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Mika Salo
Salo at the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans
Born
Mika Juhani Salo

(1966-11-30) 30 November 1966 (age 57)
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Spouse
Noriko Endo
​
(m. 1999)​
Children2
RelativesJesse Krohn (godson)
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityFinland Finnish
Active years1994–2000, 2002
TeamsLotus, Tyrrell, Arrows, BAR, Ferrari, Sauber, Toyota
Entries111 (109 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums2
Career points33
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1994 Japanese Grand Prix
Last entry2002 Japanese Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years2003, 2007–2010, 2014
TeamsAudi, Risi, AF Corse, SMP
Best finish18th (2009)
Class wins2 (2008, 2009)

Mika Juhani Salo (born 30 November 1966) is a Finnish former racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from 1994 to 2002.

His best ranking was 10th in the world championship in 1999, when he stood in for the injured Michael Schumacher at Ferrari for six races, scoring two podiums and contributing to Ferrari's constructors' championship win. He also won the GT2 class in the 2008 and 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Career

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Formula Three and Japanese racing

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In 1989, Helsinki-born Salo competed in the British Formula 3 Championship, racing for Alan Docking Racing. He raced with the Reynard Alfa Romeo package which was not the season's best. Staying with Alan Docking Racing for 1990 and moving to a more competitive Ralt chassis, he raced against countryman and fierce rival Mika Häkkinen in Formula Three, finishing second to him. In 1990, Salo was caught driving under the influence in London.[1]

Formula One

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1994–1998: Lotus, Tyrrell and Arrows

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"I think it was six days before the race they said, 'Do you think you can drive it next weekend with no testing'. I'd never driven a Formula One car before in my life; that's what I've always wanted, so I said yes. I know the circuit so I don't think it's a problem. The next two nights I lay in my bed smiling, so happy it was happening."

Salo commenting on his first race for Lotus.[2]

After a few years racing in Japan he made his first Formula One start at the penultimate round of the 1994 season in Japan for the ailing Lotus team. He was kept on for the season's finale in Australia. Following the collapse of Lotus following the end of the season, Salo moved to Tyrrell for 1995. He was to spend three years with the team, scoring points several times. In the 1997 Monaco Grand Prix he completed the whole (rain-shortened and -slowed) race without refuelling, taking fifth place ahead of the faster Giancarlo Fisichella as a result.[3] Despite a promising 1998 with Arrows, he had no full-time drive in 1999.

1999: British American Racing and Ferrari

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Salo driving for Tyrrell at the 1995 British Grand Prix.
Salo testing for Ferrari at Monza in 1999.

Following an injury to BAR driver Ricardo Zonta, Salo took his place for three races whilst the Brazilian recovered. BAR's first season was not successful but Salo scored their best result of the year, with a seventh-place finish at San Marino.[4] However a greater opportunity arose when Michael Schumacher broke his leg in a crash during the 1999 British Grand Prix. Salo was selected as his substitute to partner Eddie Irvine at Ferrari. In his second race in Ferrari at the 1999 German Grand Prix Salo led for part of the race and would have scored a Grand Prix win but team orders demanded that he give the lead to Irvine, who at the time was fighting for the championship with Mika Häkkinen.[5] Following the race, Irvine handed his victory trophy over to Salo as a gesture of gratitude. He also finished third at Monza, ahead of Irvine. These podium finishes were critical in helping Ferrari win their first Constructors' title since 1983.

2000–2002: Sauber and Toyota

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Salo driving for Sauber at the 2000 Belgian Grand Prix.

Salo was back full-time in 2000 with Sauber, taking 11th in the championship, although he left the team at the end of the season to join the new Toyota team in preparation for its Formula One entry in 2002, and also cited a desire to score podiums rather than lower points-scoring positions. He scored two points for Toyota in their first season, becoming the first driver since JJ Lehto at the 1993 South African Grand Prix to score points on a team's debut by finishing sixth at the 2002 Australian Grand Prix. He retired from Formula One at the end of 2002, after getting fired from Toyota. Though the news was initially met with general surprise, it was later revealed that Salo was not on good terms with the team, who heavily criticized his deemed poor performance.

During his Formula One career, he achieved two podiums, and scored a total of 33 championship points.

