Mika Häkkinen

Mika Häkkinen

Mika Häkkinen in Jakarta 2012
Born	(1968-09-28) 28 September 1968 Vantaa, Finland
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	Finnish
Active years	1991–2001
Teams	Lotus, McLaren
Entries	165 (161 starts)
Championships	2 (1998, 1999)
Wins	20
Podiums	51
Career points	420
Pole positions	26
Fastest laps	25
First entry	1991 United States Grand Prix
First win	1997 European Grand Prix
Last win	2001 United States Grand Prix
Last entry	2001 Japanese Grand Prix

Mika Pauli Häkkinen () (born 28 September 1968 in Vantaa in the Helsinki metropolitan area) is a Finnish former racing driver and two-time Formula One World Champion.

Häkkinen debuted in F1 with Lotus in 1991 after a successful career in karting and different junior formula categories. After two years with Lotus, he joined McLaren as a test driver in 1993 initially as a backup for Ayrton Senna, but took over the responsibility of race driver after Michael Andretti was dismissed by the team after that year's Italian Grand Prix. In 1994, he became the lead driver of the team after Senna left to join Williams. Following a life-threatening injury during a practice session for the 1995 Australian Grand Prix and a remarkable comeback to professional racing, Häkkinen and McLaren made considerable improvements in 1996 and 1997 with Häkkinen taking his first victory at the 1997 European Grand Prix. Häkkinen won back to back titles in 1998–99 against the Ferrari drivers Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine respectively. In 2000, Häkkinen won four races but the title was won by Schumacher. This was followed by two more victories in 2001, and the announcement of a sabbatical the same year that later turned into retirement.

After retiring from Formula One, Häkkinen drove in the DTM series, in which he won three races with Mercedes before announcing his retirement from competitive motorsports in 2007.

Early life

Häkkinen was born in Helsingin maalaiskunta (now Vantaa), Finland on 28 September 1968 to Harri, a shortwave radio operator and a part-time taxi driver, and Aila Häkkinen, who worked as a secretary. Häkkinen grew up with one sister, Nina, who ran a fan site for her brother until its closure in 1998. As a child, Häkkinen lived in the same street as Mika Salo with the two later becoming friends.

Racing career

Pre-Formula One (until 1990)

When Häkkinen was five years old, his parents hired a go-kart for him to take to a track near their home. On his first lap, Häkkinen was involved in an accident but he escaped unhurt. Despite this crash, Häkkinen wished to continue racing and after persistently annoying his parents, the young Finn got his wish fulfilled. His father bought Häkkinen his first go-kart, one that Henri Toivonen had previously competed with.

By 1986, Häkkinen had won five karting championships. 1982 World Champion Keke Rosberg had helped Häkkinen by arranging him sponsorship that aided the Finn through the junior categories of open wheel racing. The "New Flying Finn" won three Scandinavian championships and the Opel Lotus Euroseries championship in 1988 before winning the 1990 British Formula Three championship. During the late 1980s he lived in England and shared a house with West Surrey Racing team mate Allan McNish. Häkkinen was close to winning the 1990 Macau Grand Prix but missed out due to a controversial accident with Michael Schumacher, which resulted in his promotion to Formula One with Team Lotus.

Formula One (1991–2001)

Lotus (1991–1992)

Main article: Team Lotus

1991

Häkkinen driving for Lotus in his first F1 race, the 1991 United States Grand Prix

Häkkinen joined Lotus in 1991. He qualified 13th for his Grand Prix debut at Phoenix, and would also have finished the race in the same position had his car not experienced an engine failure on lap 60. Häkkinen scored his first Grand Prix points two rounds later in Imola, where he finished fifth from 25th on the grid, three laps behind the race winner, Ayrton Senna. Häkkinen finished the season at joint 15th position alongside Satoru Nakajima and Martin Brundle.

