Top 10: Kimi Raikkonen's Best Moments in F1 as the Iceman enters his 300th Grand Prix

#2 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix

Kimi was able to snatch his first win at Sepang

Kimi had been promoted to McLaren in only his second year in F1 and he was able to consistently put together some great results. He had lost out on a well-deserved win in France in 2002 when he spun because of oil on the track. He came into 2003 determined to prove a point and get that first win of his career. The F1 circus reached Malaysia and in qualifying Fernando Alonso put his Renault on the pole.

Kimi qualified some distance behind in P7 on a heavier fuel load. As the race commenced, one by one the contenders kept dropping away as Schumacher tangled with Trulli while Coulthard suffered a retirement.

Through all this Kiki had worked his way up to P2 and when the lightly fueled Renault of Alonso pitted Kimi, he started putting out faster laps to ultimately pit later and come out ahead of Alonso. It was an emotional occasion for the fans as well and a start of the first of many for the Iceman.

About the author

Charanjot is an F1 writer and Content Specialist at Sportskeeda with over 5 years of experience covering news, trends, and analyses related to the sport.

He started watching F1 when Narain Karthikeyan made his F1 debut in 2005 and was hooked when Kimi Raikkonen delivered a stunning lap in Monaco in the same season. He has been with the firm for almost 4 years and tries his best to put his links in the F1 paddock to the best use so as to report relevant and accurate information.

Charanjot has interviewed Indian motorsports driver Kush Maini during his time with Sportskeeda. He has also written 4K+ articles on the sport and is the key factor behind all the F1-related content that goes out in the domain.

If given a chance, he would like for India’s Buddh International Circuit to be added back to the calendar. A Mechanical engineer and an MBA, Charanjot aims to spearhead the cause of making F1 a mainstream sport in India. Apart from F1, he also follows MotoGP, cricket and MMA.

Know More

Edited by Debjyoti Samanta