Mika Pauli Häkkinen () ( born 28 September 1968 in Vantaa in the Helsinki metropolitan area ) is a Finnish racing driver and two-time Formula One World Champion.

With Mercedes-Benz engines, West sponsorship and former Williams designer Adrian Newey, further championships came in 1998 and 1999 with driver Mika Häkkinen and during the 2000s the team were consistent front-runners, driver Lewis Hamilton taking their latest title in 2008.

** Mika Häkkinen, Finnish Formula One driver

Mika Häkkinen was born in Helsingin maalaiskunta ( now Vantaa ), Finland on September 28, 1968 to Harri, a shortwave radio operator and part-time taxi driver, and Aila Häkkinen, who worked as a secretary.

* Formula One Championship – Mika Häkkinen of Finland

* Formula One Championship – Mika Häkkinen of Finland

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

Michael Schumacher's win was his second of four straight to end the season as he overtook Mika Häkkinen for his third Championship.

Barrichello had a consistent debut season for Ferrari, finishing most races on the podium, but was outscored by the other three reliable drivers: Michael Schumacher, Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard.

Unarguably the most famous Flying Finn of the past years has been Mika Häkkinen who won the F1 championship twice 1998-1999 and also raced in DTM between 2005 and 2007.

* Mika Häkkinen – two time F1 World Champion

It saw Michael Schumacher return to the sport after his absence due to a broken leg sustained at that year's British Grand Prix, dominating the race and handing the victory to title-hopeful team-mate Eddie Irvine, only for both Ferraris to be disqualified due to a technical irregularity, handing the title — until the steward's decision was overruled — to Mika Häkkinen.

Toivonen's kart was purchased by the parents of a 6-year-old Mika Häkkinen, who would later be a two-time Formula One World Drivers ' Champion.

The inaugural Championship race in 1994 saw Michael Schumacher take an easy victory after Ayrton Senna was involved in a first corner accident with Mika Häkkinen and Nicola Larini.

The Benetton B197 had a lacklustre opening to the 1997 season at Melbourne but the team and Berger bounced back at the 1997 Brazilian Grand Prix, with Berger finishing second having overtaken Mika Häkkinen and Michael Schumacher.

He eventually retired at the end of the season, his final race seeing him finish a very close fourth in Jerez only seconds behind the victor Mika Häkkinen.

Mika Häkkinen took three victories and was on road for fourth in 2001 before his car failed on the last lap.

Finland has produced three Formula One World Champions – Keke Rosberg ( Williams, 1982 ), Mika Häkkinen ( McLaren, 1998 and 1999 ) and Kimi Räikkönen ( Ferrari, 2007 ).

In 2001, Mika Häkkinen suffered a clutch failure while leading the race on the last lap, handing the win to Schumacher.

The teams usually abide by this rule, but in 1997, Mika Häkkinen was stripped of his third place finish at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium after the FIA determined that his fuel was not the correct formula, as well as in 1976, both McLaren and Penske cars were forced to the rear of the Italian Grand Prix after octane number of the mixture was found to be too high.

In 1997 and 1998 Ferrari missed out on the world drivers ’ title by just a few points during the final races of the season, in 1997 behind Jacques Villeneuve ’ s Williams-Renault and in 1998 and 1999 behind Mika Häkkinen ’ s McLaren-Mercedes.

Constructors ' and drivers ' world championships were won with Niki Lauda, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, Mika Häkkinen and Lewis Hamilton.

Mika Häkkinen in his Mercedes, 2006

After making a slow start from pole position, Damon Hill retired after a wheelnut problem caused him to spin off the circuit while he was trying to pass Mika Häkkinen.

This was the third time Mika Häkkinen had retired from the lead due to a technical problem this season, and occurred on his birthday.

Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard dominated in practice and the opening stage of the race, but retired with technical problems-the new McLaren MP4 / 14 proved to be very fast but not yet reliable, a trait shared by a number of Adrian Newey designed cars.

However, Mika Häkkinen ultimately retired due to a wheel failure, allowing Heinz-Harald Frentzen to finish 3rd in his home Grand Prix.

Jenson Button, Mika Salo, Allan McNish, Jacques Villeneuve ( who retired on the final lap ), Heinz Harald Frentzen and Mark Webber were classified as finishers.

It was also the scene of Mika Häkkinen's first Formula One victory.

Mika Mäki drives a Dallara F308 Formula Three Car in a Formula 3 Euro Series race at Hockenheimring in 2009

* Mika Salo ( born 1966 ), former Formula 1 racer

The drivers have been and are a mixture of young and older drivers, including well known former Formula One drivers David Coulthard, Bernd Schneider, Allan McNish, Jean Alesi, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Ralf Schumacher, JJ Lehto, Pedro Lamy, Karl Wendlinger, Emanuele Pirro, Stefano Modena and two-time F1 world champion Mika Häkkinen.

Owners of the CLK DTM Cabriolet includes former McLaren Mercedes Formula One drivers Juan Pablo Montoya and Mika Häkkinen.

Prior to the race weekend Michael Andretti was informed by McLaren that the race would be his final Formula One start with the team due to poor performances, and he was to be replaced at the next race by Finland's Mika Häkkinen, the team's test-driver.

The race also saw Mika Häkkinen score his first career podium, Rubens Barrichello score his first points and Toshio Suzuki and Jean-Marc Gounon make the Formula One debuts.

The race, contested over 69 laps, was won by Mika Häkkinen in a McLaren, his first Formula One race victory.

Michael Schumacher returned to Formula One having recovered from his broken leg, and replaced Mika Salo at Ferrari.

The race, contested over 73 laps, was the sixteenth and penultamite round of the 2001 Formula One season and was won by Mika Häkkinen.

Staying with Alan Docking Racing for 1990 and moving to a more competitive Ralt chassis, he raced against countryman and fierce rival Mika Häkkinen in Formula Three, finishing second to him.

He has qualified for 25 Formula One grands prix, debuting on 22 October 1995 in the Pacific Grand Prix in Aida, sitting in for the unwell Mika Häkkinen.

In 1999, Scheckter won the Formula Opel Euroseries championship with a record eight victories and eight poles, and in the process broke all the winning records previously set by Mika Häkkinen, Rubens Barrichello, and David Coulthard.

The same year, Mugen won its first Formula Three championships in Europe, taking the French title with Eric Hélary, and the British crown with Mika Häkkinen at the wheel of a West Surrey Racing Ralt, which repeated the title in 1991 with Rubens Barrichello.

While containing a full license ( The license is granted by FOCA, not the FIA ) of the 1995 Formula One racing season with thirteen teams and twenty-six drivers, the game only allows you to play as five drivers: Michael Schumacher ( Benetton ), Damon Hill ( Williams ), Jean Alesi ( Ferrari ), Ukyo Katayama ( Tyrrell ), and Mika Häkkinen ( McLaren ).