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Database start - Driver search - Mike Spence


 
Mike Spence, Great Britain
1936-12-30 - 1968-05-07
F1 Career: Italy 1963 - S.Africa 1968

  Races
Wins
Pole
Podiums
FastLaps
Points
36
0
0
1
0
27
       
% Wins
% Poles
% Podiums
% FastLap
Points/Race
 
0,00%
0,00%
2,78%
0,00%
0,75p  
At INDY500 1968 Mike took over the car Jim Clark would have been driving, all went will in qualifying when Mike took a team mate's car for a shakedown. Spence lost control and crashed into the wall. A wheel flew back and struck his head, Mike died in hospital a few hours later.

Year Plac Points Nr / Team / Car Wins 2:nd 3:rd Poles FastL Races Ret Notes
1968 - 0 BRM P115 & P126 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 dns, Owen Racing
1967 10 9 BRM P83 0 0 0 0 0 11 5 Owen Racing
1966 12 4 Lotus 25 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 Reg Parnell Racing
1965 8 10 Lotus 33 0 0 1 0 0 9 3 -
1964 12 4 Lotus 25 & 33 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 -
1963 - 0 Lotus 25 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 R

Non F1

Year Series Result Team/Car Notes
1968 INDY500 . Lotus Fatal practice accident
. Race of Champions ret BRM P126 non championchip race
. BRDC International Trophy ret BRM P126 non championchip race
1967 CanAm 6th McLaren M1B .
. 6h Brands Hatch, BOAC 500 winner Chaparral 2F .
. Syracuse GP 6th BRM P61 non championchip race
. BRDC International Trophy 6th Lotus 33 non championchip race
. Spring Trophy 6th BRM P83 non championchip race
. Race of Champions 7th BRM P83 non championchip race
. 24h Daytona ret Chaparral 2F FL
. Spa 1000km ret Chaparral 2F FL
. 24h LeMans ret Chaparral 2F .
1966 Formula 2 15th Lotus .
. South African GP winner Lotus 33 non championchip race
. Race of Champions at Brands Hatch winner Lotus .
. Nurburgring 1000km 12th Ford GT40 .
. BRDC International Trophy ret Lotus 33 non championchip race
. International Gold Cup ret Lotus 33 non championchip race
. Movie: Grand Prix . as racing driver .
1965 Race of Champions winner Lotus 33 non championchip race
. BRDC International Trophy 3rd Lotus 33 non championchip race
. Mediterranean GP ret Lotus 33 non championchip race
. Syracuse GP ret Lotus 33 non championchip race
. Sunday Mirror Trophy dns Lotus 33 non championchip race
1964 British Formula 2 champion Lotus 32 .
. Syracuse GP 3rd Lotus 25 non championchip race
. Mediterranean GP 5th Lotus 25 non championchip race
. Formula Junior . Lotus, works .
. Rand GP nc Lotus 33 non championchip race
. Solitude GP ret Lotus 25 non championchip race
1962 Formula Junior . Lotus 1 win
1961 Solitude GP . Emeryson-Climax non championchip race
. Commander York Trophy at Silverstone winner Emeryson-Climax .
. Lewin Evans Trophy 2nd Emeryson 61 non championchip race
. Solitude GP ret Emeryson 61 non championchip race
1960 Formula Junior . Cooper-Austin .
1958 Began racing . Turner .