As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Jacques Villeneuve · Mika Salo
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
60
—
32
92 shared
Qualifying H2H
76
—
15
91 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
2
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P10
Finished ahead in the standings:
5 · 0
1996
P2
1997
P1
1998
P5
2000
P7
2002
P12
Teammate battle by season
0
3
1999
Career totals
Jacques Villeneuve
Mika Salo
Championships
1
0
Wins
11
0
Poles
13
0
Podiums
23
2
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
235
33
Starts
165
111
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jacques Villeneuve
Mika Salo
Win rate
6.7%
0%
Podium rate
13.9%
1.8%
Pole rate
7.9%
0%
Points / start
1.4
0.3
Avg grid
P9.1
P14.7
Avg finish
P10.3
P12.1
Finish rate
66.7%
62.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Jacques Villeneuve
Mika Salo
Overtakes
1,120
693
Overtakes / race
7.0
7.8
Places lost
870
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
Jacques Villeneuve
Mika Salo
Mechanical retirements
38
35
Crash retirements
17
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
1996
Debut season
1994
1996 · aged 25
First win
—
1996
First pole
—
1997 · aged 26
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P2
-1.1
Avg places gained
+2.7
Season points trajectory
Jacques Villeneuve
Mika Salo
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Jacques Villeneuve | Mika Salo |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Hungaroring | 2 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| VIL 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 Mika Salo | ||
| Nürburgring | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| VIL 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 Mika Salo | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| VIL 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Mika Salo | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| VIL 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Mika Salo | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| VIL 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 Mika Salo | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| VIL 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Mika Salo | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| VIL 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Mika Salo | ||
| Autódromo do Estoril | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| VIL 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 Mika Salo | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 3 · P3 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| VIL 0 · 3 · P3 0 · 1 · P2 Mika Salo | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| VIL 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 Mika Salo | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| VIL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P3 Mika Salo | ||
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| VIL 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P10 Mika Salo | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| VIL 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P6 Mika Salo | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| VIL 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 Mika Salo | ||
| Circuito de Jerez | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P12 |
| VIL 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P12 Mika Salo | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| VIL 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 Mika Salo | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| VIL 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6 Mika Salo | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| VIL 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6 Mika Salo | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| VIL 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P8 Mika Salo | ||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P14 |
| VIL 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P14 Mika Salo | ||
Team history
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).