Otto Makkinen

Otto Mäkkinen (born 15th March 1967) is a Finnish racing driver. He is a six-time Formula One champion, winning in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, and 2005. Following the 2002 season, he took a sabbatical year away from the sport, before returning in 2004 for Williams. 
==Early Life and Career==
Otto Antero Mäkkinen was born on 15th March 1967 in Jyväskylä, Finland, to Heikki, who worked as a mechanic, and Maria Mäkkinen, who was a professor at the University of Jyväskylä. Otto became interested in motorsports at a young age, frequently attending the 1000 Lakes Rally with his father Heikki, who participated as an amateur driver.
When Mäkkinen was eight years old, his parents rented him a go-kart and took him to a local track as a birthday present. Following the outing and much urging from the young Mäkkinen, his parents would purchase him a go-kart a few months later. Mäkkinen enjoyed success in karting, finishing runner up in the 85cc class of the Finnish Karting Championship in 1980 to Teemu Lehtonen in his third season in the class. Mäkkinen won the championship the next year, and for 1982 moved to the Formula Nordic 100cc championship, where he finished fourth in his debut season. In his second season of Formula Nordic, Mäkkinen took the championship, and participated in the World Karting Championship later that year, which was held in Le Mans. Mäkkinen remained in Formula Nordic for 1984, finishing third.
Mäkkinen made the step up from kart racing to car racing in aged 18 in 1985, participating in Nordic and Finnish Formula Ford, winning titles in both on his debut season. For 1986 Mäkkinen travelled to Britain to take part in British Formula Three but struggled to adapt to the vastly quicker Formula Three machinery, finishing 11th in the final season standings, with a single podium at the twelfth race of the season in Snetterton. Otto remained in British Formula Three the next season, moving to Bowman Racing after his team from the prior season, KTR Racing, ran into financial strife. Makkinen's enjoyed much more success in his second season, taking four wins throughout the season and finishing second in the championship to Alexsandro Pinho. Pinho graduated to Formula One for the 1988 season, granting Mäkkinen an easy road to the British Formula Three crown, taking eight victories and winning the championship with ease.
==Formula One Career==
===Larrousse (1989 - 1990)===
Shortly after winning the British Formula Three championship in 1988, Mäkkinen was approached by Larrousse team boss Gérard Larrousse to partner Pinho, as the team were looking to expand to run a second car for 1989. With limited options and the Larrousse's underlying pace looking strong, with Pinho even taking pole at the 1988 season opener in Brazil, Mäkkinen signed a 2 year contract with the team in late December.
Mäkkinen struggled to match his more experienced Brazilian teammate in 1989, only managing to score points on two occasions, at Road America and Donington, while Pinho won the Italian Grand Prix and scored points on four other occasions.
===Williams (1991 - 1995)===
====1991====
====1992====
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====1994====
====1995====
===McLaren (1996 - 1999)===
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====1999====
===Jordan (2000 - 2002)===
====2000====
====2001====
====2002====
==Personal Life==
==Racing Record==
Category:Finnish
Category:F1
====Complete Formula One Championship Results====
 Year
Entrant
Chassis
Engine
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12 
WDC
Points
 1989
 
Larrousse
 Larrousse LC89
 Lamborghini 3512 V12 
BRARet
 
SMR16
MON16
USA9
CAN14
FRA18
GBR8
GERRet
HUN13
BELRet
ITA11
JPNRet
 
17th
 5
 1990 
 Larrousse
 Larrousse LC90
Lamborghini 3512 V12
BRA9
 
SMR7
MONRet
USA8
CANRet
FRA11
GBR10
GER14
HUN13
BEL7
ITA6
JPN9
 13th
21
 1991
 
 Williams
 Williams FW14
 Renault RS3 V10
RSA5
 
BRA2
SMR7
MONRet
USA2
FRA1
GBR1
GER2
BEL1
ITA2
SPA4
JPNDNS
2nd 
111
 1992
 
 Williams
 Williams FW14B
 Renault RS4 V10
RSA5
 
BRA6
SMR4
MON2
USA1
FRA2
GBR14
GER12
BEL2
ITA2
SPA4
JPN5
2nd
96
 1993
 
 Williams
 Williams FW15C 
 Renault RS5 V10
RSA8
 
BRA3
SMR3
MON1
USA11
FRA2
GBR7
GER5
BEL9
ITA7
SPA8
JPN1
3rd
82
 1994
 
 Williams
 Williams FW16
 Renault RS6 V10
PAC3
 
BRA3
SMR1
MON2
POR8
USARet
GERRet
GBR2
BEL1
ITA1
JPN3
1st
102
 1995
 
 Williams
 Williams FW17
 Renault RS7 V10
PAC5
 
BRARet
SMR3
MON6
POR5
AUT11
GERRet
GBR10
BEL6
ITA6
JPN1
7th
53
 1996
 
McLaren 
 McLaren MP4/11
 Mercedes FO 110/3 V10
AUS4
 
BRA2
SMR1
MON6
POR8
AUT3
GERRet
GBR2
BEL1
ITA2
JPN3
1st
102
 1997
 
McLaren 
 McLaren MP4/12
 Mercedes FO 110E V10 
AUS3
 
BRA3
SMR
POR2
GBR3
GER1
BEL5
ITA5
AUT4
JPN2
3rd
89
 1998
 
McLaren 
 McLaren MP4/13
 Mercedes FO 110G V10 
AUS4
 
BRA3
SMR4
MON8
GBR4
GER4
BEL2
ITARet
AUT2
MAL1
JPN1
1st
99
 1999
 
McLaren 
 McLaren MP4/14
 Mercedes FO 110H V10 
AUS10
 
BRA7
SMR8
MONRet
GBR3
GERRet
BEL2
ITA8
AUT2
MAL5
JPN6
6th
56
 2000
 
 Jordan 
 Jordan EJ10 
 Mugen-Honda MF-301 HE V10
AUS1
 
BRA1
USA2
MONC
GBR2
GER6
AUT2
BEL1
ITARet
MAL6
JPNDNS
 1st
91
 2001
 
Jordan 
 Jordan EJ11 
 Honda RA001E 
AUS2
 
MAL1
BRARet
USA5
MON5
GBR1
GERRet
AUT2
BEL2
ITA5
JPNRet
2nd
84
 2002
 
Jordan 
 Jordan EJ12 
 Honda RA002E
AUS4
 
MAL3
BRA8
USA3
MON1
GBRRet
GERRet
AUT2
BEL6
ITA
JPN
3rd
62
2004
Williams
FW26
BMW P84
AUS2
BAH1
AUTRet
GER5
USA5
1st
109
FW26B
BMW P84
GBR1
BEL1
ITADNS
MAL1
JPN1
BRA2
2005
Williams
FW27
BMW P84/5
AUS1
BAH1
MON5
USA11
GBR8
AUT1
GERRet
HUN7
ITA1
BELRet
JPN2
BRARet
1st
85
2006
Williams
FW28
Cosworth CA2006
AUS4
BAHRet
MON5
GBR7
AUT4
GER2
HUN3
TUR4
ITARet
BELRet
JPN6
BRARet
6th
61
Category:Drivers
Category:World Champion
Category:Hall of Fame