251 Facts About Kimi Raikkonen

Kimi Raikkonen is the most successful Finnish Formula One driver by several metrics, and has the fifth-most podium finishes, third-most fastest laps, and second-most race starts in Formula One history.

Kimi Raikkonen is known for his reserved personality and reluctance to participate in public relations.

Kimi Raikkonen entered Formula One as a regular driver for Sauber-Petronas in 2001, having previously competed in just 23 car races.

Kimi Raikkonen joined McLaren-Mercedes in 2002, and quickly established himself as a title contender by finishing runner-up in the championship to Michael Schumacher in 2003, and Fernando Alonso in 2005.

Kimi Raikkonen left both Scuderia Ferrari and the sport after the 2009 season, his sole victory that year having come in that season's Belgian Grand Prix due to driving an uncompetitive Ferrari F60.

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On his return to Formula One, Kimi Raikkonen drove for Lotus in 2012 and 2013, scoring the team's only victories.

Kimi Raikkonen finished among the top four overall in the championship on multiple occasions during his second Ferrari stint, finishing his total eight-year long Ferrari career with a third place in the 2018 championship.

Kimi Raikkonen left Ferrari at the end of the 2018 season, and moved to Alfa Romeo Racing on a two-year contract, later extending it until the end of 2021, after which he retired from Formula One.

Concurrently, Kimi Raikkonen competed in NASCAR, making one-off appearances in the Camping World Truck Series and the Nationwide Series in 2011, and the Cup Series in 2022.

Kimi Raikkonen had a long line of success in karting from the age of 10.

Kimi Raikkonen's mechanic thought Raikkonen had retired, but he eventually caught up with the other competitors and finished third.

Kimi Raikkonen was nevertheless granted his licence from the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile after a performance delivery promise by his team boss, Peter Sauber, and scored a championship point in his debut at the 2001 Australian Grand Prix.

Kimi Raikkonen had a solid debut year, achieving four points-scoring finishes and eight finishes in the top eight.

Kimi Raikkonen, long linked to Sauber's engine supplier Ferrari, sufficiently impressed McLaren to earn a race seat in Ron Dennis's team for 2002, taking the seat left vacant by double-world champion, mentor and fellow Finn Mika Hakkinen.

Kimi Raikkonen scored a third-place podium finish in his first race with McLaren, the 2002 Australian Grand Prix.

Kimi Raikkonen came close to winning his first Grand Prix in France but went off track at the Adelaide hairpin with a handful of laps to go, because of oil from the blown engine of Allan McNish's Toyota on the circuit.

Kimi Raikkonen finished the season in sixth place, one place behind his teammate.

In Malaysia, Kimi Raikkonen won his first race after starting from seventh on the grid.

At the Spanish Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen made a mistake in qualifying and had to start from the back of the grid.

Kimi Raikkonen came extremely close to winning in Monaco, but lost by less than a second to Juan Pablo Montoya.

At the European Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen took pole, and controlled the race from the start until his engine failed on lap 25.

Kimi Raikkonen finished fourth in France behind Schumacher, but finished one point ahead of him with a third-place finish at the British Grand Prix.

Kimi Raikkonen failed to finish the German Grand Prix after being involved in an accident at the first corner with Ralf Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello.

Kimi Raikkonen finished second at the next race, the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Kimi Raikkonen eventually finished fourth in the race, losing five championship points to race winner Michael Schumacher.

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Kimi Raikkonen took pole at the United States Grand Prix, but Michael Schumacher won the race with Kimi Raikkonen finishing second.

Montoya's retirement during the race meant that Kimi Raikkonen finished second in the championship, just two points behind Schumacher.

In Canada, Kimi Raikkonen made 5 pit-stops but was classified fifth since the Williams-BMWs and the two Toyotas were disqualified.

At Silverstone, Kimi Raikkonen took pole and went on to finish second behind Michael Schumacher.

Kimi Raikkonen retired again from the Hungarian Grand Prix after starting from 10th place on the grid, again on lap 13.