1992

Johnny Herbert joined Häkkinen for 1992 season. The Finn continued his form from 1991, with point-scoring finishes in six Grands Prix, his best finishes being fourth places in France and Hungary. Häkkinen finished the season at eighth place in the Drivers' Championship, with almost six times as many points as during the previous season.

McLaren (1993–2001)

Main article: McLaren

1993

In 1993, Häkkinen joined McLaren as test driver with a view to be promoted to the race team later on. In Monaco he returned to racing with a guest drive in the Porsche Supercup race, an event he dominated. His hopes of stepping up to the race team were realised after Monza, when Michael Andretti left F1 after disappointing results. Häkkinen's McLaren race debut in Portugal was impressive. In his first outing for the team, he outqualified their star driver Ayrton Senna. Unfortunately, when pushing too hard through the final corner of the track during the race, he ran wide onto the dirty side of the kerb, launching the car towards the pit wall. At the time he was running in a point-scoring position. He went on to score a podium finish fifteen seconds behind his triple world champion team-mate during the next weekend at Suzuka, his first career podium.

During 1993, Häkkinen, along with Ayrton Senna, tested the Lamborghini V12 engine in a modified version of the McLaren MP4/8 race car dubbed the "MP4/8B" at both Estoril and Silverstone. Both drivers were impressed with the engine, with Häkkinen reportedly lapping Silverstone some 1.4 seconds faster in the MP4/8B with its V12 engine than he had with the team's race car fitted with the Ford V8.

1994

Häkkinen driving his McLaren-Peugeot to third place at the 1994 British Grand Prix

With Senna departing for Williams for the 1994 season, Häkkinen became the leading driver for McLaren with Martin Brundle as his teammate. McLaren had also switched from the V8 Ford engines to Peugeot V10s (a handshake deal was reportedly done for McLaren to use the Lamborghini V12 the team had tested in 1993, but team boss Ron Dennis decided on Peugeot instead). During the season, Häkkinen took six more podium finishes to add to his sole podium of 1993, including a second place in Belgium. He finished the year at fourth place in the Drivers' Championship with a tally of 26 points. McLaren's season was hampered by the Peugeot V10's which had a nasty habit of blowing up during both qualifying and races.

1995

Häkkinen driving for McLaren at the 1995 British Grand Prix.

1995 saw the start of a long relationship between Häkkinen's McLaren team and the German car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz. Before the season began, Häkkinen and team-mate Nigel Mansell had complained that the new car had been too small for them to fit in and they suffered from their hands and elbows bashing on the sides of the cockpit.

A further two second places in Italy and Japan put Häkkinen's tally of podiums up to nine. He missed the Pacific Grand Prix at Aida due to an appendix operation.

At Adelaide, he suffered a tyre failure at the early part of the first qualifying session, which resulted in him crashing heavily into the wall. He was critically injured in the crash, sustaining a skull fracture, internal bleeding and swallowing of his tongue which caused a blocking of his airway, and was saved only due to an emergency cricothyroidotomy that was performed by the side of the track by Sid Watkins. This incident forged a strong bond between Häkkinen and team principal Ron Dennis, and also sent forth a new movement for extra safety in the sport. Luckily, Häkkinen recovered fully and was fit to race again in 1996, thus missing only one race. Häkkinen climbed back into a Formula One car at Paul Ricard three months after the accident.

1996

The 1996 season saw McLaren improve; Mercedes-Benz were in their second season of supplying engines to the team and Häkkinen managed to return to the podium, although his first win still eluded him. That season saw David Coulthard join the team from Williams.

Häkkinen finished 4th at Brazil. He scored points at the next four races in Monaco, Spain, Canada and France. At the Spa circuit he nearly registered his first win while using a one stop race strategy, until Jos Verstappen's accident allowed all other cars to pit under the safety car. Based on timing, Häkkinen would have won the race by over 10 seconds without this event. Häkkinen finished fifth in the Drivers' Championship, scoring a total of 31 points. Häkkinen finished the season at 3rd place in Japan.

