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Heikki Kovalainen

Formula One statistics

Racing history

• 1999-2000: Karting
• 2001: British Formula Renault (4th)
• 2002: British Formula (3rd)
• 2003: World Series by Nissan (2nd)
• 2004: World Series by Nissan (Champion)
• 2005: GP2 (2nd)
• 2006: Renault (Test driver)
• 2007: Renault, 7th (30 pts)

• Rd	Date	Grand Prix	Constructor	Car	Grid	Race	Points	Champ. Points	Rank
  1	18 Mar	Australia	Renault	R27	13	10	0	0	10
  2	08 Apr	Malaysia	Renault	R27	11	8	1	1	9
  3	15 Apr	Bahrain	Renault	R27	12	9	0	1	10
  4	13 May	Spain	Renault	R27	8	7	2	3	11
  5	27 May	Monaco	Renault	R27	15	13	0	3	11
  6	10 Jun	Canada	Renault	R27	22	4	5	8	9
  7	17 Jun	United States	Renault	R27	6	5	4	12	8
  8	01 Jul	France	Renault	R27	6	15	0	12	8
  9	08 Jul	Great Britain	Renault	R27	7	7	2	14	8
  10	22 Jul	Europe	Renault	R27	7	8	1	15	8
  11	05 Aug	Hungary	Renault	R27	11	8	1	16	8
  12	26 Aug	Turkey	Renault	R27	7	6	3	19	7
  13	09 Sep	Italy	Renault	R27	7	7	2	21	7
  14	16 Sep	Belgium	Renault	R27	9	8	1	22	7
  15	30 Sep	Japan	Renault	R27	11	2	8	30	7
  16	07 Oct	China	Renault	R27	13	9	0	30	7
  17	21 Oct	Brazil	Renault	R27	17	Ret	0	30	7
  Further details on Kovalainen's 2007 season »

• 2008: McLaren-Mercedes, 7th (53 pts)

• Rd	Date	Grand Prix	Constructor	Car	Grid	Race	Points	Champ. Points	Rank
  1	16 Mar	Australia	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-23	3	5	4	4	5
  2	23 Mar	Malaysia	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-23	8	3	6	10	4
  3	06 Apr	Bahrain	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-23	5	5	4	14	5
  4	27 Apr	Spain	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-23	6	Ret	0	14	6
  5	11 May	Turkey	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-23	2	12	0	14	6
  6	25 May	Monaco	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-23	4	8	1	15	6
  7	08 Jun	Canada	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-23	7	9	0	15	6
  8	22 Jun	France	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-23	10	4	5	20	6
  9	06 Jul	Great Britain	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-23	1	5	4	24	6
  10	20 Jul	Germany	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-23	3	5	4	28	6
  11	03 Aug	Hungary	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-23	2	1	10	38	6
  12	24 Aug	Europe	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-23	5	4	5	43	5
  13	07 Sep	Belgium	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-23	3	10	0	43	6
  14	14 Sep	Italy	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-23	2	2	8	51	6
  15	28 Sep	Singapore	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-23	5	10	0	51	6
  16	12 Oct	Japan	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-23	3	Ret	0	51	6
  17	19 Oct	China	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-23	5	Ret	0	51	7
  18	02 Nov	Brazil	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-23	5	7	2	53	7
  Further details on Kovalainen's 2008 season »

• 2009: McLaren-Mercedes, 12th (22 pts)

• Rd	Date	Grand Prix	Constructor	Car	Grid	Race	Points	Champ. Points	Rank
  1	29 Mar	Australia	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-24	12	Ret	0	0	NC
  2	05 Apr	Malaysia	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-24	14	Ret	0	0	NC
  3	19 Apr	China	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-24	12	5	4	4	9
  4	26 Apr	Bahrain	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-24	11	12	0	4	10
  5	10 May	Spain	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-24	18	Ret	0	4	11
  6	24 May	Monaco	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-24	7	Ret	0	4	13
  7	07 Jun	Turkey	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-24	14	14	0	4	13
  8	21 Jun	Great Britain	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-24	13	Ret	0	4	13
  9	12 Jul	Germany	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-24	6	8	1	5	13
  10	26 Jul	Hungary	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-24	6	5	4	9	12
  11	23 Aug	Europe	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-24	2	4	5	14	12
  12	30 Aug	Belgium	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-24	15	6	3	17	10
  13	13 Sep	Italy	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-24	4	6	3	20	10
  14	27 Sep	Singapore	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-24	8	7	2	22	12
  15	04 Oct	Japan	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-24	11	11	0	22	12
  16	18 Oct	Brazil	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-24	16	12	0	22	12
  17	01 Nov	Abu Dhabi	McLaren-Mercedes	MP4-24	18	11	0	22	12
  Further details on Kovalainen's 2009 season »

• 2010: Lotus-Cosworth, 20th (0 pts)