The next weekend at Monza, Kimi Raikkonen again retired on lap 13, this time owing to electrical problems.

At the Japanese Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen was shunted by Felipe Massa on the first lap of the race, which caused him handling problems.

Kimi Raikkonen later managed to make up some ground: he finished sixth, 2.

Kimi Raikkonen later battled Montoya for the lead and finished 1 second behind him in second.

Kimi Raikkonen ended the year seventh, with 45 points, only one behind sixth placed Jarno Trulli, and four podiums.

Kimi Raikkonen was referred to by Ross Brawn and Jean Todt as a driver whom Ferrari might consider in the future.

In early November 2004, Kimi Raikkonen announced his intention to create a racing team with his manager Steve Robertson, to be entitled Kimi Raikkonen Robertson Racing, which would compete in Formula Three in 2005.

Kimi Raikkonen compounded this by stalling on the grid of the first race of the season, the Australian Grand Prix, and ending the race with just a point.

Kimi Raikkonen looked set for a podium in Malaysia until a faulty tyre valve failed and dropped him out of the points.

Kimi Raikkonen then achieved three consecutive poles in San Marino, Spain, and a win after a safety car strategy call by Neil Martin at Monaco.

Kimi Raikkonen registered strong, comfortable wins at Barcelona, beating Alonso, and at Monte Carlo, never dropping his lead in both races.

At the European Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen flat-spotted his right front tyre while lapping Jacques Villeneuve.

At the French Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen suffered a ten-place grid-penalty following the replacement of his new specification Mercedes Benz engine which failed in Friday practice.

Kimi Raikkonen, putting in what Ron Dennis called his best ever qualifying lap, qualified third with a significant fuel load.

In Germany, Kimi Raikkonen was comfortably in the lead having dominated all weekend, but suffered a hydraulics failure, handing victory and a further 10 points to Alonso.

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Significantly, at the opening of the Hungarian Grand Prix, though saying he was very comfortable at McLaren, Kimi Raikkonen raised the possibility that he might leave McLaren when his contract expired in 2006, if reliability issues were not solved.

Kimi Raikkonen won the Hungarian Grand Prix from the most handicapped qualifying position, having had to do his qualifying run first on the notoriously dusty and dirty track because of his early retirement a week earlier at Hockenheim.

Kimi Raikkonen then became the first ever winner of the Turkish Grand Prix.

Kimi Raikkonen recovered, but spun his car after pushing too hard while chasing Giancarlo Fisichella.

Kimi Raikkonen went on to win for the second year in a row in Belgium at Spa-Francorchamps.

Kimi Raikkonen received the F1 Racing "Driver of the Year" accolade, and the Autosport "International Racing Driver of the Year" award.

In Bahrain, Kimi Raikkonen suffered electronic problems during Friday practice and a spectacular rear suspension breakage during the first qualifying session, which forced him back to 22nd place on the grid.

In Malaysia, Kimi Raikkonen was hit from behind by Red Bull Racing's Christian Klien on the first lap.

Kimi Raikkonen eventually finished fifth, with teammate Montoya ahead in third place.

Kimi Raikkonen retained this position for most of the race, finishing in fifth place.

Kimi Raikkonen's teammate was now former test driver Pedro de la Rosa in place of Montoya.

Kimi Raikkonen led the early part of the race until the first pitstops where he was passed by Schumacher.

Kimi Raikkonen ended his time at McLaren-Mercedes with a fifth place in the World Drivers' Championship, with McLaren placing third in the World Constructors' Championship at the end of a winless year.

Kimi Raikkonen said after the move that he was very happy with this change of events but wished McLaren the best of luck in the future.

Kimi Raikkonen became the teammate to Brazilian Felipe Massa, who had been driving for Ferrari since 2006.

Kimi Raikkonen started the season in Australia by taking pole position, setting the fastest lap, and becoming the first driver since Nigel Mansell in 1989 to win his first Grand Prix with Ferrari.

