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Mike Spence was a British former Formula 1 driver who last drove for BRM in 1968.
He was born on December 30th 1936 in Croydon and passed away on May 7th 1968 at the age of 31. He drove his first race for Lotus-Climax during the 1963 Grand Prix of Italy. Spence was active for 6 consecutive seasons between 1963 and 1968. In that period he scored 27 points in 36 races. During his career Spence wasn't able to win a race but finished 1 time on the podium. His last race was the the 1968 Grand Prix of South Africa.
He was born on December 30th 1936 in Croydon and passed away on May 7th 1968 at the age of 31. He drove his first race for Lotus-Climax during the 1963 Grand Prix of Italy. Spence was active for 6 consecutive seasons between 1963 and 1968. In that period he scored 27 points in 36 races. During his career Spence wasn't able to win a race but finished 1 time on the podium. His last race was the the 1968 Grand Prix of South Africa.
| Name: | Mike Spence |
| Nationality: |  British |
| Birthday: | December 30th 1936 |
| Passed away: | May 7th 1968 (31) |
| Birthplace: | Croydon | Races: | 36 races |
| Total points: | 27 points |
| Wins: | 0 wins |
| Podiums: | 1 podium | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 16 retirements |
| First race: |  1963 Italy |
| Last race: |  1968 South Africa |
Mike Spence by year
| All years | 1968 | 1967 | 1966 | 1965 | 1964 |
| 1963 |
Overall stats: Mike Spence
| #1 | Best Finish | Mike Spence |  | 3 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Mike Spence | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Mike Spence | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Mike Spence | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Mike Spence | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Mike Spence | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Mike Spence | | (0x) |
Best finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1965 | 10 | Mexico City | Mike Spence | Lotus-Climax | 3 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Mike Spence | | 13 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Mike Spence | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Mike Spence | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Mike Spence | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Mike Spence | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Mike Spence | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Mike Spence | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1963 | 7 | Monza | Mike Spence | Lotus-Climax | 13 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1968 BRM 1967 BRM 1966 Lotus-BRM 1965 Lotus-Climax 1964 Lotus-Climax 1963 Lotus-Climax | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Mike Spence
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #150 | Average race points | Mike Spence | | 1.35 points | |
| #94 | Most points finishes | Mike Spence | | 12 finishes | |
| #489 | Average race result | Mike Spence | | 6.4 place | |
| #267 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Mike Spence | | 0.06 retirements | |
| #285 | Most avoidable retirements | Mike Spence | | 1 retirements | |
| #135 | Most race laps | Mike Spence | | 1712 laps | |
| #465 | Oldest driver | Mike Spence | | 31 years, 2 days | |
| #153 | Most races | Mike Spence | | 36 races | |
| #270 | Youngest driver | Mike Spence | | 26 years, 8 months, 6 days | |
| #416 | Biggest gain in race | Mike Spence | | 9 places gained | |
| #73 | Start from P1 | Mike Spence | | 1 starts | |
| #146 | Most retirements | Mike Spence | | 16 retirements | |
| #113 | Most points | Mike Spence | | 27 points | |
| #328 | Most wins | Mike Spence | | 0 wins | |
| #159 | Most podiums | Mike Spence | | 1 podiums |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 148 | Thierry Boutsen | 1.36 |
| 149 | Teo Fabi | 1.35 |
| 150 | Mike Spence | 1.35 |
| 151 | Ricardo Rodriguez | 1.33 |
| 151 | Johnny Boyd | 1.33 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 90 | Ivan Capelli | 12 |
| 90 | Hans Joachim Stuck | 12 |
| 90 | Mike Spence | 12 |
| 90 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 12 |
| 96 | Kamui Kobayashi | 11 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 485 | Edgar Barth | 6.5 |
| 488 | Riccardo Patrese | 6.44 |
| 489 | Mike Spence | 6.4 |
| 490 | Bill Vukovich | 6.33 |
| 491 | Maurice Trintignant | 6.29 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 265 | Luigi Villoresi | 0.07 |
| 266 | Jo Bonnier | 0.07 |
| 267 | Mike Spence | 0.06 |
| 268 | Dan Gurney | 0.05 |
| 269 | Roy Salvadori | 0.04 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 255 | Sam Tingle | 1 |
| 255 | Silvio Moser | 1 |
| 255 | Mike Spence | 1 |
| 255 | Chris Irwin | 1 |
| 255 | Bob Bondurant | 1 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 133 | Ricardo Zonta | 1716 |
| 134 | Brett Lunger | 1713 |
| 135 | Mike Spence | 1712 |
| 136 | Jim Rathmann | 1688 |
| 137 | Tony Bettenhausen | 1682 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 463 | Leo Kinnunen | 31 years, 1 month, 3 days |
| 464 | Tim Schenken | 31 years, 10 days |
| 465 | Mike Spence | 31 years, 2 days |
| 466 | Eric van de Poele | 30 years, 11 months, 12 days |
| 467 | Dave Morgan | 30 years, 11 months, 12 days |
| Driver | Races | |
| 149 | Mauro Baldi | 36 |
| 149 | Howden Ganley | 36 |
| 149 | Mike Spence | 36 |
| 154 | Wilson Fittipaldi | 35 |
| 155 | Brett Lunger | 34 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 268 | Derek Warwick | 26 years, 8 months, 6 days |
| 268 | Don Edmunds | 26 years, 8 months, 7 days |
| 270 | Mike Spence | 26 years, 8 months, 6 days |
| 271 | Alessandro Nannini | 26 years, 8 months, 16 days |
| 272 | Michael May | 26 years, 8 months, 26 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 407 | Richard Robarts | 9 |
| 407 | Sam Tingle | 9 |
| 407 | Mike Spence | 9 |
| 407 | Richie Ginther | 9 |
| 407 | John Taylor | 9 |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 58 | Francois Cevert | 1 |
| 58 | Jo Bonnier | 1 |
| 58 | Mike Spence | 1 |
| 58 | Lorenzo Bandini | 1 |
| 58 | Mike Parkes | 1 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 138 | Tim Schenken | 16 |
| 138 | Peter Gethin | 16 |
| 138 | Mike Spence | 16 |
| 138 | Masten Gregory | 16 |
| 138 | Tony Brooks | 16 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 110 | Mike Hailwood | 29 |
| 110 | Jim Rathmann | 29 |
| 113 | Mike Spence | 27 |
| 114 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 26 |
| 114 | Tony Maggs | 26 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 101 | Vic Elford | 0 |
| 101 | Silvio Moser | 0 |
| 101 | Mike Spence | 0 |
| 101 | Lucien Bianchi | 0 |
| 101 | Bob Anderson | 0 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 131 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | 1 |
| 131 | Richard Attwood | 1 |
| 131 | Mike Spence | 1 |
| 131 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | 1 |
| 131 | Lucien Bianchi | 1 |
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