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RACING DRIVER

Mika Salo

1966 - Today

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Mika Juhani Salo (born 30 November 1966) is a Finnish former professional racing driver. He competed in Formula One between 1994 and 2002. His best ranking was 10th in the world championship in 1999, when he stood in for the injured Michael Schumacher at Ferrari for six races, scoring two podiums and contributing to Ferrari's constructors' championship win. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mika Salo has received more than 461,496 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Mika Salo is the 121st most popular racing driver (up from 136th in 2019), the 83rd most popular biography from Finland (up from 100th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Finnish Racing Driver.

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  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Mika Salo ranks 121 out of 888Before him are Max Verstappen, Andrea de Cesaris, Piero Taruffi, Tommi Mäkinen, Thierry Boutsen, and Juha Kankkunen. After him are Helmuth Koinigg, John Watson, Markku Alén, Stuart Lewis-Evans, Ignazio Giunti, and Onofre Marimón.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Mika Salo ranks 59Before him are Janet Jackson, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, J. J. Abrams, Alberto Tomba, Sean Harris, and Jorge Campos. After him are Qusay Hussein, Marco Hietala, Cynthia Nixon, Paulo Futre, Christian Lorenz, and Enzo Scifo.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Mika Salo ranks 83 out of 642Before him are Juhani Aho (1861), Jarno Saarinen (1945), Eero Aarnio (1932), Fredrika Bremer (1801), Tommi Mäkinen (1964), and Juha Kankkunen (1959). After him are Marco Hietala (1966), Yrjö Väisälä (1891), Markku Alén (1951), Arvid Horn (1664), Pentti Linkola (1932), and Renny Harlin (1959).

Among RACING DRIVERS In Finland

Among racing drivers born in Finland, Mika Salo ranks 9Before him are Hannu Mikkola (1942), Ari Vatanen (1952), Henri Toivonen (1956), Jarno Saarinen (1945), Tommi Mäkinen (1964), and Juha Kankkunen (1959). After him are Markku Alén (1951), Rauno Aaltonen (1938), Valtteri Bottas (1989), Timo Salonen (1951), Marcus Grönholm (1968), and Leo Kinnunen (1943).