At the Malaysian Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen was passed by Lewis Hamilton at the start and remained behind him for the rest of the race, finishing third.

In Bahrain, Kimi Raikkonen started from third but was passed by McLaren driver Fernando Alonso.

Kimi Raikkonen eventually regained third position from Alonso and finished the race third.

At the Spanish Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen retired after only 10 laps with an electrical problem.

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At the Monaco Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen struck a barrier in qualifying and broke his right front suspension.

Kimi Raikkonen subsequently ran second, behind teammate Massa, for much of the Grand Prix, but overtook the Brazilian during the pit stops and took his second victory of the season.

At the European Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen captured his second pole position of the season but retired from the race, run in heavy rain, with a problem with the hydraulics of the car.

At Monza's third practice session, Kimi Raikkonen crashed into the tyre wall before entering the Ascari chicane.

Towards the end of the race, Kimi Raikkonen moved through the field to third place, but could not pass his fellow countryman Heikki Kovalainen for second.

At the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, Kimi Raikkonen dominated the whole weekend with fastest laps in the free-practice sessions.

Kimi Raikkonen took his fifth win of the season, that revived his title hopes before the last race of the season.

Kimi Raikkonen moved to seven and three points behind Hamilton and Alonso in the Drivers' Championship, respectively, going into the last race in Brazil, the first three-way title battle in the final race of the season since 1986.

Kimi Raikkonen took the 2007 Formula One Drivers' title with victory in the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos, in an incident-packed race.

At the start of the race Kimi Raikkonen passed Hamilton on the outside and lined up behind Massa.

Kimi Raikkonen eventually overtook Massa, who was already eliminated from contention for the Drivers' Championship in the Japanese Grand Prix.

Kimi Raikkonen went on to take the chequered flag, which handed him the crown by a single point from Hamilton and Alonso.

In January 2008, Kimi Raikkonen was beaten by Tero Pitkamaki in the race for the annually chosen Finnish Sports Personality of the Year award; finishing in second place in the competition.

Kimi Raikkonen moved up to second place by the third lap and finished in that position, behind his team-mate Felipe Massa.

In Spain, Kimi Raikkonen took the 15th pole of his career and his first of the 2008 season.

Kimi Raikkonen managed to take his second race win of the season and the fastest lap of the race.

Kimi Raikkonen overtook Mika Hakkinen in the list of total number of fastest laps and in terms of podium finishes, making him the highest-ranked Finnish driver in these statistics.

Kimi Raikkonen stayed second behind Massa until he was given a drive-through penalty for an infringement by the team on his car and dropped down to sixth.

Kimi Raikkonen was set for fifth until an incident with Adrian Sutil, when Raikkonen lost control on the damp track after exiting the tunnel, and hit Sutil's car in the rear.

Kimi Raikkonen's car was not badly damaged and he was able to finish in ninth after replacing his front wing, setting the fastest lap in the process.

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Kimi Raikkonen went on to take his 16th pole position in France, which was the 200th pole for Scuderia Ferrari.

Kimi Raikkonen dominated the race as he set the fastest lap and had a six-second lead until a bank exhaust failure some halfway through the race reduced his engine's power.

Kimi Raikkonen gave up the lead to his teammate Massa, but was far enough ahead of Toyota's Jarno Trulli, to secure second place and eight points.

The race was in wet conditions and Kimi Raikkonen stayed third at the first corner behind Hamilton and Kovalainen.

Kimi Raikkonen kept pace and got up to second when Kovalainen spun.

Kimi Raikkonen then chased after Hamilton, and set the fastest lap as he drew up directly behind the McLaren.

However, the track was hit by another shower, and Kimi Raikkonen rapidly lost pace, and dropped down to sixth before finally pitting for new tyres.

Kimi Raikkonen was running fifth when the safety car came out after a crash involving Timo Glock.

