Mike Hailwood

Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood, MBE GM (2 April 1940 – 23 March 1981) was an English professional motorcycle racer and racing driver. He is regarded by many as one of the greatest racers of all time.^[1][2] He competed in the Grand Prix motorcycle world championships from 1958 to 1967 and in Formula One between 1963 and 1974. Hailwood was known as "Mike The Bike" because of his natural riding ability on motorcycles with a range of engine capacities.^[3][4]

Mike Hailwood MBE GM
Hailwood at TT Assen, 21 June 1967
Nationality	British
Born	(1940-04-02)2 April 1940 Great Milton, Oxfordshire, England
Died	23 March 1981(1981-03-23) (aged 40) Warwickshire, England
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1958–1967 First race 1958 250cc Isle of Man TT Last race 1967 350cc Japanese Grand Prix First win 1959 125cc Ulster Grand Prix Last win 1967 350cc Japanese Grand Prix Team(s) NSU, Honda, MV Agusta Championships 250cc – 1961, 1966, 1967 350cc – 1966, 1967 500cc – 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 152 76 112 N/A 79 Isle of Man TT career TTs contested 12 (1958 – 1967, 1978, 1979) TT wins 14 First TT win 1961 Lightweight 125 TT Last TT win 1979 Senior TT TT podiums 19

Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1963 – 1965, 1971 – 1974
Teams	Lotus, Lola, 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	John Wyer Automotive Engineering, Gulf Research Racing
Best finish	3rd (1969)
Class wins	0

A nine-time world champion, Hailwood won 76 Grand Prix races during his motorcycle racing career, including 14 Isle of Man TT victories and four consecutive 500 cc world championships. 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.

Early life

Hailwood was born at Langsmeade House, Great Milton in Oxfordshire, the only son and elder child of Stanley William Bailey Hailwood, a millionaire businessman and managing director of a motorcar sales company^[5] as well as successful motorcycle dealer. He had also raced, in the pre-World War II era. Hailwood had a comfortable upbringing;^[1] he learned to ride at a young age on a minibike as a small boy in a field near his home.^[1] He was educated at Purton Stoke Preparatory School, Kintbury,^{[citation needed]} and Pangbourne Nautical College where he wore a RN cadet uniform,^[6] but left early and worked for a short time in the family business before his father sent him to work at Triumph motorcycles.^[2]

Motorcycle racing career

Hailwood saw his first race at age 10 with his father, and first spectated at the Isle of Man TT races in 1956.^[6]

He first raced on 22 April 1957, at Oulton Park, finishing in 11th place.^[1] In 1958 he won ACU Stars at 125 cc, 250 cc, and 350 cc classes, earning him the Pinhard Prize,^[6] an accolade awarded yearly to a young motorcyclist under 21, who is adjudged to have made the most meritorious achievement in motorcycle sport during the preceding year.^[7] He teamed with Dan Shorey to win the Thruxton 500 endurance race and finished in four classes of TT race with one podium.

 

Honda RC162 as ridden by Hailwood in 1961

By 1961, Hailwood was racing for up-and-coming Japanese factory Honda. In June 1961, he became the first man in the history of the Isle of Man TT to win three races in one week when he won in the 125 cc, 250 cc and 500 cc categories.^[8] He lost the chance at winning a fourth race when his 350 AJS failed with a broken gudgeon pin whilst leading. Riding a four-stroke, four-cylinder 250 cc Honda, Hailwood won the 1961 250cc world championship.^[9]

In 1962, Hailwood signed with MV Agusta and went on to become the first rider to win four consecutive 500cc World Championships.^[1][9]

In February 1964 during preparations for the US Grand Prix, Hailwood set a new one-hour speed record on the MV 500 cc recording an average speed of 144.8 mph (233.0 km/h) on the oval-shaped, banked speed-bowl at the Daytona circuit. The previous record of 143 mph (230 km/h) was set by Bob McIntyre on a 350 cc Gilera at Monza in 1957. Hailwood then went on to win the GP race, which carried World Championship points, in the afternoon of the same day.^[10]

