Formula 1 driver

Mika SaloHelmets 1994–2002


Mika Salo has 8 F1 helmets in the archive, spanning 1994 to 2002: 8 season designs. They were worn with Lotus, Tyrrell, Arrows, BAR, Sauber and Toyota. For 2002 the archive records Salo's season design.

Helmet timeline

  1. 1994MSSeason design
  2. 1995MSSeason design
  3. 1996MSSeason design
  4. 1997MSSeason design
  5. 1998MSSeason design
  6. 1999MSSeason design
  7. 2000MSSeason design
  8. 2002MSSeason design

Salo helmets 2002

  • Season design (Prost-style halo): Sky-blue helmet with a white halo on top and two white stripes running diagonally from the rear down the sides, each with a red line inside, and a white trapezoid with blue outline on the chin, loosely based on Alain Prost's helmet.

Salo helmets 2000

  • Season design (Prost-style halo): Sky-blue helmet (dark blue before F1) with a white halo on top and two white stripes running diagonally from the rear down the sides, each with a red line inside, and a white trapezoid with blue outline on the chin, loosely based on Alain Prost's helmet.

Salo helmets 1999

  • Season design (Prost-inspired sky blue): Originally dark blue with a white halo on top, two white stripes with a red line inside running down the sides and a blue-outlined white trapezoid on the chin, slightly based on Prost's helmet; in Formula One Salo changed the dark blue to sky blue with the other elements intact; worn in 1999, when he stood in at BAR and then at Ferrari.

Salo helmets 1998

  • Season design (Prost-inspired sky blue): Originally dark blue with a white halo on top, two white stripes with a red line inside running down the sides and a blue-outlined white trapezoid on the chin, slightly based on Prost's helmet; in Formula One Salo changed the dark blue to sky blue with the other elements intact; worn at Arrows in 1998.

Salo helmets 1997

  • Season design (Prost-inspired sky blue): Originally dark blue with a white halo on top, two white stripes with a red line inside running down the sides and a blue-outlined white trapezoid on the chin, slightly based on Prost's helmet; in Formula One Salo changed the dark blue to sky blue with the other elements intact; worn at Tyrrell in 1997.

Salo helmets 1996

  • Season design (Prost-inspired sky blue): Originally dark blue with a white halo on top, two white stripes with a red line inside running down the sides and a blue-outlined white trapezoid on the chin, slightly based on Prost's helmet; in Formula One Salo changed the dark blue to sky blue with the other elements intact; worn at Tyrrell in 1996.

Salo helmets 1995

  • Season design (Prost-inspired sky blue): Originally dark blue with a white halo on top, two white stripes with a red line inside running down the sides and a blue-outlined white trapezoid on the chin, slightly based on Prost's helmet; in Formula One Salo changed the dark blue to sky blue with the other elements intact; worn at Tyrrell in 1995.

Salo helmets 1994

  • Season design (Prost-inspired sky blue): Originally dark blue with a white halo on top, two white stripes with a red line inside running down the sides and a blue-outlined white trapezoid on the chin, slightly based on Prost's helmet; in Formula One Salo changed the dark blue to sky blue with the other elements intact; worn on his debut in the last two races of 1994 with Lotus.

Mika Salo helmets: quick answers

How many special helmets has Mika Salo worn?
Our archive records 0 special race helmets for Mika Salo between 1994–2002, plus 8 season designs. Every entry links to its sources.

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