Henri Karjalainen
Henri Mikael Karjalainen (born February 19, 1986 in Helsinki) is a Finnish racing driver. He will race in GT Finnish Championship in the year 2010. Henri's manager is Finnish Sport Management Agency SportElite.[1]
| Henri Karjalainen | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Finnish |
| Born | February 19, 1986 Helsinki, Finland |
| GT Finnish Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2010 |
| Current team | Ferrari Team Nurminen |
| Car number | 10 |
| Starts | 1 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2009 2008 2007 2006-07 2006 2004-05 | FIA Formula Two Championship Atlantic Championship GP2 Series Asian Formula Three Asian Formula Renault Formula BMW ADAC |
Career
Karting
Karjalainen competed in karting from 2000 to 2003.
Formula BMW
Karjalainen moved up to German Formula BMW for 2004, and stayed in the same series for 2005. He scored a total of five points from his two years in the series.
Asian-based series
Karjalainen moved to Asia for 2006, competing in both the Formula Three and Formula Renault series based in the continent. He achieved greater success, and finished as runner-up in the 2007 Asian F3 standings.
GP2 Series
Karjalainen was given the opportunity to compete in the GP2 Series in 2007 by the BCN Competicion team, following a shoulder injury to compatriot Markus Niemelä which prevented him from driving.[2] He made his debut at Istanbul Park, failing to finish in the both races. He was replaced by the recovered Niemelä for the next race meeting.
Atlantic Championship
Karjalainen moved to North America in 2008 to compete in the Atlantic Championship. He raced for Jensen MotorSport finishing 17th in overall standings with 10th position in Grand Prix de Trois-Rivière being his best individual finish.
Formula Two
In 2009, Karjalainen participated in the reformed Formula Two series. He is keen to be the next Finn after Keke Rosberg that promotes from Formula Two to Formula One. He drove the #23 car, finishing fifteenth in the championship.
Back to Finland
In 2010, after failing to collect budget large enough to compete in F2, Karjalainen returned to Finland to drive for Ferrari Team Nurminen, which competes in GT Finnish Championship with Ferrari F430 Challenge GT3 Cup. This is the first time Karjalainen has competed in GT-racing.[3]
Racing record
Complete Atlantic Championship Series results
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Jensen Motorsport |
LBH 14 |
LS 16 |
MON Ret |
EDM 14 |
EDM 11 |
ROA Ret |
ROA 14 |
TRR 10 |
NJ 15 |
UT 12 |
ATL |
17th | 70 |
Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | VAL 1 17 |
VAL 2 15 |
BRN 1 4 |
BRN 2 16 |
SPA 1 7 |
SPA 2 15 |
BRH 1 11 |
BRH 2 18 |
DON 1 15 |
DON 2 13 |
OSC 1 Ret |
OSC 2 15 |
IMO 1 11 |
IMO 2 15 |
CAT 1 16 |
CAT 2 17 |
15th | 7 |
References
- http://www.sportelite.fi/index.php?node_id=14778 Henri's profile at SportElite's website
- "Asian F3 runner-up Karjalainen to replace injured Niemela in Turkey". flagworld.auto123.com. 2007-08-22. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
- Vauhdin Maailma - Rata-SM 2010, page 8. Sanoma Magazines, 2010
- Career statistics from driverdb.com. Retrieved on August 23, 2007.
- Henri Karjalainen joins Formula Two. from formulatwo.com. Retrieved on February 16, 2009.
- SportElite