Mika Salo

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Mika Salo
Mika Salo Le Mans 2009 cropped.jpg
Salo in 2009
Born (1966-11-30) 30 November 1966 (age 57)
Helsinki, Finland
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality Flag of Finland.svg Finnish
Active years 19942000, 2002
Teams Lotus, Tyrrell, Arrows, BAR, Ferrari, Sauber, Toyota
Entries111 (109 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums2
Career points33
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 1994 Japanese Grand Prix
Last entry 2002 Japanese Grand Prix

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. He also won the GT2 class in the 2008 and 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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Career

Formula Three and Japanese racing

In 1989, Helsinki-born Salo competed in the British Formula 3 Championship, racing for Alan Docking Racing. He raced with the Reynard Alfa Romeo package which was not the season's best. Staying with Alan Docking Racing for 1990 and moving to a more competitive Ralt chassis, he raced against countryman and fierce rival Mika Häkkinen in Formula Three, finishing second to him. In 1990, Salo was caught driving under the influence in London. [1]

Formula One

1994–1998: Lotus, Tyrrell and Arrows

"I think it was six days before the race they said, 'Do you think you can drive it next weekend with no testing'. I'd never driven a Formula One car before in my life; that's what I've always wanted, so I said yes. I know the circuit so I don't think it's a problem. The next two nights I lay in my bed smiling, so happy it was happening."

Salo commenting on his first race for Lotus. [2]

After a few years racing in Japan he made his first Formula One start at the penultimate round of the 1994 season in Japan for the ailing Lotus team. He was kept on for the season's finale in Australia. Following the collapse of Lotus following the end of the season, Salo moved to Tyrrell for 1995. He was to spend three years with the team, scoring points several times. In the 1997 Monaco Grand Prix he completed the whole (rain-shortened and -slowed) race without refuelling, taking fifth place ahead of the faster Giancarlo Fisichella as a result. [3] Despite a promising 1998 with Arrows, he had no full-time drive in 1999.

1999: British American Racing and Ferrari

Salo driving for Tyrrell at the 1995 British Grand Prix. Mika Salo 1995 Britain.jpg
Salo driving for Tyrrell at the 1995 British Grand Prix.
Salo testing for Ferrari at Monza in 1999. Mika Salo 1999 Monza.jpg
Salo testing for Ferrari at Monza in 1999.

Following an injury to BAR driver Ricardo Zonta, Salo took his place for three races whilst the Brazilian recovered. BAR's first season was not successful but Salo scored their best result of the year, with a seventh-place finish at San Marino. [4] However a greater opportunity arose when Michael Schumacher broke his leg in a crash during the 1999 British Grand Prix. Salo was selected as his substitute to partner Eddie Irvine at Ferrari. In his second race in Ferrari at the 1999 German Grand Prix Salo led for part of the race and would have scored a Grand Prix win but team orders demanded that he give the lead to Irvine, who at the time was fighting for the championship with Mika Häkkinen. [5] Following the race, Irvine handed his victory trophy over to Salo as a gesture of gratitude. He also finished third at Monza, ahead of Irvine. These podium finishes were critical in helping Ferrari win their first Constructors' title since 1983.

2000–2002: Sauber and Toyota

Salo driving for Sauber at the 2000 Belgian Grand Prix. Mika Salo 2000 Belgian.jpg
Salo driving for Sauber at the 2000 Belgian Grand Prix.

Salo was back full-time in 2000 with Sauber, taking 11th in the championship, although he left the team at the end of the season to join the new Toyota team in preparation for its Formula One entry in 2002, and also cited a desire to score podiums rather than lower points-scoring positions. He scored two points for Toyota in their first season, becoming the first driver since JJ Lehto at the 1993 South African Grand Prix to score points on a team's debut by finishing sixth at the 2002 Australian Grand Prix. He retired from Formula One at the end of 2002, after getting fired from Toyota. Though the news was initially met with general surprise, it was later revealed that Salo was not on good terms with the team, who heavily criticized his deemed poor performance.

During his Formula One career, he achieved two podiums, and scored a total of 33 championship points.

Post-Formula One

His first post-Formula One race came at the 2003 12 Hours of Sebring, driving the UK-entered Audi R8, the same car he was due to race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans if it had not run out of fuel already after the first hour. He raced in four CART races for PK Racing during the same year, his best finish being third in Miami in his second series start.

