Lotus F1 Racing

  • Chassis: Lotus T127
  • Engine: Cosworth
  • Tyres: Bridgestone
  • Base:Hingham, Norfolk
  • Team Principal: Riad Asmat

History

  • Championships Won: -
  • Pole Positions: -
  • Fastest Laps: -
  • F1 Debut: 2010

Team

  • Technical Director:Mike Gascoyne
  • Drivers:Jarno Trulli, Heikki Kovalainen
  • Test Drivers:Fairuz Fauzy
  • Competing in: Formula 1

Heikki Kovalainen

Heikki Kovalainen
  • DOB : 19th October 1981
  • Nationality : Finnish
  • 2010 team : Lotus-Cosworth
  • 2010 Car number : 19
  • 2010 team : Lotus Racing
  • Races : 55
  • Championships : 0
  • Wins : 1
  • Podiums : 4
  • Career points : 105
  • Pole positions : 1
  • Fastest laps : 2
  • First race : 2007 Australian GP
  • First win : 2008 Hungarian GP
  • Last race : 2010 China GP

Heikki Kovalainen born October 19th 1981 in Suomussalmi, Finland. Heikki first tested for F1 at Barcelona in December 2003, and after this Renault made him second test driver alongside Montagny for 2004.  His first official testing session with McLaren was on January 9 2008 with Pedro de la Rosa at Jerez, and his team mate Lewis Hamilton. 

Career summary

Season Series Team Name Races Poles Wins Points Final Placing
1999 World Championship Formula A Tony Kart/Vortex/BS n/a 17th
Finnish Championship Formula A n/a 2nd
2000 World Championship Formula Super A Tony Kart/Vortex/BS n/a 3rd
European Championship Formula Super A 39 4th
Nordic Championship Formula A n/a 1st
Finnish Championship Formula A n/a 2nd
Paris-Bercy Elf Masters n/a 1st
2001 British Formula Renault Fortec Motorsport 13 2 2 243 4th
Formula Three Macau GP Fortec Motorsport 1 0 0 n/a 8th
2002 British Formula Three Fortec Motorsport 26 2 5 257 3rd
Formula Three Macau GP Fortec Motorsport 1 0 0 n/a 2nd
2003 World Series by Nissan Gabord Competicion 18 3 1 134 2nd
2004 World Series by Nissan Pons Racing 18 10 6 176 1st
2005 GP2 Series Arden International 23 2 5 105 2nd
2006 Formula 1 Mild Seven Renault F1 Team Test driver
2007 Formula 1 ING Renault F1 Team 17 0 0 30 7th
2008 Formula 1 McLaren Mercedes 18 1 1 53 7th
2009 Formula 1 McLaren Mercedes 17 0 0 22 12th

Heikki Kovalainen 2010 Season Stats

RaceDateStartFinishPointsTotal
Bahrain GP14 Mar 2010211500
Australian GP28 Mar 2010191300
Malaysian GP4 Apr 2010151800
Chinese GP18 Apr 2010211400
Spanish GP9 May 2010202400
Monaco GP16 May 2010181600
Turkish GP30 May 2010202300
Canadian Grand Prix13 Jun 2010191600
European GP27 Jun 2010202300
British GP11 Jul 2010181700
German GP25 Jul 2010182000
Hungarian GP1 Aug 2010191400
Belgian GP29 Aug 2010131600

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