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Heikki Kovalainen

1981 - Today

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Heikki Johannes Kovalainen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈhei̯kːi ˈkoʋɑlɑi̯nen]; born 19 October 1981) is a Finnish racing and rally driver, who competed in Formula One from 2007 to 2013. Kovalainen won the 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix with McLaren. In sportscar racing, Kovalainen won Super GT in 2016 with SARD. Kovalainen 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Heikki Kovalainen is the 286th most popular racing driver (up from 295th in 2019), the 231st most popular biography from Finland and the 17th most popular Finnish Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Heikki Kovalainen ranks 286 out of 1,080. Before him are François Picard, Paco Godia, John Taylor, Bill Ivy, Aguri Suzuki, and Paul England. After him are Giulio Cabianca, George Constantine, Mark Donohue, Kent Andersson, Luiz Bueno, and Paul Pietsch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Heikki Kovalainen ranks 87. Before him are Finn Bálor, Fabian Cancellara, Émilie Dequenne, Engin Akyürek, MS Dhoni, and Alexis Bledel. After him are Kosuke Suzuki, Julius Malema, Genevieve Cortese, Willy Caballero, Aritz Aduriz, and Sunny Leone.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Heikki Kovalainen ranks 231 out of 751. Before him are Magnus Lindberg (1958), Helena Westermarck (1857), Maria Wiik (1853), Harald Öhquist (1891), Rafael Erich (1879), and Väinö Kokkinen (1899). After him are Armas Taipale (1890), Carl Gustaf Mannerheim (1797), Sofi Oksanen (1977), Antti Tulenheimo (1879), Vesa-Matti Loiri (1945), and Verner Weckman (1882).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Finland

Among racing drivers born in Finland, Heikki Kovalainen ranks 17. Before him are Rauno Aaltonen (1938), Timo Salonen (1951), Leo Kinnunen (1943), Marcus Grönholm (1968), JJ Lehto (1966), and Valtteri Bottas (1989). After him are Timo Mäkinen (1938), Harri Rovanperä (1966), Mikko Kozarowitzky (1948), Jari-Matti Latvala (1985), Mikko Hirvonen (1980), and Kalle Rovanperä (2000).

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