Because of his strong links with Ferrari he was picked up to be part of the development program of the Maserati MC12 GT racer. He made his FIA GT debut in 2004, narrowly losing the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in a Ferrari 575. After that he entered the last four races of the season in the Maserati, winning two races and finishing second once.[ citation needed ]

2005 was a year somewhat lost in the doldrums with only two participations with the Maserati MC12 in the ALMS GTS-class, a competition where the car turned out to be not even half as competitive as in the FIA GT series.

For 2006, Salo returned to racing full-time, signing with AF Corse in the FIA GT to drive the Ferrari F430 and later on in the year with Risi Competizione in the ALMS. He was victorious in class in the 24 Hours of Spa and finished third in the FIA GT2 Drivers' Championship with 61 points, while his efforts in the ALMS contributed to Risi's Teams' Championship cup. In the following year he continued with Risi Competizione in the ALMS and took the GT2 class honours in the 12 Hours of Sebring and the championship along with teammate Jaime Melo. They won a total of eight races out of twelve in the class. In addition, he won the RAC Tourist Trophy with Thomas Biagi when substituting for Michael Bartels, driving a Maserati MC12 once more.

Salo and Melo with Risi Competizione earned the first team At-Large honours on the 2007 All-American Racing Team, as voted for by the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters (AARWBA). [6] Salo raced again in the ALMS for Risi Competizione in 2008. Although he was not successful in defending his previous year's titles, he won the GT2 class in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, coming in 18th overall.

In 2009, he joined the Risi Ferrari team at the blue-riband races only, the 12 Hours of Sebring, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Petit Le Mans event, winning all three of them. Having won these enduro races all more than once, Salo felt he was ready for a new challenge. He set his mind on NASCAR, and had his first test with Michael Waltrip Racing at the half-mile New Smyrna Speedway in November 2009. [7]

In 2010–12, Salo competed in the Gold Coast 600, an endurance event for the V8 Supercars. In 2010, he partnered with Walkinshaw Racing's Andrew Thompson and retired from both races. For 2011–12 he raced with Will Davison and the Ford Performance Racing team, finishing 2nd in the 1st race of 2011 and winning the 2nd race in 2012.

In 2014, driving for Maranello Motorsport, Salo co-drove a Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 to victory at the Bathurst 12 Hour alongside Australian motor racing legends Craig Lowndes and John Bowe, and another local Australian driver Peter Edwards.

Personal

Salo lives in Estonia, [8] and has a son[ citation needed ] and a daughter with his wife Noriko. [9] His godson Jesse Krohn competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship. Like fellow Finns Keke Rosberg and JJ Lehto, both former Formula One drivers, Salo has commentated on several F1 races on MTV3 and the pay-channel C More MAX since 2005. [10] Since 2011, Salo has been hosting the Finnish TV-show, Virittäjät ('Test Drive by Mika Salo'), along with his former co-host Tomi Tuominen, who is a Finnish journalist, television presenter, sports commentator and former co-driver in the World Rally Championship. [11]

In 2013, Salo featured in Discovery channel's program called Driven to Extremes along with Hollywood actors Tom Hardy and Adrien Brody. Salo appeared in two episodes, one with Tom Hardy in minus 50 degrees Celsius in Russia, and the other one with Adrien Brody to the Malaysian jungle at the height of the monsoon season. [12]