During 1965, Hailwood entered selected UK events riding for the Tom Kirby Team.^[6] In heavy rain, Hailwood won the 1965 Hutchinson 100 Production race at the Silverstone circuit on a BSA Lightning Clubman entered by dealer Tom Kirby, beating the Triumph Bonnevilles entered by Syd Lawton.^[11] The 'Hutch' was a main production race of the season along with the Thruxton 500, so it was very important for manufacturers to establish the racing potential of their recent models. As this was production-based racing open to all entrants, 'official' works teams were ineligible; instead, machines were prepared and entered through well-established factory dealers. BSA Lightning Clubmans were ridden by Hailwood (carrying number 1 on the fairing) and factory rider Tony Smith, whilst Triumph Bonnevilles were ridden by World Champion Phil Read and works employee Percy Tait. Conditions were poor and Smith retired from the race at slippery Stowe Corner. Hailwood lapped at 83 mph (134 km/h) to establish his winning lead.^[12][13]

 

Hailwood 35 leading from the start of a 250 race at Cadwell Park with Phil Read on Yamaha number 61 closely followed by Rod Gould Bultaco 33, around 1967

 

Hailwood at the 1967 French Grand Prix

After his successes with MV Agusta, Hailwood went back to Honda and won four more world titles in 1966 and 1967 in the 250 cc and 350 cc categories.^[1][9] At the 'Motor Cycle' 500 race at Brands Hatch in 1966, Hailwood demonstrated a Honda CB450 Black Bomber fitted with a sports fairing.^[14] It was unable to compete in the 500cc category, the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) deeming that it was not classified as a production machine as it had two overhead camshafts.^[15]

Hailwood enjoyed great success at the Isle of Man TT. By 1967, he had won 12 times on the island mountain course.^[9] He won what many historians consider to be the most dramatic Isle of Man race of all time, the 1967 Senior TT against his great rival, Giacomo Agostini.^[1][16] In that race he set a lap record of 108.77 mph (175.05 km/h) on the Honda RC181, that stood for the next eight years.^[1][17]

 

Hailwood (2) dueling with Giacomo Agostini (1) during the 1967 500cc Dutch TT.

After suffering breakdowns in 1967, Hailwood had intended to re-sign for Honda provided the 1968 machinery was to his satisfaction, and had relocated to South Africa where he started a building business with former motorcycle Grand Prix rider Frank Perris, completing their first house in October 1967, also selling one to ex-racer Jim Redman. Hailwood stated to Motorcycle Mechanics that even without suitable machinery from Honda he would not go elsewhere, preferring to retire prematurely and he would in any case finish at the end of the 1968 season.^[18]

For 1968, Honda pulled out of Grand Prix racing, but paid Hailwood £50,000 (equivalent to over £870,000 at 2020 prices) not to ride for another team, in expectation of keeping him as its rider upon return to competition.^[1][19]

 

Hailwood (63) and Agostini (1) in the 1969 500 cc race at Riccione street circuit, part of the Temporada Romagnola Italian series of street-races

Hailwood continued to ride Hondas during 1968 and 1969 in selected race meetings without World Championship status including European events in the Temporada Romagnola (Adriatic Season of street-circuits), sometimes wearing an unfamiliar plain-silver helmet, including on a 500 cc engined machine which used frames privately commissioned by Hailwood.^[20][21]

Hailwood also appeared in selected UK events, in 1968 appearing in the post-TT race at Mallory Park on a Honda,^[22] and in 1969 he participated in the Mallory Park Race of the Year riding a Seeley^[23]

He had already started to race cars and with no other factory racing teams available to compete against MV Agusta,^[21][24] Hailwood decided to pursue a career in car racing, placing third in the 1969 Le Mans 24-Hour race in France as a co-driver of a Ford GT40 with David Hobbs.^[25]

In 1970, Hailwood was again lured back into bike racing, this time by the BSA team riding a Rocket 3 at the Daytona 200 race in Florida, part of a strong BSA/Triumph team. Whilst placed at the head of the field the machine soon failed due to overheating.^[26] Hailwood again rode for BSA at the 1971 Daytona race, qualifying on the front row. He led the race but again broke down.^[27][28] Hailwood's son David completed a demonstration lap of the Isle of Man TT course on 3 June 2002, riding his father's Daytona 1971 BSA Rocket 3 carrying large letters 'H' instead of a race number. He crashed at low speed when waving to the spectators at Governor's Bridge, a tight hairpin bend close to the end of the 37-mile course.^[29]

