Mika Mäki

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| nationality = {{flagicon|FIN}} Finnish

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|02|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Pirkkala, Finland

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| prev series = Formula 3 Euro Series
GP2 Asia Series
Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia
Formula BMW ADAC

| prev series years = 2008-10
2008–09
2007
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2005–06

| titles = Formula Renault 2.0 Italia

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

Career

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Mika started in karting, and competed for five years before heading to Germany and its Formula BMW ADAC series in 2005, finishing fourth in the Rookie Cup, and took his first victory at the Norisring. He moved to the Eifelland Racing Team for the 2006 season, finishing as runner-up with nine podiums.[http://www.mikamaki.com/ Mika Mäki - Formula 3 Euroseries racing driver - Mikamaki.com]

In 2007 Mäki got a seat in the Red Bull Junior Team. He was one of eighteen drivers selected for the programme of developing young talented drivers towards Formula One. During the season he won five rounds and gained the title of Italian Formula Renault Champion.

For the 2008 season Mika signed with Mücke Motorsport to compete in the F3 Euroseries. He opened the season with a victory in Hockenheimring.{{cite news|url=http://www.formula3.cc/content/view/23742/40/ |title=Mika Mäki wins Formula 3 Euro Series season opener |publisher=formula3.cc |date=2008-04-13 |accessdate=2008-04-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706215725/http://www.formula3.cc/content/view/23742/40/ |archivedate=2011-07-06 }} He finished the season 5th in the results with two wins and 5 podiums.

On June 15, Mika had a serious accident at the city of Tampere, driving a Nissan 350Z. He lost control of the car at the entrance of a tunnel, where the speed limit is {{convert|40|km/h|mi/h|0|abbr=on}}, according to local press a number of pedestrians were also thought to have been caught up in the incident and suffered bruising due to flying debris. Reports quoted local police as suggesting that Mäki may have been involved in a street race.{{cite news|url=http://www.crash.net/motorsport/f3/news/165044-0/euro:_title_contender_facing_jail_after_crash?.html |title=Euro: Title contender facing jail after crash? |publisher=crash.net |date=2008-06-17 |accessdate=2008-06-17 }}{{dead link|date=March 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Mäki also made his GP2 Series début in 2008 by competing in the first round of the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season for the Arden team. However, he was then replaced by Renger van der Zande.{{cite news| title =Driver changes aplenty in Dubai| publisher =crash.net| url =http://www.crash.net/motorsport/gp2/news/172365-0/driver_changes_aplenty_in_dubai.html| date =2008-12-04| accessdate =2008-12-04}}

Mäki returned to the F3 Euroseries for the 2009 season, having signed a deal with the Signature-Plus team.{{cite news

|url=http://www.f3euroseries.com/newsausgabe.php?id=2273

|title=Mika Mäki signs Signature deal

|publisher=Formula Three Euroseries

|date=2009-02-03

|accessdate=2009-02-04}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} Mäki finished on the podium four times, including a win at Brands Hatch, and finished sixth in the championship.

Racing record

= Career summary =

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

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2005