Drivers/United Kingdom
Mike Parkes
- 1959–1967
- PAR
- Born 24 September 1931 in Richmond
- Died 28 August 1977
- Michael Johnson Parkes
- Starts67 entries
- Wins00% of starts
- Podiums233% of starts
- Pole positions11× started from P1
- Fastest laps0
- Titles0best finish P8
Career numbers
- Avg grid position5.7
- Avg finish3
- Retirement rate50%
- Pole-to-win conversion0%
- Positions gained+5
- Points scored14
- Longest winning streak–
- Longest podium streak1
- Longest points-scoring streak2
- TeamsFry (1959) · Ferrari (1966–1967)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
The career at a glance
Season by season
Every race
7 entries, 6 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryBritish Grand Prix 1959DNQ · Fry
- First startFrench Grand Prix 1966P2 · Ferrari
- Last startBelgian Grand Prix 1967DNF · Ferrari
All 7 races, season by season
| Year | Race | Team | Grid | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | British Grand Prix | Fry | – | DNQ | |
| 1966 | French Grand Prix | Ferrari | 3 | P2 | 6 |
| Dutch Grand Prix | Ferrari | 5 | DNF | ||
| German Grand Prix | Ferrari | 7 | DNF | ||
| Italian Grand Prixpole | Ferrari | 1 | P2 | 6 | |
| 1967 | Dutch Grand Prix | Ferrari | 10 | P5 | 2 |
| Belgian Grand Prix | Ferrari | 8 | DNF |
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludovico Scarfiotti | 1966–1967 | 1:1 | 3:1 | −0.42% | 8 : 10 | Compare |
| Lorenzo Bandini | 1966 | 0:0 | 2:2 | −0.32% | 12 : 2 | Compare |
| Chris Amon | 1967 | 0:1 | 0:2 | – | 2 : 7 | Compare |
| Giancarlo Baghetti | 1966 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 6 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Mike Parkes came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.
Strongest circuits
Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zandvoort | 2 | 5 |