| Date of birth: | 30th November 1966 | Updated Statistics | 
  
    | Current age: | 33 years | of participation | 
  
    | Place of birth: | Helsinki, Finland | and achievements | 
  
    | Resident: | London, England | provided by FORIX | 
  
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    | Current Team: | Sauber-Petronas | 
  
    | Official Website: | http://www.mikasalo.net | 
  
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    | Height: | 1,66 m | 
  
    | Weight: | 69 kg | 
  
    | Marital status: | Married to Noriko Endo (17th July, 1999) | 
  
    | Sports: | Snowboarding, mountain biking | 
  
    | Hobbies: | Playing guitar | 
  
    | Favourite music: | Rock | 
  
    | Favourite drink: | Milk | 
  
    | Favourite food: | Pasta | 
  
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    | Start of racing career: | Aged 6 in 50 cc karts | 
  
    | First racing car: | Formula Ford | 
  
    | First success: | 1978, Finnish Go-Kart Champion | 
   
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    | Career: | 1987 | Formula Ford 1600, Vice-Champion of the Finnish and Scandinavian Championship | 
  
    |  | 1988 | Formula Ford 1600, European, Scandinavian and Finnish Champion, 14 wins | 
  
    |  | 1989 | British F3 Championship | 
  
    |  | 1990 | British F3 Championship, 6 wins, 2nd overall | 
  
    |  | 1991 | All Japan F3000 Championship | 
  
    |  | 1992 | All Japan F3000 Championship | 
  
    |  | 1993 | All Japan F3000 Championship | 
  
    |  | 1994 | All Japan F3000 Championship; F1 Lotus-Mugen-Honda T109, 2 races (GP Japan & Australia) | 
  
    |  | 1995 | F1 Tyrrell-Yamaha, 5 points, 15th | 
  
    |  | 1996 | F1 Tyrrell-Yamaha, 5 points, 13th | 
  
    |  | 1997 | F1 Tyrrell-Ford, 2 points, 17th | 
  
    |  | 1998 | F1 Arrows (Hart), 3 points, 13th | 
  
    |  | 1999 | F1 BAR-Supertec at San Marino, Monaco and Spain GPs replacing Ricardo Zonta; F1 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro as of Austrian GP replacing Michael Schumacher, 2nd German GP | 
  
    |  | 2000 | F1 Red Bull Sauber Petronas |