Mike Spence
Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.
Profile
Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026
Qualifying Pace
Highn=99 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying head-to-head rate
- teammate gap samples
- 0
- teammate h2h
- 59-40
- pole rate
- 0.0%
- front row rate
- 0.0%
Race Result vs Teammate
Highn=77 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)
share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)
- teammate race h2h
- 50-27
- avg finish delta when both classified
- 0.29
Positions Gained
Highn=21 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)
mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)
- mean positions gained
- 3.381
- expectation adjusted
- 0.456
Finishing
Highn=36 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)
classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts
- classification rate
- 58.3%
- teammate classification rate
- 44.6%
- retirements
- 15
Consistency
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)
spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher
- finish position std
- 2.461
Team Points Share
Highn=23 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)
share of the team's points in events where the team scored
- points
- 27
- team points
- 134
- points per start
- 0.75
Street Circuits
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
High-Speed Circuits
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
Low-Speed Circuits
Insufficient samplen=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)
teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)
Teammate record
| Teammate | Team | Seasons | Quali H2H | Race H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pedro Rodriguez ROD | Team Lotus, BRM | 1966–1968 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
Jackie Stewart STJ | BRM | 1967 | 2–9 | 5–2 | |
Piers Courage COU | BRM | 1967 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
Chris Irwin IRW | BRM | 1967 | 7–1 | 4–3 | |
David Hobbs HOB | BRM | 1967 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
Phil Hill HIL | Team Lotus | 1966 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Jim Clark CLA | Team Lotus | 1963–1966 | 1–22 | 6–12 | |
Giacomo Russo GEK | Team Lotus | 1965–1966 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
Peter Arundell ARU | Team Lotus | 1966 | 5–1 | 2–2 | |
Innes Ireland IRE | Team Lotus | 1965 | 6–0 | 4–1 | |
Tony Maggs MGG | Team Lotus | 1965 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
Neville Lederle LED | Team Lotus | 1965 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Recent races
| Season | Event | Team | Quali | Grid | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | South African Grand Prix | BRM | — | 13 | DNF | |
| 1967 | Mexican Grand Prix | BRM | — | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 1967 | United States Grand Prix | BRM | — | 13 | DNF | |
| 1967 | Italian Grand Prix | BRM | — | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 1967 | Canadian Grand Prix | BRM | — | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 1967 | German Grand Prix | BRM | — | 11 | DNF | |
| 1967 | British Grand Prix | BRM | — | 11 | DNF | |
| 1967 | French Grand Prix | BRM | — | 12 | DNF | |
| 1967 | Belgian Grand Prix | BRM | — | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 1967 | Dutch Grand Prix | BRM | — | 12 | 8 | |
| 1967 | Monaco Grand Prix | BRM | — | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 1967 | South African Grand Prix | BRM | — | 13 | DNF |
By season
| Year | Team | Starts | W | Pod | Poles | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | BRM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41st |
| 1967 | BRM | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10th |
| 1966 | Team Lotus | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13th |
| 1965 | Team Lotus | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8th |
| 1964 | Team Lotus | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12th |
| 1963 | Team Lotus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33rd |