Car racing career

During his car racing career, Hailwood raced in Formula One and World Sports Cars, but never achieved the same level of success that he had found on motorcycles. He participated in 50 Formula One Grands Prix, starting with an early phase between 1963 and 1965, debuting in the British Grand Prix on 20 July 1963, achieving two podium finishes and scoring a total of 29 championship points.^[30] He was in contention for a victory at his first Formula One race in six years, the 1971 Italian Grand Prix. The first five finishers were covered by only 0.61 seconds, and Hailwood was fourth, 0.18s behind the winner Peter Gethin.

He won the 1972 Formula Two European title and earned a podium finish at the 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans.^[31][32] Hailwood ran three full seasons in the European Shellsport F5000 series 1969-71 and was 2nd in the 1972 Tasman F5000 series in which he drove a 5000 engined TS8 F1 chassis.

 

Mike Hailwood driving a Yardley-liveried McLaren M23 at Brands Hatch in 1974

Hailwood was recognised for his bravery when in the 1973 South African Grand Prix he went to pull Clay Regazzoni from his burning car after the two collided on the third lap of the race. Hailwood's driving suit caught fire, but after being extinguished by a fire marshal he returned to help rescue Regazzoni, an act for which he was awarded the George Medal, the second-highest gallantry award that a British civilian can be awarded.^[33]

In 1974 he drove a works Yardley-sponsored McLaren M23 and sometimes outpaced team leader Emerson Fittipaldi. He left Formula One after being injured badly at the 1974 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring and retired to New Zealand,^[34] where he was involved with a marine engineering business together with former McLaren manager Phil Kerr.^[35]

He was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1975 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews.^[36]

Comeback

In 1977, Hailwood had travelled to Australia to ride large-capacity Ducatis in long-distance races and a 30-lap event on a Yamaha, together with historic race machines. Achieving some success, he entered a 3-hour long-distance event in April 1978, as before with Australian co-rider Jim Scaysbrook.^[37][38] Also in April, Hailwood rode at the Australian motorcycle Grand Prix, for the first time on a 750 Yamaha that he was later to ride in the Classic TT race.^[39]

In May 1978, Hailwood rode a demonstration to spectators at a Donington Park national motorcycle race day of the Yamaha XS1100 with full fairing in Martini colours, which he was to use to re-acquaint himself with the TT course, including any subsequent alterations since he raced at the Isle of Man in the late 1960s. Martini was to sponsor most of his TT race machines provided by the UK Yamaha importer Mitsui. He stayed on for the following Monday to test his Yamaha TZ750, TZ500 and TZ250 race machines together with his F1 TT Ducati which he had previously tested in the rain at Oulton Park.^[40][41][42]

On 3 June 1978, after an 11-year hiatus from mainstream motorcycling, Hailwood made a comeback at the Isle of Man TT in the Formula I race, a World Championship class based on large-capacity road machines first introduced for 1977.^{[1][2][34][43]}

Few observers believed that the 38-year-old would be competitive at the TT races after such a long absence, but riding a Ducati 900SS provided by Manchester (UK) dealership Sports Motorcycles, he won the F1 race.^[17][44][45] Machines for other race categories were provided by Yamaha NV (Netherlands);^[46][37] Hailwood finished 12th in the 250 cc Junior event, 28th in the 500 cc Senior race being affected by a faulty steering damper,^[47] and a DNF in the Classic (1000 cc) race.^[48]

Hailwood was awarded 'Man of the Year' for 1978 after a public vote organised by Motorcycle News weekly newspaper.^[49] After the June 1978 TT races, he again rode in Australia with Scaysbrook in the Castrol Six Hour event, followed by the 1979 Adelaide Three Hour race.^[37][38]

Hailwood raced at the 1979 Isle of Man TT before retiring for good at the age of 39. In that final Isle of Man appearance, he rode a two-stroke Suzuki RG 500 to victory in the Senior TT.^[17] He then opted to use that same 500 cc bike in the Unlimited Classic and diced for the lead with Alex George (1100cc Honda) for all six laps. A minute or two apart on the road, they were rarely a few seconds apart on time each lap, Hailwood losing by two seconds.

