Heikki Kovalainen

Heikki Johannes Kovalainen (born October 19, 1981 in Suomussalmi, Kainuu, Finland) is a Finnish Formula One motor racing driver who previously drove for and in , having previously raced for , and the Malaysian team (now Caterham). Kovalainen has driven in F1 from to and has achieved his one and only win at the 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix, while driving for . He is also the 100th driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix when he won it.
After a difficult season with McLaren in , he was left without a drive after the 2009 World Champion Jenson Button signed for the team for the following season. On 14 December 2009, it was announced that he would be driving for the new team, alongside Jarno Trulli. Despite signing for Lotus and remaining with the team after its renaming to , he would never score any points again and was dropped at the end of in favour of Charles Pic and Giedo van der Garde. He remained on good terms with Caterham, often doing free practice outings at various races during the season. In the last two races of the season, he replaced Lotus F1's Kimi Räikkönen for the final two races in the United States and Brazil, finishing 14th.
Kovalainen was without a drive in , but even if he was linked as a test driver for , it has not been officially confirmed by the team.
He is currently racing in the Japanese Super GT series.
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==Formula One Statistical Overview==
===Formula One Record===
Year 	Entrant 	Team 	WDC Points 	WDC Pos. 	Report
Youth Career 	Youth Career 	Youth Career 	Youth Career 	Youth Career 	Youth Career
2002 - 2005 	Renault Driver Development	Renault Driver Development	Renault Driver Development	Renault Driver Development	Renault Driver Development
Senior Career	Senior Career 	Senior Career 	Senior Career 	Senior Career 	Senior Career
2003 	Mild Seven Renault F1 Team	Renault 	Test Driver 	Test Driver 	Test Driver
2003 	European Minardi Cosworth 	Minardi 	Test Driver 	Test Driver 	Test Driver
 	Mild Seven Renault F1 Team	 	Test Driver 	Test Driver 	Test Driver
 	Minardi Cosworth 	Minardi-Cosworth 	Test Driver 	Test Driver 	Test Driver
 	Mild Seven Renault F1 Team	 	Test Driver 	Test Driver 	Test Driver
 	ING Renault F1 Team 	 	30 	7th 	Report
 	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 	 	53 	7th 	Report
 	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes 	 	22 	12th 	Report
 	Lotus Racing 	 	0 	20th 	Report
 	Team Lotus 	 	0 	22nd 	Report
 	Caterham F1 Team 	 	0 	22nd 	Report
 	Caterham F1 Team 	 	Test Driver 	Test Driver 	Test Driver
 	Lotus F1 Team 	 	0 	21st 	Report
Note: The Lotus team driven from 2010 to 2011 was the Lotus Racing team. The Lotus from 2013 is the Lotus F1 team.
===Career Statistics===
===Race Wins===
Win Number	Grand Prix
1 	2008 Hungarian Grand Prix
===Career Results===
==Notes==
Category:1981 births
Category:Finnish Drivers
Category:2007 Début Drivers
Category:Renault Drivers
Category:McLaren Drivers
Category:Lotus Racing Drivers
Category:Caterham Drivers
Category:Lotus F1 Drivers
Category:Living people
Category:Heikki Kovalainen