Career
He will race in GT Finnish Championship in the year 2010. Henri"s manager is Finnish Sport Management Agency SportElite. Karting
Karjalainen competed in karting from 2000 to 2003.
Single-seaters
= Formula Bayerische Motoren Werke Karjalainen moved up to German Formula Bayerische Motoren Werke 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.
= 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. He made his debut at Istanbul Park, but 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.
= 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.
GT Racing
= 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. Complete Atlantic Championship Series results
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Two results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap).