Helmet

Salo's helmet was originally dark blue with a white halo on the top (with a red line inside), two white stripes (with a red line inside) going from the rear going down diagonally to the sides of the helmet and a white trapezoidal shape on the chin area (with blue outline), slightly based on Prost's helmet. When he raced in Formula One, he changed the helmet from dark blue to sky blue with the rest of the elements intact.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
1987Nordic Formula Ford 1600?????303rd
Formula Ford Finland?????402nd
Formula Ford Sweden Junior?????238th
1988European Formula Ford 1600?????801st
Formula Ford Finland44444441st
Nordic Formula Ford 160032??2401st
Formula Ford Sweden Junior?????209th
Formula Ford Festival 10000N/A11th
1989 British Formula Three Alan Docking Racing 1600001014th
1990 British Formula Three Alan Docking Racing 1763612982nd
Macau Grand Prix 10001N/A2nd
1991 Japanese Formula 3000 Ad Racing Team Co. Ltd.50000123rd
1992 Japanese Formula 3000 Ad Racing Team Co. Ltd.110000515th
Japanese Formula Three Team 5ZIGEN40000213th
1993 Japanese Formula 3000 Ad Racing Team Co. Ltd.100000117th
Japanese Touring Car Championship - JTC-3 Team 5ZIGEN910014714th
1994 Japanese Formula 3000 Team 5ZIGEN9000167th
Formula One Team Lotus 200000NC
1995 Formula One Nokia Tyrrell Yamaha 170000515th
1996 Formula One Tyrrell Yamaha 160000513th
1997 Formula One PIAA Tyrrell Ford 170000217th
1998 Formula One Danka Zepter Arrows 150000313th
1999 Formula One Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 600021010th
British American Racing 30000
2000 Formula One Red Bull Sauber Petronas 160000611th
2002 Formula One Panasonic Toyota Racing 170000217th
2003 Champ Car World Series PK Racing 400012616th
American Le Mans Series - LMP900 Audi Sport UK 100001228th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP900 10000N/ADNF
2004 FIA GT Championship GPC Giesse Squadra Corse 410032713th
Finnish Touring Car Championship Lehtonen Motorsport201110NC
2005 American Le Mans Series - GT1 Risi Competizione 100000NC
2006 FIA GT Championship - GT2 AF Corse 101005564th
American Le Mans Series - GT2 Risi Competizione 53004827th
2007 American Le Mans Series - GT2 Risi Competizione 1282092021st
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGT2 10000N/ADNF
FIA GT Championship - GT1 Vitaphone Racing 110011016th
FIA GT Championship - GT2 AF Corse Motorola 100000NC
2008 American Le Mans Series - GT2 Risi Competizione 1120051214th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGT2 11001N/A19th
FIA GT Championship - GT2 AF Corse 100011318th
2009 American Le Mans Series - GT2 Risi Competizione 22002608th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGT2 11001N/A18th
2010 GT1 World Championship Mad-Croc Racing 60000052nd
V8 Supercar Walkinshaw United 200000NC
ADAC GT Masters Callaway Competition 20000427th
American Le Mans Series - GT2 Risi Competizione 300002820th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGT2 AF Corse 10000N/ADNS
2011 V8 Supercar Ford Performance Racing 2000120152nd
American Le Mans Series - GT Risi Competizione 100001225th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - E1-XP2 Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus 10001N/A2nd
2012 International Superstars Series Swiss Team400013019th
Campionato Italiano Superstars 20000824th
V8 Supercar Ford Performance Racing 210010NC†
Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup 100110NC†
2013 Australian GT Championship Maranello Motorsport 100015017th
Bathurst 12 Hour - Class A 10000N/ADNF
Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am SMP Racing 100013013th
European Le Mans Series - GTC 101001112th
2014 European Le Mans Series - GTC SMP Racing 40000428th
Bathurst 12 Hour - Class A Maranello Motorsport 11001N/A1st
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 SMP Racing 10000508th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A12th
United SportsCar Championship - GTD MP/ESM Racing 100002962nd
2015 Bathurst 12 Hour - Class A Maranello Motorsport 10000N/ADNS
2016 Bathurst 12 Hour - Class A Maranello Motorsport 10000N/ADNF
2020 Super Taikyu - ST-1 Field Management Racing1000150‡3rd‡

Not eligible for championship points.

‡ Team standings.

Complete British Formula 3 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantEngineClass1234567891011121314151617DCPts
1989 Alan Docking Racing Alfa Romeo A THR
7
SIL
5
BRH
Ret
SIL
10
BRH
5
THR
7
SIL
5
DON
10
SIL
6
SNE
Ret
OUL
12
SIL
11
BRH
7
DON
5
SIL
6
THR
Ret
14th10
1990 Alan Docking Racing Mugen A DON
2
SIL
1
THR
2
BRH
4
SIL
1
BRH
1
THR
1
SIL
2
DON
5
SIL
1
SNE
7
OUL
2
SIL
2
BRH
Ret
DON
3
THR
1
SIL
Ret
2nd98

Complete Japanese Formula 3000 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant1234567891011DCPoints
1991 Ad Racing Team Co. Ltd. SUZ AUT
14
FUJ
DNQ
MIN
6
SUZ
DNQ
SUG
DNQ
FUJ
18
SUZ
DNQ
FUJ
C
SUZ
Ret
FUJ
Ret
23rd1
1992 Ad Racing Team Co. Ltd. SUZ
Ret
FUJ
15
MIN
4
SUZ
Ret
AUT
10
SUG
Ret
FUJ
18
FUJ
17
SUZ
7
FUJ
15
SUZ
5
15th5
1993 Ad Racing Team Co. Ltd. SUZ
13
FUJ
9
MIN
7
SUZ
Ret
AUT
C
SUG
6
FUJ
C
FUJ
DNS
SUZ
17
FUJ
Ret
SUZ
Ret
17th1
1994 Team 5ZIGEN SUZ
3
FUJ
5
MIN
7
SUZ
11
SUG
12
FUJ
Ret
SUZ
8
FUJ
Ret
FUJ SUZ
10
7th6