Kimi Raikkonen lost a position to Alonso at the beginning of the race but managed to finish third owing to Hamilton's tyre puncture, passing Alonso during the pitstops and Massa's retirement after an engine failure.

Kimi Raikkonen stayed fifth until the second round of pitstops when he exited before the fuel hose was properly disengaged from his car and left one of the mechanics with a fractured toe.

Kimi Raikkonen passed Kovalainen and Massa at the start to be second, and took the lead from Hamilton on the second lap.

Kimi Raikkonen pulled away, setting the fastest lap of the race and built a five-second gap.

Kimi Raikkonen looked set to win but owing to a late-race rain shower, Hamilton closed right up to him and tried to pass him at the final chicane with two laps to go.

Kimi Raikkonen spun at the next corner and fell behind Hamilton again.

Kimi Raikkonen climbed to ninth position in the third and last stint in which he set the fastest lap of the race.

Kimi Raikkonen remained in this position for most of the early laps.

Kimi Raikkonen managed to climb to fifth place, but on lap 57, while attacking Timo Glock, he hit the wall after pushing too hard at turn 10 and retired.

Kimi Raikkonen set the fastest lap of the race as his tenth of the season.

Kimi Raikkonen lost out heavily and went down to seventh position.

Kimi Raikkonen gained places after a collision between Hamilton and Massa, Kovalainen's hydraulic failure and an overtaking manoeuvre on Jarno Trulli.

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Kimi Raikkonen eventually finished third, behind Renault's Fernando Alonso and BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica.

Kimi Raikkonen won the DHL Fastest Lap Award for the second year in a row.

Kimi Raikkonen was forced to make an unscheduled pit stop on lap 43 and subsequently retired with differential failure.

In Malaysia, Kimi Raikkonen topped the time sheet in the second practice session.

Kimi Raikkonen's season did not get any better in Round 3 in China where he qualified in eighth place.

Kimi Raikkonen complained about power loss from the engine from near the start and of a lack of grip after his one and only pit-stop.

In Bahrain, Kimi Raikkonen secured sixth place and Ferrari's first points of the year, but was disappointed by the team's performance.

Kimi Raikkonen retired from the Spanish Grand Prix due to a hydraulics failure after qualifying from the back of the grid.

At the Monaco Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen secured second place in qualifying, Ferrari and Kimi Raikkonen's best qualifying of the year so far.

Kimi Raikkonen admitted that he was still disappointed because he missed out on pole narrowly to the Brawn of Jenson Button.

Kimi Raikkonen lost out to Rubens Barrichello at the start of the race, dropping back to third.

At the Hungarian Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen took his and Ferrari's best finish of the season in second, after making a great start from seventh.

Kimi Raikkonen overtook Webber for second place at the first round of pit stops when Kimi Raikkonen and Webber pitted on the same lap.

Kimi Raikkonen had a clean pit-stop, whereas Webber had a problem and was released into the path of the Ferrari.

Kimi Raikkonen then moved up to third after the second pit stops jumping Heikki Kovalainen for the last podium place, and stayed in that position until the end of the race, claiming his second straight podium.

Kimi Raikkonen continued his good form at the Italian Grand Prix, qualifying and finishing third, after Hamilton's last-lap crash.

In Japan, Kimi Raikkonen came very close to another podium, finishing fourth.

Kimi Raikkonen had qualified fifth and was not able to gain a place at the start of the race, as he was on hard tyres.

Kimi Raikkonen put on softs for his second stint and was able to close in on Nick Heidfeld at about three-quarters of a second every lap.

Kimi Raikkonen overtook the German after the BMW Sauber came out of the pits.

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Kimi Raikkonen went wide in an attempt to overtake Hamilton but recovered without losing a further place to Nico Rosberg.

Kimi Raikkonen's race was already ruined when Mark Webber swerved into his path, damaging the Ferrari's front wing.

Kimi Raikkonen lost a place at the start of the race to Kamui Kobayashi.

Kimi Raikkonen was expected to return to McLaren alongside Lewis Hamilton but negotiations with the team failed.

