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Mika Salo

Finland

Status

Retired

Active Years

1994–2000, 2002

Biography

Driver Info

Nationality

Finland↗

Driver Number

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Date of Birth

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F1 Debut

1994 Japanese Grand Prix↗

Last GP

2002 Japanese Grand Prix↗

WDC

Wins

Podiums

Poles

Fastest Laps

110

Best WDC

P10

1999

Most Wins In Season

1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002

Teams

Seasons

Consecutive Wins

Consecutive Podiums

Consecutive results are calculated from available published GP result rows.

Race archive

Career Statistics

Grand Prix Wins

No published race results available.

Podium Finishes

German Grand Prix1999 · P2 ↗Italian Grand Prix1999 · P3 ↗

Pole Positions

No published race results available.

Fastest Laps

No published race results available.

Team history

Teammate History

Head-to-head comparisons

8 teammates · Click to expand

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Only Grand Prix races actually started together for the same team count. Wins, podiums and points use those shared GPs; WDC position is season-wide.

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Allan McNish

2002 · Toyota

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Shared Grand Prix: 16

Race H2H

3 : 3

Qualifying H2H

14 : 2

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

2 : 0

WDC H2H

1 : 0

View Allan McNish profile ↗

2002 ↗Toyota

Shared Grand Prix: 16

Race H2H

3 : 3

Qualifying H2H

14 : 2

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

2 : 0

WDC Position

P17 : P19

Left: Mika Salo · Right: Allan McNish

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Pedro Diniz

1998, 2000 · Arrows, Sauber

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Shared Grand Prix: 32

Race H2H

9 : 0

Qualifying H2H

22 : 10

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

9 : 3

WDC H2H

1 : 0

View Pedro Diniz profile ↗

1998 ↗Arrows

Shared Grand Prix: 16

Race H2H

2 : 0

Qualifying H2H

11 : 5

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

3 : 3

WDC Position

P13 : P14

2000 ↗Sauber

Shared Grand Prix: 16

Race H2H

7 : 0

Qualifying H2H

11 : 5

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

6 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: Mika Salo · Right: Pedro Diniz

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Eddie Irvine

1999 · Ferrari

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Shared Grand Prix: 6

Race H2H

1 : 4

Qualifying H2H

2 : 4

Wins

0 : 2

Podiums

2 : 3

Points

10 : 28

WDC H2H

0 : 1

View Eddie Irvine profile ↗

1999 ↗Ferrari

Shared Grand Prix: 6

Race H2H

1 : 4

Qualifying H2H

2 : 4

Wins

0 : 2

Podiums

2 : 3

Points

10 : 28

WDC Position

P10 : P2

Left: Mika Salo · Right: Eddie Irvine

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Jacques Villeneuve

1999 · BAR

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Shared Grand Prix: 3

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 3

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Jacques Villeneuve profile ↗

1999 ↗BAR

Shared Grand Prix: 3

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 3

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: Mika Salo · Right: Jacques Villeneuve

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Jos Verstappen

1997 · Tyrrell

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Shared Grand Prix: 17

Race H2H

4 : 0

Qualifying H2H

10 : 7

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

2 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Jos Verstappen profile ↗

1997 ↗Tyrrell

Shared Grand Prix: 17

Race H2H

4 : 0

Qualifying H2H

10 : 7

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

2 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: Mika Salo · Right: Jos Verstappen

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Ukyo Katayama

1995, 1996 · Tyrrell

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Shared Grand Prix: 32

Race H2H

6 : 0

Qualifying H2H

23 : 9

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

10 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Ukyo Katayama profile ↗

1995 ↗Tyrrell

Shared Grand Prix: 16

Race H2H

2 : 0

Qualifying H2H

12 : 4

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

5 : 0

WDC Position

—

1996 ↗Tyrrell

Shared Grand Prix: 16

Race H2H

4 : 0

Qualifying H2H

11 : 5

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

5 : 0

WDC Position

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Left: Mika Salo · Right: Ukyo Katayama

