1. Kimi
Räikkönen
Mohammed Al Ali

2. Kimi Räikkönen
Team Ferrari
Nationality Finnish
Podiums 77
Points 987
Grands Prix entered 201
World Championships 1
Highest race finish 1 (x20)
Highest grid position 1 (x16)
Date of Birth 17/10/1979
Place of Birth Espoo

3. 1998
Finnish karting
champion, plus
strong
performances
in numerous
international
karting series.

4. 1999
Competes in
British Formula
Ford and
Formula
Renault, winning
the latter's winter
series.

5. 2000
British Formula
Renault champion.
Competes in three
rounds of the
European Formula
Renault
championship and
takes two wins, two
poles and two
fastest laps.

6. 2001
A strong debut season for
Sauber. He takes nine
points to finish 10th in the
drivers' championship and
manages ten top-ten
qualifying performances.

7. 2002
Joins McLaren and
takes three third places
and a second in his
first season with the
team.

8. 2003
Takes maiden Grand Prix
win in Malaysia and a total
of ten podium finishes.
Emerges as Michael
Schumacher's most
consistent title challenger.
Runner-up in the drivers'
championship, just two
points behind the German.

9. 2004
Early-season reliability
problems put an early
end to championship
hopes, but he proves his
resilience with pole
position at Silverstone
and a superb victory
over Ferrari's Michael
Schumacher in the
Belgian Grand Prix.

10. 2005
Five poles, seven wins, five
podiums, but only second in
the championship due to
reliability issues. Greatest
victory arguably at Suzuka,
where he starts 17th on the
grid and passes Renault's
Giancarlo Fisichella on the
final lap to win.

11. 2006
Fails to win a race in
final season for
McLaren, whose car
is unable to match
the performance of
Renault's and
Ferrari's.
Nevertheless scores
in every round he
finishes to take fifth
in the standings.
Signs new deal with
Ferrari for 2007.

12. 2007
Wins on his very
first appearance for
Ferrari in Australia
and goes on to
take a further five
victories, including
a vital win at the
final round in
Brazil, which sees
him come from
behind to take his
first drivers' title by
a single point.

13. 2008
Strong start to season
before championship
winning form of 2007
deserts him, particularly in
qualifying. Ends year
playing supporting role to
team mate Felipe Massa,
despite a record-equalling
10 fastest laps. Re-signs for
a further two seasons with
Ferrari.

14. 2009
Lacklustre early form
prompts talk of lack of
interest, but breaks back
onto podium with third in
Monaco, second in
Hungary and Ferrari's
only 2009 win in Belgium.
Drops off pace in latter
races as team halt F60
development. Loses drive
to Alonso for 2010.

15. 2010
Leaves Formula One racing to
pursue a career in rallying.
Competes in 11 rounds of the
World Rally Championship. Best
finish is fifth in Turkey.

16. 2011
Competes for a
second season in the
World Rally
Championship.
Struggles to make
much of an
impression and signs
to make his Formula
One comeback with
Lotus in 2012.

17. 2012
Five podiums - including
three second-place
finishes - from opening
11 races is a great start
to the Finn's comeback
season, but a win
remains elusive until the
18th round in Abu
Dhabi. Victory combined
with brilliant consistency
helps solidify a strong
third place in the
standings.

18. 2013
Emerges as early title
contender after brilliant win
in Australia and three
consecutive second places
in China, Bahrain and
Spain, before Lotus form
takes slight dip. Signs for
Ferrari for 2014 in
September and misses last
two rounds of season for
back surgery.

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