Post-Formula One

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His first post-Formula One race came at the 2003 12 Hours of Sebring, driving the UK-entered Audi R8, the same car he was due to race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans if it had not run out of fuel already after the first hour. He raced in four CART races for PK Racing during the same year, his best finish being third in Miami in his second series start.

Because of his strong links with Ferrari he was picked up to be part of the development program of the Maserati MC12 GT racer. He made his FIA GT debut in 2004, narrowly losing the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in a Ferrari 575. After that he entered the last four races of the season in the Maserati, winning two races and finishing second once.[citation needed]

2005 was a year somewhat lost in the doldrums with only two participations with the Maserati MC12 in the ALMS GTS-class, a competition where the car turned out to be not even half as competitive as in the FIA GT series.

For 2006, Salo returned to racing full-time, signing with AF Corse in the FIA GT to drive the Ferrari F430 and later on in the year with Risi Competizione in the ALMS. He was victorious in class in the 24 Hours of Spa and finished third in the FIA GT2 Drivers' Championship with 61 points, while his efforts in the ALMS contributed to Risi's Teams' Championship cup. In the following year he continued with Risi Competizione in the ALMS and took the GT2 class honours in the 12 Hours of Sebring and the championship along with teammate Jaime Melo. They won a total of eight races out of twelve in the class. In addition, he won the RAC Tourist Trophy with Thomas Biagi when substituting for Michael Bartels, driving a Maserati MC12 once more.

Salo and Melo with Risi Competizione earned the first team At-Large honours on the 2007 All-American Racing Team, as voted for by the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters (AARWBA).[6] Salo raced again in the ALMS for Risi Competizione in 2008. Although he was not successful in defending his previous year's titles, he won the GT2 class in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, coming in 18th overall.

In 2009, he joined the Risi Ferrari team at the blue-riband races only, the 12 Hours of Sebring, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Petit Le Mans event, winning all three of them. Having won these enduro races all more than once, Salo felt he was ready for a new challenge. He set his mind on NASCAR, and had his first test with Michael Waltrip Racing at the half-mile New Smyrna Speedway in November 2009.[7]

In 2010–12, Salo competed in the Gold Coast 600, an endurance event for the V8 Supercars. In 2010, he partnered with Walkinshaw Racing's Andrew Thompson and retired from both races. For 2011–12 he raced with Will Davison and the Ford Performance Racing team, finishing 2nd in the 1st race of 2011 and winning the 2nd race in 2012.

In 2014, driving for Maranello Motorsport, Salo co-drove a Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 to victory at the Bathurst 12 Hour alongside Australian motor racing legends Craig Lowndes and John Bowe, and another local Australian driver Peter Edwards.

Personal life

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Salo lives in Estonia,[8] and has a son[citation needed] and a daughter with his wife Noriko Endo, who he married in July 1999.[9] His godson Jesse Krohn competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship. Like fellow Finns Keke Rosberg and JJ Lehto, both former Formula One drivers, Salo has commentated on several F1 races on MTV3 and the pay-channel C More MAX since 2005.[10] Since 2011, Salo has been hosting the Finnish TV-show, Virittäjät ('Test Drive by Mika Salo'), along with his former co-host Tomi Tuominen, who is a Finnish journalist, television presenter, sports commentator and former co-driver in the World Rally Championship.[11]

In 2013, Salo featured in Discovery channel's program called Driven to Extremes along with Hollywood actors Tom Hardy and Adrien Brody. Salo appeared in two episodes, one with Tom Hardy in minus 50 degrees Celsius in Russia, and the other one with Adrien Brody to the Malaysian jungle at the height of the monsoon season.[12]

Helmet

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Salo's helmet was originally dark blue with a white halo on the top (with a red line inside), two white stripes (with a red line inside) going from the rear going down diagonally to the sides of the helmet and a white trapezoidal shape on the chin area (with blue outline), slightly based on Prost's helmet. When he raced in Formula One, he changed the helmet from dark blue to sky blue with the rest of the elements intact.

