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Kimi Räikkönen
2007 World Champion
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
Overview
Kimi-Matias Räikkönen, born in Espoo, Finland, on 17 October 1979 and known as the Iceman, won the 2007 World Drivers' Championship in his first season with Ferrari.1 He took it by one point from both McLaren drivers, in the last race of the year.1
Sauber gave him his debut in 2001 after only a short single-seater career, and he went on to race until 2021.1 His 349 starts rank third in the sport's history.1
2007
Six wins, one point clear of Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso
A win on debut for Ferrari
He won in Australia from pole with the fastest lap, the first driver since Nigel Mansell in 1989 to win his first race for Ferrari.1 With 10 races left, though, he was 26 points behind Lewis Hamilton.1
From third in the standings
He went to the Brazilian finale seven points behind Hamilton and three behind Fernando Alonso.1 He won at Interlagos while Alonso finished third and Hamilton seventh, and that was enough, 110 points to 109.12
Every Grand Prix finish, 2007
Numeral size follows the result. Round 1 at left.
Image plates
4 photographs, in season order
I
Malaysian Grand Prix, 2007. He finished third.
II
Monaco Grand Prix, 2007. He finished eighth.
III
British Grand Prix weekend, 2007. He won the race.
IV
Belgian Grand Prix, 2007. He won the race.
Helmet
He raced as number 7.1 The drawing shows his 2007 helmet.
A drawing of his 2007 design.
Auge=mit · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Background removedFerrari F2007
The F2007 won nine of 17 races in 2007, along with 22 podiums and nine poles, and Ferrari took the constructors' title with 204 points.3
A Ferrari F2007, chassis 259, on display.
Alexandre Prevot · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons- Team wins, both drivers
- 9 of 17
- Podiums
- 22
- Poles
- 9
- Team points
- 204
Road to the title
Records
Sources
- 1Kimi RäikkönenWikipedia
- 22007 drivers' standingsFormula1.com
- 3Ferrari F2007Wikipedia