Drivers/United Kingdom
Mike Spence
- 1963–1968
- SPE
- Born 30 December 1936 in Purley
- Died 7 May 1968
- Michael Henderson Spence
- Starts3637 entries
- Wins00% of starts
- Podiums13% of starts
- Pole positions00× started from P1
- Fastest laps0
- Titles0best finish P8
Career numbers
- Avg grid position10
- Avg finish6.4
- Retirement rate42%
- Pole-to-win conversion–
- Positions gained+71
- Points scored27
- Longest winning streak–
- Longest podium streak1
- Longest points-scoring streak2
- TeamsLotus (1963–1966) · BRM (1967–1968)
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
38 entries, 36 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryItalian Grand Prix 1963P13 · Lotus
- Last startSouth African Grand Prix 1968DNF · BRM
All 38 races, season by season
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Clark | 1963–1966 | 1:9 | 1:21 | +1.92% | 18 : 90 | Compare |
| Richard Attwood | 1965 | 4:1 | 7:0 | −2.54% | 7 : 2 | Compare |
| Jackie Stewart | 1967 | 0:1 | 2:9 | +1.35% | 9 : 10 | Compare |
| Innes Ireland | 1965 | 2:1 | 6:0 | −2.03% | 3 : 0 | Compare |
| Chris Irwin | 1967 | 0:0 | 7:1 | −1.32% | 8 : 2 | Compare |
| Chris Amon | 1964–1965 | 1:0 | 3:3 | −1.48% | 3 : 0 | Compare |
| Peter Arundell | 1966 | 1:0 | 5:1 | −3.87% | 4 : 1 | Compare |
| Mike Hailwood | 1964 | 0:0 | 3:2 | −1.61% | 4 : 0 | Compare |
| Peter Revson | 1964 | 2:0 | 3:0 | −1.67% | 1 : 0 | Compare |
| Pedro Rodríguez | 1966–1968 | 0:0 | 2:2 | +0.47% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Moisés Solana | 1964–1965 | 1:0 | 3:0 | −1.83% | 7 : 0 | Compare |
| David Hobbs | 1967 | 1:0 | 2:0 | – | 2 : 0 | Compare |
| Gerhard Mitter | 1964–1965 | 1:0 | 2:0 | −1.35% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Giacomo Russo | 1965–1966 | 1:0 | 2:0 | – | 2 : 0 | Compare |
| Piers Courage | 1966–1967 | 0:0 | 2:0 | −2.32% | 1 : 0 | Compare |
| Jim Hall | 1963 | 0:1 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Tony Maggs | 1965 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 3 : 0 | Compare |
| Paul Hawkins | 1965 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Trevor Taylor | 1964 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Jo Siffert | 1963 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Masten Gregory | 1963 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Bob Bondurant | 1965 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 4 : 0 | Compare |
| Walt Hansgen | 1964 | 0:0 | 0:0 | – | 0 : 2 | Compare |
Green: Mike Spence 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monza | 5 | 8 | ||
| Nürburgring | 4 | 8 | ||
| Watkins Glen | 4 | 7 | ||
| Hermanos Rodríguez | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Spa-Francorchamps | 3 | 6 | ||
| Zandvoort | 3 | 7 | ||
| Brands Hatch | 2 | 9 | ||
| Silverstone | 2 | 4 | ||
| Monaco | 2 | 6 | ||
| Kyalami | 2 | – |