Death

 

Mike and Michelle Hailwood gravestone at the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Tanworth-in-Arden

Following his retirement from motor sport, in late 1979 Hailwood established a Honda-based retail motorcycle dealership in Birmingham named Hailwood and Gould, in partnership with former motorcycle racer Rodney Gould.^[50]

On Saturday 21 March 1981, Hailwood set off in his Rover SD1 with his children Michelle and David to collect some fish and chips. As they returned along the A435 Alcester Road through Portway, Warwickshire,^[51] near their home in Tanworth-in-Arden, a lorry made an illegal turn through the barriers onto the central reservation, and their car collided with it. Michelle, aged nine, was killed instantly. Mike and David were taken to hospital, where Mike died two days later from severe internal injuries.^[52] He was 40 years old. David survived with minor injuries. The lorry driver was fined £100.

Hailwood claimed to have been told by a fortune teller in South Africa that he would not live to 40 and would be killed by a truck. The story was repeated by Elizabeth McCarthy in a 1981 memoir, while recounting her relationship with Hailwood, whom she had met at the Canadian Grand Prix in 1967. When he asked for her hand in marriage, she replied that she was hesitant to marry someone who could die at any weekend race. He then told her his story and said; "...I will be killed by one of those damn lorries – so, you see, it won't happen on a track".^[53]

Legacy

 

1984 Ducati 900 Mike Hailwood Replica

An annual 'Mike Hailwood Memorial Run' was discontinued after the 2011 event.^[54] The starting point was the former Norton factory in Aston, Birmingham, then on to Portway, where the accident occurred, followed by a service at the church in Tanworth-in-Arden.^[55]

Hailwood retired with 76 Grand Prix victories, 112 Grand Prix podiums, 14 Isle of Man TT wins and 9 World Championships, including 37 Grand Prix wins, 48 Grand Prix podiums, 6 Isle of Man TT wins and 4 World Championships in 500cc.^[9]

He was awarded the Segrave Trophy for 1979 "in recognition of his Isle of Man exploits in the Senior and Classic TTs", with his close friend Ted Macauley also awarded a special Seagrave Medal.^[56][57] Hailwood was the Patron of a small charity – The Joan Seeley Pain Relief Memorial Trust – named in tribute to Colin Seeley's first wife Joan, who died in 1979. The present Patron is Murray Walker.^[58]

The FIM named him a Grand Prix "Legend" in 2000.^[59] He was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2000 and the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2001.^[1][60]

After Hailwood's victory at the 1978 Isle of Man Formula One motorcycle race, Ducati offered a 900SS-based Mike Hailwood Replica for sale. Approximately 7,000 were sold.^[61]

In 1981, a section of the Snaefell Mountain Course was named as Hailwood's Rise leading to the highest point at Hailwood's Height in his honour.^[62] In 1984, Pauline Hailwood officially opened the Mike Hailwood Centre,^[63] a multi-purpose building located at the TT Grandstand in Douglas run as a refreshment outlet during TT and Manx Grand Prix motorcycle race periods. Operated by the Mike Hailwood Foundation, an Isle of Man-based charity, it is staffed by volunteers and also promotes the races together with supporting new competitors.^[64][65][66]

Personal life

Coming from a prosperous background, during his early career Hailwood had enjoyed a privileged lifestyle and even before his move from MV to Honda in 1966 was the world's highest-paid rider. He lived a playboy lifestyle as a jet-setter covering 30,000 road miles and 160,000 air miles in a year travelling to circuits around the world whilst based in his bachelor-flat at Heston, West London, where he kept his high-powered sports cars.^[18][67]