1997

For 1997 season, Häkkinen was linked to Benetton and Williams. But he decided to continue at McLaren. McLaren were confident of success in 1997. With the distinctive red and white colours of Marlboro replaced by the silver and black colours of West, the team returned to their winning ways. His teammate David Coulthard took the first win for McLaren in over three seasons at the Australian Grand Prix. Through the year the McLarens began to regularly challenge the frontrunners, but it was Coulthard who finished higher in the championship. Häkkinen came close to an elusive breakthrough victory a number of times in 1997, not least at Silverstone, A1-Ring and Nürburgring. At the seasong ending race in Jerez, Häkkinen finally won his first race, after a crash between frontrunners Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve, which caused Schumacher to retire from the race and led to him being disqualified from the Drivers' Championship. Villeneuve was able to finish the race with a damaged car, but his delay from the accident allowed Häkkinen and Coulthard to pass on the last lap for a McLaren double podium.

1998

Häkkinen demonstrating his 1998-championship-winning McLaren MP4/13 in 2008

The 1998 season began with Häkkinen winning four of the first six rounds. However, Schumacher won the next three races, allowing him to close the gap to Häkkinen in the Drivers' Championship standings. Then Häkkinen won back to back races in Austria and Germany. In Hungary Häkkinen gathered only one point due to problems with the car's gearbox, and in Belgium he had to retire after spinning the car followed by a crash with Johnny Herbert. Meanwhile, Schumacher was able to climb to only seven points behind him at the Drivers' Standings. At Monza, Häkkinen managed a splendid start, but soon after ran into technical problems. At the end, Häkkinen managed fourth while Schumacher took victory. At this point in the season, Häkkinen and Schumacher were tied at the top of the standings at 80 points, with only two races left. At the penultimate race at the Nürburgring, Ferrari managed a front row lockout with Schumacher on the pole and Häkkinen immediately behind the Ferraris. Nevertheless, Häkkinen managed to win the race, securing a 4-point lead in the Drivers' Standings before the season's last race.

Both contenders arrived to the finale at Suzuka with the title still up for grabs. Häkkinen was clearly favored due to the superiority of the McLaren, though the Ferrari had developed during the course of the Championship. Schumacher took pole at the qualifying, with Häkkinen just beside him. At the warm-up lap however, the clutch of Schumacher's car got stuck and he was forced to start from the back of the grid, elevating Häkkinen to the front of the grid. Schumacher made a good recovery during the race, but was eventually forced to retire. Häkkinen went on to lead the race from start to finish and claim his first World Drivers' Champion title. Overall, Häkkinen managed to win eight races and 13 points placings in 16 races, and claimed the World Championship at 100 points, ahead of Schumacher at 86 points. In addition, Häkkinen started from the pole position nine times out of 16.

1999

Häkkinen won his second world title in 1999, a campaign which included a win at the Canadian Grand Prix (pictured).

The 1999 Championship proved to be a more difficult season for Häkkinen and McLaren. The MP4/14, again designed by Newey, was shown to be a competitive car capable of fighting for the World Championship, though was less mechanically reliable than its 1998 predecessor. As well as reliability issues, Häkkinen made several errors throughout the season which cost him likely victories on two occasions. The Ferrari team produced a competitive car in the form of the F399, though their title hopes diminished after lead driver Michael Schumacher broke his leg at the British Grand Prix and was forced to miss six races. Eddie Irvine took up the Championship challenge for Ferrari, claiming four victories for the Italian team during the season and taking the title to the wire. Ultimately Häkkinen was able to celebrate a second consecutive world title after taking victory in the final round of the Championship at Suzuka.

