Mika Mäki

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Mika Mäki
Nationality Flag of FinlandFinnish
Date of Birth February 27, 1988 (1988-02-27) (age 20)
Place of Birth Pirkkala, Finland
2008 F3 Euroseries
Debut season 2008
Current team Mücke Motorsport
Car No. 26
Starts 6
Wins 2
Poles 0
Fastest laps 2
Previous series
2007
2007
2005-2006		 Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia
Formula BMW ADAC
Championship titles
2007 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia

Mika Mäki (born February 2, 1988 in Pirkkala, Finland) is a professional Finnish racecar driver currently driving in the Formula Three Euroseries championship.

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[edit] Career

Mika started from Karting. After five years of successful karting career Mäki headed into Germany and its' Formula BMW ADAC series.

Mika Mäki with a Finnish team was successful in season 2005 as they opened his winning stream in Formula BMW ADAC series. In Rookie Cup he finished into 4th position and was able to gain his first victory at Norisring circuit.

In season 2006 he made promising results with Eifelland Racing Team. Mika was nine times on podium which provided him a 2nd place in the final standings.[1]

In 2007 Mäki got a seat in Red Bull Junior Team. He was one of 18 drivers selected for the program of developing young talented drivers towards F1. During the season he won five rounds and gained the title of Italian Formula Renault Champion.

For 2008 season Mika signed with Mücke Motorsport to compete in the F3 Euroseries. He opened the season with a victory in Hockenheimring.[2]

[edit] Career Statistics

Season Series Team Car No. Races Wins Poles FLaps Points Position
2008 F3 Euroseries Flag of Germany Mücke Motorsport 26 6 2 0 2 19* 2nd*
2007 Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup Flag of Spain Epsilon Red Bull Team 16 14 0 0 1 46 9th
2007 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Flag of Spain Epsilon Red Bull Team 14 5 2 3 274 1st
2006 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Flag of Finland Koiranen bros. Motorsport 2 0 0 0 12 32th
2006 Formula BMW ADAC Flag of Germany Eifelland Racing Team 12 18 2 4 4 182 2nd
2005 Formula BMW ADAC Flag of Finland KDF Motorsport 28 20 1 0 0 44 12th

* - Season in progress.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mika Mäki - Formula 3 Euroseries racing driver - Mikamaki.com
  2. ^ "Mika Mäki wins Formula 3 Euro Series season opener", formula3.cc, 2008-04-13. Retrieved on 2008-04-13. 

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