Ukyo Katayama
Japanese · 1992–1997
VS

Mika Salo
Finnish · 1994–2002
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
7
25
Qualifyingahead
9
23
Ukyo Katayama · Mika Salo
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Qualifying gap in the same car
+0.391s
Mika Salo faster by the median gap over 22 sessions
1995 +0.351s 15
1996 +0.427s 7
last segment both reached, median gap — same constructor only
Race H2H
10 — 41
51 shared
Qualifying H2H
17 — 34
51 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P17
Best championship
P10
Teammate battle by season
3
13
1995
4
12
1996
Career totals
Ukyo Katayama Mika Salo
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
0
2
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
5
33
Starts
95
111
Rate-adjusted · per start
Ukyo Katayama Mika Salo
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
0%
1.8%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.1
0.3
Avg grid
P17.3
P14.7
Avg finish
P16.0
P12.1
Finish rate
35.8%
62.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Ukyo Katayama Mika Salo
Overtakes
206
693
Overtakes / race
6.4
7.8
Places lost
91
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
Ukyo Katayama Mika Salo
Mechanical retirements
31
35
Crash retirements
30
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
1992
Debut season
1994
—
First win
—
—
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P5
Best finish
P2
+1.2
Avg places gained
+2.7
Season points trajectory
1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002
Ukyo Katayama Mika Salo
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Ukyo Katayama Mika Salo
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P3
Ukyo Katayama 0 · 0 · P9 0 · 1 · P3 Mika Salo
Hockenheimring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2
Ukyo Katayama 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 1 · P2 Mika Salo
Suzuka Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P6
Ukyo Katayama 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P6 Mika Salo
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P7
Ukyo Katayama 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P7 Mika Salo
Hungaroring 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P10
Ukyo Katayama 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P10 Mika Salo
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6
Ukyo Katayama 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P6 Mika Salo
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P7
Ukyo Katayama 0 · 0 · P17 0 · 0 · P7 Mika Salo
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P4
Ukyo Katayama 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · P4 Mika Salo
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7
Ukyo Katayama 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7 Mika Salo
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7
Ukyo Katayama 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7 Mika Salo
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5
Ukyo Katayama 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P5 Mika Salo
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P10
Ukyo Katayama 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P10 Mika Salo
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P10
Ukyo Katayama 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P10 Mika Salo
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P6
Ukyo Katayama 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P6 Mika Salo
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P8
Ukyo Katayama 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P8 Mika Salo
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P11
Ukyo Katayama 0 · 0 · P12 0 · 0 · P11 Mika Salo
Red Bull Ring 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P6
Ukyo Katayama 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P6 Mika Salo
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5
Ukyo Katayama 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 Mika Salo
Circuito de Jerez 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P12
Ukyo Katayama 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · P12 Mika Salo
Okayama International Circuit 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P12
Ukyo Katayama 0 · 0 · P14 0 · 0 · P12 Mika Salo
Team history
Ukyo Katayama
TYR
Larrousse 1992Tyrrell 1993–1996Minardi 1997
Mika Salo
TYR
Team Lotus 1994Tyrrell 1995–1997Arrows 1998Ferrari 1999BAR 1999Sauber 2000Toyota 2002
19922002
Ukyo Katayama → 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).