Allan McNish
British · 2002–2002
VS

Mika Salo
Finnish · 1994–2002
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
6
11
Qualifyingahead
2
15
Allan McNish · Mika Salo
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
6 — 11
17 shared
Qualifying H2H
2 — 15
17 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P19
Best championship
P10
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 1
2002 P17
Teammate battle by season
6
11
2002
Career totals
Allan McNish Mika Salo
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
0
2
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
0
33
Starts
17
111
Rate-adjusted · per start
Allan McNish Mika Salo
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
0%
1.8%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.0
0.3
Avg grid
P15.9
P14.7
Avg finish
P15.5
P12.1
Finish rate
52.9%
62.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Allan McNish Mika Salo
Overtakes
99
693
Overtakes / race
7.6
7.8
Places lost
76
427
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Allan McNish Mika Salo
Mechanical retirements
4
35
Crash retirements
4
6
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 0 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
2002
Debut season
1994
—
First win
—
—
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P7
Best finish
P2
+0.4
Avg places gained
+2.7
Season points trajectory
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Allan McNish Mika Salo
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Allan McNish Mika Salo
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P7
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P7
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P10
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P10
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P10
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 0 · P6
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P15 0 · 0 · P14
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P8
Team history
Allan McNish
Toyota 2002
Mika Salo
TYR
Team Lotus 1994Tyrrell 1995–1997Arrows 1998Ferrari 1999BAR 1999Sauber 2000Toyota 2002
19942002
Allan McNish → Mika Salo → Compare others
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).