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Mika Juhani Salo (born November 30, 1966 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish racing driver who competed in F1 from 1994 until 2002. Salo currently operates in Formula One as a commentator working for the Finnish MTV3 Formula One coverage.


Formula One Career[]

Before Formula One[]

1994[]

1995[]

Salo was announced to be partnering Ukyo Katayama at Tyrrell in late January 1995. He had undergone a test-shoot out between himself, Gabriele Tarquini and Emmanuel Collard in early January for the race seat.

1996[]

1997[]

1998[]

1999[]

2000[]

2002[]

After Formula One[]

Formula One Statistical Overview[]

Formula One Record[]

Year Entrant Team WDC Pts. WDC Pos. Report
1994 United Kingdom Team Lotus Lotus-Mugen-Honda 0 NC Report
1995 United Kingdom Nokia Tyrrell Yamaha Tyrrell-Yamaha 5 15th Report
1996 United Kingdom Tyrrell Yamaha Tyrrell-Yamaha 5 13th Report
1997 United Kingdom PIAA Tyrrell Ford Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth 2 17th Report
1998 United Kingdom Danka Zepter Arrows Arrows 3 13th Report
1999 United Kingdom British American Racing BAR-Supertec 10 10th Report
Italy Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari
2000 Switzerland Red Bull Sauber Petronas Sauber-Petronas 6 11th Report
2002 Japan Panasonic Toyota Racing Toyota 2 17th Report

Career Statistics[]

Entries 111
Starts 109
Pole Positions 0
Sprint Poles 0
Front Row Starts 0
Race Wins 0
Sprint Wins 0
Podiums 2
Sprint Podiums 0
Fastest Laps 0
Sprint Fastest Laps 0
Points 33
Laps Raced 5442
Distance Raced 25,911 km (16,100 mi)
Races Led 2
Laps Led 2
Distance Led 13 km (8.1 mi)

Career Results[]

Complete Formula One Results
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pts Pos
1994 Flag of Brazil Flag of the Pacific Community Flag of San Marino Flag of Monaco Flag of Spain Flag of Canada Flag of France Flag of Great Britain Flag of Germany Flag of Hungary Flag of Belgium Flag of Italy Flag of Portugal Flag of Europe Flag of Japan Flag of Australia 0 NC
10th Ret
1995 Flag of Brazil Flag of Argentina Flag of San Marino Flag of Spain Flag of Monaco Flag of Canada Flag of France Flag of Great Britain Flag of Germany Flag of Hungary Flag of Belgium Flag of Italy Flag of Portugal Flag of Europe Flag of the Pacific Community Flag of Japan (1870–1999) Flag of Australia 5 15th
7th Ret Ret 10th Ret 7th 15th 8th Ret Ret 8th 5th 13th 10th 12th 6th 5th
1996 Flag of Australia Flag of Brazil Flag of Argentina Flag of Europe Flag of San Marino Flag of Monaco Flag of Spain Flag of Canada Flag of France Flag of Great Britain Flag of Germany Flag of Hungary Flag of Belgium Flag of Italy Flag of Portugal Flag of Japan (1870–1999) 5 13th
6th 5th Ret DSQ Ret 5th DSQ Ret 10th 7th 9th Ret 7th Ret 11th Ret
1997 Flag of Australia Flag of Brazil Flag of Argentina Flag of San Marino Flag of Monaco Flag of Spain Flag of Canada Flag of France Flag of Great Britain Flag of Germany Flag of Hungary Flag of Belgium Flag of Italy Flag of Austria Flag of Luxembourg Flag of Japan (1870–1999) Flag of Europe 2 17th
Ret 13th 8th 9th 5th Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 13th 11th Ret Ret 10th Ret 12th
1998 Flag of Australia Flag of Brazil Flag of Argentina Flag of San Marino Flag of Spain Flag of Monaco Flag of Canada Flag of France Flag of Great Britain Flag of Austria Flag of Germany Flag of Hungary Flag of Belgium Flag of Italy Flag of Luxembourg Flag of Japan (1870–1999) 3 13th
Ret Ret Ret 9th Ret 4th Ret 13th Ret Ret 14th Ret DNS Ret 14th Ret
1999 Flag of Australia Flag of Brazil Flag of San Marino Flag of Monaco Flag of Spain Flag of Canada Flag of France Flag of Great Britain Flag of Austria Flag of Germany Flag of Hungary Flag of Belgium Flag of Italy Flag of Europe Flag of Malaysia Flag of Japan 10 10th
7th Ret 8th 9th 2nd 12th 7th 3rd Ret
2000 Flag of Australia Flag of Brazil Flag of San Marino Flag of Great Britain Flag of Spain Flag of Europe Flag of Monaco Flag of Canada Flag of France Flag of Austria Flag of Germany Flag of Hungary Flag of Belgium Flag of Italy Flag of the United States Flag of Japan Flag of Malaysia 6 11th
DSQ DNS 6th 8th 7th Ret 5th Ret 10th 6th 5th 10th 9th 7th Ret 10th 8th
2002 Flag of Australia Flag of Malaysia Flag of Brazil Flag of San Marino Flag of Spain Flag of Austria Flag of Monaco Flag of Canada Flag of Europe Flag of Great Britain Flag of France Flag of Germany Flag of Hungary Flag of Belgium Flag of Italy Flag of the United States Flag of Japan 2 17th
6th 12th 6th Ret 9th 8th Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 9th 15th 7th 11th 14th 8th
Key
Symbol Meaning Symbol Meaning
1st Winner Ret Retired
2nd Podium finish DSQ Disqualified
3rd DNQ Did not qualify
5th Points finish DNPQ Did not pre-qualify
14th Non-points finish TD Test driver
Italics Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap DNS Did not start
18th Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) NC Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4thP Qualified for pole position [+] More Symbols