In 1964, together with British commentator and journalist Murray Walker, he published the book, The Art of Motorcycle Racing. After relocating to South Africa in 1967, he confirmed to Motorcycle Mechanics in 1968 that he would only be spending the same length of time there as in the previous eight years when he spent two winter months staying at the farm of racer Paddy Driver near Johannesburg. Hailwood also stated "And as far as marriage goes—that's strictly for the birds!"^[18]

He had two children: daughter Michelle in 1971^[68] and son David. He married their mother, model Pauline, on 11 June 1975.^[69] Pauline Hailwood died in June 2020 following an illness.^[70][71]

Racing record

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6
Points	8	6	4	3	2	1

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Class	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Points	Rank	Wins
1958	125 cc	Paton	IOM 7		BEL	GER	SWE	ULS	NAT							0	-	0
		Ducati		NED 10
	250 cc	NSU	IOM 3	NED 4		GER Ret	SWE 2	ULS Ret	NAT							13	4th	0
	350 cc	Norton	IOM 12	NED 5	BEL	GER 4	SWE 3	ULS 8	NAT							9	6th	0
	500 cc	Norton	IOM 13	NED	BEL	GER	SWE	ULS	NAT							0	-	0
1959	125 cc	Ducati		IOM 3	GER 3	NED 3	BEL Ret	SWE 4	ULS 1	NAT 8						20	3rd	1
	250 cc	FB-Mondial		IOM Ret	GER 5	NED 4		SWE 5	ULS 2							13	5th	0
		MZ								NAT 9
	350 cc	Norton	FRA	IOM Ret	GER											2	13th	0
		AJS						SWE 5	ULS Ret	NAT
	500 cc	Norton	FRA	IOM Ret	GER	NED	BEL 13		ULS	NAT Ret						0	-	0
1960	125 cc	Ducati		IOM Ret	NED 8	BEL 6		ULS	NAT							1	10th	0
	250 cc	Ducati		IOM Ret		BEL 4	GER	ULS 4	NAT Ret							8	5th	0
		FB-Mondial			NED 5
	350 cc	AJS	FRA	IOM Ret	NED			ULS								0	-	0
		Ducati							NAT Ret
	500 cc	Norton	FRA	IOM 3	NED 5	BEL 4	GER	ULS Ret	NAT 3							13	6th	0
1961	125 cc	EMC	ESP 4	GER Ret	FRA 4											16	6th	1
		Honda				IOM 1	NED Ret	BEL Ret	DDR Ret	ULS 5	NAT	SWE	ARG
	250 cc	FB-Mondial	ESP Ret													44	1st	4
		Honda		GER 8	FRA 2	IOM 1	NED 1	BEL 3	DDR 1	ULS 2	NAT 2	SWE 1	ARG
	350 cc	AJS		GER Ret		IOM Ret	NED		DDR	ULS						6	8th	0
		MV Agusta									NAT 2	SWE 7
	500 cc	Norton		GER 4	FRA 2	IOM 1	NED 2	BEL 2	DDR 2	ULS 2						40	2nd	2
		MV Agusta									NAT 1	SWE 2	ARG
1962	125 cc	EMC	ESP 4	FRA Ret	IOM Ret	NED 5	BEL 4	GER 3	ULS	DDR	NAT Ret	FIN	ARG			12	5th	0
		MZ										FIN Ret
	250 cc	Benelli	ESP	FRA	IOM Ret	NED	BEL	GER	ULS		NAT Ret		ARG			0	-	0
		MZ								DDR 2
	350 cc	MV Agusta			IOM 1	NED 2			ULS Ret	DDR 2	NAT	FIN				20	3rd	1
	500 cc	MV Agusta			IOM 12	NED 1	BEL 1		ULS 1	DDR 1	NAT 1	FIN	ARG			40	1st	5
1963	250 cc	MZ	ESP	GER	IOM	NED	BEL	ULS	DDR 1		NAT	ARG	JPN			8	8th	1
	350 cc	MV Agusta		GER	IOM Ret	NED 2		ULS 2	DDR 1	FIN 1	NAT Ret					28	2nd	2
	500 cc	MV Agusta			IOM 1	NED Ret	BEL 1	ULS 1	DDR 1	FIN 1	NAT 1	ARG 1				56	1st	7
1964	250 cc	MZ	USA	ESP	FRA	IOM	NED	BEL	GER	DDR Ret	ULS		NAT	JPN 5		2	20th	0
	350 cc	MV Agusta				IOM	NED 2		GER	DDR	ULS	FIN	NAT	JPN 2		12	4th	0
	500 cc	MV Agusta	USA 1			IOM 1	NED 1	BEL 1	GER 1	DDR 1	ULS	FIN	NAT 1			40	1st	7
1965	250 cc	Honda	USA	GER	ESP	FRA	IOM	NED		DDR	CZE	ULS	FIN	NAT	JPN 1	8	10th	1
	350 cc	MV Agusta		GER 2			IOM Ret	NED 2		DDR Ret	CZE Ret	ULS	FIN	NAT Ret	JPN 1	20	3rd	1
	500 cc	MV Agusta	USA 1	GER 1			IOM 1	NED 1	BEL 1	DDR 1	CZE 1	ULS	FIN	NAT 1		48	1st	8
1966	125 cc	Honda	ESP	GER		NED		DDR	CZE	FIN	ULS	IOM 6	NAT	JPN		1	15th	0
	250 cc	Honda	ESP 1	GER 1	FRA 1	NED 1	BEL 1	DDR 1	CZE 1	FIN 1	ULS	IOM 1	NAT 1	JPN		56	1st	10
	350 cc	Honda		GER 1	FRA 1	NED 1		DDR Ret	CZE 1	FIN 1	ULS 1	IOM Ret	NAT	JPN		48	1st	6
	500 cc	Honda		GER		NED Ret	BEL Ret	DDR Ret	CZE 1	FIN 2	ULS 1	IOM 1	NAT Ret			30	2nd	3
1967	250 cc	Honda	ESP Ret	GER	FRA 3	IOM 1	NED 1	BEL 2	DDR Ret	CZE 3	FIN 1	ULS 1	NAT Ret	CAN 1	JPN Ret	50	1st	5
	350 cc	Honda		GER 1		IOM 1	NED 1		DDR 1	CZE 1		ULS	NAT		JPN 1	40	1st	6
	500 cc	Honda		GER Ret		IOM 1	NED 1	BEL 2	DDR Ret	CZE 1	FIN Ret	ULS 1	NAT 2	CAN 1		46	2nd	5
Source:^[9]^[17]

