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Database start - Driver search - Heikki Kovalainen


 
Heikki Johannes Kovalainen, Finland
1981-10-19
     
F1 Career: Australia 2007 - Brazil 2012

  Races
Wins
Pole
Podiums
FastLaps
Points
111
1
1
4
2
102
       
% Wins
% Poles
% Podiums
% FastLap
Points/Race
 
0,90%
0,90%
3,60%
1,80%
0,92p  
Kovalainen was interested in racing from a young age as his father competed in ice races.
He drove his first kart at the age of six and began competing as soon as he was allowed a licence at 10.
In 2013 he replaced Kimi Räikkönen when he had to some have back surgery the final 2 races

Year Plac Points Nr / Team / Car Wins 2:nd 3:rd Poles FastL Races Ret Notes
2013 - 0 #7 Lotus E21 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Repl K Räikkönen
2012 - 0 #20 Caterham CT01 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 -
2011 - 0 #21 Lotus T128 0 0 0 0 0 19 5 -
2010 - 0 #19 Lotus T127 0 0 0 0 0 18 4 1 dns
2009 12 22 #2 McLaren MP4-24 0 0 0 0 0 17 4 -
2008 7 53 #23 McLaren MP4-23 1 1 1 1 2 18 3 -
2007 7 30 #4 Renault R27 0 1 0 0 0 17 1 R
Wins    Poles    FastLaps   

Non F1

Year Series Result Team/Car Notes
2023 Extreme E 23rd JBXE 2 races
2022 WRC 35th Skoda Fabia R5 1 race, Japan
. APRC, Asia Rally Cup Champion . 1 win
2021 Super GT500 Championship 13th Toyota GR Supra-Team Sard .
. Japanese Rally Championship . Toyota GT86 CS-R3 .
2020 Super GT500 Championship 11th Toyota GR Supra-Team Sard 1 win
. Podcast: Beyond the grid . Lexus LC500-Team Sard .
2019 Super GT500 Championship 5th Lexus LC500-Team Sard .
. DTM / Super GT Dream Race 14th Lexus LC500 Race 2
. Intercontinental GT Challenge NC Ferrari 1 race
2018 Super GT500 Championship 9th Lexus LC500-Team Sard .
. Fuji 500 km (Super GT) 2nd Lexus LC500-Team Sard .
2017 Super GT500 Championship 8th Lexus LC500-Team Sard .
. Super GT demo run . Lexus LC500 at DTM finale
2016 Super GT500 Championship champion Lexus RC F-Team Sard .
2015 Super GT500 Championship 13th Lexus RC F-Team Sard .
2014 DTM Test . BMW M4 DTM .
2013 Formula 1 development driver . Caterham .
2012 Golf: Pro-Am in Catalunya, Spain 3rd . .
. Goodwood Festival of Speed . Caterham T127 .
2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed . Lotus .
2010 Arctic Lapland Rally . Proton Satria Neo S2000 .
. Classic Team Lotus Festival . Lotus T127 at Snetterton
. Race of Champions, Düsseldorf . . .
. Goodwood Festival of Speed . . .
. AUTOSPORT Awards . LG Moment of the year for the fire during the Singapore GP
2007 Race of Champions, Wembley . . .
. New York Marathon 5366th 3h 36m 56s .
. The Pure Tasmania Challenge . biking, running, trekking and kayaking .
. WRC test . Sebastian Loeb's Citroen C4 .
2006 Formula 1 test driver . Renault .
2005 Race of Champions 2nd . .
. GP2 2nd Arden Motorsport 5 wins
. Formula 1, 2nd Test driver . Renault .
. Driver Development programme . Renault .
2004 Race of Champions winner . .
. World Series by Nissan champion Pons Racing 6 wins
. Formula 1, 2nd Test driver . Renault R24 .
. Driver Development programme . Renault .
2003 World Series by Nissan 2nd Gabord Competicion 1 win
. Formula 1 test . Renault R23 .
. Formula 1 test . Minardi PS03 Vallelunga
. Driver Development programme . Renault .
2002 British Formula 3 3rd Fortec-Dallara F302-Renault 5 wins
. Macau F3 GP 2nd Fortec-Dallara F302 .
. Marlboro Masters F3 GP 4th Fortec-Dallara F302-Renault .
. Driver Development programme . Renault .
. British GP support race, F3 winner . .
2001 ROC Nations Cup . . .
. British Formula Renault 4th . 2 wins
. Macau F3 GP 8th . .
2000 Paris Bercy Elf Masters winner . .
. Karting F Super A, World Championchip race 3rd . .
. Monaco Kart Cup 3rd . .
. Finnish Formula A 2nd . .
. Scandinavian Championchip GoKart champion . .
1999 European Kart FA 3rd . .
. Finnish Formula A 2nd . .