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
1987 Nordic Formula Ford 1600 ? ? ? ? ? 30 3rd
Formula Ford Finland ? ? ? ? ? 40 2nd
Formula Ford Sweden Junior ? ? ? ? ? 23 8th
1988 European Formula Ford 1600 ? ? ? ? ? 80 1st
Formula Ford Finland 4 4 4 4 4 44 1st
Nordic Formula Ford 1600 3 2 ? ? 2 40 1st
Formula Ford Sweden Junior ? ? ? ? ? 20 9th
Formula Ford Festival 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th
1989 British Formula Three Alan Docking Racing 16 0 0 0 0 10 14th
1990 British Formula Three Alan Docking Racing 17 6 3 6 12 98 2nd
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
1991 Japanese Formula 3000 Ad Racing Team Co. Ltd. 5 0 0 0 0 1 23rd
1992 Japanese Formula 3000 Ad Racing Team Co. Ltd. 11 0 0 0 0 5 15th
Japanese Formula Three Team 5ZIGEN 4 0 0 0 0 2 13th
1993 Japanese Formula 3000 Ad Racing Team Co. Ltd. 10 0 0 0 0 1 17th
Japanese Touring Car Championship - JTC-3 Team 5ZIGEN 9 1 0 0 1 47 14th
1994 Japanese Formula 3000 Team 5ZIGEN 9 0 0 0 1 6 7th
Formula One Team Lotus 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
1995 Formula One Nokia Tyrrell Yamaha 17 0 0 0 0 5 15th
1996 Formula One Tyrrell Yamaha 16 0 0 0 0 5 13th
1997 Formula One PIAA Tyrrell Ford 17 0 0 0 0 2 17th
1998 Formula One Danka Zepter Arrows 15 0 0 0 0 3 13th
1999 Formula One Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 6 0 0 0 2 10 10th
British American Racing 3 0 0 0 0
2000 Formula One Red Bull Sauber Petronas 16 0 0 0 0 6 11th
2002 Formula One Panasonic Toyota Racing 17 0 0 0 0 2 17th
2003 Champ Car World Series PK Racing 4 0 0 0 1 26 16th
American Le Mans Series - LMP900 Audi Sport UK 1 0 0 0 0 12 28th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP900 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2004 FIA GT Championship GPC Giesse Squadra Corse 4 1 0 0 3 27 13th
Finnish Touring Car Championship Lehtonen Motorsport 2 0 1 1 1 0 NC
2005 American Le Mans Series - GT1 Risi Competizione 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2006 FIA GT Championship - GT2 AF Corse 10 1 0 0 5 56 4th
American Le Mans Series - GT2 Risi Competizione 5 3 0 0 4 82 7th
2007 American Le Mans Series - GT2 Risi Competizione 12 8 2 0 9 202 1st
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGT2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
FIA GT Championship - GT1 Vitaphone Racing 1 1 0 0 1 10 16th
FIA GT Championship - GT2 AF Corse Motorola 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2008 American Le Mans Series - GT2 Risi Competizione 11 2 0 0 5 121 4th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGT2 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 19th
FIA GT Championship - GT2 AF Corse 1 0 0 0 1 13 18th
2009 American Le Mans Series - GT2 Risi Competizione 2 2 0 0 2 60 8th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGT2 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 18th
2010 GT1 World Championship Mad-Croc Racing 6 0 0 0 0 0 52nd
V8 Supercar Walkinshaw United 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
ADAC GT Masters Callaway Competition 2 0 0 0 0 4 27th
American Le Mans Series - GT2 Risi Competizione 3 0 0 0 0 28 20th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGT2 AF Corse 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNS
2011 V8 Supercar Ford Performance Racing 2 0 0 0 1 201 52nd
American Le Mans Series - GT Risi Competizione 1 0 0 0 0 12 25th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - E1-XP2 Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
2012 International Superstars Series Swiss Team 4 0 0 0 1 30 19th
Campionato Italiano Superstars 2 0 0 0 0 8 24th
V8 Supercar Ford Performance Racing 2 1 0 0 1 0 NC†
Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup 1 0 0 1 1 0 NC†
2013 Australian GT Championship Maranello Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 50 17th
Bathurst 12 Hour - Class A 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am SMP Racing 1 0 0 0 1 30 13th
European Le Mans Series - GTC 1 0 1 0 0 11 12th
2014 European Le Mans Series - GTC SMP Racing 4 0 0 0 0 4 28th
Bathurst 12 Hour - Class A Maranello Motorsport 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 SMP Racing 1 0 0 0 0 50 8th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 12th
United SportsCar Championship - GTD MP/ESM Racing 1 0 0 0 0 29 62nd
2015 Bathurst 12 Hour - Class A Maranello Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNS
2016 Bathurst 12 Hour - Class A Maranello Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2020 Super Taikyu - ST-1 Field Management Racing 1 0 0 0 1 50‡ 3rd‡

† Not eligible for championship points.

