Pedro Diniz
Brazilian · 1995–2000
VS

Mika Salo
Finnish · 1994–2002
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
10
23
Qualifyingahead
10
22
Pedro Diniz · Mika Salo
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.086s
Mika Salo faster by the median gap over 11 sessions
1998 +0.312s 7
2000 −0.006s 4
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
28 — 64
92 shared
Qualifying H2H
31 — 60
91 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P14
Best championship
P10
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 3
1996 P13 1997 P16 1998 P13 1999 P10
Teammate battle by season
6
10
1998
4
13
2000
Career totals
Pedro Diniz Mika Salo
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
0
2
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
10
33
Starts
99
111
Rate-adjusted · per start
Pedro Diniz Mika Salo
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
0%
1.8%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.1
0.3
Avg grid
P17.2
P14.7
Avg finish
P14.6
P12.1
Finish rate
40.4%
62.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Pedro Diniz Mika Salo
Overtakes
526
693
Overtakes / race
6.9
7.8
Places lost
295
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
Pedro Diniz Mika Salo
Mechanical retirements
32
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: 2 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1995
Debut season
1994
—
First win
—
—
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P5
Best finish
P2
+2.7
Avg places gained
+2.7
Season points trajectory
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Pedro Diniz Mika Salo
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Pedro Diniz Mika Salo
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3
Pedro Diniz 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3 Mika Salo
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Pedro Diniz 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 Mika Salo
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P6
Pedro Diniz 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P6 Mika Salo
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4
Pedro Diniz 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P4 Mika Salo
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7
Pedro Diniz 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7 Mika Salo
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P7
Pedro Diniz 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P7 Mika Salo
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P10
Pedro Diniz 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P10 Mika Salo
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P6
Pedro Diniz 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P6 Mika Salo
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P10
Pedro Diniz 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P10 Mika Salo
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7
Pedro Diniz 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7 Mika Salo
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7
Pedro Diniz 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7 Mika Salo
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P5
Pedro Diniz 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P5 Mika Salo
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P10
Pedro Diniz 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P10 Mika Salo
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P6
Pedro Diniz 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P6 Mika Salo
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6
Pedro Diniz 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P6 Mika Salo
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P8
Pedro Diniz 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P8 Mika Salo
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P11
Pedro Diniz 0 · 0 · P16 0 · 0 · P11 Mika Salo
Sepang International Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P8
Pedro Diniz 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P8 Mika Salo
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P14
Pedro Diniz 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P14 Mika Salo
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P5
Pedro Diniz 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P5 Mika Salo
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P12
Pedro Diniz 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P12 Mika Salo
Okayama International Circuit 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P12
Pedro Diniz 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P12 Mika Salo
Team history
Pedro Diniz
ARR
SAU
Forti 1995Ligier 1996Arrows 1997–1998Sauber 1999–2000
Mika Salo
TYR
Team Lotus 1994Tyrrell 1995–1997Arrows 1998Ferrari 1999BAR 1999Sauber 2000Toyota 2002
19942002
Pedro Diniz → 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).