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Mika Häkkinen
Photo: Sven Mandel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Finnish

Mika Häkkinen

Born 28 Sept 1968

2×

World champion

1998, 1999

Races

163

debut 1991

Wins

20

12% of starts

Podiums

51

Poles

26

Fastest laps

–

no data before 2004

Points

420

Best finish

P1

Finish rate

60%

classified finishes

First win at

29

1997 European GP

Teams

2

Team Lotus, McLaren

Career at a glanceBar height = championship position · colour = team
19912001

Season by season

Career

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsPos
2001McLaren1723375
2000McLaren17411892
1999McLaren16510761
1998McLaren168111001
1997McLaren1713276
1996McLaren1604315
1995McLaren1602177
1994McLaren1506264
1993McLaren301415
1992Team Lotus1500118
1991Team Lotus1500216

Head to head

Teammates

Won 109 of 155 qualifying duels with a teammate (70%) and 43 of 67 race duels (64%).

TeammateTogetherRacesQualifyingRacePoints
David CoulthardMcLaren 1996–20019968–3128–20360–296
Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus 1991–19922110–116–211–2
Martin BrundleMcLaren 19941515–03–126–13
Mark BlundellMcLaren 19951412–24–015–13
Ayrton SennaMcLaren 199331–20–14–20
Nigel MansellMcLaren 199522–01–02–0
Julian BaileyTeam Lotus 199111–01–02–1

Häkkinen's score first. Only races in which both had a result for the same team count. Race: counted when both were classified. Before 1994 qualifying comes from the starting grid. Points are gross race and sprint points. Every season page has the full teammate battles.

20 victories

Race wins