Formula 1 driver · 1963–1968

Mike Spence

NationalityBritain BritainCodeSPNNumber12Last teamBRM
Starts36
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Points27
Titles0

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.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
QualiRaceGainsFinishPoints

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

High
n=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

High
n=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

High
n=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

High
n=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 sample
n=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

High
n=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 sample
n=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 sample
n=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 sample
n=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

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
Team Lotus, BRM1966–19681–20–0
BRM19672–95–2
BRM19672–01–0
BRM19677–14–3
BRM19672–01–1
Team Lotus19660–00–0
Team Lotus1963–19661–226–12
Team Lotus1965–19662–02–0
Team Lotus19665–12–2
Team Lotus19656–04–1
Team Lotus19651–01–0
Team Lotus19650–00–0

Recent races

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1968BRM1000041st
1967BRM11000910th
1966Team Lotus8000413th
1965Team Lotus9010108th
1964Team Lotus6000412th
1963Team Lotus1000033rd