Häkkinen's season began with pole position at Melbourne ahead of teammate David Coulthard. The mechanical problems that were to hamper the MP4/14 on further occasions during the season struck both McLaren cars during the race. First Coulthard, then Häkkinen dropped out of the running with gearbox failure, handing Ferrari's Eddie Irvine his maiden Grand Prix victory. Häkkinen fought back at the next round of the Championship in Brazil, scoring a pole position, fastest lap and a win. A third pole position of the season followed in Imola, but an error on lap 18 saw Häkkinen crash out of the lead. Häkkinen again took pole in Monaco but come race day finished third behind the Ferrari pair of Schumacher and Irvine. Back-to-back wins in Barcelona and in Canada (the first Formula One Grand Prix to be finished under Safety Car conditions) boosted the Finn's title hopes, moving him 4 points ahead of Michael Schumacher at the top of the World Drivers' Championship. Häkkinen extended his Championship lead by a further 4 points with a second place finish in France behind the Jordan of Heinz-Harald Frentzen. A retirement due to a loose wheel at Silverstone followed, while closest rival Schumacher suffered a serious accident at Stowe corner which put the German out of the next six rounds of the Championship with a broken leg.

Häkkinen started from pole position once more in Austria. The Finn was forced to fight his way through the field after contact at the beginning of the race with his teammate Coulthard, which left him in last position at the end of the first lap. Häkkinen set the fastest lap of the race and eventually finished third. The next round, the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim saw Häkkinen crash out at high speed following a rear tyre failure on lap 26. Irvine, now leading Ferrari's title challenge, proceeded to take victory in the Grand Prix with the assistance of teammate Mika Salo and moved 8 points clear of Häkkinen at the top of the World Championship. Häkkinen responded with a dominant win from pole in Hungary, then second place in Belgium behind teammate Coulthard, moving the Finn ahead of Irvine by a point in the Drivers' Championship. At the next round in Italy Häkkinen made an unforced error, spinning out of the race at Monza's first chicane on lap 30 while leading comfortably. Häkkinen proceeded to break down in tears in full view of the television cameras after throwing his steering wheel and gloves to the ground while walking away from his stalled McLaren. Häkkinen finished fifth at the rain affected European Grand Prix at the Nürburgring where rival Irvine failed to score, before finishing third in Malaysia behind Irvine and the returning Michael Schumacher. At the final round in Japan Häkkinen took victory, securing his second Formula One World Drivers' Championship, more than a minute and a half ahead of title rival Irvine while Schumacher finished a close second.

2000

Häkkinen at the 2000 United States Grand Prix

As a double World Champion, he had joined an elite group of drivers. For the 2000 season, he was eager to score a hat-trick of crowns, but after a season-long contest, finished 19 points behind Ferrari's Schumacher. Häkkinen took victory in Spain, Austria where he led every lap of the race and in Hungary to take the lead of the world championship standings. At Spa, he took a memorable victory, with a breathtaking simultaneous pass on Michael Schumacher and Ricardo Zonta in the Kemmel straight. At the next Grand Prix Schumacher took over the Championship lead, and went on to confirm his third world championship at the Japanese Grand Prix, the penultimate race of the season.

2001

Häkkinen driving for McLaren at the 2001 Canadian Grand Prix

In 2001, he took part in what would prove to be his last season of Formula One, before being replaced by his young compatriot and protégé Kimi Räikkönen. The MP4-16 was not as competitive and it was Coulthard who carried the threat to Schumacher for much of the season.

Häkkinen suffered a sizeable crash due to a front suspension failure at the opening race in Australia at Melbourne, while running second. The accident seemed to have hindered his motivation considerably. In Brazil, Häkkinen stalled on the grid which almost forced Olivier Panis to collide with the stalled car. Häkkinen received a $5,000 fine for his actions. In Spain, he was in the lead on the last lap to record his fourth straight Spanish Grand Prix victory but he had a clutch failure and was forced to retire, just five corners away from victory. Häkkinen, stranded, was later fetched by Coulthard in the other McLaren, with Häkkinen sitting at the side of the car, back to the pit. It was a sad but memorable moment, reminding fans of the strong bonds between Coulthard and Häkkinen. At Silverstone he dominated the race to take his first victory of the year. At Monza, Häkkinen announced to the media that he was to take a sabbatical for 2002 deciding on his future in the process. At Indianapolis he won his last grand prix which was followed up with a 4th in Japan.

