Mike Hailwood | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Hailwood at the 1967 Dutch TT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood 2 April 1940 Great Milton, Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 March 1981 (aged 40) Birmingham, West Midlands, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cause of death | Multiple vehicle road collision | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Pauline Nash (m. 1975) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Formula One World Championship career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Active years | 1963–1965, 1971–1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | Parnell, Surtees, McLaren | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entries | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championships | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career points | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pole positions | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fastest laps | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First entry | 1963 British Grand Prix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last entry | 1974 German Grand Prix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | 1969–1970, 1973–1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | Ford, Gulf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best finish | 3rd (1969) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood MBE GM (2 April 1940 – 23 March 1981) was a British racing driver and motorcycle road racer, who competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1958 to 1967 and in Formula One between 1963 and 1974. Nicknamed "The Bike",[a] Hailwood was a nine-time Grand Prix motorcycle World Champion, with four titles in the premier 500cc class with MV Agusta, and won 76 motorcycle Grands Prix across 10 seasons.
Hailwood took 14 victories at the Isle of Man TT. After his motorcycle racing career concluded, he went on to compete in Formula One and other classes of car racing, becoming one of the few men to compete at Grand Prix level in both motorcycle and car racing. He returned to motorcycle racing at the age of 38, taking victory at the 1978 Isle of Man TT.
Hailwood died in 1981 following a road traffic accident in Warwickshire, England.
- ^ Motor Cycle, 19 August 1965. p. 242/244. Hutchinson 100. Hailwood assortment. "Doesn't make much odds what model Mike the Bike wheels out; he's likely to win on it. As at Silverstone last Saturday at BMCRC Hutchinson 100 meeting where, on such a variety of machinery as an AJS three-fifty, a BSA LIghtning, and (well, of course) the MV Agusta four, he collected a trio of laurel wreaths." Accessed 30 March 2014
- ^ Carrick, Peter Motor Cycle Racing Hamlyn Publishing, 1969, p. 68 ISBN 0 600 02506 3 "Between 1962 and 1965 Hailwood was supreme in the 500 cc class, winning race after race...He also rode frequently and with success in other classes." Accessed 22 March 2014
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