Mika Mäki

Mika Mäki
Mika Mäki
Born	February 27, 1988 (age 38); Pirkkala, Finland
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2005–2010
Known for	Italian Formula Renault Champion (2007)

Mika Mäki (born on February 27, 1988) is a retired Finnish racing driver.

Career

Mäki's motorsport journey started in karting before he transitioned to Germany's Formula BMW ADAC championship in 2005. During his debut season, he secured fourth place in the Rookie Cup and recorded his inaugural victory at the Norisring. The following year, competing with Eifelland Racing Team, he finished as the runner-up, achieving nine podium finishes.

In 2007, Mäki was inducted into the Red Bull Junior Team, an initiative aimed at nurturing future Formula One competitors. That season, he triumphed in five races and captured the title in the Italian Formula Renault Championship.

For the 2008 season, Mäki joined Mücke Motorsport to compete in the Formula Three Euroseries. He began strongly with a victory at Hockenheimring and concluded the year fifth overall, amassing two wins and five podium placements. During June, he was involved in a severe crash in Tampere, reportedly connected to a street racing event.

Mäki made his debut in the GP2 Asia Series late in 2008 driving for the Arden International squad but was shortly replaced by Renger van der Zande.

In 2009, he returned to the F3 Euroseries with Signature-Plus, where he secured four podiums including a win at Brands Hatch, ultimately finishing sixth in the championship standings.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team Name	Races	Wins	Poles	F.L.	Podiums	Points	Position
2005	Formula BMW ADAC	KDF Motorsport	20	1	0	0	2	44	12th
2006	Formula BMW ADAC	Eifelland Racing	18	2	4	4	9	182	2nd
	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	Koiranen Bros. Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	12	32nd
	Formula BMW World Final	Eifelland Racing	1	0	0	0	1	N/A	2nd
2007	Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup	Epsilon Red Bull Team	14	0	0	0	3	46	9th
2007	Formula Renault 2.0 Italy	Epsilon Red Bull Team	14	5	2	3	7	274	1st
2008	Formula 3 Euro Series	Mücke Motorsport	20	2	0	2	5	46	5th
	Macau Grand Prix	Signature-Plus	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	4th
	Masters of Formula 3	Mücke Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	4th
2008–09	GP2 Asia Series	Trust Team Arden	2	0	0	0	0	0	29th
rowspan=3 2009 \|- align=left 2009 Formula 3 Euro Series season Formula 3 Euro Series align=left Signature Team Signature-Plus 20 1 0 1 4 43 6th \|- align=left 2009 Macau Grand Prix Macau Grand Prix align=left Hitech Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th \|- align=left 2009 Masters of Formula 3 Masters of Formula 3 align=left Signature Team Signature-Plus 1 0 0 0 1 N/A style="background:#DFDFDF;" 2nd
2010 align=left 2010 Formula 3 Euro Series season Formula 3 Euro Series align=left Motopark Academy 6 0 0 0 0 0 17th

Full Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Results

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Full Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Results

(key) (Bold indicates pole position; italic indicates fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final Standing	Points
2007	Epsilon Red Bull Team	ZOL 1 Retired	ZOL 2 13th	NÜR 1 3rd place	NÜR 2 2nd place	HUN 1 10th place	HUN 2 Retired	DON 1 13th place	DON 2 5th place	MAG 1 15th place	MAG 2 20th place	EST 1 6th place	EST 2 2nd place	CAT 1 32nd place	CAT 2 6th place	9th overall	46 points

External links

Official website