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

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.

Career summary

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‡ Team standings.

Complete British Formula 3 results

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Complete Japanese Formula 3000 Championship results

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Complete Formula One results

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Complete CART results

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† Cancelled due to California Fires

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class pos.
2003	Audi Sport UK Arena Motorsport	Frank Biela Perry McCarthy	Audi R8	LMP900	28	DNF	DNF
2007	Risi Competizione	Johnny Mowlem Jaime Melo	Ferrari F430 GT2	GT2	223	DNF	DNF
2008	Risi Competizione	Gianmaria Bruni Jaime Melo	Ferrari F430 GT2	GT2	326	19th	1st
2009	Risi Competizione	Jaime Melo Pierre Kaffer	Ferrari F430 GT2	GT2	329	18th	1st
2010	AF Corse	Luís Pérez Companc Matías Russo	Ferrari F430 GT2	GT2	0	DNS	DNS
2014	SMP Racing	Sergey Zlobin Anton Ladygin	Oreca 03R-Nissan	LMP2	303	37th	12th

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Complete American Le Mans Series results

Complete GT1 World Championship results

Complete V8 Supercar results

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Complete International Superstars Series results

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Bathurst 12 Hour results

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Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class pos.
2013	Maranello Motorsport	John Bowe Peter Edwards Allan Simonsen	Ferrari 458 GT3	A	111	DNF	DNF
2014	Maranello Motorsport	John Bowe Peter Edwards Craig Lowndes	Ferrari 458 GT3	A	296	1st	1st
2015	Maranello Motorsport	Ben Collins Tony D'Alberto	Ferrari 458 GT3	A	0	DNS	DNS
2016	Maranello Motorsport	Tony D'Alberto Grant Denyer Toni Vilander	Ferrari 458 GT3	AP	63	DNF	DNF

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Complete European Le Mans Series results

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results