SAL

Mika Salo

1994–2002
109
Starts
0
Wins
2
Podiums
0
Poles
0
Titles
33
Points

Season by season

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Season Team ENT R Win Pod Pole Pts WDC
1994 Lotus 2 2 0 0 0 0
1995 Tyrrell 17 17 0 0 0 5 P15
1996 Tyrrell 16 16 0 0 0 5 P13
1997 Tyrrell 17 17 0 0 0 2 P16
1998 Arrows 16 15 0 0 0 3 P13
1999 Ferrari 6 6 0 2 0 10 P10
BAR 3 3 0 0 0 0
2000 Sauber 17 16 0 0 0 6 P11
2002 Toyota 17 17 0 0 0 2 P17

Teammates, head to head

most races first · default: both classified
Teammate Qualifying Race Points
Pedro Diniz '98–'00 22–11 9–0 9 3
Ukyo Katayama '95–'96 23–9 6–0 10 0
Allan McNish '02 15–2 3–3 2 0
Eddie Irvine '99 2–4 1–4 10 28
Jos Verstappen '97 10–7 4–0 2 0
Alex Zanardi '94 0–2 1–0 0 0
Gabriele Tarquini '95 1–0 1–0 0 0
Jacques Villeneuve '99 0–3 0–0 0 0

Compare with any driver

career records side by side · any era

Teammate Head-to-Head (above) covers same-car seasons only. Compare reaches across any era — pick any driver.

Reliability & consistency

era-dependent · see explanation
38.5% DNF rate 42 in 109 starts
14.7% points-finish rate 16 in 109 starts
P2 best finish
P4 best grid
DNF rate & points-finish rate

DNF rate — "how often did they not finish?"

The share of race starts that ended without a classified finish. Formula: races not finished ÷ race starts × 100. Races the driver did not start are excluded from both sides. A disqualification counts as a finish that scored nothing, not a DNF. Why it sits apart from the era-fair rates: unlike a win or a podium, finishing meant something very different in different eras. Cars in the 1950s–70s broke constantly; modern cars almost always reach the flag. A high DNF rate in 1955 says far more about the machinery than the driver. Comparing two drivers within the same season is meaningful — they faced the same conditions. Across eras it's context, not a verdict.

Points-finish rate — "how often did they score?"

The share of race starts that ended in a points-paying position. Formula: races finished in a scoring position ÷ race starts × 100, using that season's real points system. Why it's era-dependent: the number of positions that pay points has changed repeatedly — the top five scored in 1950, the top ten score today. A modern driver has roughly twice as many scoring positions available for the same relative performance, so a higher percentage doesn't necessarily mean a better driver. Like DNF rate, it's shown as context.