Kimi Raikkonen was then linked to Mercedes GP but the team eventually signed Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg.

However Kimi Raikkonen angrily shot down the suggestion that he would race, claiming that Renault had simply used his name for "their own marketing purposes".

Several reports went so far as to suggest that Kimi Raikkonen had entered preliminary negotiations with the team.

On 29 November 2011, it was announced that Kimi Raikkonen would be returning to Formula 1 in 2012, signing a two-year contract with Lotus.

Kimi Raikkonen began the season by qualifying 17th for the Australian Grand Prix after making a mistake on his last flying lap.

Kimi Raikkonen took three places on the last lap of the race, to finish in seventh place.

Kimi Raikkonen started the race from 10th place because of an unscheduled gearbox change.

Kimi Raikkonen finished the race in fifth despite being inexperienced with Pirelli's wet-weather tyres compared to most of the other drivers.

Three weeks later, Kimi Raikkonen finished third at the Spanish Grand Prix, after having qualified in fifth place, which had been promoted to fourth as a result of a penalty given to Lewis Hamilton.

Kimi Raikkonen was able to finish eighth in the race taking, as he stated, "important championship points".

Good pace in dry conditions from the qualifying session was proven in the race as Kimi Raikkonen succeeded to finish fourth, and eventually gaining the last podium spot after Sebastian Vettel was penalised for an illegal overtaking manoeuvre.

Kimi Raikkonen lost fifth place at the start to Alonso due to a KERS issue on his E20 car.

Kimi Raikkonen succeeded in gaining a position over Alonso during the first round of pit-stops, and later did the same to Button and Vettel during the second round.

Kimi Raikkonen finished the race in second place, just one second behind the race winner Hamilton.

Kimi Raikkonen went on to finish third behind Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel.

On 4 November 2012, Kimi Raikkonen won his first race for the Lotus F1 team at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after a good start from fourth saw him take Pastor Maldonado and Mark Webber at the first corner.

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Kimi Raikkonen was unable to match the pace of Hamilton, but a mechanical issue retired the McLaren and allowed Raikkonen to win the race, despite pressure from the Ferrari of Alonso in the closing stages.

Still third, Kimi Raikkonen was 16 points clear of Hamilton in the championship.

On lap 52, Kimi Raikkonen, who had been in-and-out of the points frequently, made a mistake and went off the track and tried to use an escape road to re-enter the track rather than drive over the grass.

Kimi Raikkonen lost numerous places and found himself behind a Caterham and a Marussia.

Kimi Raikkonen skidded again to be lapped, but re-claimed the lost places and with a retirement from Hamilton, finished the race in 10th and claimed his third place in the standings, with a 1-point contribution to the tally.

Kimi Raikkonen ended the season 71 points behind Alonso and 74 points behind champion Sebastian Vettel.

On 29 October 2012, Lotus confirmed that Kimi Raikkonen would be racing with the team in 2013, after several weeks of speculation that Kimi Raikkonen had several other options for 2013, including other forms of motorsport.

Kimi Raikkonen finished the race seventh, behind team-mate Grosjean, after damaging his car at the start.

Kimi Raikkonen finished the race second ahead of his team-mate Romain Grosjean, with Sebastian Vettel winning the race.

At the Spanish Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen started fourth and finished second thanks to a three-stop strategy.

At the next race in Monaco, Kimi Raikkonen started fifth but an aggressive overtake by Perez gave him a puncture and dropped him out of the points until a last-ditch attempt on the final lap where he overtook Esteban Gutierrez, Valtteri Bottas and Nico Hulkenberg to gain tenth place.

On 30 June 2013 at the British Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen finished in the points for the 25th consecutive race, breaking Schumacher's record.

Kimi Raikkonen finished fifth but believed second place could have been possible had he pitted during the safety car period.

Kimi Raikkonen struggled in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix, unable to capitalise on strong times earlier in the weekend.