By mid-2002, Häkkinen decided to take full-time retirement. He cited the reason for spending more time with his family and not to risk any injuries. He also revealed at the 2001 Monaco Grand Prix that he informed Ron Dennis of his decision to retire and was given the opportunity for the sabbatical to go ahead.

DTM (2005–2007)

Main article: Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

Häkkinen in his 2006 Mercedes DTM-car at Stars and Cars 2006

During 2004 Häkkinen announced plans for a Grand Prix comeback and held talks with Williams for 2005. A deal was not reached and he made a race comeback in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM), with Mercedes-Benz instead. It was a successful season, including one win at Spa.

During 2006 he again competed in the DTM championships with Mercedes. It was a more difficult season having a couple of second places as his best results. Autosport magazine had speculated that Häkkinen's style of driving is not especially suited to a DTM car.

At the 2006 Goodwood Festival Of Speed, Häkkinen drove the 2005 McLaren-Mercedes MP4-20. Many said that it was great once again to see Häkkinen in a McLaren, as he was the last driver (at that time) to win the World Championship in a McLaren.

Häkkinen would stay on at Mercedes for a third season and although this was tainted by some bad luck in places, 2007 was to be his most competitive. Regularly qualifying on the front row, he took two wins at Lausitz and Mugello on his way to 8th position in the championship.

Mika Häkkinen announces the end of his DTM career (Stars and Cars 2007)

In July 2006, Häkkinen drove a McLaren MP4-21 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Possible returns to F1

After Häkkinen's sabbatical year and subsequent retirement, rumours of his return were reported on several occasions. Häkkinen was linked to Williams during the 2004 season because of Montoya going to McLaren-Mercedes the following year.

At the end of the 2006 season there were further rumours regarding Häkkinen returning to the wheel of a McLaren-Mercedes for the 2007 season. Autosport magazine reported that Häkkinen had tested a McLaren simulator twice during November and discussed a possible comeback with the team. On November 24 McLaren announced that Lewis Hamilton would take the team's second seat in 2007, ending the speculation of a possible return to a Formula One drivers seat. However, it was reported that Häkkinen had participated in an advisory role, with Ron Dennis stating that "He's a very interesting person to bring in and evaluate some of the things we are developing." On Thursday, November 30, Häkkinen tested the 2006 McLaren-Mercedes MP4-21 for a full day at the Circuit de Catalunya, in Barcelona, Spain. He completed 79 laps of the circuit, but his fastest lap was three seconds off the pace of regular race drivers. McLaren said they were using his expertise to see how Formula One had evolved over the years since his retirement.

Häkkinen had also been named as the Responsible Drinking Ambassador for McLaren sponsor Johnnie Walker.

2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup

Team AMG China had entered a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG in the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup – 6 Hours of Zhuhai race, which saw Häkkinen make his ILMC debut in the GT3-based machine.

Retirement

Häkkinen announced his retirement from competitive motorsport on Sunday, 4 November 2007. He was quoted as saying that the decision "was not an easy one," but added that "racing is still in my blood and this decision does not mean that this will prevent me from racing for pleasure."

In November 2008, Häkkinen announced that he will begin a new career in driver management.

Helmet

Häkkinen's helmet on display

Häkkinen's helmet was white with a dark blue stripe, a royal blue stripe and a sky blue stripe in the middle, a blue circle on the top and his name written in the chin area of his helmet. Colours were based on his early sponsor Oy G.W. Sohlberg Ab's brand in 1980's.

Personal life

Since 1991, Häkkinen has resided in Monte Carlo although he also owns houses in France and Finland. On 18 May 2008, his newly completed mansion in France was burned down after a light in one of his trophy cabinets short circuited. Nobody was injured in the conflagration, but his pet tortoise perished in the fire along with his collection of F1 trophies.

