Henri Karjalainen

Henri Mikael Karjalainen
Henri Mikael Karjalainen
Born	February 19, 1986 (age 40); Helsinki, Finland
Occupation	Professional racing driver
Years active	2000–2010
Known for	Participation in GP2 Series, Atlantic Championship, FIA Formula Two Championship, and GT Finnish Championship

Henri Mikael Karjalainen (born February 19, 1986, in Helsinki) is a Finnish professional racing driver who took part in the 2010 GT Finnish Championship. His career is managed by the Finnish sports management company SportElite.

Karting

Karjalainen began his motorsport journey in karting, competing from 2000 until 2003.

Formula BMW

In 2004, he progressed to the German Formula BMW championship, where he competed through the 2005 season, accumulating a total of five points during this period.

Asian-based series

Karjalainen relocated to Asia in 2006 to race in both the Formula Three and Formula Renault competitions. He achieved second place overall in the 2007 Asian F3 championship standings.

GP2 Series

During 2007, Karjalainen entered the GP2 Series, driving for BCN Competicion as a substitute for the injured Markus Niemelä. He made his debut at Istanbul Park but was unable to finish either race and was replaced by Niemelä at the next round.

Atlantic Championship

In 2008, Karjalainen moved to North America to compete in the Atlantic Championship with Jensen MotorSport. He concluded the season ranked seventeenth, with his top finish being tenth place at the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivière.

Formula Two

For the 2009 season, Karjalainen took part in the revived Formula Two series, aspiring to emulate fellow Finn Keke Rosberg’s path to Formula One. Piloting car number 23, he ended the year fifteenth in the championship standings.

Return to Finland

Unable to secure adequate funding for Formula Two in 2010, Karjalainen returned home to Finland and joined Ferrari Team Nurminen for the GT Finnish Championship. Driving a Ferrari F430 Challenge GT3 Cup, this marked his introduction to GT racing.

Complete GP2 Series results

(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole positions) (Races in italics indicate fastest laps)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	DC	Points
2007	BCN Competición	BHR FEA	BHR SPR	ESP FEA	ESP SPR	MON FEA	FRA FEA	FRA SPR	GBR FEA	GBR SPR	EUR FEA	EUR SPR	HUN FEA	HUN SPR	TUR FEA Ret	TUR SPR Ret	ITA FEA	ITA SPR	BEL FEA	BEL SPR	VAL FEA	VAL SPR	NC	0

Full Atlantic Championship Series results

(Races shown in bold denote pole positions) (Races in italics represent fastest laps)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final Standing	Total Points
2008	Jensen Motorsport	LBH 14th	LS 16th	MON Retired	EDM 14th	EDM 11th	ROA Retired	ROA 14th	TRR 10th	NJ 15th	UT 12th	ATL	17th	70

Full Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

(key) (Pole positions are shown in bold) (Fastest laps are indicated in italics)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final Position	Total Points
2009	Red Step Formula	ZAN Race 1	ZAN Race 2	HOC Race 1	HOC Race 2	ALA Race 1 7th	ALA Race 2 4th	OSC Race 1	OSC Race 2	ASS Race 1	ASS Race 2	MST Race 1	MST Race 2	NÜR Race 1	NÜR Race 2	SPA Race 1	SPA Race 2	23rd	31

Full FIA Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Pole positions are denoted in bold) (Fastest laps appear in italics)

Year	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8	Round 9	Round 10	Round 11	Round 12	Round 13	Round 14	Round 15	Round 16	Final Standing	Points Accumulated

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! 2009
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" |  VAL 
 Race 1 
17th 
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" |  VAL 
 Race 2 
15th 
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" |  BRN 
 Race 1 
4th 
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" |  BRN 
 Race 2 
16th 
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" |  SPA 
 Race 1 
7th 
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" |  SPA 
 Race 2 
15th 
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" |  BRH 
 Race 1 
11th 
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" |  BRH 
 Race 2 
18th 
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" |  DON 
 Race 1 
15th 
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" |  DON 
 Race 2 
13th 
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" |  OSC 
 Race 1 
Retired 
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" |  OSC 
 Race 2 
Template:Small 15th 
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"  | [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari  IMOLA
Race 1]]
Template:Small 11th

|| style = "background:#CFCFFF"|[[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari IMOLA
Race 2]]
Template:Small 15th

|| style = "background:#CFCFFF"|[[Circuit de Catalunya CAT
Race 1]]
Template:Small 16th 
|| style = "background:#CFCFFF"|[[Circuit de Catalunya CAT
Race 2]]
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!15th 
!7

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References

SportElite

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