At the Belgian Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen finished fastest in Q2 but struggled during the wetter final session, qualifying eighth behind his teammate.

Kimi Raikkonen failed to score again at the Italian Grand Prix after losing his front wing at the start.

Kimi Raikkonen managed to make his way up the order, but was unable to pass Jenson Button for a point scoring position.

Kimi Raikkonen publicly cited this as the reason for leaving Lotus for Ferrari.

Kimi Raikkonen eventually finished seventh after stopping for new tyres with only two laps to go.

Kimi Raikkonen had reportedly only left his home at the last moment to make it to the Grand Prix after considering not racing at all in the event.

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On 11 September 2013, it was confirmed that Kimi Raikkonen had agreed a 2-year deal to return to Ferrari, starting from 2014.

Kimi Raikkonen revealed that it was for monetary reasons that he left Lotus.

Kimi Raikkonen however decided to retain the No 7 car number he used for Lotus during the 2013 season as "It's the number I already had last year and I saw no reason to change it".

Kimi Raikkonen then set the fastest lap of the race on lap 75, but finished 12th.

Kimi Raikkonen ended the 2014 season a career-low 12th in the Drivers' Championship, and for the first time since his rookie year, did not finish on the podium.

Kimi Raikkonen remained with Ferrari for the 2015 season, partnering former world champion Sebastian Vettel after Alonso announced his departure from the Scuderia.

Kimi Raikkonen had to retire from the first race of the season in Australia due to a loose wheel following a pitstop.

Courtesy of a considerate tyre strategy by the Ferrari team, at the Bahrain Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen finished second after gaining that position late in the race and starting from fourth on the grid.

Kimi Raikkonen said that he was hopeful in winning races in the near future after the team's strong recovery relative to 2014.

Kimi Raikkonen commented that, both the engine and downforce had been significantly improved and that the car handled much more to his liking.

At the next race of the season in Barcelona, Kimi Raikkonen was unhappy with the setup of the car and was able to qualify only in seventh place.

Kimi Raikkonen termed Monaco GP qualifying session to be a "disaster"; he was only able to qualify in sixth position, with his teammate Sebastian Vettel qualifying in third, followed by Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat in the Red Bulls.

Kimi Raikkonen put up a strong qualifying performance at Montreal to take third on the grid behind the two Mercedes drivers.

On 19 August, Ferrari announced that Kimi Raikkonen had extended his contract with the team for the 2016 season, taking his total tally with the team to six seasons spread out over a total of ten years.

Kimi Raikkonen said that 'his dream went on' and confirmed that he wanted Ferrari to be the team where he ended his career.

Kimi Raikkonen blamed a 'clutch positioning' problem, while team boss Arrivabene suggested Kimi Raikkonen had caused the anti-stall to kick in himself due to 'messing with his fingers' although he clarified it saying he did not fully know at the time.

At the Singapore Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen showed consistent performances in the practice sessions and qualified in third, behind Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo.

Kimi Raikkonen maintained the position through the race despite being uncomfortable with the car, to take his second podium finish of the season.

Kimi Raikkonen ended the season by finishing third in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to take his third podium of the year and securing fourth place in the Drivers' Championship.

Second year in a row, Kimi Raikkonen had to retire from the first race of the season in Australia, after a fire broke out in his airbox.

Kimi Raikkonen finished in the second place at the Bahrain Grand Prix while his teammate Sebastian Vettel did not start the race after his car broke down on formation lap.

Kimi Raikkonen managed to finish the Russian Grand Prix in third place after a huge start collision, which left his teammate Vettel out of the race.

Kimi Raikkonen finished behind Max Verstappen in second place to take his third podium of the season in the Spanish Grand Prix finishing ahead of his teammate Vettel who was third.

Kimi Raikkonen started the 2017 season with fourth in Australia, fifth in China and then again fourth in Bahrain.

Kimi Raikkonen scored his first podium of the season at the following Russian Grand Prix, finishing third.

