1. What is Mika Hakkinen Net Worth?
Mika Hakkinen is a Finnish former racing driver and two-time Formula One World Champion. He has an estimated net worth of $50 million.
Hakkinen earned his wealth through his successful career as a Formula One driver. During his time in F1, he won 20 races and two World Championships with McLaren in 1998 and 1999, making him one of the most successful drivers in the sport’s history. He also earned millions in endorsements and sponsorships during his time on the track, including partnerships with brands like Shell, Tag Heuer, and Mercedes-Benz.
In addition to his earnings from racing, Hakkinen also earns money from appearances at motorsport events around the world as well as speaking engagements and corporate consulting gigs. He even wrote an autobiography entitled ‘Flying Finn: My Autobiography’.
2. Mika Hakkinen Early Life
Mika Pauli Häkkinen was born on 28 September 1968 in Vantaa, Finland. He began his racing career at the age of six when he started karting in 1974. At the age of 15, he won the Nordic Championship and two years later, he won the European Championship. In 1988, he moved to Formula Ford and won that championship as well. From there, he moved up to Formula 3 and then Formula 3000 before eventually joining McLaren in 1993.
Hakkinen quickly established himself as one of the top drivers in F1 with a string of impressive performances throughout his first season with McLaren including a podium finish at Monaco and a pole position at Hungary which helped him finish 4th overall that year. The following year saw him take two wins – one at Austria and another at Italy – before finishing runner-up to Michael Schumacher in 1995’s Drivers’ Championship behind Schumacher’s Benetton team-mate Johnny Herbert by just four points.
3. Mika Hakkinen Career
1996 saw Hakkinen take another two wins – this time at Spain and Germany – but it wasn’t until 1997 that he really began to make an impression on the F1 scene when he finished second overall behind Jacques Villeneuve’s Williams car for the second consecutive year despite suffering from several mechanical issues throughout the season which prevented him from taking any victories over Villeneuve during their head-to-head battles for pole positions or race wins that year.
The following season saw him finally become world champion after taking eight wins over Schumacher’s Ferrari team-mate Eddie Irvine who finished runner-up by just three points while also taking 11 pole positions throughout the campaign – more than any other driver that season – en route to becoming champion for the first time ever.. In 1999, he successfully defended his title after winning five races over Schumacher who again finished runner-up by just four points while also taking seven pole positions throughout the campaign – once again more than anyone else that season – en route to becoming champion for a second consecutive year..
Following this second title win however, Hakkinen decided to retire from F1 after being offered a role as McLaren’s official test driver which allowed him to focus more on family life away from racing while still remaining involved with McLaren throughout 2000 before eventually retiring completely from motorsport altogether in 2002.. Since then, Hakkinen has continued to remain involved with motorsport by working as an advisor for several teams including Toyota Racing Development (TRD) where he currently serves as an ambassador for their motorsport programmes around Europe..
4 Mika Hakkinen Height & Weight
Mika Hakkinen stands 5 feet 8 inches tall (173 cm) while weighing 158 pounds (72 kg). His date of birth is 28 September 1968 which makes him 51 years old now (as of 2020). His nationality is Finnish which explains why many fans refer to him affectionately as “The Flying Finn” – due to his impressive speed around tracks across Europe during his career!