Henri Karjalainen
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| Henri Karjalainen | |
| Nationality |  Finnish |
| Date of Birth | February 19, 1986 |
| 2008 Cooper Tires Presents the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda | |
| Debut season | 2008 |
| Current team | Jensen Motorsport |
| Car No. | 2 |
| Starts | 2 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2007 2006-2007 2006 2004-2005 |
GP2 Series Asian Formula Three Asian Formula Renault Challenge Formula BMW ADAC |
Henri Mikael Karjalainen (born February 19, 1986) is a Finnish racing driver.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Karting
Karjalainen competed in karting from 2000 to 2003.
[edit] Single-seaters
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] GP2 Series
Karjalainen has been 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 will prevent him from driving.[1] He made his debut at Istanbul Park, but was replaced by the recovered Niemelä for the next race meeting.
[edit] Atlantic Championship
Karjalainen has moved to North America for 2008 to compete in the Atlantic Championship.
[edit] Racing record
[edit] GP2 Series record
| Season | Team Name | No. | Races | Poles | Wins | Points | Final Placing |
| 2007 | BCN Competicion | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
[edit] References
- Career statistics from driverdb.com. Retrieved on August 23, 2007.
[edit] External links
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