Mika Häkkinen
Date of birth: 28 September 1968
Nationality: Finnish
Career summary (at start of 2002 season)
Races: 162
Wins: 20
Poles: 26
Fastest Laps: 25
Points: 420
GP debut: 1991 United States GP
F1 career to date
1991: Lotus-Judd
15 races (+1 DNQ)
Best finish 5th in San Marino
16th in championship (2 points)
1992: Lotus-Ford
15 races (+1 DNQ)
Best finish 4th in France and Hungary
8th in championship (11 points)
1993: McLaren-Ford
3 races
Best finish 3rd in Japan
15th in championship (4 points)
1994: McLaren-Peugeot
15 races
Best finish 2nd in Belgium
4th in championship (26 points)
1995: McLaren-Mercedes
15 races (+1 WDN)
Best finish 2nd in Italy and Japan
7th in championship (17 points)
1996: Mclaren-Mercedes
16 races
Best finish 3rd in Britain, Belgium, Italy, Japan
5th in championship (31 points)
1997: McLaren-Mercedes
17 races
Won the European GP
Pole position in Luxembourg
Fastest lap in Italy
6th in championship (27 points)
1998: McLaren-Mercedes
16 races
Won 8 races
9 pole positions
6 fastest laps
World Champion (100 points)
1999: McLaren-Mercedes
16 races
Won 5 races
11 pole positions
6 fastest laps
World Champion (76 points)
2000: McLaren-Mercedes
17 races
Won in Spain, Austria, Hungary, Belgium
5 pole positions
9 fastest laps
2nd in championship (89 points)
2001: McLaren-Mercedes
17 races
Won in Great Britain and United States
Fastest laps in Malaysia, Great Britain, Hungary
5th in championship (37 points)
2002 Driver/team line-up
2002 Calendar