Kimi Räikkönen F1 Records & Statistics

Explore Kimi Räikkönen F1 records and statistics across a Formula 1 career that stretched over two decades and included spells with Sauber, McLaren, Ferrari, Lotus and Alfa Romeo. The Finnish driver completed his career with 349 Grand Prix starts, 21 victories, 103 podium finishes, 18 pole positions, 46 fastest laps and the 2007 Formula 1 World Championship.

Räikkönen’s Ferrari career was split into two distinct periods, first from 2007 to 2009 and then from 2014 to 2018. Across those eight seasons he made 151 Grand Prix starts for the Scuderia and became Ferrari’s 2007 Drivers’ World Champion.

Kimi Räikkönen Formula 1 career statistics

Kimi Räikkönen made his Formula 1 debut with Sauber in 2001 and remained part of the championship, with a two-year absence in between, until his retirement at the end of 2021. His career included major periods with McLaren and Ferrari, a successful return with Lotus and a final spell with Alfa Romeo.

His complete Formula 1 record includes 349 Grand Prix starts, 21 victories, 103 podium finishes, 18 pole positions and 46 fastest laps. The defining achievement of his career was the 2007 Formula 1 World Championship with Ferrari.

Kimi Räikkönen’s Formula 1 debut with Sauber

Räikkönen entered Formula 1 with Sauber in 2001 after an unusually rapid progression through the junior categories. He scored a point on his Grand Prix debut in Australia, immediately underlining the potential that had convinced Sauber to give him his Formula 1 opportunity.

That first Sauber season formed the opening chapter of a career that would later include championship fights, race wins with several constructors and two separate periods as a Ferrari driver.

Kimi Räikkönen at McLaren

Räikkönen joined McLaren for the 2002 season and developed into a regular Grand Prix winner and title contender. During his time with the team he won nine races and finished runner-up in the Drivers’ Championship in both 2003 and 2005.

His McLaren achievements remain an important part of his complete Formula 1 record, while naturally remaining separate from the Ferrari-specific statistics shown elsewhere on this page.

Kimi Räikkönen joins Ferrari

Räikkönen moved to Ferrari for the 2007 Formula 1 season and immediately won his first Grand Prix for the Scuderia in Australia. The campaign developed into one of the closest championship battles of the era, with Räikkönen ultimately securing the Drivers’ title at the final race in Brazil.

He won six Grands Prix during the 2007 season and became World Champion in his first year with Ferrari, establishing the defining achievement of his career with the Scuderia.

Kimi Räikkönen’s 2007 Ferrari World Championship

The 2007 season remains the central achievement of Räikkönen’s Ferrari career. He arrived at the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix still needing results elsewhere to work in his favour, but victory at Interlagos completed his championship comeback.

The title was Räikkönen’s only Formula 1 Drivers’ World Championship and remains one of the most important milestones in Ferrari’s modern history.

Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari F1 statistics

Räikkönen made 151 Grand Prix starts for Ferrari across his two spells with the team. His Ferrari career produced 10 victories, 52 podium finishes, seven pole positions, 23 fastest laps and one Drivers’ World Championship.

His first Ferrari period from 2007 to 2009 delivered the majority of those victories and, most importantly, the 2007 championship. He later returned to Maranello in 2014 and remained with the team until the end of 2018.

Kimi Räikkönen’s first Ferrari period

Räikkönen’s initial Ferrari spell lasted from 2007 through 2009. After winning the title in his first season, he remained a Grand Prix winner in both 2008 and 2009.

His final victory of that first spell came at the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix, adding another Spa-Francorchamps success to a career that became closely associated with the Belgian circuit.

Kimi Räikkönen returns to Ferrari

After leaving Formula 1 at the end of 2009 and later returning to the championship with Lotus, Räikkönen rejoined Ferrari for the 2014 season. His second spell lasted five seasons, from 2014 through 2018.

The second period did not reproduce the championship success of 2007, but it added further podiums, pole positions and fastest laps to his Ferrari record and eventually delivered one final Grand Prix victory for the Scuderia.

Kimi Räikkönen’s final Ferrari victory

Räikkönen’s final Ferrari victory came at the 2018 United States Grand Prix in Austin. It was his 21st and final Formula 1 win and his first victory during his second spell with the Scuderia.

The result provided a memorable final win before Räikkönen left Ferrari at the end of the season and returned to the Sauber organisation for the closing stage of his Formula 1 career.

Kimi Räikkönen F1 career by constructor

Räikkönen’s Formula 1 career can be divided into periods with Sauber, McLaren, Ferrari, Lotus and Alfa Romeo. The constructor table above separates his statistics by team so that his Ferrari achievements are not mixed with results recorded elsewhere.

This distinction is particularly useful for a driver whose career lasted more than two decades and included race victories with McLaren, Ferrari and Lotus.

Kimi Räikkönen wins, podiums and pole positions

Räikkönen finished his Formula 1 career with 21 Grand Prix victories, 103 podium finishes and 18 pole positions. Those results were accumulated across several constructors and different technical eras.

Ten of his victories came for Ferrari, including six during his championship-winning 2007 season and his final Formula 1 victory at Austin in 2018.

Kimi Räikkönen fastest laps

Räikkönen recorded 46 fastest laps during his Formula 1 career. Twenty-three of those were achieved while driving for Ferrari, meaning exactly half of his career fastest laps came with the Scuderia.

For a broader historical view of race fastest laps by driver and constructor, visit the F1 Fastest Laps & Race Performance Records database.

Kimi Räikkönen season-by-season F1 statistics

The season-by-season table provides a chronological view of Räikkönen’s career from his 2001 debut through his final 2021 season. It separates his championship campaigns, Ferrari periods and later career into individual seasons rather than relying only on lifetime totals.

Because Räikkönen is retired, these season records form a stable historical dataset and do not require regular race-by-race updates.

Kimi Räikkönen’s final Formula 1 years

After leaving Ferrari at the end of 2018, Räikkönen returned to the organisation where his Formula 1 career had begun, racing for the Sauber-run Alfa Romeo team from 2019 through 2021.

He retired from Formula 1 after the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, bringing to an end a career spanning two decades and 349 Grand Prix starts.

Kimi Räikkönen’s place in Ferrari history

Räikkönen occupies a distinctive place in Ferrari history because he delivered the Scuderia’s 2007 Drivers’ World Championship and later returned for a second lengthy spell with the team.

His Ferrari career therefore spans two very different periods: the championship-winning era of the late 2000s and the later years in which he raced alongside drivers including Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel.

His 151 Ferrari Grand Prix starts also place him among the drivers with the longest racing histories for the Scuderia.

Kimi Räikkönen circuit records

Räikkönen’s career included victories and podium finishes at many of Formula 1’s most famous venues. For circuit-specific history, Ferrari wins, qualifying records and lap records, visit the F1 Circuit Records & Statistics database.

How Kimi Räikkönen’s F1 records are calculated

The statistics on this page are generated from locally processed historical Formula 1 data. Career totals, constructor records, Ferrari-specific results and season-by-season statistics are calculated separately so that results achieved for Sauber, McLaren, Ferrari, Lotus and Alfa Romeo remain correctly attributed.

Because Räikkönen’s Formula 1 career is complete, his statistics are effectively evergreen and would change only if historical data were corrected or expanded.

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