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	WDC	Pts
1963	Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus 24	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	MON	BEL	NED	FRA	GBR 8	GER										NC	0
		Lola Mk4								ITA 10	USA	MEX	RSA
1964	Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus 25	BRM P56 1.5 V8	MON 6	NED 12	BEL	FRA 8	GBR Ret	GER Ret	AUT 8	ITA Ret	USA 8	MEX Ret						21st	1
1965	Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus 25	BRM P56 1.5 V8	RSA	MON Ret	BEL	FRA	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	USA	MEX						NC	0
1971	Team Surtees	Surtees TS9	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	RSA	ESP	MON	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA 4	CAN	USA 15					18th	3
1972	Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees	Surtees TS9B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	ARG	RSA Ret	ESP Ret	MON Ret	BEL 4	FRA 6	GBR Ret	GER Ret	AUT 4	ITA 2	CAN	USA 17				8th	13
1973	Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees	Surtees TS14A	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	ARG Ret	BRA Ret	RSA Ret	ESP Ret	BEL Ret	MON 8	SWE Ret	FRA Ret	GBR Ret	NED Ret	GER 14	AUT 10	ITA 7	CAN 9	USA Ret	NC	0
1974	Yardley Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	ARG 4	BRA 5	RSA 3	ESP 9	BEL 7	MON Ret	SWE Ret	NED 4	FRA 7	GBR Ret	GER 15	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	11th	12
Source:^[30]

