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Mika Mäki (born February 27, 1988 in Pirkkala, Finland) is a Finnish racing driver. == Career == 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.〔(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. 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 , according to local press a number of pedestrians are also thought to have been caught up in the incident and have suffered bruising due to flying debris. Reports quote local police as suggesting that Mäki may have been involved in a street race. 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. Mäki returned to the F3 Euroseries for the 2009 season, having signed a deal with the Signature-Plus team.〔 〕 Mäki finished on the podium four times, including a win at Brands Hatch, and finished sixth in the championship. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mika Mäki」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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