‡ Team standings.

Complete British Formula 3 results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Engine Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Pts
1989 Alan Docking Racing Alfa Romeo A THR
7 		SIL
5 		BRH
Ret 		SIL
10 		BRH
5 		THR
7 		SIL
5 		DON
10 		SIL
6 		SNE
Ret 		OUL
12 		SIL
11 		BRH
7 		DON
5 		SIL
6 		THR
Ret 		14th 10
1990 Alan Docking Racing Mugen A DON
2 		SIL
1 		THR
2 		BRH
4 		SIL
1 		BRH
1 		THR
1 		SIL
2 		DON
5 		SIL
1 		SNE
7 		OUL
2 		SIL
2 		BRH
Ret 		DON
3 		THR
1 		SIL
Ret 		2nd 98

Complete Japanese Formula 3000 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Points
1991 Ad Racing Team Co. Ltd. SUZ AUT
14 		FUJ
DNQ 		MIN
6 		SUZ
DNQ 		SUG
DNQ 		FUJ
18 		SUZ
DNQ 		FUJ
C 		SUZ
Ret 		FUJ
Ret 		23rd 1
1992 Ad Racing Team Co. Ltd. SUZ
Ret 		FUJ
15 		MIN
4 		SUZ
Ret 		AUT
10 		SUG
Ret 		FUJ
18 		FUJ
17 		SUZ
7 		FUJ
15 		SUZ
5 		15th 5
1993 Ad Racing Team Co. Ltd. SUZ
13 		FUJ
9 		MIN
7 		SUZ
Ret 		AUT
C 		SUG
6 		FUJ
C 		FUJ
DNS 		SUZ
17 		FUJ
Ret 		SUZ
Ret 		17th 1
1994 Team 5ZIGEN SUZ
3 		FUJ
5 		MIN
7 		SUZ
11 		SUG
12 		FUJ
Ret 		SUZ
8 		FUJ
Ret 		FUJ SUZ
10 		7th 6

Complete Formula One results

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(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 WDC Points
1994 Team Lotus Lotus 109 Mugen Honda V10 BRA PAC SMR MON ESP CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR EUR JPN
10 		AUS
Ret 		NC 0
1995 Nokia Tyrrell Yamaha Tyrrell 023 Yamaha V10 BRA
7 		ARG
Ret 		SMR
Ret 		ESP
10 		MON
Ret 		CAN
7 		FRA
15 		GBR
8 		GER
Ret 		HUN
Ret 		BEL
8 		ITA
5 		POR
13 		EUR
10 		PAC
12 		JPN
6 		AUS
5 		15th 5
1996 Tyrrell Yamaha Tyrrell 024 Yamaha V10 AUS
6 		BRA
5 		ARG
Ret 		EUR
DSQ 		SMR
Ret 		MON
5† 		ESP
DSQ 		CAN
Ret 		FRA
10 		GBR
7 		GER
9 		HUN
Ret 		BEL
7 		ITA
Ret 		POR
11 		JPN
Ret 		13th 5
1997 PIAA Tyrrell Ford Tyrrell 025 Ford V8 AUS
Ret 		BRA
13 		ARG
8 		SMR
9 		MON
5 		ESP
Ret 		CAN
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		GBR
Ret 		GER
Ret 		HUN
13 		BEL
11 		ITA
Ret 		AUT
Ret 		LUX
10 		JPN
Ret 		EUR
12 		17th 2
1998 Danka Zepter Arrows Arrows A19 Arrows V10 AUS
Ret 		BRA
Ret 		ARG
Ret 		SMR
9 		ESP
Ret 		MON
4 		CAN
Ret 		FRA
13 		GBR
Ret 		AUT
Ret 		GER
14 		HUN
Ret 		BEL
DNS 		ITA
Ret 		LUX
14 		JPN
Ret 		13th 3
1999 British American Racing BAR 01 Supertec V10 AUS BRA SMR
7† 		MON
Ret 		ESP
8 		CAN FRA GBR 10th 10
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F399 Ferrari V10 AUT
9 		GER
2 		HUN
12 		BEL
7 		ITA
3 		EUR
Ret 		MAL JPN
2000 Red Bull Sauber Petronas Sauber C19 Petronas V10 AUS
DSQ 		BRA
DNS 		SMR
6 		GBR
8 		ESP
7 		EUR
Ret 		MON
5 		CAN
Ret 		FRA
10 		AUT
6 		GER
5 		HUN
10 		BEL
9 		ITA
7 		USA
Ret 		JPN
10 		MAL
8 		11th 6
2002 Panasonic Toyota Racing Toyota TF102 Toyota V10 AUS
6 		MAL
12 		BRA
6 		SMR
Ret 		ESP
9 		AUT
8 		MON
Ret 		CAN
Ret 		EUR
Ret 		GBR
Ret 		FRA
Ret 		GER
9 		HUN
15 		BEL
7 		ITA
11 		USA
14 		JPN
8 		17th 2

