26 Oct Mika Häkkinen
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Mika Häkkinen is a Finnish F1 driver who raced in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship between 1991 and 2001. Nicknamed “The Flying Finn”, he won back-to-back championship titles with the McLaren Mercedes team in 1998 and 1999. Häkkinen won a total of 20 Formula 1 Grands Prix and claimed 26 pole positions. He is a triple winner of the Spanish Grand Prix and a double winner of the Brazilian Grand Prix, the Austrian Grand Prix, the Hungarian Grand Prix and the Japanese Grand Prix.
Häkkinen was featured on the front cover of the UK edition of F1 Racing magazine several times during his career, including the July 1998, November 1999 and October 2004 issues.
Mika Häkkinen's F1 Wins
| Win Number | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Round | No. | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Grid | Winning Margin | Race Time | Speed | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1997 European Grand Prix | Circuito Permanente de Jerez | 26 October 1997 | 17/17 | 9 | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-12 | Goodyear | 5 | 1.654 | 1:38:57.771 | 185.240 | 305.532 |
| 2 | 1998 Australian Grand Prix | Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit | 8 March 1998 | 1/16 | 8 | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-13 | Bridgestone | 1 | 0.702 | 1:31:45.996 | 201.101 | 307.574 |
| 3 | 1998 Brazilian Grand Prix | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 29 March 1998 | 2/16 | 8 | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-13 | Bridgestone | 1 | 1.102 | 1:37:11.747 | 190.763 | 309.024 |
| 4 | 1998 Spanish Grand Prix | Circuit de Catalunya | 10 May 1998 | 5/16 | 8 | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-13 | Bridgestone | 1 | 9.439 | 1:33:37.621 | 196.863 | 307.196 |
| 5 | 1998 Monaco Grand Prix | Circuit de Monaco | 24 May 1998 | 6/16 | 8 | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-13 | Bridgestone | 1 | 11.475 | 1:51:23.595 | 141.458 | 262.626 |
| 6 | 1998 Austrian Grand Prix | A1-Ring | 26 July 1998 | 10/16 | 8 | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-13 | Bridgestone | 3 | 5.289 | 1:30:44.086 | 202.777 | 306.649 |
| 7 | 1998 German Grand Prix | Hockenheimring | 2 August 1998 | 11/16 | 8 | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-13 | Bridgestone | 1 | 0.426 | 1:20:47.984 | 227.997 | 307.035 |
| 8 | 1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix | Nürburgring | 27 September 1998 | 15/16 | 8 | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-13 | Bridgestone | 3 | 2.211 | 1:32:14.789 | 198.534 | 305.235 |
| 9 | 1998 Japanese Grand Prix | Suzuka International Racing Course | 1 November 1998 | 16/16 | 8 | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-13 | Bridgestone | 2 | 6.491 | 1:27:22.535 | 205.229 | 298.868 |
| 10 | 1999 Brazilian Grand Prix | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 11 April 1999 | 2/16 | § | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-14 | Bridgestone | 1 | 4.925 | 1:36:03.785 | 192.994 | 308.994 |
| 11 | 1999 Spanish Grand Prix | Circuit de Catalunya | 30 May 1999 | 5/16 | 1 | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-14 | Bridgestone | 1 | 6.238 | 1:34:13.665 | 195.608 | 307.196 |
| 12 | 1999 Canadian Grand Prix | Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve | 13 June 1999 | 6/16 | 1 | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-14 | Bridgestone | 2 | 0.782 | 1:41:35.727 | 180.155 | 305.049 |
| 13 | 1999 Hungarian Grand Prix | Hungaroring | 15 August 1999 | 11/16 | 1 | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-14 | Bridgestone | 1 | 9.706 | 1:46:23.536 | 172.524 | 305.921 |
| 14 | 1999 Japanese Grand Prix | Suzuka International Racing Course | 31 October 1999 | 16/16 | 1 | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-14 | Bridgestone | 2 | 5.015 | 1:31:18.785 | 204.086 | 310.596 |
| 15 | 2000 Spanish Grand Prix | Circuit de Catalunya | 7 May 2000 | 5/17 | 1 | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-15 | Bridgestone | 2 | 16.066 | 1:33:55.390 | 196.324 | 307.323 |
| 16 | 2000 Austrian Grand Prix | A1-Ring | 16 July 2000 | 10/17 | 1 | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-15 | Bridgestone | 1 | 12.535 | 1:28:15.818 | 208.792 | 307.146 |
| 17 | 2000 Hungarian Grand Prix | Hungaroring | 13 August 2000 | 13/17 | 1 | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-15 | Bridgestone | 3 | 7.917 | 1:45:33.869 | 173.964 | 306.075 |
| 18 | 2000 Belgian Grand Prix | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 27 August 2000 | 5/17 | 1 | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-15 | Bridgestone | 1 | 1.104 | 1:28:14.494 | 208.467 | 306.592 |
| 19 | 2001 British Grand Prix | Silverstone Circuit | 15 July 2001 | 11/17 | 3 | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-16 | Bridgestone | 2 | 33.646 | 1:25:33.770 | 216.231 | 308.356 |
| 20 | 2001 United States Grand Prix | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 30 September 2001 | 16/17 | 3 | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-16 | Bridgestone | 4 | 11.046 | 1:32:42.840 | 198.038 | 306.016 |