Mika Salo

born 30 Nov 1966 · raced 1994–2002

109Races

0Wins

2Podiums

48Top 10s

8.67Avg Position

14.75Avg Grid Pos

1Constructor Titles

Mika Salo, a Finnish driver known for his robust, often aggressive style, competed in 109 Formula 1 Grands Prix. While he never secured a victory, his career is most famously remembered for his stint with Ferrari in 1999, deputizing for an injured Michael Schumacher. During this period, Salo sportingly ceded a near-certain victory at the German Grand Prix to teammate Eddie Irvine, a selfless act that significantly aided Ferrari's championship aspirations. He achieved 2 podium finishes across his career, demonstrating his talent and reliability even without a top-tier permanent drive.

All-time records

17th in Most F1 Starts Without a Win (109 starts)

Top Teams

Team	Podiums	Points (as awarded)	Races
Tyrrell	0	12	50
Ferrari	2	10	6
Sauber	0	6	16
Arrows	0	3	15
Toyota	0	2	17
Team Lotus	0	0	2
BAR	0	0	3

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Top Circuits

Circuit	Avg Points (as awarded)	Races
Circuit de Monaco	1.29	7
Hockenheimring	1.14	7
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	0.86	7
Autódromo José Carlos Pace	0.6	5
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit	0.4	5
Red Bull Ring	0.2	5
Suzuka Circuit	0.14	7
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	0.14	7
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	0	4
Nürburgring	0	7

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Points are Grand Prix points as awarded at the time (sprints excluded); average points are per race started.

Most-shared teammates. Each link opens their head-to-head.

Ukyo Katayama32 shared races · Compare with Ukyo Katayama (1996)
Pedro Diniz31 shared races · Compare with Pedro Diniz (2000)
Jos Verstappen17 shared races · Compare with Jos Verstappen (1997)
Allan McNish16 shared races · Compare with Allan McNish (2002)
Eddie Irvine6 shared races · Compare with Eddie Irvine (1999)
Jacques Villeneuve3 shared races · Compare with Jacques Villeneuve (1999)

Season by season

Mika Salo season-by-season championship record
Season	Championship position	Points
2002	17	2
2000	11	6
1999	10	10
1998	13	3
1997	17	2
1996	13	5
1995	15	5
1994	32	0

Teammate head-to-heads

Every season Mika Salo was compared against a teammate
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2002	Toyota	Allan McNish vs Mika Salo	2–14	6–10	0–2
2000	Sauber	Pedro Diniz vs Mika Salo	5–11	3–13	0–6
1999	Ferrari	Eddie Irvine vs Mika Salo	4–2	5–1	28–10
1999	BAR	Mika Salo vs Jacques Villeneuve	0–3	3–0	0–0
1998	Arrows	Pedro Diniz vs Mika Salo	4–11	5–10	1–3
1997	Tyrrell	Mika Salo vs Jos Verstappen	10–7	12–5	2–0
1996	Tyrrell	Ukyo Katayama vs Mika Salo	5–11	4–12	0–5
1995	Tyrrell	Ukyo Katayama vs Mika Salo	4–12	3–13	0–5

Circuits raced

16 circuitsShow all▾

Race results

200217 races▾

Mika Salo race results in 2002
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Japanese Grand Prix	Toyota	13	P8	0
United States Grand Prix	Toyota	19	P14	0
Italian Grand Prix	Toyota	10	P11	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Toyota	9	P7	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Toyota	17	P15	0
German Grand Prix	Toyota	19	P9	0
French Grand Prix	Toyota	16	Engine	0
British Grand Prix	Toyota	8	Drivetrain	0
European Grand Prix	Toyota	10	Gearbox	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Toyota	18	Brakes	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Toyota	9	Brakes	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Toyota	10	P8	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Toyota	17	P9	0
San Marino Grand Prix	Toyota	16	Gearbox	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Toyota	10	P6	1
Malaysian Grand Prix	Toyota	10	P12	0
Australian Grand Prix	Toyota	14	P6	1

Earlier seasons1994–2000 (7 seasons)▾

200017 races▾

Mika Salo race results in 2000
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Malaysian Grand Prix	Sauber	17	P8	0
Japanese Grand Prix	Sauber	19	P10	0
United States Grand Prix	Sauber	14	Spun off	0
Italian Grand Prix	Sauber	15	P7	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Sauber	18	P9	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Sauber	9	P10	0
German Grand Prix	Sauber	15	P5	2
Austrian Grand Prix	Sauber	9	P6	1
French Grand Prix	Sauber	12	P10	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Sauber	15	Electrical	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Sauber	13	P5	2
European Grand Prix	Sauber	19	Halfshaft	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Sauber	12	P7	0
British Grand Prix	Sauber	18	P8	0
San Marino Grand Prix	Sauber	12	P6	1
Brazilian Grand Prix	Sauber	—	Safety concerns	0
Australian Grand Prix	Sauber	10	Disqualified	0

