Heikki Kovalainen
Heikki Kovalainen
B Skill 207th
Elo

27.482

Number of Races

112

Number of Wins

1

Number of Podiums

4

Peak Elo

30.299

Time Spent Driving

63h26m9.694s


Heikki Johannes Kovalainen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈheikki ˈkoʋɑlɑinen]; born 19 October 1981) is a Finnish racing driver. He raced in Formula One between 2007 and 2013 for the Renault, McLaren, Team Lotus and Lotus F1 teams, scoring a single victory at the 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix. Since then he has raced in the Japanese Super GT series, where he won the championship in 2016. He 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. He moved to McLaren for the 2008 season, where he partnered Lewis Hamilton. His second season in Formula One saw him achieve his first pole position at Silverstone and his first victory at the Hungaroring, becoming the 100th driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix. He remained with the team for the 2009 season. In 2010, he moved to the newly created Team Lotus where he also remained for 2011 and 2012, with the team renamed Caterham F1 for 2012, Kovalainen's last full season in Formula One.
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Recent Events

f1-2009 Race at Circuit De Spa-Francorchamps
30 Aug 09 12:00 UTC
  • Position: 6th of 20
  • Points: 3
  • Skill Change: 0.059
  • Car: McLaren-2009
  • Best Lap: 1m48.348s
  • Race Time: 1h24m23.758s
f1-2009 Race at Valencia Street Circuit
23 Aug 09 12:00 UTC
  • Position: 4th of 20
  • Points: 5
  • Skill Change: 0.110
  • Car: McLaren-2009
  • Best Lap: 1m39.341s
  • Race Time: 1h36m11.321s
f1-2009 Race at Hungaroring
26 Jul 09 12:00 UTC
  • Position: 5th of 20
  • Points: 4
  • Skill Change: 0.087
  • Car: McLaren-2009
  • Best Lap: 1m22.958s
  • Race Time: 1h38m58.268s
f1-2009 Race at Nürburgring
12 Jul 09 12:00 UTC
  • Position: 8th of 20
  • Points: 1
  • Skill Change: 0.043
  • Car: McLaren-2009
  • Best Lap: 1m35.524s
  • Race Time: 1h37m42.002s
f1-2009 Race at Silverstone Circuit
21 Jun 09 12:00 UTC
  • Position: 20th of 20
  • Points: 0
  • Skill Change: -0.211
  • Car: McLaren-2009
  • Best Lap: 1m22.418s
  • Race Time: 0s