Complete Formula One results

(key)

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011121314151617WDC Points
1994 Team Lotus Lotus 109 Mugen Honda V10 BRA PAC SMR MON ESP CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR EUR JPN
10
AUS
Ret
NC0
1995 Nokia Tyrrell Yamaha Tyrrell 023 Yamaha V10 BRA
7
ARG
Ret
SMR
Ret
ESP
10
MON
Ret
CAN
7
FRA
15
GBR
8
GER
Ret
HUN
Ret
BEL
8
ITA
5
POR
13
EUR
10
PAC
12
JPN
6
AUS
5
15th5
1996 Tyrrell Yamaha Tyrrell 024 Yamaha V10 AUS
6
BRA
5
ARG
Ret
EUR
DSQ
SMR
Ret
MON
5
ESP
DSQ
CAN
Ret
FRA
10
GBR
7
GER
9
HUN
Ret
BEL
7
ITA
Ret
POR
11
JPN
Ret
13th5
1997 PIAA Tyrrell Ford Tyrrell 025 Ford V8 AUS
Ret
BRA
13
ARG
8
SMR
9
MON
5
ESP
Ret
CAN
Ret
FRA
Ret
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
HUN
13
BEL
11
ITA
Ret
AUT
Ret
LUX
10
JPN
Ret
EUR
12
17th2
1998 Danka Zepter Arrows Arrows A19 Arrows V10 AUS
Ret
BRA
Ret
ARG
Ret
SMR
9
ESP
Ret
MON
4
CAN
Ret
FRA
13
GBR
Ret
AUT
Ret
GER
14
HUN
Ret
BEL
DNS
ITA
Ret
LUX
14
JPN
Ret
13th3
1999 British American Racing BAR 01 Supertec V10 AUS BRA SMR
7
MON
Ret
ESP
8
CAN FRA GBR 10th10
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F399 Ferrari V10 AUT
9
GER
2
HUN
12
BEL
7
ITA
3
EUR
Ret
MAL JPN
2000 Red Bull Sauber Petronas Sauber C19 Petronas V10 AUS
DSQ
BRA
DNS
SMR
6
GBR
8
ESP
7
EUR
Ret
MON
5
CAN
Ret
FRA
10
AUT
6
GER
5
HUN
10
BEL
9
ITA
7
USA
Ret
JPN
10
MAL
8
11th6
2002 Panasonic Toyota Racing Toyota TF102 Toyota V10 AUS
6
MAL
12
BRA
6
SMR
Ret
ESP
9
AUT
8
MON
Ret
CAN
Ret
EUR
Ret
GBR
Ret
FRA
Ret
GER
9
HUN
15
BEL
7
ITA
11
USA
14
JPN
8
17th2

Complete CART results

(key)

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819RankPointsRef
2003 PK Racing STP MTY LBH BRH LAU MIL LS POR CLE TOR VAN ROA MDO MTL DEN
14
MIA
3
MXC
5
SRF
11
FON
C †
16th26 [13]

† Cancelled due to California Fires

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-driversCarClassLapsPos.Class
pos.
2003 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Audi Sport UK
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arena Motorsport
Flag of Germany.svg Frank Biela
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Perry McCarthy
Audi R8 LMP90028DNFDNF
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Risi Competizione Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Mowlem
Flag of Brazil.svg Jaime Melo
Ferrari F430 GT2GT2223DNFDNF
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Risi Competizione Flag of Italy.svg Gianmaria Bruni
Flag of Brazil.svg Jaime Melo
Ferrari F430 GT2GT232619th1st
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Risi Competizione Flag of Brazil.svg Jaime Melo
Flag of Germany.svg Pierre Kaffer
Ferrari F430 GT2GT232918th1st
2010 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Flag of Argentina.svg Luís Pérez Companc
Flag of Argentina.svg Matías Russo
Ferrari F430 GT2GT20DNSDNS
2014 Flag of Russia.svg SMP Racing Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Zlobin
Flag of Russia.svg Anton Ladygin
Oreca 03R-Nissan LMP230337th12th

