Heikki Kovalainen
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1981 (44 years old)
Suomussalmi, FinlandPosition
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 |  |  |  | Brazilian Grand Prix | 24 Nov 13 | |
|  | |  | United States Grand Prix | 17 Nov 13 | |
 | | | | Brazilian Grand Prix | 25 Nov 12 | |
|  | | | United States Grand Prix | 18 Nov 12 | |
|  | |  | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | 04 Nov 12 | |
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Heikki Johannes Kovalainen (Finnish pronunciation: ; born 19 October 1981) is a Finnish racing driver. He raced in Formula 1 between 2007 and 2013 for the Renault, McLaren, Team Lotus and Lotus F1 teams.
He was supported by the Renault Driver Development programme early in his racing career, during which he won the World Series by Nissan championship and finished runner-up in the GP2 series. Renault signed him on as a full-time Formula One test driver for 2006, and then promoted him to a race seat for 2007. He gained his first podium by finishing second in the Japanese Grand Prix that year.
He moved to McLaren for the 2008 season, where he partnered Lewis Hamilton. His second season saw him achieve his first pole position at Silverstone and his first victory at Hungaroring, becoming the 100th driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix. He remained with the team for the 2009 season.
In 2010, he moved to the newly created Team Lotus where he also remained for 2011 and 2012, with the team renamed Caterham F1 for 2012. 2012 was his last full season in Formula One. Kovalainen competed in the last two races of the 2013 season for Lotus F1 as a short-notice stand-in for regular driver Kimi Räikkönen.
In 2015, Kovalainen moved to Japan to compete in Super GT in the GT500 class with Lexus.
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