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Occupation: | Race Car Driver |
Gender: | Male |
Birth Day: | September 28, 1968 |
Age: | 56 |
Birth Place: | Vantaa - Finland |
Zodiac Sign: | Libra |
DOB in Roman: | IX.XXVIII.MCMLXVIII |
Mika Hakkinen
Mika Hakkinen was born on 28 September 1968(56 years old) in Finland. Mika Hakkinen is Race Car Driver, Zodiac sign - Libra. More detail about Mika Hakkinen given below.
About Mika Hakkinen
Two-time Formula One World Champion known for his vividly colored helmet.
Mika Pauli Häkkinen, nicknamed "The Flying Finn", is a former Finnish racer. He was the one-year formula world champion in 1998 and 1999, driving McLaren. Häkkinen is one of only three Formula 1 drivers from Finland to have won the world championship, and is the only Finnish driver in history to have won it multiple times. Häkkinen currently works in the field of driver management and is a brand ambassador for various companies. Häkkinen started his sailing career at the age of 5 and achieved success by winning regional and national sailing championships. He started racing while participating in Formula Ford and Formula 3 racing in Italy and UK. After his success in the series, Häkkinen joined Formula 1 in 1991 with Team Lotus, where he remained until 1992. The following year he joined McLaren as a test driver before being promoted to team after the departure of Michael Andretti.
First entry | 1991 United States Grand Prix |
Championships | 2 (1998, 1999) |
Pole positions | 26 |
Active years | 1991–2001 |
Born | Mika Pauli Häkkinen, September 28, 1968, Helsingin maalaiskunta, Finland |
Last win | 2001 United States Grand Prix |
Entries | 165 (161 starts) |
Career points | 420 |
Last entry | 2001 Japanese Grand Prix |
Fastest laps | 25 |
Nationality | Finnish |
First win | 1997 European Grand Prix |
Teams | Lotus, McLaren |
Wins | 20 |
Podiums | 51 |
Mika Hakkinen before fame
He was a gymnast and acrobat who began go-karting when he was five years old.
Achievement of Mika Hakkinen
On May 18, 2008, his chateau in France burned down after a bulb short-circuited; he lost his F1 trophies as well as his pet tortoise in the inferno.
Salary 2020
Not known
Net Worth 2020
Undisclosed
Mika Hakkinen family life
He married Erja Honkanen in 1998, and they have two children, Hugo Ronan and Aina Julia. They divorced in 2008, and he has three children with girlfriend Markéta Remeová.
Associations of Mika Hakkinen
He taught host James May how to rally drive in a BBC Two episode of"TopGear".
Mika Hakkinen Height, Weight & Physique Measurements
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