Häkkinen married Erja Honkanen in 1998. The couple have one son, Hugo Ronan (born 11 December 2000) and one daughter, Aina Julia (born 12 May 2005). The couple had applied for divorce in 2008. Häkkinen's third child, daughter Ella, was born on 30 November 2010 to his Czech girlfriend Markéta Remešová.

Häkkinen can ride a unicycle and has performed on stage riding one.

In February 2010, Häkkinen offered driving lessons at Mercedes-Benz World to raise money for children's charity, Great Ormond Street Hospital. The event was sponsored by myHermes, for which Häkkinen is the brand ambassador.

Häkkinen also featured on BBC Two's Top Gear, teaching presenter James May the basics of rally driving in preparation for his first supercar test with the Pagani Zonda.

Legacy

Häkkinen is known as a "taciturn" character who would give virtually nothing away to the media and would take lengthy pauses before answering questions put before him. Häkkinen has a street named after him in the Australian city of Adelaide in which he suffered a near fatal accident.

Mika Häkkinen was the best opponent in terms of his quality, but the biggest admiration I had for him was we had 100% fight on track but a totally disciplined life off track. We respected each other highly and let each other live quietly.

— Michael Schumacher, stating he felt Häkkinen was the rival whom he got the most satisfaction from racing against.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team Name	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
1987	Nordic Formula Ford	Reynard	15	9	?	?	?	40	1st
1988	GM Vauxhall-Lotus Challenge	Dragon	10	3	4	?	?	127	2nd
	Opel-Lotus Euroseries		10	4	2	?	?	126	1st
1989	British F3	Dragon	17	0	2	?	?	18	7th
	Cellnet F3 SuperPrix	WSR	1	1	1	?	?	N/A	1st
	Macau Grand Prix	Dragon	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
1990	British F3	WSR	17	10	11	?	?	121	1st
	Italian F3		1	1	0	?	1	9	?
	German F3		1	1	1	?	1	9	?
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	1	0	0	N/A	NC
	Fuji F3 Race		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
1991	Formula One	Lotus	15	0	0	0	0	2	16th
1992	Formula One	Lotus	15	0	0	0	0	11	8th
1993	Formula One	McLaren	3	0	0	0	1	4	15th
	Porsche Supercup	?	2	2	2	?	?	?	?
1994	Formula One	McLaren	15	0	0	0	6	26	4th
1995	Formula One	McLaren	15	0	0	0	2	17	7th
1996	Formula One	McLaren	16	0	0	0	4	31	5th
1997	Formula One	McLaren	16	1	1	1	2	27	6th
1998	Formula One	McLaren	16	8	9	6	11	100	1st
1999	Formula One	McLaren	16	5	11	5	10	76	1st
2000	Formula One	McLaren	17	4	5	9	11	89	2nd
2001	Formula One	McLaren	17	2	0	3	3	37	5th
2005	DTM	AMG-Mercedes	11	1	1	3	3	30	5th
2006	DTM	HWA-Mercedes	10	0	0	2	3	25	6th
2007	DTM	HWA-Mercedes	10	2	2	0	2	22	8th

