Formula One drivers from Finland that have won the World Drivers' Championship, and the only one to have done so more than once. He currently works in driver management and is a brand ambassador for various companies.
Häkkinen began his career in karting at the age of five and achieved success by winning regional and national kart championships. He progressed to car racing when he entered the Formula Ford and Formula Three series in Italy and the United Kingdom. After success in the series, Häkkinen entered Formula One in 1991 with the Team Lotus where he remained until 1992. The following year, he moved to McLaren as test driver before he was promoted to the race team following the departure of Michael Andretti.
After four years which yielded minor success, Häkkinen scored his first Formula One victory in 1997. He went on to win eight races of the 1998 season, securing the World Drivers' Championship at the season-ending Japanese Grand Prix; his success also helped McLaren secure the World Constructors' Championship. He repeated his World Championship success in 1999, taking five victories. He finished as runner-up in the Drivers' Championship in 2000, behind Michael Schumacher and secured two more victories in 2001 before announcing a sabbatical from the sport, which became full-time retirement in mid-2002.
For 2005, Häkkinen moved to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) series, where he secured his first victory that year. His form faded during 2006 although he secured two more victories in 2007. He retired from top-level active motorsport at the end of 2007, and subsequently moved into driver management along with becoming a brand ambassador for Johnnie Walker and Mercedes-Benz AMG.
Filmography
all 18
self 16
TV Shows 11
Movies 7
Beyond All Limits (2022)
Schumacher (2021)
Race to Perfection (2020)
A Life of Speed: The Juan Manuel Fangio Story (2020)
Heroes (2020)
Monaco Grand Prix, The Legend (2019)
Tooned (2012)
Legends of F1 (2012)
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell (2011)
Great Grand Prix Racing Heroes (2010)
Boris Becker meets (2007)
Formula One 2000: World Championship Review (2001)
F1 2000 Official Review - They’ve Done It At Last (2001)
1999 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review (1999)
The Team: A Season With McLaren (1993)
Stern TV (1990)
Goldene Kamera Verleihung (1966)
Test Drive
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GenderMale
Birthday1968-09-28 (55 years old)
Birth NameMika Pauli Häkkinen
Birth PlaceVantaa, Finland
Height179-centimeter
CitizenshipsFinland
ResidencesMonaco, Monaco, Vantaa, Finland
AwardsKnight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland
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