Complete American Le Mans Series results

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456789101112RankPoints
2003 Audi Sport UK LMP900 Audi R8 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 SEB
6
ATL SON TRO MOS RDA LGA MIA PET 28th12
2005 Risi Competizione GT1 Maserati MC12 Maserati 6.0L V12 SEB ATL MDO LIM SON POR
4
RDA MOS PET LGA NC0
2006 Risi Competizione GT2 Ferrari F430GT Ferrari 4.0L V8 SEB REL
3
MDO
6
LIM MIL
1
POR
1
RDA MOS PET LGA
1
7th82
2007 Risi Competizione GT2 Ferrari F430GT Ferrari 4.0L V8 SEB
1
STP
1
LBH
1
REL
1
MIL
9
LIM
9
MDO
2
RDA
1
MOS
1
DET
1
PET
6
LGA
1
1st202
2008 Risi Competizione GT2 Ferrari F430GT Ferrari 4.0L V8 SEB
12
STP
10
LBH
9
MIL
13
LIM
3
MDO
5
RDA
5
MOS
1
DET
3
PET
1
LGA
2
4th121
2009 Risi Competizione GT2 Ferrari F430GT Ferrari 4.0L V8 SEB
1
STP LBH MIL LIM MDO RDA MOS PET
1
LGA 8th60
2010 Risi Competizione GT Ferrari F430GT Ferrari 4.0L V8 SEB LBH LGA MIL LIM
4
MDO RDA
7
MOS PET
7
20th28
2011 Risi Competizione GT Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5L V8 SEB
9
LBH LIM MOS MDO RDA BAL LGA PET 25th12

Complete GT1 World Championship results

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
2010 Mad-Croc Racing Chevrolet Corvette C6.R ABU
QR

Ret
ABU
CR

15
SIL
QR
SIL
CR
BRN
QR

19
BRN
CR

12
PRI
QR
PRI
CR
SPA
QR
SPA
CR
NÜR
QR

15
NÜR
CR

23
ALG
QR
ALG
CR
NAV
QR
NAV
CR
INT
QR
INT
CR
SAN
QR
SAN
CR
52nd0

Complete V8 Supercar results

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031Final posPoints
2010 Walkinshaw Racing YMC
R1
YMC
R2
BHR
R3
BHR
R4
ADE
R5
ADE
R6
HAM
R7
HAM
R8
QLD
R9
QLD
R10
WIN
R11
WIN
R12
HID
R13
HID
R14
TOW
R15
TOW
R16
PHI
Q
PHI
R17
BAT
R18
SUR
R19

Ret
SUR
R20

Ret
SYM
R21
SYM
R22
SAN
R23
SAN
R24
SYD
R25
SYD
R26
NC0 +
2011 Ford Performance Racing YMC
R1
YMC
R2
ADE
R3
ADE
R4
HAM
R5
HAM
R6
BAR
R7
BAR
R8
BAR
R9
WIN
R10
WIN
R11
HID
R12
HID
R13
TOW
R14
TOW
R15
QLD
R16
QLD
R17
QLD
R18
PHI
Q
PHI
R19
BAT
R20
SUR
R21

2
SUR
R22

14
SYM
R23
SYM
R24
SAN
R25
SAN
R26
SYD
R27
SYD
R28
52nd201
2012 Ford Performance Racing ADE
R1
ADE
R2
SYM
R3
SYM
R4
HAM
R5
HAM
R6
BAR
R7
BAR
R8
BAR
R9
PHI
R10
PHI
R11
HID
R12
HID
R13
TOW
R14
TOW
R15
QLD
R16
QLD
R17
SMP
R18
SMP
R19
SAN
Q
SAN
R20
BAT
R21
SUR
R22

18
SUR
R23

1
YMC
R24
YMC
R25
YMC
R26
WIN
R27
WIN
R28
SYD
R29
SYD
R30
NC0 †

† Not Eligible for points

Complete International Superstars Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2012 Swiss Team Maserati Quattroporte MNZ
1

6
MNZ
2

16
IMO
1
IMO
2
DON
1
DON
2
MUG
1
MUG
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
SPA
1

5
SPA
2

3
VAL
1
VAL
2
PER
1
PER
2
19th30

Bathurst 12 Hour results

YearTeamCo-driversCarClassLapsPos.Class
pos.
2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maranello Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bowe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Edwards
Flag of Denmark.svg Allan Simonsen
Ferrari 458 GT3 A111DNFDNF
2014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maranello Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bowe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Edwards
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes
Ferrari 458 GT3 A2961st1st
2015 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maranello Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Collins
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto
Ferrari 458 GT3 A0DNSDNS
2016 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Maranello Motorsport Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Denyer
Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander
Ferrari 458 GT3 AP63DNFDNF

Complete European Le Mans Series results

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345RankPoints
2013 SMP Racing GTC Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO RBR HUN LEC
5
12th11
2014 SMP Racing GTC Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO
10
RBR
9
LEC
11
HUN
11
28th4

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345678RankPoints
2014 SMP Racing LMP2 Oreca 03R Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS
1
COA FUJ SHA BHR SÃO 8th50

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