Also known as Heikki Johannes Kovalainen
Finnish racecar driver
Heikki Kovalainen is a Finnish professional racecar driver who has competed in various high-level motorsport championships. He is notable as one of Finland's contributions to international racing, a country with a strong tradition of producing skilled drivers.
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Heikki Johannes Kovalainen ( Finnish pronunciation: [ˈhei̯kːi ˈkoʋɑlɑi̯nen]; born 19 October 1981) is a Finnish racing and rally driver, who competed in Formula One from 2007 to 2013. Kovalainen won the 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix with McLaren. In sportscar racing, Kovalainen won Super GT in 2016 with SARD.
Kovalainen was supported by the Renault Driver Development programme early in his racing career, during which he won the World Series by Nissan championship and finished runner-up in the GP2 series. Renault signed him on as a full-time Formula One test driver for 2006, and then promoted him to a race seat for 2007. He gained his first podium by finishing second in the Japanese Grand Prix that year.
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