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Gabriele Tarquini

1995 · Tyrrell

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

1 : 0

Qualifying H2H

1 : 0

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Gabriele Tarquini profile ↗

1995 ↗Tyrrell

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

1 : 0

Qualifying H2H

1 : 0

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

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Left: Mika Salo · Right: Gabriele Tarquini

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Alessandro Zanardi

1994 · Team Lotus

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Shared Grand Prix: 2

Race H2H

1 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 2

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Alessandro Zanardi profile ↗

1994 ↗Team Lotus

Shared Grand Prix: 2

Race H2H

1 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 2

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: Mika Salo · Right: Alessandro Zanardi

Career landmarks

Career Milestones

Key moments in F1 history

First achievements, debut and latest published Grand Prix

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First GP

1994 ↗

Japanese Grand Prix

Team Lotus

First Points

1995 ↗

Italian Grand Prix

Tyrrell

First Podium

1999 ↗

German Grand Prix

Ferrari

First Win

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Not available

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First Pole Position

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Not available

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First Fastest Lap

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Not available

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First WDC

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Not available

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Last GP

2002 ↗

Japanese Grand Prix

Toyota

Milestones use published GP results. First Points means the first GP with points awarded; championship milestones use completed season standings.

Season by Season

Career Timeline

Season

Team

WDC

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

Season

2002

Toyota

WDC

P17

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

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Season

2000

Sauber

WDC

P11

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Season

1999

BAR/

Ferrari

WDC

P10

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Season

1998

Arrows

WDC

P13

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Season

1997

Tyrrell

WDC

P17

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Season

1996

Tyrrell

WDC

P13

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Season

1995

Tyrrell

WDC

P15

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Season

1994

Team Lotus

WDC

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Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

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Career archive

Racing Record

Racing Career Summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Podiums	Points	Position
1994	Formula One	Team Lotus	2	0	0	—
1995	Formula One	Tyrrell	17	0	5	15th
1996	Formula One	Tyrrell	16	0	5	13th
1997	Formula One	Tyrrell	17	0	2	17th
1998	Formula One	Arrows	16	0	3	13th
1999	Formula One	BAR	3	0	10	10th
1999	Formula One	Ferrari	6	2	—	—
2000	Formula One	Sauber	16	0	6	11th
2002	Formula One	Toyota	17	0	2	17th

Complete Formula One Results

Each race tile opens the Grand Prix. Bold race codes indicate pole position, italic race codes indicate fastest lap. Sprint results appear below Grand Prix results when sprint data is available.

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	WDC	PTS
1994	Team Lotus	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	JPN10	AUS16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
1995	Tyrrell	BRA7	ARG12	SAN22	ESP10	MON13	CAN7	FRA15	GBR8	GER23	HUN15	BEL8	ITA5	POR13	EUR10	PAC12	JPN6	AUS5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	5
1996	Tyrrell	AUS6	BRA5	ARG14	EURDSQ	SAN21	MON5	ESPDSQ	CAN14	FRA10	GBR7	GER9	HUN20	BEL7	ITA14	POR11	JPN17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	5
1997	Tyrrell	AUS12	BRA13	ARG8	SAN9	MON5	ESP19	CAN12	FRA13	GBR16	GER13	HUN13	BEL11	ITA18	AUT18	LUX10	JPN16	EUR12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	2
1998	Arrows	AUS14	BRA19	ARG20	SAN9	ESP20	MON4	CAN17	FRA13	GBR20	AUT20	GER14	HUN19	BEL21	ITA16	LUX14	JPN19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	3
1999	BAR	—	—	SAN7	MON15	ESP8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	10
↳	Ferrari	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	AUT9	GER2	HUN12	BEL7	ITA3	EUR14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	Sauber	AUSDSQ	BRADNS	SAN6	GBR8	ESP7	EUR19	MON5	CAN18	FRA10	AUT6	GER5	HUN10	BEL9	ITA7	USA20	JPN10	MAL8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	6
2002	Toyota	AUS6	MAL12	BRA6	SAN17	ESP9	AUT8	MON13	CAN19	EUR17	GBR19	FRA15	GER9	HUN15	BEL7	ITA11	USA14	JPN8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	2

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