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Mika Salo is a Finnish former F1 driver who last drove for Toyota in 2002.
He was born on November 30th 1966 in Helsinki. He drove his first race for Lotus-Mugen-Honda during the 1994 Grand Prix of Japan. Salo was active for 8 seasons between 1994 and 2002. In that period he scored 33 points in 111 races. During his career Salo wasn't able to win a race but finished 2 times on the podium. His last race was the the 2002 Grand Prix of Japan.
He was born on November 30th 1966 in Helsinki. He drove his first race for Lotus-Mugen-Honda during the 1994 Grand Prix of Japan. Salo was active for 8 seasons between 1994 and 2002. In that period he scored 33 points in 111 races. During his career Salo wasn't able to win a race but finished 2 times on the podium. His last race was the the 2002 Grand Prix of Japan.
| Name: | Mika Salo |
| Nationality: |  Finnish |
| Birthday: | November 30th 1966 (45) |
| Birthplace: | Helsinki | Races: | 111 races |
| Total points: | 33 points |
| Wins: | 0 wins |
| Podiums: | 2 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 43 retirements |
| First race: |  1994 Japan |
| Last race: | 2002 Japan |
Mika Salo by year
| All years | 2002 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 |
| 1996 | 1995 | 1994 |
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Overall stats: Mika Salo
| #1 | Best Finish | Mika Salo |  | 2 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Mika Salo | | 4 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Mika Salo | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Mika Salo | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Mika Salo | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Mika Salo | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Mika Salo | | 4 (1x) |
Best finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1999 | 10 | Hockenheim | Mika Salo | Ferrari | 2 |
Best qualifying
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Qualified |
| 1999 | 10 | Hockenheim | Mika Salo | Ferrari | 4 |
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Session | Finish |
| 1999 | 10 | Hockenheim | Mika Salo | Ferrari | Qualifying | 4 |
| #1 | Worst Finish | Mika Salo | | 15 (2x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Mika Salo | | 25 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Mika Salo | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Mika Salo | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Mika Salo | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Mika Salo | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Mika Salo | | 25 (1x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 2002 | 13 | Hungaroring | Mika Salo | Toyota | 15 |
| 1995 | 7 | Magny-Cours | Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 15 |
Worst qualifying
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Qualified |
| 1994 | 15 | Suzuka | Mika Salo | Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 25 |
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Session | Finish |
| 1994 | 15 | Suzuka | Mika Salo | Lotus-Mugen-Honda | Qualifying | 25 |
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 2002 Panasonic Toyota Racing 2000 Red Bull Sauber Petronas 1999 British American Racing 1999 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 1998 Danka Zepter Arrows 1997 PIAA Tyrrell 1996 Tyrrell Yamaha 1995 Nokia Tyrrell Yamaha 1994 Team Lotus | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Mika Salo
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #51 | Average qualifying result | Mika Salo | | 14.8 place | |
| #225 | Average race points | Mika Salo | | 0.52 points | |
| #357 | Average race result | Mika Salo | | 8.67 place | |
| #246 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Mika Salo | | 0.12 retirements | |
| #77 | Most points finishes | Mika Salo | | 16 finishes | |
| #126 | Most avoidable retirements | Mika Salo | | 5 retirements | |