• Rd	Date	Grand Prix	Constructor	Car	Grid	Race	Points	Champ. Points	Rank
  1	14 Mar	Bahrain	Lotus-Cosworth	T127	21	15	0	0	15
  2	28 Mar	Australia	Lotus-Cosworth	T127	19	13	0	0	15
  3	04 Apr	Malaysia	Lotus-Cosworth	T127	15	NC	0	0	17
  4	18 Apr	China	Lotus-Cosworth	T127	21	14	0	0	18
  5	09 May	Spain	Lotus-Cosworth	T127	20	DNS	0	0	19
  6	16 May	Monaco	Lotus-Cosworth	T127	18	Ret	0	0	19
  7	30 May	Turkey	Lotus-Cosworth	T127	20	Ret	0	0	19
  8	13 Jun	Canada	Lotus-Cosworth	T127	19	16	0	0	19
  9	27 Jun	Europe	Lotus-Cosworth	T127	20	Ret	0	0	19
  10	11 Jul	Great Britain	Lotus-Cosworth	T127	18	17	0	0	19
  11	25 Jul	Germany	Lotus-Cosworth	T127	18	Ret	0	0	19
  12	01 Aug	Hungary	Lotus-Cosworth	T127	19	14	0	0	19
  13	29 Aug	Belgium	Lotus-Cosworth	T127	13	16	0	0	19
  14	12 Sep	Italy	Lotus-Cosworth	T127	18	18	0	0	19
  15	26 Sep	Singapore	Lotus-Cosworth	T127	19	16	0	0	19
  16	10 Oct	Japan	Lotus-Cosworth	T127	20	12	0	0	20
  17	24 Oct	South Korea	Lotus-Cosworth	T127	21	13	0	0	20
  18	07 Nov	Brazil	Lotus-Cosworth	T127	20	18	0	0	20
  19	14 Nov	Abu Dhabi	Lotus-Cosworth	T127	20	17	0	0	20
  Further details on Kovalainen's 2010 season »

• 2011: Lotus-Renault, 22nd (0 pts)

• Rd	Date	Grand Prix	Constructor	Car	Grid	Race	Points	Champ. Points	Rank
  1	27 Mar	Australia	Lotus-Renault	T128	19	Ret	0	0	NC
  2	10 Apr	Malaysia	Lotus-Renault	T128	19	15	0	0	18
  3	17 Apr	China	Lotus-Renault	T128	19	16	0	0	19
  4	08 May	Turkey	Lotus-Renault	T128	18	19	0	0	20
  5	22 May	Spain	Lotus-Renault	T128	15	Ret	0	0	20
  6	29 May	Monaco	Lotus-Renault	T128	17	14	0	0	19
  7	12 Jun	Canada	Lotus-Renault	T128	19	Ret	0	0	22
  8	26 Jun	Europe	Lotus-Renault	T128	19	19	0	0	22
  9	10 Jul	Great Britain	Lotus-Renault	T128	17	Ret	0	0	22
  10	24 Jul	Germany	Lotus-Renault	T128	18	16	0	0	23
  11	31 Jul	Hungary	Lotus-Renault	T128	18	Ret	0	0	23
  12	28 Aug	Belgium	Lotus-Renault	T128	16	15	0	0	24
  13	11 Sep	Italy	Lotus-Renault	T128	20	13	0	0	22
  14	25 Sep	Singapore	Lotus-Renault	T128	19	16	0	0	22
  15	09 Oct	Japan	Lotus-Renault	T128	18	18	0	0	22
  16	16 Oct	South Korea	Lotus-Renault	T128	19	14	0	0	22
  17	30 Oct	India	Lotus-Renault	T128	18	14	0	0	22
  18	13 Nov	Abu Dhabi	Lotus-Renault	T128	17	17	0	0	22
  19	27 Nov	Brazil	Lotus-Renault	T128	19	16	0	0	22
  Further details on Kovalainen's 2011 season »

• 2012: Caterham-Renault, 19th (0 pts) [Season in progress]

• Rd	Date	Grand Prix	Constructor	Car	Grid	Race	Points	Champ. Points	Rank
  1	18 Mar	Australia	Caterham-Renault	CT01	18	Ret	0	0	NC
  2	25 Mar	Malaysia	Caterham-Renault	CT01	24	18	0	0	21
  3	15 Apr	China	Caterham-Renault	CT01	18	23	0	0	22
  4	22 Apr	Bahrain	Caterham-Renault	CT01	16	17	0	0	22
  5	13 May	Spain	Caterham-Renault	CT01	19	16	0	0	22
  6	27 May	Monaco	Caterham-Renault	CT01	17	13	0	0	19
  7	10 Jun	Canada	Caterham-Renault	CT01	17	18	0	0	19
  8	24 Jun	Europe	Caterham-Renault	CT01	16	14	0	0	19
  9	08 Jul	Great Britain	Caterham-Renault	CT01	19	17	0	0	19
  10	22 Jul	Germany	Caterham-Renault	CT01	16	19	0	0	19
  11	29 Jul	Hungary	Caterham-Renault	CT01	19	17	0	0	19
  12	02 Sep	Belgium	Caterham-Renault	CT01	18	17	0	0	20
  13	09 Sep	Italy	Caterham-Renault	CT01	17	14	0	0	19