Mika Salo
Finnish · 1994–2002
VS

Eddie Irvine
British · 1993–2002
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
5
Qualifyingahead
2
4
Mika Salo · Eddie Irvine
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
42 — 68
110 shared
Qualifying H2H
18 — 91
109 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
1
P10
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 6
1995 P12 1996 P10 1997 P7 1998 P4 1999 P2 2000 P11 2002 P9
Teammate battle by season
1
5
1999
Career totals
Mika Salo Eddie Irvine
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
4
Poles
0
0
Podiums
2
26
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
33
191
Starts
111
147
Rate-adjusted · per start
Mika Salo Eddie Irvine
Win rate
0%
2.7%
Podium rate
1.8%
17.7%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.3
1.3
Avg grid
P14.7
P9.3
Avg finish
P12.1
P11.0
Finish rate
62.2%
57.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Mika Salo Eddie Irvine
Overtakes
693
723
Overtakes / race
7.8
6.6
Places lost
427
550
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
Mika Salo Eddie Irvine
Mechanical retirements
35
37
Crash retirements
6
25
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: 1 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1994
Debut season
1993
—
First win
1999 · aged 33
—
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P2
Best finish
P1
+2.7
Avg places gained
-1.7
Season points trajectory
1993 1995 1997 1999 2001
Mika Salo Eddie Irvine
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Mika Salo Eddie Irvine
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Hockenheimring 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 1 · P1
Mika Salo 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 1 · P1 Eddie Irvine
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 2 · P1
Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 2 · P1 Eddie Irvine
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1
Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1 Eddie Irvine
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 1 · P1
Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 1 · P1 Eddie Irvine
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 4 · P2
Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 4 · P2 Eddie Irvine
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 3 · P2
Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 3 · P2 Eddie Irvine
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Mika Salo 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2 Eddie Irvine
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 3 · P3
Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 3 · P3 Eddie Irvine
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P2
Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 2 · P2 Eddie Irvine
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P3
Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P3 Eddie Irvine
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 2 · P2
Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 2 · P2 Eddie Irvine
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 2 · P2
Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 2 · P2 Eddie Irvine
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P3
Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P3 Eddie Irvine
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4
Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4 Eddie Irvine
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4
Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P4 Eddie Irvine
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5
Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5 Eddie Irvine
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P4
Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P4 Eddie Irvine
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P5
Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P5 Eddie Irvine
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P5
Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P5 Eddie Irvine
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · —
Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — Eddie Irvine
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P4
Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P4 Eddie Irvine
Okayama International Circuit 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P11
Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P11 Eddie Irvine
Team history
Mika Salo
TYR
Team Lotus 1994Tyrrell 1995–1997Arrows 1998Ferrari 1999BAR 1999Sauber 2000Toyota 2002
Eddie Irvine
JOR
FER
JAG
Jordan 1993–1995Ferrari 1996–1999Jaguar 2000–2002
19932002
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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).