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| Date of birth: |
30th November 1966 |
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| Current age: |
35 years |
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| Place of birth: |
Helsinki, Finland |
| Resident: |
London, England |
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| Current Team: |
Toyota Formula One |
| Official Website: |
http://www.mikasalo.net |
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| Height: |
1,75 m |
| Weight: |
69 kg |
| Marital status: |
Married to Noriko Endo (17th July, 1999), 1 son (Max) |
| 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, 2nd in the Finnish and 3rd in the Scandinavian Championship |
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1988 |
Formula Ford 1600, European, Scandinavian and Finnish Champion, 14 wins |
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1989 |
British F3 Championship, 13th overall |
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1990 |
British F3 Championship, 6 wins, 2nd overall; 2nd in the Macau F3 GP |
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1991 |
All Japan F3000 Championship |
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1992 |
All Japan F3000 Championship, 14th overall |
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1993 |
All Japan F3000 Championship |
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1994 |
All Japan F3000 Championship; F1 Lotus-Mugen-Honda T109, 2 races (GP Japan & Australia) |
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1995 |
F1 Tyrrell-Yamaha, 5 points, 15th |
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1996 |
F1 Tyrrell-Yamaha, 5 points, 13th |
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1997 |
F1 Tyrrell-Ford, 2 points, 16th |
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1998 |
F1 Arrows (Hart), 3 points, 13th |
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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 |
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2000 |
F1 Red Bull Sauber Petronas, 6 points, 11th |
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2001 |
F1 Toyota, test driver |
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2002 |
F1 Toyota driver |
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