Complete CART results

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(key)

Year Team No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Rank Points Ref
2003 PK Racing 27 STP MTY LBH BRH LAU MIL LS POR CLE TOR VAN ROA MDO MTL DEN
14 		MIA
3 		MXC
5 		SRF
11 		FON
C † 		16th 26 [13]

† Cancelled due to California Fires

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
pos.
2003 United Kingdom Audi Sport UK
United Kingdom Arena Motorsport 		Germany Frank Biela
United Kingdom Perry McCarthy 		Audi R8 LMP900 28 DNF DNF
2007 United States Risi Competizione United Kingdom Johnny Mowlem
Brazil Jaime Melo 		Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 223 DNF DNF
2008 United States Risi Competizione Italy Gianmaria Bruni
Brazil Jaime Melo 		Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 326 19th 1st
2009 United States Risi Competizione Brazil Jaime Melo
Germany Pierre Kaffer 		Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 329 18th 1st
2010 Italy AF Corse Argentina Luís Pérez Companc
Argentina Matías Russo 		Ferrari F430 GT2 GT2 0 DNS DNS
2014 Russia SMP Racing Russia Sergey Zlobin
Russia Anton Ladygin 		Oreca 03R-Nissan LMP2 303 37th 12th

Complete American Le Mans Series results

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Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2003 Audi Sport UK LMP900 Audi R8 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 SEB
6 		ATL SON TRO MOS RDA LGA MIA PET 28th 12
2005 Risi Competizione GT1 Maserati MC12 Maserati 6.0L V12 SEB ATL MDO LIM SON POR
4 		RDA MOS PET LGA NC 0
2006 Risi Competizione GT2 Ferrari F430GT Ferrari 4.0L V8 SEB REL
3 		MDO
6 		LIM MIL
1 		POR
1 		RDA MOS PET LGA
1 		7th 82
2007 Risi Competizione GT2 Ferrari F430GT Ferrari 4.0L V8 SEB
1 		STP
1 		LBH
1 		REL
1 		MIL
9 		LIM
9 		MDO
2 		RDA
1 		MOS
1 		DET
1 		PET
6 		LGA
1 		1st 202
2008 Risi Competizione GT2 Ferrari F430GT Ferrari 4.0L V8 SEB
12 		STP
10 		LBH
9 		MIL
13 		LIM
3 		MDO
5 		RDA
5 		MOS
1 		DET
3 		PET
1 		LGA
2 		4th 121
2009 Risi Competizione GT2 Ferrari F430GT Ferrari 4.0L V8 SEB
1 		STP LBH MIL LIM MDO RDA MOS PET
1 		LGA 8th 60
2010 Risi Competizione GT Ferrari F430GT Ferrari 4.0L V8 SEB LBH LGA MIL LIM
4 		MDO RDA
7 		MOS PET
7 		20th 28
2011 Risi Competizione GT Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5L V8 SEB
9 		LBH LIM MOS MDO RDA BAL LGA PET 25th 12

