Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Don 1993, Häkkinen ya shiga McLaren, da farko a matsayin direba mai tsere, kodayake ya zama direban gwajin hukuma na ƙungiyar lokacin da ƙungiyar ta ɗauki direban CART World Series Michael Andretti. Baya ga ayyukan gwaji na yau da kullun, Häkkinen ya shiga tseren Porsche Supercup guda biyu, wanda aka gudanar a matsayin tseren tallafi don Grand Prix na Monaco, inda ya fara daga matsayi na farko kuma ya ci nasara a tseren biyu. An inganta shi zuwa Formula One bayan babban Prix na Italiya, lokacin da Andretti ya bar Formula One. Häkkinen ya shiga cikin Grand Prix na Fotigal inda ya fitar da mai tsere na yau da kullun Ayrton Senna. A lokacin tseren, ya yi ritaya saboda karo da bangon kankare. A tseren na gaba da aka gudanar a
Japan, Häkkinen ya yi iƙirarin podium na farko a cikin aikinsa tare da kammala na uku, kuma ya ƙare kakar wasa lokacin da motar McLaren ta yi fama da gazawar bututun birki a Ostiraliya. Häkkinen ya kammala kakar wasa tare da 15th a gasar zakarun Turai, inda ya zira kwallaye 4. A watan Disamba, McLaren ya tabbatar da cewa Häkkinen zai ci gaba da kasancewa tare da ƙungiyar a kan kwangilar shekaru uku daga kakar 1994 zuwa gaba.