Complete Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	WDC	Points
1991	Team Lotus	Lotus 102B	Judd EV 3.5 V8	USA 13	BRA 9	SMR 5	MON Ret	CAN Ret	MEX 9	FRA DNQ	GBR 12	GER Ret	HUN 14	BEL Ret	ITA 14	POR 14	ESP Ret	JPN Ret	AUS 19		16th	2
1992	Team Lotus	Lotus 102D	Ford HB 3.5 V8	RSA 9	MEX 6	BRA 10	ESP Ret	SMR DNQ													8th	11
		Lotus 107							MON Ret	CAN Ret	FRA 4	GBR 6	GER Ret	HUN 4	BEL 6	ITA Ret	POR 5	JPN Ret	AUS 7
1993	Marlboro McLaren	McLaren MP4/8	Ford HBE7 3.5 V8	RSA	BRA	EUR	SMR	ESP	MON	CAN	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR Ret	JPN 3	AUS Ret		15th	4
1994	Marlboro McLaren Peugeot	McLaren MP4/9	Peugeot A6 3.5 V10	BRA Ret	PAC Ret	SMR 3	MON Ret	ESP Ret	CAN Ret	FRA Ret	GBR 3	GER Ret	HUN	BEL 2	ITA 3	POR 3	EUR 3	JPN 7	AUS 12		4th	26
1995	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4/10	Mercedes FO 110 3.0 V10	BRA 4	ARG Ret	SMR 5	ESP Ret	MON Ret	CAN Ret												7th	17
		McLaren MP4/10B								FRA 7	GBR Ret	GER Ret	HUN Ret	BEL Ret	ITA 2			PAC	JPN 2	AUS DNS
		McLaren MP4/10C														POR Ret	EUR 8
1996	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4/11	Mercedes FO 110/3 3.0 V10	AUS 5	BRA 4	ARG Ret	EUR 8	SMR 8	MON 6	ESP 5	CAN 5	FRA 5									5th	31
		McLaren MP4/11B											GBR 3	GER Ret	HUN 4	BEL 3	ITA 3	POR Ret	JPN 3
1997	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4/12	Mercedes FO 110E 3.0 V10	AUS 3	BRA 4	ARG 5	SMR 6	MON Ret	ESP 7	CAN Ret											6th	27
			Mercedes FO 110F 3.0 V10								FRA Ret	GBR Ret	GER 3	HUN Ret	BEL DSQ	ITA 9	AUT Ret	LUX Ret	JPN 4	EUR 1
1998	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4/13	Mercedes FO 110G 3.0 V10	AUS 1	BRA 1	ARG 2	SMR Ret	ESP 1	MON 1	CAN Ret	FRA 3	GBR 2	AUT 1	GER 1	HUN 6	BEL Ret	ITA 4	LUX 1	JPN 1		1st	100
1999	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4/14	Mercedes FO 110H 3.0 V10	AUS Ret	BRA 1	SMR Ret	MON 3	ESP 1	CAN 1	FRA 2	GBR Ret	AUT 3	GER Ret	HUN 1	BEL 2	ITA Ret	EUR 5	MAL 3	JPN 1		1st	76
2000	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4/15	Mercedes FO 110J 3.0 V10	AUS Ret	BRA Ret	SMR 2	GBR 2	ESP 1	EUR 2	MON 6	CAN 4	FRA 2	AUT 1	GER 2	HUN 1	BEL 1	ITA 2	USA Ret	JPN 2	MAL 4	2nd	89
2001	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-16	Mercedes FO 110K 3.0 V10	AUS Ret	MAL 6	BRA Ret	SMR 4	ESP 9	AUT Ret	MON Ret	CAN 3	EUR 6	FRA DNS	GBR 1	GER Ret	HUN 5	BEL 4	ITA Ret	USA 1	JPN 4	5th	37

Complete DTM results

(key)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pos	Points
2005	Mercedes	HOC 8	LAU1 3	SPA 1	BRN 13	OSC Ret	NOR Ret	NÜR 4	ZAN 12	LAU2 12	IST 2	HOC 15	5th	30
2006	Mercedes	HOC 4	LAU 3	OSC 9	BRH 11	NOR 3	NÜR 12	ZAN 11	CAT 11	BUG 2	HOC Ret		6th	25
2007	Mercedes	HOC 10	OSC 17	LAU* 1	BRH 4	NOR 9	MUG 1	ZAN 7	NÜR 10	CAT DSQ	HOC 17		8th	22

* Half points were awarded in the race due to several errors made by the race officials.

External links

• McLaren's 50 Greatest Drivers - Mika Häkkinen