Competitions where Salo has been part of the FIA ​​jury[]

Year Race
2012 Europe 2012 European Grand Prix
2013 Bahrain 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix
2014 Japan 2014 Japanese Grand Prix
2015 Bahrain 2015 Bahrain Grand Prix
Brazil 2015 Brazilian Grand Prix
2016 Brazil 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix
2017 China 2017 Chinese Grand Prix
Russia 2017 Russian Grand Prix
Austria 2017 Austrian Grand Prix
Belgium 2017 Belgian Grand Prix
United States 2017 United States Grand Prix
2018 Germany 2018 German Grand Prix
Belgium 2018 Belgian Grand Prix
Mexico 2018 Mexican Grand Prix
2019 Azerbaijan 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Monaco 2019 Monaco Grand Prix
Singapore 2019 Singapore Grand Prix
2020 Tuscany 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix
Russia 2020 Russian Grand Prix
Bahrain 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
United Arab Emirates 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
2022 Emilia-Romagna 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
Azerbaijan 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Italy 2022 Italian Grand Prix
Japan 2022 Japanese Grand Prix

Notes[]


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V T E Teams and Drivers
1994 Teams and Drivers
Teams Williams • Tyrrell • Benetton • McLaren • Footwork • Lotus • Jordan • Larrousse • Minardi • Ligier • Ferrari • Sauber • Simtek • Pacific
Engines Ferrari • Ford Cosworth • Hart • Ilmor • Mercedes • Mugen-Honda • Peugeot • Renault • Yamaha
Drivers 0 Hill • 2 Senna • 2 Coulthard • 2 Mansell • 3 Katayama • 4 Blundell • 5 Schumacher • 5/6 Lehto • 6 Verstappen • 6 Herbert • 7 Häkkinen • 7 Alliot • 8 Brundle • 9 Fittipaldi • 10 Morbidelli • 11 Lamy • 11/12 Zanardi • 11 Adams • 11 Bernard • 12 Salo • 12 Herbert • 14 Barrichello • 15 Irvine • 15 Suzuki • 15 de Cesaris • 19 Beretta • 19 Alliot • 19 Dalmas • 19 Noda • 20 Comas • 20 Délétraz • 23 Martini • 24 Morbidelli • 25 Bernard • 25 Herbert • 25 Lagorce • 26 Panis • 27 Alesi • 27 Larini • 28 Berger • 29 Wendlinger • 29 de Cesaris • 29 Lehto • 30 Frentzen • 31 Brabham • 32 Ratzenberger • 32 Montermini • 32 Gounon • 32 Schiattarella • 32 Inoue • 33 Belmondo • 34 Gachot
1995 Teams and Drivers
Teams BenettonTyrrellWilliamsMcLarenFootworkSimtekJordanPacificLarrousseFortiMinardiLigierFerrariSauber
Engines FerrariFord CosworthHartMercedesMugen-HondaPeugeotRenaultYamaha
Drivers Schumacher • 2 Herbert • 3 Katayama/Tarquini • 4 Salo • 5 Hill • 6 Coulthard • 7 Blundell/Mansell • 8 Häkkinen/Magnussen • 9 Morbidelli/Papis • 10 Inoue • 11 Schiattarella • 12 Verstappen • 14 Barrichello • 15 Irvine • 16 Gachot/Lavaggi/Délétraz • 17 Montermini • 19 Bouchut • 20 Comas • 21 Diniz • 22 Moreno • 23 Martini/Lamy • 24 Badoer • 25 Suzuki/Brundle • 26 Panis • 27 Alesi • 28 Berger • 29 Wendlinger/Boullion • 30 Frentzen
1996 Teams and Drivers
Teams FerrariBenettonWilliamsMcLarenLigierJordanSauberFootworkTyrrellMinardiForti
Engines FerrariFord CosworthHartMercedesMugen-HondaPeugeotRenaultYamaha
