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Mika Salo

1966 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mika Salo is the 140th most popular racing driver (down from 134th in 2019), the 106th most popular biography from Finland (up from 108th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Finnish Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Mika Salo ranks 140 out of 1,080. Before him are Satoru Nakajima, Reine Wisell, Onofre Marimón, Gunnar Nilsson, Guy Ligier, and Giancarlo Fisichella. After him are John Watson, Ove Andersson, Renzo Zorzi, Ricardo Rodríguez, David Coulthard, and Thierry Sabine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Mika Salo ranks 91. Before him are Tom McCarthy, Jan Železný, Lisa Edelstein, Qusay Hussein, Cynthia Nixon, and Faure Gnassingbé. After him are Nechirvan Barzani, J. J. Abrams, Moustafa Madbouly, Thomas Häßler, David Platt, and Marton Csokas.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Mika Salo ranks 106 out of 751. Before him are Erik Heinrichs (1890), Alexander von Nordmann (1803), Lauri Ingman (1868), Karl-August Fagerholm (1901), Clas Thunberg (1893), and Albin Stenroos (1889). After him are Amélie Lundahl (1850), Elin Danielson-Gambogi (1861), Oskar Merikanto (1868), Ilmari Salminen (1902), Elissa Aalto (1922), and Renny Harlin (1959).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Finland

Among racing drivers born in Finland, Mika Salo ranks 10. Before him are Hannu Mikkola (1942), Jarno Saarinen (1945), Juha Kankkunen (1959), Henri Toivonen (1956), Markku Alén (1951), and Tommi Mäkinen (1964). After him are Rauno Aaltonen (1938), Timo Salonen (1951), Leo Kinnunen (1943), Marcus Grönholm (1968), JJ Lehto (1966), and Valtteri Bottas (1989).

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