Kimi Raikkonen retired from the Spanish Grand Prix after being involved in an incident on the first lap.

Kimi Raikkonen scored his first pole position in 129 races at the Monaco Grand Prix, qualifying 0.

Kimi Raikkonen finished seventh in Canada after struggling with brake problems.

Kimi Raikkonen then finished fourth in Belgium and fifth in Italy.

Kimi Raikkonen repeated this performance in the Mexican Grand Prix and Brazilian Grand Prix, scoring three consecutive podiums.

Kimi Raikkonen renewed his contract with Ferrari for the 2018 season on 22 August 2017.

Kimi Raikkonen then ran in third for most of the race, but retired on lap 35 due to a pit stop error by Ferrari.

Kimi Raikkonen went on to finish third at the Chinese Grand Prix after recovering from a strategy aimed at helping his teammate.

Kimi Raikkonen's engine failed during practice at the Spanish Grand Prix, forcing him to change engines.

Kimi Raikkonen's engine failed again in the race in Spain, forcing him to retire from the race, but the engine did not have to be replaced.

At the Belgian Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen had strong pace during qualifying, but a fuel miscalculation by Ferrari meant that he could not complete a lap in the drying conditions later in session which left him sixth on the grid.

Kimi Raikkonen retired from the race as his car was damaged in a first lap crash initiated by Nico Hulkenberg.

Kimi Raikkonen took pole position at the Italian Grand Prix, breaking Juan Pablo Montoya's 14-year-old record to set the fastest lap ever recorded in Formula One history with an average speed of 263.

Kimi Raikkonen's race was compromised by Mercedes ordering Bottas to block him after his pit stop, but he nevertheless finished second to score his 100th podium finish, becoming only the fifth driver ever to do so.

Kimi Raikkonen won the United States Grand Prix, becoming, at 39, F1's oldest race winner since Nigel Mansell in 1994, and the 13th oldest F1 race winner ever.

Kimi Raikkonen broke the record for the longest gap between Grand Prix wins and the record for the biggest gap between first and last career wins.

Kimi Raikkonen followed this victory with third-placed podiums at the Mexican and Brazilian Grands Prix.

Kimi Raikkonen retired in Abu Dhabi with an electrical issue, but nonetheless, despite four retirements that were not caused by him, he finished third in the Drivers' Championship in his final season with Ferrari.

On 11 September 2018, it was announced that Kimi Raikkonen would leave Ferrari at the end of the season to rejoin Sauber on a two-year contract, the team he made his Formula One debut with in 2001.

Kimi Raikkonen made his Sauber return in the postseason Abu Dhabi Pirelli tyre test driving their 2018 car.

Kimi Raikkonen had an impressive first half of the season, scoring 31 points before the summer break, placing him eighth in the Drivers' Championship after 12 races.

Kimi Raikkonen had an opportunity to score points in Belgium, starting from sixth on the grid, but he was hit by Max Verstappen at the first corner.

Kimi Raikkonen finished 12th in the Drivers' Championship with 43 points, which, again, was the best result for a driver of the Hinwil-based team since 2013.

Kimi Raikkonen remained at the Alfa Romeo Racing team for the 2020 season.

Kimi Raikkonen was the highest finishing driver among this group in nine of the season's 17 races, while he finished ahead of his teammate in nine of the 13 races which both finished and qualified ahead of him eight times.

Kimi Raikkonen was the highest finishing Ferrari-powered driver on four occasions.

Kimi Raikkonen won the FIA Action of the Year award for his opening lap at the Portuguese Grand Prix, where he overtook 10 cars.

Kimi Raikkonen tested positive for COVID-19 on the weekend of the Dutch Grand Prix and was replaced by reserve driver Robert Kubica at the Dutch and Italian Grand Prix.

Kimi Raikkonen scored his first points of the season in Azerbaijan, with more points in Hungary, Russia and Mexico.

Kimi Raikkonen was forced to retire on lap 25 because of a technical issue with a wheel nut.

