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Mike Spence

1963–1968
36
Starts
0
Wins
1
Podiums
0
Poles
0
Titles
27
Points

Season by season

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Season Team ENT R Win Pod Pole Pts WDC
1963 Lotus 1 1 0 0 0 0
1964 Lotus 6 6 0 0 0 4 P12
1965 Lotus 9 9 0 1 0 10 P8
1966 Lotus 9 8 0 0 0 4 P12
1967 BRM 11 11 0 0 0 9 P10
1968 BRM 1 1 0 0 0 0

Teammates, head to head

most races first
Teammate Qualifying Race Points
Jim Clark '63–'66 · 7r compared , 21 excl. → Full breakdown 2–26 0–7 18 90
Richard Attwood '65 · 3r compared , 4 excl. → Full breakdown 7–0 3–0 7 2
Innes Ireland '65 · 2r compared , 5 excl. → Full breakdown 7–0 2–0 7 0
Peter Revson '64 · 1r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 3–0 1–0 1 0
Gerhard Mitter '64–'66 · 1r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 3–0 1–0 0 0
Moisés Solana '64–'65 · 1r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 3–0 1–0 7 0
Tony Maggs '65 · 1r compared → Full breakdown 1–0 1–0 3 0
Giacomo Russo '65–'66 · 1r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 2–0 1–0 2 0
Jackie Stewart '67 · 1r compared , 10 excl. → Full breakdown 2–9 0–1 9 10
David Hobbs '67 · 1r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 2–0 1–0 2 0
Jim Hall '63 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 1–0 0–0 0 0
Jo Siffert '63 · 0r compared , 1 excl. 1–0 0–0 0 0
Masten Gregory '63 · 0r compared , 1 excl. 1–0 0–0 0 0
André Pilette '63 · 0r compared , 1 excl. 1–0 0–0 0 0
Trevor Taylor '64 · 0r compared , 1 excl. 1–0 0–0 0 0
Mike Hailwood '64 · 0r compared , 7 excl. → Full breakdown 5–2 0–0 4 0
Chris Amon '64–'65 · 0r compared , 8 excl. → Full breakdown 5–3 0–0 3 0
Walt Hansgen '64 · 0r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 2–0 0–0 0 4
Neville Lederle '65 · 0r compared , 1 excl. 1–0 0–0 3 0
Brausch Niemann '65 · 0r compared , 1 excl. 1–0 0–0 3 0
Ernie Pieterse '65 · 0r compared , 1 excl. 1–0 0–0 3 0
Clive Puzey '65 · 0r compared , 1 excl. 0–0 0–0 3 0
Dave Charlton '65 · 0r compared , 1 excl. 0–0 0–0 3 0
Brian Gubby '65 · 0r compared , 1 excl. 1–0 0–0 3 0
Paul Hawkins '65 · 0r compared , 1 excl. 1–0 0–0 0 0
Bob Bondurant '65 · 0r compared , 1 excl. 1–0 0–0 4 0
Phil Hill '66 · 0r compared , 1 excl. 1–0 0–0 0 0
Peter Arundell '66 · 0r compared , 8 excl. → Full breakdown 7–1 0–0 4 1
Pedro Rodríguez '66–'68 · 0r compared , 5 excl. 2–3 0–0 0 0
Piers Courage '66–'67 · 0r compared , 3 excl. 3–0 0–0 1 0
Chris Irwin '67 · 0r compared , 8 excl. 7–1 0–0 8 2

Compare with any driver

career records side by side · any era

Teammate Head-to-Head (above) covers same-car seasons only. Compare reaches across any era — pick any driver.

Reliability & consistency

era-dependent · see explanation
44.4% DNF rate 16 in 36 starts
33.3% points-finish rate 12 in 36 starts
P3 best finish
P4 best grid
DNF rate & points-finish rate

DNF rate — "how often did they not finish?"

The share of race starts that ended without a classified finish. Formula: races not finished ÷ race starts × 100. Races the driver did not start are excluded from both sides. A disqualification counts as a finish that scored nothing, not a DNF. Why it sits apart from the era-fair rates: unlike a win or a podium, finishing meant something very different in different eras. Cars in the 1950s–70s broke constantly; modern cars almost always reach the flag. A high DNF rate in 1955 says far more about the machinery than the driver. Comparing two drivers within the same season is meaningful — they faced the same conditions. Across eras it's context, not a verdict.

Points-finish rate — "how often did they score?"

The share of race starts that ended in a points-paying position. Formula: races finished in a scoring position ÷ race starts × 100, using that season's real points system. Why it's era-dependent: the number of positions that pay points has changed repeatedly — the top five scored in 1950, the top ten score today. A modern driver has roughly twice as many scoring positions available for the same relative performance, so a higher percentage doesn't necessarily mean a better driver. Like DNF rate, it's shown as context.