As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Mika Salo · Jacques Villeneuve
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
32
—
60
92 shared
Qualifying H2H
15
—
76
91 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
2
P10
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
0 · 5
1996
P2
1997
P1
1998
P5
2000
P7
2002
P12
Teammate battle by season
3
0
1999
Career totals
Mika Salo
Jacques Villeneuve
Championships
0
1
Wins
0
11
Poles
0
13
Podiums
2
23
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
33
235
Starts
111
165
Rate-adjusted · per start
Mika Salo
Jacques Villeneuve
Win rate
0%
6.7%
Podium rate
1.8%
13.9%
Pole rate
0%
7.9%
Points / start
0.3
1.4
Avg grid
P14.7
P9.1
Avg finish
P12.1
P10.3
Finish rate
62.2%
66.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Mika Salo
Jacques Villeneuve
Overtakes
693
1,120
Overtakes / race
7.8
7.0
Places lost
427
870
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
Jacques Villeneuve
Mechanical retirements
35
38
Crash retirements
6
17
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
1996
—
First win
1996 · aged 25
—
First pole
1996
—
First title
1997 · aged 26
P2
Best finish
P1
+2.7
Avg places gained
-1.1
Season points trajectory
Mika Salo
Jacques Villeneuve
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Mika Salo | Jacques Villeneuve |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Hungaroring | 0 · 0 · P10 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P10 2 · 3 · P1 VIL | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P10 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P10 2 · 2 · P1 VIL | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 0 · P7 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P7 2 · 2 · P1 VIL | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 0 · 0 · P7 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P7 1 · 3 · P1 VIL | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 0 · P8 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P8 1 · 2 · P1 VIL | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 1 · P1 VIL | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P6 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P6 1 · 1 · P1 VIL | ||
| Autódromo do Estoril | 0 · 0 · P11 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 1 · P1 VIL | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 3 · P3 |
| Mika Salo 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 3 · P3 VIL | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2 VIL | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Mika Salo 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5 VIL | ||
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 0 · 0 · P10 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 1 · P2 VIL | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P2 VIL | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2 VIL | ||
| Circuito de Jerez | 0 · 0 · P12 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 1 · P3 VIL | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P4 VIL | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4 VIL | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6 VIL | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P5 VIL | ||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 0 · 0 · P14 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Mika Salo 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P4 VIL | ||
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).