| #46 | Most race laps | Mika Salo | | 5442 laps | |
| #264 | Oldest driver | Mika Salo | | 35 years, 10 months, 11 days | |
| #53 | Most races | Mika Salo | | 111 races | |
| #339 | Youngest driver | Mika Salo | | 27 years, 11 months, 4 days | |
| #143 | Biggest gain in race | Mika Salo | | 15 places gained | |
| #138 | Start from P1 | Mika Salo | | 0 starts | |
| #60 | Most retirements | Mika Salo | | 43 retirements | |
| #109 | Most podiums | Mika Salo | | 2 podiums | |
| #103 | Most points | Mika Salo | | 33 points | |
| #147 | Most wins | Mika Salo | | 0 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 49 | Ivan Capelli | 14.59 |
| 50 | Karl Wendlinger | 14.71 |
| 51 | Mika Salo | 14.8 |
| 52 | Sebastien Bourdais | 14.81 |
| 53 | Ricardo Zonta | 14.84 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 223 | Andrea de Adamich | 0.55 |
| 224 | Bob Anderson | 0.53 |
| 225 | Mika Salo | 0.52 |
| 226 | Bruno Giacomelli | 0.5 |
| 226 | Johnny Dumfries | 0.5 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 355 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | 8.7 |
| 356 | J J Lehto | 8.68 |
| 357 | Mika Salo | 8.67 |
| 358 | John Love | 8.67 |
| 358 | Lucien Bianchi | 8.67 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 239 | Eugenio Castellotti | 0.13 |
| 239 | Onofre Marimon | 0.13 |
| 246 | Mika Salo | 0.12 |
| 247 | Gabriele Tarquini | 0.12 |
| 248 | Jochen Rindt | 0.11 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 74 | Francois Cevert | 19 |
| 76 | Lorenzo Bandini | 17 |
| 77 | Mika Salo | 16 |
| 77 | Carlos Pace | 16 |
| 79 | Timo Glock | 14 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 124 | Lewis Hamilton | 5 |
| 124 | Anthony Davidson | 5 |
| 124 | Mika Salo | 5 |
| 124 | Marc Gene | 5 |
| 124 | Esteban Tuero | 5 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 44 | Alan Jones | 5546 |
| 45 | Eddie Cheever | 5490 |
| 46 | Mika Salo | 5442 |
| 47 | Keke Rosberg | 5306 |
| 48 | Mario Andretti | 5278 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 262 | Patrick Depailler | 35 years, 11 months, 4 days |
| 263 | Skip Barber | 35 years, 10 months, 22 days |
| 264 | Mika Salo | 35 years, 10 months, 11 days |
| 264 | Lance Macklin | 35 years, 10 months, 14 days |
| 266 | Jochen Mass | 35 years, 9 months, 23 days |
| Driver | Races | |
| 50 | Denny Hulme | 112 |
| 50 | John Surtees | 112 |
| 53 | Mika Salo | 111 |
| 54 | Philippe Alliot | 110 |
| 55 | Elio de Angelis | 108 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 337 | Alex Ribeiro | 27 years, 11 months, 3 days |
| 338 | Marco Apicella | 27 years, 11 months, 5 days |
| 339 | Mika Salo | 27 years, 11 months, 4 days |
| 340 | Max Jean | 27 years, 11 months, 7 days |
| 341 | Eddie Irvine | 27 years, 11 months, 14 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 136 | Narain Karthikeyan | 15 |
| 136 | Eddie Irvine | 15 |
| 136 | Mika Salo | 15 |
| 136 | Pedro Diniz | 15 |
| 136 | Andrea Montermini | 15 |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 92 | Justin Wilson | 0 |
| 92 | Eddie Irvine | 0 |
| 92 | Mika Salo | 0 |
| 92 | Alex Yoong | 0 |
| 92 | Enrique Bernoldi | 0 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 58 | Kimi Raikkonen | 43 |
| 58 | Nick Heidfeld | 43 |
| 58 | Mika Salo | 43 |
| 58 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 43 |
| 58 | Alessandro Nannini | 43 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 98 | Sam Hanks | 3 |
| 108 | Jos Verstappen | 2 |
| 108 | Mika Salo | 2 |
| 108 | Stefano Modena | 2 |
| 108 | Teo Fabi | 2 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 101 | Peter Collins | 38 |
| 102 | Pedro de la Rosa | 35 |
| 103 | Mika Salo | 33 |
| 104 | Mark Blundell | 32 |
| 104 | Luigi Fagioli | 32 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 101 | Jos Verstappen | 0 |
| 101 | Justin Wilson | 0 |
| 101 | Mika Salo | 0 |
| 101 | Alex Yoong | 0 |
| 101 | Enrique Bernoldi | 0 |
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