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Mika Häkkinen

Also known as Mika Pauli Häkkinen, Mika, Häkkinen

Finnish racing driver

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Mika Häkkinen is a Finnish racing driver who competed professionally in motorsport. He is notable for his achievements in high-level racing competition, particularly in Formula One where he won multiple world championships.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Mika Häkkinen is referenced by 929 other articles, and connects out to Lotus Cars, List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions and 2007 Formula One World Championship.

It sits within the topics 1968 births, British Formula Three Championship drivers and Commons link from Wikidata.

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Vantaa, Finland

Mika Häkkinen is a legendary Formula One driver known for his remarkable skill and determination on the racetrack. Häkkinen made his Formula One debut in 1991 with Team Lotus before moving to McLaren in 1993. His career peaked during the late 1990s when he won back-to-back Drivers' Championships in 1998 and 1999 with McLaren-Mercedes, famously battling against rivals like Michael Schumacher.…

Known for

Beyond All Limits — self2022
F1 Talks2022
Schumacher — Self2021
Heroes — Self2020
A Life of Speed: The Juan Manuel Fangio Story — Self2020
Race to Perfection — Self2020
Monaco Grand Prix, The Legend — Self2019
Tooned — Mika2012
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell — Self2011
Top Gear — Self2002

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Finland
Place of birth: Vantaa
Occupation: racing automobile driver
Languages spoken: Finnish
Sport: auto racing
Image: Mika Häkkinen at the 2026 Adelaide Motorsport Festival (028A7498).jpg
Height: 179
Residence: Monaco

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Commons gallery: Mika Häkkinen
Commons category: Mika Häkkinen
date of birth: 1968-09-28
birth name: Mika Pauli Häkkinen
name in native language: Mika Häkkinen
social media followers: 183282
number of wins: 20
points for: 420
affiliation string: Hintsa Performance
pole positions: 26
podium finishes: 51
number of matches played/races/starts: 165

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Encyclopedic overview

Mika Pauli Häkkinen ( Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmikɑ ˈhækːinen]; born 28 September 1968) is a Finnish former racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1991 to 2001. Nicknamed "the Flying Finn", Häkkinen won two Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he won in 1998 and 1999 with McLaren, and won 20 Grands Prix across 11 seasons.

Born and raised in Vantaa, Häkkinen began his career in karting aged five, winning several regional and national championships before graduating to junior formulae in 1987. A protégé of 1982 World Drivers' Champion Keke Rosberg, Häkkinen won his first title in Nordic Formula Ford before winning the 1990 British Formula Three Championship with West Surrey Racing. A member of the Marlboro driver academy, Häkkinen signed for Lotus in 1991, making his Formula One debut at the United States Grand Prix. After two seasons with limited success, Häkkinen moved to McLaren as a test driver in 1993, replacing Michael Andretti for the final three rounds of the season to partner Ayrton Senna; he achieved his maiden podium at the Japanese Grand Prix.

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