Mika Salo
Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.
Profile
Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026
Qualifying Pace
Highn=110 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying head-to-head rate
- teammate gap samples
- 0
- teammate h2h
- 73-37
- pole rate
- 0.0%
- front row rate
- 0.0%
Race Result vs Teammate
Highn=78 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)
share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)
- teammate race h2h
- 55-23
- avg finish delta when both classified
- 0.938
Positions Gained
Highn=64 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)
mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)
- mean positions gained
- 5.828
- expectation adjusted
- 0.144
Finishing
Highn=109 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)
classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts
- classification rate
- 58.7%
- teammate classification rate
- 45.4%
- retirements
- 45
Consistency
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)
spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher
- finish position std
- 3.034
Team Points Share
Highn=20 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)
share of the team's points in events where the team scored
- points
- 33
- team points
- 64
- points per start
- 0.303
Street Circuits
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
High-Speed Circuits
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
Low-Speed Circuits
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
Teammate record
| Teammate | Team | Seasons | Quali H2H | Race H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Allan McNish MCN | Toyota | 2002 | 15–2 | 7–5 | Battle |
Pedro Diniz DIN | Arrows, Sauber | 1998–2000 | 22–10 | 17–5 | Battle |
Eddie Irvine IRV | Ferrari | 1999 | 2–4 | 1–5 | |
| BAR | 1999 | 0–3 | 2–0 | ||
Jos Verstappen VEA | Tyrrell | 1997 | 10–7 | 8–4 | |
Ukyo Katayama KAT | Tyrrell | 1995–1996 | 23–9 | 18–4 | |
| Tyrrell | 1995 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| Team Lotus | 1994 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
Recent races
| Season | Event | Team | Quali | Grid | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Japanese Grand Prix | Toyota | — | 13 | 8 | |
| 2002 | United States Grand Prix | Toyota | — | 19 | 14 | |
| 2002 | Italian Grand Prix | Toyota | — | 10 | 11 | |
| 2002 | Belgian Grand Prix | Toyota | — | 9 | 7 | |
| 2002 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Toyota | — | 17 | 15 | |
| 2002 | German Grand Prix | Toyota | — | 19 | 9 | |
| 2002 | French Grand Prix | Toyota | — | 16 | DNF | |
| 2002 | British Grand Prix | Toyota | — | 8 | DNF | |
| 2002 | European Grand Prix | Toyota | — | 10 | DNF | |
| 2002 | Canadian Grand Prix | Toyota | — | 18 | DNF | |
| 2002 | Monaco Grand Prix | Toyota | — | 9 | DNF | |
| 2002 | Austrian Grand Prix | Toyota | — | 10 | 8 |