Mike Thackwell

1980–1984
THA
Born 30 March 1961 in Papakura
Michael Christopher Thackwell

Family in Formula 1: David Brabham (sibling-in-law)

Compare with another driver Season by season in the Explorer

Starts35 entries
Wins00% of starts
Podiums00% of starts
Pole positions00× started from P1
Fastest laps0
Titles0best finish –

Career numbers

Avg grid position23.5
Avg finish–
Retirement rate100%
Pole-to-win conversion–
Positions gained–
Points scored0
Longest winning streak–
Longest podium streak–
Longest points-scoring streak–
TeamsArrows (1980) · Tyrrell (1980, 1984) · RAM (1984)

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

WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

Season	Team	Races	Wins	Podiums	Points	Championship
1980	Arrows, Tyrrell	1			0	–
1984	RAM, Tyrrell	2			0	–

Every race

5 entries, 3 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

First entryDutch Grand Prix 1980DNQ · Arrows
First startCanadian Grand Prix 1980DNF · Tyrrell
Last startGerman Grand Prix 1984DSQ · Tyrrell

All 5 races, season by season

Year	Race	Team	Grid	Result
1980	Dutch Grand Prix	Arrows	–	DNQ
	Canadian Grand Prix	Tyrrell	24	DNF
	United States Grand Prix	Tyrrell	–	DNQ
1984	Canadian Grand Prix	RAM	23	DNF
	German Grand Prix	Tyrrell	–	DSQ

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
Derek Daly	1980	0:0	0:1	–	0 : 0	Compare
Jean-Pierre Jarier	1980	0:0	0:1	–	0 : 0	Compare
Philippe Alliot	1984	0:0	1:0	–	0 : 0	Compare
Stefan Johansson	1984	0:0	0:0	–	0 : 0	Compare

Green: Mike Thackwell 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
Gilles Villeneuve	2			–