Mika Salo vs Pedro Diniz, 2000

Teammates at Sauber — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Compare full careers →

In the 2000 season, Mika Salo and Pedro Diniz were teammates at Sauber, competing in 17 races together. Salo outqualified Diniz 11 times and finished ahead of him in all 7 races where both were classified. Salo scored 6 championship points, while Diniz scored none, with Salo achieving a better average grid position of 14.2 compared to Diniz's 15.5.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
115Qualifyingof 16 compared
70Race finishesof 7 compared

Qualifying is compared on the grid they actually started from. A race counts only where both were classified — one of them retiring leaves nothing to compare, so it is not scored to the other.

2000 season
17
Races together
17
6
Points
0
0
Wins
0
0
Podiums
0
P5
Best finish
P7
14.2
Average grid
15.5
7.6
Average finish
9.4
5
Did not finish
7
Other seasons together:19991998199719961995