Eddie Irvine
British · 1993–2002
VS

Mika Salo
Finnish · 1994–2002
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
5
1
Qualifyingahead
4
2
Eddie Irvine · Mika Salo
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
68 — 42
110 shared
Qualifying H2H
91 — 18
109 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
1
Top-3 finishes
0
P2
Best championship
P10
Finished ahead in the standings: 6 · 1
1995 P12 1996 P10 1997 P7 1998 P4 1999 P2 2000 P11 2002 P9
Teammate battle by season
5
1
1999
Career totals
Eddie Irvine Mika Salo
Championships
0
0
Wins
4
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
26
2
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
191
33
Starts
147
111
Rate-adjusted · per start
Eddie Irvine Mika Salo
Win rate
2.7%
0%
Podium rate
17.7%
1.8%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
1.3
0.3
Avg grid
P9.3
P14.7
Avg finish
P11.0
P12.1
Finish rate
57.8%
62.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Eddie Irvine Mika Salo
Overtakes
723
693
Overtakes / race
6.6
7.8
Places lost
550
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
Eddie Irvine Mika Salo
Mechanical retirements
37
35
Crash retirements
25
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
1993
Debut season
1994
1999 · aged 33
First win
—
—
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P2
-1.7
Avg places gained
+2.7
Season points trajectory
1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
Eddie Irvine Mika Salo
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Eddie Irvine Mika Salo
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Hockenheimring 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Eddie Irvine 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Mika Salo
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Eddie Irvine 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Mika Salo
Red Bull Ring 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Eddie Irvine 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Mika Salo
Sepang International Circuit 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
Eddie Irvine 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 Mika Salo
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Eddie Irvine 0 · 4 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Mika Salo
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P6
Eddie Irvine 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P6 Mika Salo
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Eddie Irvine 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Mika Salo
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 3 · P3 0 · 0 · P7
Eddie Irvine 0 · 3 · P3 0 · 0 · P7 Mika Salo
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
Eddie Irvine 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 Mika Salo
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P6
Eddie Irvine 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P6 Mika Salo
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P10
Eddie Irvine 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P10 Mika Salo
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P8
Eddie Irvine 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 Mika Salo
Hungaroring 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10
Eddie Irvine 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10 Mika Salo
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7
Eddie Irvine 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7 Mika Salo
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7
Eddie Irvine 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P7 Mika Salo
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5
Eddie Irvine 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5 Mika Salo
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P10
Eddie Irvine 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P10 Mika Salo
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P14
Eddie Irvine 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P14 Mika Salo
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P11
Eddie Irvine 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P11 Mika Salo
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Eddie Irvine 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 Mika Salo
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P12
Eddie Irvine 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P12 Mika Salo
Okayama International Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P12
Eddie Irvine 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P12 Mika Salo
Team history
Eddie Irvine
JOR
FER
JAG
Jordan 1993–1995Ferrari 1996–1999Jaguar 2000–2002
Mika Salo
TYR
Team Lotus 1994Tyrrell 1995–1997Arrows 1998Ferrari 1999BAR 1999Sauber 2000Toyota 2002
19932002
Eddie Irvine → 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).