A look back in photographs to 10 different years of Motor-Racing history:
1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1997.


Lotus (1991-1992) McLaren (1993-2001)

Born: September 28, 1968, Finland
Races contested: 161
Best result: 1st (20x)
Total points: 420

Formula 1 World Champion 1998-1999



Above: Mika Häkkinen in the McLaren at Spa-Francorchamps in 1997 (left),
walking back to the pits after his Lotus broke down at Hockenheim in 1991 (middle),
and in the Lotus in 1991 at Spa-Francorchamps (right).

Mike Häkkinen, British Formula 3 champion of 1990, was Formula 1 World Champion
in 1998 and 1999 with McLaren. In 2000 he finished runner-up to Michael Schumacher.
At the end of 2001, Mika retired from racing, but in 2005 he made a surprise comeback
as driver of Mercedes in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM).
In only his third race, at Spa-Francorchamps, a place he knew very well from his F1 days,
he showed the world he had lost nothing of his talent by winning.


Above: Mika Häkkinen in the McLaren at Spa-Francorchamps in 1997 (left and right),
and in the Lotus in 1991, at Hockenheim (middle).


Above: Mika in the Lotus at Hockenheim (left and middle) in 1991
and in the McLaren at Spa-Francorchamps in 1997.


Above: Mika Häkkinen passes Olivier Grouillard's Fondmetal at Spa in 1991.




All pictures copyright Patrick Beckers 1991-1997

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