Michael Henderson "Mike" Spence (30 December 1936, Croydon, Surrey – 7 May 1968, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States) was a British racing driver from England. He participated in 37 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 8 September 1963. He achieved 1 podium, and scored a total of 27 championship points. He also participated in numerous non-Championship Formula One races, as well as sports car and Indianapolis racing.
Spence was killed during practice for the 1968 Indianapolis 500.
Formula One Statistical Overview
Formula One Record
Note: Italics denotes an entrant used only in non-championship races.
| Year | Entrant | Team | WDC Points | WDC Pos. | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 |  Emeryson Cars
|
Emeryson-Climax | Non-Championship Only | ||
| 1963 | Team Lotus
|
Lotus-Climax | 0 | NC | Report |
| 1964 | Team Lotus
|
Lotus-Climax | 4 | 12th | Report |
| 1965 | Team Lotus
|
Lotus-Climax | 10 | 8th | Report |
 Scuderia Scribante
| |||||
| 1966 | Team Lotus
|
Lotus-Climax | 4 | 13th | Report |
| Reg Parnell Racing
|
Lotus-BRM | ||||
| 1967 | Owen Racing Organisation
|
BRM | 9 | 10th | Report |
| Reg Parnell Racing
| |||||
| 1968 | Owen Racing Organisation
|
BRM | 0 | NC | Report |
Non-Championship Wins
| No. | Race |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1965 Race of Champions |
| 2 | 1966 South African Grand Prix |
Career Results
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| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | Pos
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| Key | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | ||
| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
| 3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
| 5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
| 14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
| Italics | Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap | DNS | Did not start | ||
| 18th† | Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) | NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | ||
| 4thP | Qualified for pole position | [+] More Symbols | |||