SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - A brief look at the career of the 2007 Formula One champion:

Kimi Raikkonen:
BORN: Oct. 17, 1979, Espoo, Finland.
F1 DEBUT: 2001, Australian GP with Sauber (finished 10th).
TEAMS: Sauber (2001), McLaren (2002-06), Ferrari (2007-present).
GRANDS PRIX: 122
VICTORIES: 15
POLE POSITIONS: 14
PODIUMS: 48
SEASON POINTS: 110.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2001: Debuts with Sauber, winning nine points to finish 10th in the drivers' championship.
2002: Joins McLaren and takes three third-places finishes and a second.
2003: Wins for the first time, in Malaysia, and reaches a total of 10 podiums, becoming Michael Schumacher's closest challenger by finishing two points behind in the drivers' championship.
2004: Takes pole position at Silverstone and defeats Schumacher to win the Belgian Grand Prix.
2005: Five poles, seven wins, five podiums, but finishes second in the championship because of reliability issues.
2006: Fails to win a race in his final season for McLaren, but scores in every race he finishes to finish fifth in the standings. Signs a deal to move to Ferrari.
2007: Wins six races with Ferrari and reaches the podium seven times to clinch his first F1 title. Overcame a seven-point deficit at the deciding Brazilian Grand Prix to surpass McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso.