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Home / Drivers / Mika Salo

Mika Salo F1 stats

Driver Bio

Nationality
Finnish
Birthplace
Helsinki, Finland
Date of Birth30 November 1966
Age
First Grand Prix
1994 Japanese Grand Prix
Last Grand Prix
2002 Japanese Grand Prix
Year(s) Active1994–2000, 2002
Best Championship Result10th (1999)

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  • Career Results
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F1 Career Stats

Grand Prix Stats
Race Entries111 
Race Starts109 
First Race Start
1994 Japanese Grand Prix
Last Race Start
2002 Japanese Grand Prix
Did Not Start2 
Best Race Start4th×1
Best Race Finish2nd×1
Retirements4440.4%
First-Lap Retirements2 
Not Classified0 
Disqualified3 
Times Leading the Championship0 
Number of Events21Stats breakdown per Grand Prix
Number of Circuits22Stats breakdown per circuit
Seasons Participated In8 
Seasons with Race Starts8 
Career Results
Wins Stats
Wins0 
Podiums Stats
Podiums21.8%
Races Until First Podium72 
First Podium Finish
1999 German Grand Prix
Last Podium Finish
1999 Italian Grand Prix
Wins0 
Second-Place Finishes150.0%
Third-Place Finishes150.0%
Most Consecutive Podium Finishes0 
Most Podium Finishes in a Single Season21999
Seasons with Podium Finishes1 
More podium stats
Pole Positions Stats
Pole Positions 0
Qualifying Stats
Did Not Qualify0 
Fastest Laps Stats
Fastest Laps0 
Points Stats
Points Scored330.30 pts p/r
Points Finishes1614.7%
Races Until First Points Finish14 
First Points Finish
1995 Italian Grand Prix
Last Points Finish
2002 Brazilian Grand Prix
Most Points Scored in a Single Season101999
Most Points Finishes in a Single Season42000
Seasons with at least One Points Finish7 
Front Row Starts Stats
Front Row Starts0 

Driver Stats by Season

Mika Salo’s F1 Stats by Season
YearConstructorRERSWPDPPFLFRDNFBSBRPFPTSWC
1994Lotus22–––––12210––NC
1995Tyrrell1717–––––5753515th
1996Tyrrell1616–––––7853513th
1997Tyrrell1717–––––91451217th
1998Arrows1615–––––10641313th
1999
  • BAR
  • Ferrari
99–2–––34221010th
2000Sauber1716–––––3954611th
2002Toyota1717–––––6862217th
  1111090200044421633 
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RE
Race Entries
RS
Race Starts
W
Wins
PD
Podiums
PP
Pole Positions
FL
Fastest Laps
FR
Front Row Starts
DNF
Did Not Finish
BS
Best Start
BR
Best Result
PF
Points Finishes
PTS
Points
WC
World Championship
NC
Not Classified

Driver Stats by Constructor

Mika Salo’s F1 Stats by Constuctor
ConstructorRERSWPDPPFLFRDNFBSBRPFPTS
Lotus (1994)22–––––12210––
Tyrrell (1995–97)5050–––––2175712
Arrows (1998)1615–––––106413
BAR (1999)33–––––2127––
Ferrari (1999)66–2–––142210
Sauber (2000)1716–––––39546
Toyota (2002)1717–––––68622
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Table definitions

Click column headers to sort

RE
Race Entries
RS
Race Starts
W
Wins
PD
Podiums
PP
Pole Positions
FL
Fastest Laps
FR
Front Row Starts
DNF
Did Not Finish
BS
Best Start
BR
Best Result
PF
Points Finishes
PTS
Points

Teammates

Mika Salo’s F1 Teammates and Qualifying Head-to-Head
DriverNatRacesQualifying H2H
Alessandro Zanardi (1994)
20–2
Ukyo Katayama (1995–96)
3223–9
Gabriele Tarquini (1995)
11–0
Jos Verstappen (1997)
1710–7
Pedro Diniz (1998, 2000)
3322–11
Jacques Villeneuve (1999)
30–3
Eddie Irvine (1999)
62–4
Allan McNish (2002)
1715–2
  11173–38

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