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Mika Salo

Mika Salo, Finnish racing driver

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Born
November 30, 1966
Age in 2026
60
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1966

About Mika Salo

Mika Juhani Salo (born 30 November 1966) is a Finnish former racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from 1994 to 2002. In sportscar racing, Salo won the 2007 American Le Mans Series title, as well as winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2008 and 2009 in the GT2 class. He also won the 2014 Bathurst 12 Hour. Salo's 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 ten points, contributing to Ferrari's constructors' championship win by a four-point margin. He then raced for Sauber in 2000, and joined Toyota for their debut in 2002, which would be his final season in Formula One. He also won the GT2 class in the 2008 and 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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Mika Salo timeline

  1. Salo's 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 ten points, contributing to Ferrari's constructors' championship win by a four-point margin.
  2. He also won the GT2 class in the 2008 and 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The world when Mika Salo was born

Mika Salo was born in 1966. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1966

  • #1 song"The Ballad of the Green Berets" – SSgt Barry Sadler
  • Top movieA Man for All Seasons
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookIn Cold Blood – Truman Capote

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentEngland wins the FIFA World Cup at Wembley
  • Top headlineCultural Revolution begins in China
  • Technology milestoneStar Trek premieres, inspiring future technologists
  • Defining fadBatman TV show craze
  • Notable inventionElectronic fuel injection
  • World population3.41 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championBaltimore Orioles (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population196.6M

1966 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Mika Salo's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19662026
Gas$0.32$3.45/gal
Average home$14,200$435,000
Average income$9,400$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.09$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population196.6M341 million

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