19999 races▾

Mika Salo race results in 1999
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
European Grand Prix	Ferrari	12	Brakes	0
Italian Grand Prix	Ferrari	6	P3	4
Belgian Grand Prix	Ferrari	9	P7	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Ferrari	18	P12	0
German Grand Prix	Ferrari	4	P2	6
Austrian Grand Prix	Ferrari	7	P9	0
Spanish Grand Prix	BAR	16	P8	0
Monaco Grand Prix	BAR	12	Brakes	0
San Marino Grand Prix	BAR	19	P7	0

199816 races▾

Mika Salo race results in 1998
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Japanese Grand Prix	Arrows	15	Hydraulics	0
Luxembourg Grand Prix	Arrows	16	P14	0
Italian Grand Prix	Arrows	16	Throttle	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Arrows	18	Collision	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Arrows	13	Gearbox	0
German Grand Prix	Arrows	17	P14	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Arrows	6	Collision	0
British Grand Prix	Arrows	13	Throttle	0
French Grand Prix	Arrows	19	P13	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Arrows	17	Accident	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Arrows	8	P4	3
Spanish Grand Prix	Arrows	17	Engine	0
San Marino Grand Prix	Arrows	14	P9	0
Argentine Grand Prix	Arrows	17	Gearbox	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Arrows	20	Engine	0
Australian Grand Prix	Arrows	16	Gearbox	0

199717 races▾

Mika Salo race results in 1997
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
European Grand Prix	Tyrrell	21	P12	0
Japanese Grand Prix	Tyrrell	22	Engine	0
Luxembourg Grand Prix	Tyrrell	20	P10	0
Austrian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	21	Gearbox	0
Italian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	19	Engine	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	19	P11	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	21	P13	0
German Grand Prix	Tyrrell	19	Clutch	0
British Grand Prix	Tyrrell	18	Engine	0
French Grand Prix	Tyrrell	19	Electrical	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	17	Engine	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Tyrrell	14	Puncture	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Tyrrell	14	P5	2
San Marino Grand Prix	Tyrrell	19	P9	0
Argentine Grand Prix	Tyrrell	19	P8	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	22	P13	0
Australian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	18	Engine	0

199616 races▾

Mika Salo race results in 1996
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Japanese Grand Prix	Tyrrell	15	Engine	0
Portuguese Grand Prix	Tyrrell	13	P11	0
Italian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	17	Engine	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	13	P7	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	16	Collision	0
German Grand Prix	Tyrrell	15	P9	0
British Grand Prix	Tyrrell	14	P7	0
French Grand Prix	Tyrrell	13	P10	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	14	Engine	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Tyrrell	12	Disqualified	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Tyrrell	11	P5	2
San Marino Grand Prix	Tyrrell	8	Engine	0
European Grand Prix	Tyrrell	14	Disqualified	0
Argentine Grand Prix	Tyrrell	16	Throttle	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	11	P5	2
Australian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	10	P6	1

199517 races▾

Mika Salo race results in 1995
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Australian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	14	P5	2
Japanese Grand Prix	Tyrrell	12	P6	1
Pacific Grand Prix	Tyrrell	18	P12	0
European Grand Prix	Tyrrell	15	P10	0
Portuguese Grand Prix	Tyrrell	15	P13	0
Italian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	16	P5	2
Belgian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	11	P8	0
Hungarian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	16	Throttle	0
German Grand Prix	Tyrrell	13	Clutch	0
British Grand Prix	Tyrrell	23	P8	0
French Grand Prix	Tyrrell	14	P15	0
Canadian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	15	P7	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Tyrrell	17	Gearbox	0
Spanish Grand Prix	Tyrrell	13	P10	0
San Marino Grand Prix	Tyrrell	13	Engine	0
Argentine Grand Prix	Tyrrell	7	Collision	0
Brazilian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	12	P7	0

19942 races▾

Mika Salo race results in 1994
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Australian Grand Prix	Team Lotus	22	Electrical	0
Japanese Grand Prix	Team Lotus	25	P10	0