Complete GT1 World Championship results

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Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Points
2010 Mad-Croc Racing Chevrolet Corvette C6.R ABU
QR
Ret
 		ABU
CR
15
 		SIL
QR 		SIL
CR 		BRN
QR
19
 		BRN
CR
12
 		PRI
QR 		PRI
CR 		SPA
QR 		SPA
CR 		NÜR
QR
15
 		NÜR
CR
23
 		ALG
QR 		ALG
CR 		NAV
QR 		NAV
CR 		INT
QR 		INT
CR 		SAN
QR 		SAN
CR 		52nd 0

Complete V8 Supercar results

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Final pos Points
2010 Walkinshaw Racing YMC
R1 		YMC
R2 		BHR
R3 		BHR
R4 		ADE
R5 		ADE
R6 		HAM
R7 		HAM
R8 		QLD
R9 		QLD
R10 		WIN
R11 		WIN
R12 		HID
R13 		HID
R14 		TOW
R15 		TOW
R16 		PHI
Q 		PHI
R17 		BAT
R18 		SUR
R19
Ret 		SUR
R20
Ret 		SYM
R21 		SYM
R22 		SAN
R23 		SAN
R24 		SYD
R25 		SYD
R26 		NC 0 +
2011 Ford Performance Racing YMC
R1 		YMC
R2 		ADE
R3 		ADE
R4 		HAM
R5 		HAM
R6 		BAR
R7 		BAR
R8 		BAR
R9 		WIN
R10 		WIN
R11 		HID
R12 		HID
R13 		TOW
R14 		TOW
R15 		QLD
R16 		QLD
R17 		QLD
R18 		PHI
Q 		PHI
R19 		BAT
R20 		SUR
R21
2 		SUR
R22
14 		SYM
R23 		SYM
R24 		SAN
R25 		SAN
R26 		SYD
R27 		SYD
R28 		52nd 201
2012 Ford Performance Racing ADE
R1 		ADE
R2 		SYM
R3 		SYM
R4 		HAM
R5 		HAM
R6 		BAR
R7 		BAR
R8 		BAR
R9 		PHI
R10 		PHI
R11 		HID
R12 		HID
R13 		TOW
R14 		TOW
R15 		QLD
R16 		QLD
R17 		SMP
R18 		SMP
R19 		SAN
Q 		SAN
R20 		BAT
R21 		SUR
R22
18 		SUR
R23
1 		YMC
R24 		YMC
R25 		YMC
R26 		WIN
R27 		WIN
R28 		SYD
R29 		SYD
R30 		NC 0 †

† Not Eligible for points

Complete International Superstars Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points
2012 Swiss Team Maserati Quattroporte MNZ
1
6 		MNZ
2
16 		IMO
1 		IMO
2 		DON
1 		DON
2 		MUG
1 		MUG
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		SPA
1
5 		SPA
2
3 		VAL
1 		VAL
2 		PER
1 		PER
2 		19th 30

Bathurst 12 Hour results

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Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
pos.
2013 Australia Maranello Motorsport Australia John Bowe
Australia Peter Edwards
Denmark Allan Simonsen 		Ferrari 458 GT3 A 111 DNF DNF
2014 Australia Maranello Motorsport Australia John Bowe
Australia Peter Edwards
Australia Craig Lowndes 		Ferrari 458 GT3 A 296 1st 1st
2015 Australia Maranello Motorsport United Kingdom Ben Collins
Australia Tony D'Alberto 		Ferrari 458 GT3 A 0 DNS DNS
2016 Australia Maranello Motorsport Australia Tony D'Alberto
Australia Grant Denyer
Finland Toni Vilander 		Ferrari 458 GT3 AP 63 DNF DNF

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 Rank Points
2013 SMP Racing GTC Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO RBR HUN LEC
5 		12th 11
2014 SMP Racing GTC Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO
10 		RBR
9 		LEC
11 		HUN
11 		28th 4

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2014 SMP Racing LMP2 Oreca 03R Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS
1 		COA FUJ SHA BHR SÃO 8th 50

References

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  1. ^ "Mika Salo saa pitää suomalaisen ajolisenssinsä" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 6 November 1990. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
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