Drivers Schumacher • 2 Irvine • 3 Alesi • 4 Berger • 5 Hill • 6 Villeneuve • 7 Häkkinen • 8 Coulthard • 9 Panis • 10 Diniz • 11 Barrichello • 12 Brundle • 14 Herbert • 15 Frentzen • 16 Rosset • 17 Verstappen • 18 Katayama • 19 Salo • 20 Lamy • 21 Fisichella/Marques/Lavaggi • 22 Badoer • 23 Montermini
1997 Teams and Drivers
Teams ArrowsWilliamsFerrariBenettonMcLarenJordanProstSauberTyrrellMinardiStewartLola
Engines FerrariFordHartMercedesMugen-HondaPetronasPeugeotRenaultYamaha
Drivers 1 Hill • 2 Diniz • 3 Villeneuve • 4 Frentzen • 5 M. Schumacher • 6 Irvine • 7 Alesi • 8 Berger • 8 Wurz • 9 Häkkinen • 10 Coulthard • 11 R. Schumacher • 12 Fisichella • 14 Panis • 14 Trulli • 15 Nakano • 16 Herbert • 17 Larini • 17 Morbidelli • 17 Fontana • 18 Verstappen • 19 Salo • 20 Katayama • 21 Trulli • 21 Marques • 22 Barrichello • 23 Magnussen • 24 Sospiri • 25 Rosset
Other Drivers BadoerBrundleMonterminiMontoyaTakagiTuero
1998 Teams and Drivers
Teams WilliamsFerrariBenettonMcLarenJordanProstSauberArrowsStewartTyrrellMinardi
Engines ArrowsFerrariFordMecachromeMercedesMugen-HondaPetronasPeugeotPlaylife
Drivers 1 Villeneuve • 2 Frentzen • 3 M. Schumacher • 4 Irvine • 5 Fisichella • 6 Wurz • 7 Coulthard • 8 Häkkinen • 9 Hill • 10 R. Schumacher • 11 Panis • 12 Trulli • 14 Alesi • 15 Herbert • 16 Diniz • 17 Salo • 18 Barrichello • 19 Magnussen • 19 Verstappen • 20 Rosset • 21 Takagi • 22 Nakano • 23 Tuero
Other Drivers BadoerDe la RosaHeidfeldKristensenMontoyaZonta
1999 Teams and Drivers
Teams McLarenFerrariWilliamsJordanBenettonSauberArrowsStewartProstMinardiBAR
Engines ArrowsFerrariFord CosworthMercedesMugen-HondaPetronasPeugeotPlaylifeSupertec
Drivers Häkkinen • 2 Coulthard • 3 M. Schumacher/Salo • 4 Irvine • 5 Zanardi • 6 R. Schumacher • 7 Hill • 8 Frentzen • 9 Fisichella • 10 Wurz • 11 Alesi • 12 Diniz • 14 De la Rosa • 15 Takagi • 16 Barrichello • 17 Herbert • 18 Panis • 19 Trulli • 20 Badoer/Sarrazin • 21 Gené • 22 Villeneuve • 23 Zonta/Salo
2000 Teams and Drivers
Teams McLarenFerrariJordanJaguarWilliamsBenettonProstSauberArrowsMinardiBAR
Engines BMWCosworthFerrariFondmetalHondaMercedesMugen-HondaPetronasPeugeotPlaylifeSupertec
Drivers 1 Häkkinen • 2 Coulthard • 3 M. Schumacher • 4 Barrichello • 5 Frentzen • 6 Trulli • 7 Irvine • 7 Burti • 8 Herbert • 9 R. Schumacher • 10 Button • 11 Fisichella • 12 Wurz • 14 Alesi • 15 Heidfeld • 16 Diniz • 17 Salo • 18 De la Rosa • 19 Verstappen • 20 Gené • 21 Mazzacane • 22 Villeneuve • 23 Zonta
Other Drivers BadoerMontoyaPanisWebber
2002 Teams and Drivers
Teams FerrariMcLarenWilliamsSauberJordanBARRenaultJaguarArrowsMinardiToyota
Engines FerrariMercedesBMWPetronasHondaRenaultCosworthAsiatechToyota
Drivers 1 M. Schumacher • 2 Barrichello • 3 Coulthard • 4 Räikkönen • 5 R. Schumacher • 6 Montoya • 7 Heidfeld • 8 Massa • 8 Frentzen • 9 Fisichella • 10 Sato • 11 Villeneuve • 12 Panis • 14 Trulli • 15 Button • 16 Irvine • 17 de la Rosa • 20 Frentzen • 21 Bernoldi • 22 Yoong • 22 Davidson • 23 Webber • 24 Salo • 25 McNish
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