Kimi Raikkonen made his initial rally debut at the Arctic Lapland Rally, which ran from 23 to 24 January 2009, driving a Tommi Makinen Racing-prepared Abarth Grande Punto S2000.

Kimi Raikkonen made his WRC debut in the 2009 Rally Finland, which took place between 30 July and 2 August, starting just four days after his second-place finish in the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Kimi Raikkonen was running third in group N and 15th overall before crashing out in Vaarinmaja, last stage of Saturday.

On 3 April 2010, Kimi Raikkonen scored his first WRC points when he finished eighth in the Jordan Rally.

Kimi Raikkonen finished seventh in the Rallye Deutschland, his second ever asphalt rally, while scoring his first ever career stage win on the last stage of the rally.

On 18 September 2010, Kimi Raikkonen achieved his first rally win when he participated in the Rallye Vosgien 2010 in France.

Subsequently, Kimi Raikkonen decided to not take part in the rally at all, even when he could by super rally rules.

Kimi Raikkonen scored 25 points during the season to finish 10th overall in the championship, the best result for a rookie that year.

Kimi Raikkonen entered the 2011 World Rally Championship season under his own team, ICE 1 Racing.

Kimi Raikkonen finished sixth in the following Jordan Rally, but would skip the next two rounds.

Kimi Raikkonen equaled his best result of the season with sixth in Rallye Deutschland, his seventh consecutive points finish and sixth consecutive points finish of the season.

Kimi Raikkonen scored 34 points during the season, nine more than in 2010.

An earlier report claimed that Kimi Raikkonen's entry was related with former Richard Petty Motorsports executive Foster Gillett, whom Kimi Raikkonen announced would be a partner in his Ice 1 Racing team.

Kimi Raikkonen finished 27th after having debris stuck on the grille of his car and getting a penalty for speeding in the pitlane.

However, Kimi Raikkonen crashed the car in the test, and the deal with Robby Gordon Motorsports fell through.

In May 2022, Trackhouse Racing Team announced that Kimi Raikkonen would make his Cup Series debut in the number 91 Chevrolet at the 2022 Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International.

Kimi Raikkonen met Finnish model and former Miss Scandinavia 2001, Jenni Dahlman in 2002.

Kimi Raikkonen became engaged to fitness and underwear model Minna-Mari "Minttu" Virtanen.

On 16 May 2017, Kimi Raikkonen became a father for the second time with the birth of his daughter.

Kimi Raikkonen has competed in several different kinds of motorsport events.

In March 2007, while his Formula One rivals were in Australia preparing for the season opener, Kimi Raikkonen competed in a snowmobile race in Finland under the pseudonym "James Hunt", referring to the 1976 world champion whose "playboy" lifestyle has been compared with Kimi Raikkonen's own.

Kimi Raikkonen won the Enduro Sprint race by over 20 seconds with his Lynx.

In 2011, Kimi Raikkonen founded his own Motocross World Championship team, Ice 1 Racing.

Kimi Raikkonen has said that the reason behind it is a bicycle accident that he suffered when he was 5-years-old.

Kimi Raikkonen fell, hit his neck to the bicycle handlebar, and injured his vocal cords which never fully healed.

Kimi Raikkonen is known for his dislike of giving media interviews, and frequently answers questions in a blunt and monosyllabic manner.

Kimi Raikkonen's helmet, designed by UffeDesigns, manufactured by Arai, Bell and Schuberth, slightly changed during the years.

Kimi Raikkonen's helmet has always featured a V design running on the circle top and the inscription "Iceman".

When racing for Ferrari Kimi Raikkonen's helmet changed radically: it was white with the middle part black and red with tribal designs and a black circle with the design in the top.

Kimi Raikkonen retained this design in some rallies, although the helmet style was significantly different for this discipline.

In 2022, after his retirement from Formula One, Kimi Raikkonen was named the team principal of the Kawasaki Racing Team for the 2022 season of the Motocross World Championship.