Mike Spence

born 30 Dec 1936 · raced 1963–1968

36Races

0Wins

1Podiums

18Top 10s

6.4Avg Position

9.89Avg Grid Pos

2Constructor Titles

Mike Spence was a British driver who raced in Formula 1 from 1963 to 1968, with Lotus and then BRM. He was team-mate to Jim Clark at Lotus for much of that time, and his best result was third place at the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix, which helped him to eighth place in that year's championship. He also took a pole position during his career and entered 36 Grands Prix in total. Spence was killed in 1968 in a practice crash at the Indianapolis 500 while driving a Lotus turbine car.

Top Teams

Team	Podiums	Points (as awarded)	Races
Lotus-Climax	1	14	16
BRM	0	9	12
Lotus-BRM	0	4	8

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Top Circuits

Circuit	Avg Points (as awarded)	Races
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez	3	3
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	1	5
Circuit Park Zandvoort	0.67	3
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	0.67	3
Watkins Glen	0	4
Nürburgring	0	4

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Points are Grand Prix points as awarded at the time (sprints excluded); average points are per race started.

Most-shared teammates. Each link opens their head-to-head.

Jim Clark15 shared races · Compare with Jim Clark (1965)
Jackie Stewart11 shared races · Compare with Jackie Stewart (1967)
Chris Irwin8 shared races · Compare with Chris Irwin (1967)
Peter Arundell5 shared races · Compare with Peter Arundell (1966)

Season by season

Mike Spence season-by-season championship record
Season	Championship position	Points
1968	41	0
1967	10	9
1966	13	4
1965	8	10
1964	12	4
1963	33	0

Teammate head-to-heads

Every season Mike Spence was compared against a teammate
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1967	BRM	Mike Spence vs Jackie Stewart	2–9	7–4	9–10
1967	BRM	Chris Irwin vs Mike Spence	1–7	4–4	2–8
1966	Lotus-BRM	Peter Arundell vs Mike Spence	1–4	2–3	0–4
1965	Lotus-Climax	Jim Clark vs Mike Spence	8–1	8–1	54–10
1964	Lotus-Climax	Jim Clark vs Mike Spence	5–0	2–4	11–4

Circuits raced

6 circuitsShow all▾

Race results

19681 race▾

Mike Spence race results in 1968
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
South African Grand Prix	BRM	14	Fuel system	0

Earlier seasons1963–1967 (5 seasons)▾

196711 races▾

Mike Spence race results in 1967
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Mexican Grand Prix	BRM	11	P5	2
United States Grand Prix	BRM	13	Engine	0
Italian Grand Prix	BRM	12	P5	2
Canadian Grand Prix	BRM	10	P5	2
German Grand Prix	BRM	11	Differential	0
British Grand Prix	BRM	11	Ignition	0
French Grand Prix	BRM	12	Halfshaft	0
Belgian Grand Prix	BRM	11	P5	2
Dutch Grand Prix	BRM	12	P8	0
Monaco Grand Prix	BRM	12	P6	1
South African Grand Prix	BRM	13	Oil leak	0

19668 races▾

Mike Spence race results in 1966
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
United States Grand Prix	Lotus-BRM	12	Ignition	0
Italian Grand Prix	Lotus-BRM	14	P5	2
German Grand Prix	Lotus-BRM	13	Alternator	0
Dutch Grand Prix	Lotus-BRM	12	P5	2
British Grand Prix	Lotus-BRM	9	Oil leak	0
French Grand Prix	Lotus-BRM	10	Clutch	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Lotus-BRM	7	Accident	0
Monaco Grand Prix	Lotus-BRM	12	Suspension	0

19659 races▾

Mike Spence race results in 1965
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Mexican Grand Prix	Lotus-Climax	6	P3	4
United States Grand Prix	Lotus-Climax	4	Engine	0
Italian Grand Prix	Lotus-Climax	8	P11	0
German Grand Prix	Lotus-Climax	6	Transmission	0
Dutch Grand Prix	Lotus-Climax	8	P8	0
British Grand Prix	Lotus-Climax	6	P4	3
French Grand Prix	Lotus-Climax	10	P7	0
Belgian Grand Prix	Lotus-Climax	12	P7	0
South African Grand Prix	Lotus-Climax	4	P4	3

19646 races▾

Mike Spence race results in 1964
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Mexican Grand Prix	Lotus-Climax	5	P4	3
United States Grand Prix	Lotus-Climax	1	Injection	0
Italian Grand Prix	Lotus-Climax	8	P6	1
Austrian Grand Prix	Lotus-Climax	8	Halfshaft	0
German Grand Prix	Lotus-Climax	17	P8	0
British Grand Prix	Lotus-Climax	13	P9	0

19631 race▾

Mike Spence race results in 1963
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	Points
Italian Grand Prix	Lotus-Climax	9	P13	0