Complete Formula One Non-Championship results

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
1963	Reg Parnell Racing	Lola Mk4	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	LOM	GLV	PAU	IMO	SYR	AIN	INT	ROM	SOL NC	KAN	MED	AUT	OUL 7	RAN
1964	Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus 25	BRM P56 1.5 V8	DMT Ret	NWT 5	SYR 7	AIN Ret	INT 6	SOL 9	MED Ret	RAN
1965	Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus 25	BRM P56 1.5 V8	CAP	ROC Ret	SYR Ret	SMT WD	INT 9	MED	RAN
1969	Paul Hawkins	Lola T142	Chevrolet 5.0 V8	ROC	INT	MAD WD
	Epstein-Cuthbert Racing						OUL 5
1970	Epstein-Cuthbert Racing	Lola T190	Chevrolet 5.0 V8	ROC	INT 7	OUL Ret
1971	Team Surtees	Surtees TS8	Chevrolet 5.0 V8	ARG	ROC	QUE	SPR	INT 5	RIN	OUL Ret
		Surtees TS9	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8								VIC Ret
1972	Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees	Surtees TS9B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	ROC 2	BRA	INT Ret	OUL	REP	VIC 9
1973	Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees	Surtees TS14A	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	ROC Ret	INT Ret
1974	Yardley Team McLaren	McLaren M23	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	PRE	ROC 4	INT Ret

Complete European F5000 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pos.	Pts
1969	Paul Hawkins	Lola T142	Chevrolet 5.0 V8	OUL 8	BRH 10	BRH	MAL DNS	SIL																3rd	2040
	Epstein-Cuthbert Racing								MON 2	KOK 10	ZAN 3	SNE 2	HOC 2	OUL 16	BRH 1
1970	Epstein-Cuthbert Racing	Lola T190	Chevrolet 5.0 V8	OUL Ret	BRH 2	ZOL 3	ZAN Ret	SIL 1	BRH Ret	CAS	MAL 2	MON DNS	SIL	MNZ	AND 4	SAL 1	THR 4	SIL	OUL Ret	SNE 2	HOC			4th	50
		Lola T192																				OUL 5	BRH 3
1971	Team Surtees	Surtees TS8	Chevrolet 5.0 V8	MAL 1	SNE	BRH 8	MON 3	SIL 1	CAS	MAL 2	MNZ Ret	MAL 1	THR 2	SIL 1	OUL Ret	SNE Ret	HOC	OUL 2	BRH	BRH				2nd	58

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Pos.	Pts
1972	Team Surtees	Surtees TS10	Ford	MAL 5	THR DNS	HOC Ret	PAU 5	PAL 2	HOC Ret	ROU 2	ÖST 2	IMO Ret	MAN 1	PER Ret	SAL 1	ALB 14	HOC 2				1st	55
1973	Team Surtees	Surtees TS15	Ford	MAL 2	HOC	THR DNQ	NÜR	PAU	KIN	NIV	HOC	ROU	MNZ	MAN	KAR Ret	PER Ret	SAL	NOR	ALB	VAL	NC	0^‡

^‡ Graded drivers not eligible for European Formula Two Championship points

Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	DC	Pts	Class
1970	Duncan Hamilton Racing	Ford Escort TC	C	BRH	SNE	THR	SIL	CRY	SIL	SIL	CRO	BRH	OUL	BRH	BRH 19	NC	0	NC
Source:^[72]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class pos.
1969	J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd.	David Hobbs	Ford GT40 Mk.I	S 5.0	368	3rd	2nd
1970	J. W. Automotive Engineering Ltd.	David Hobbs	Porsche 917K	S 5.0	49	DNF	DNF
1973	Gulf Research Racing	John Watson   Vern Schuppan	Mirage M6-Ford Cosworth	S 3.0	112	DNF	DNF
1974	Gulf Research Racing	Derek Bell	Gulf GR7-Ford Cosworth	S 3.0	317	4th	4th
Source:^[73]

Footnotes

1. "AMA Motorcycle Museum Hall of Fame | Mike Hailwood". Motorcyclemuseum.org. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
2. . Archived from the original on 13 November 2006. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
3. 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
4. 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
5. "Hailwood, (Stanley) Michael Bailey (1940–1981), racing motorcyclist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31188. Retrieved 22 February 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
6. Motorcycle News, The First Ten Years Anniversary Supplement, March 1966, pp. 6 & 12. Retrieved 25 April 2014
7. "Pinhard Prize". Sunbeam-mcc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
8. "T.T Ace Killed On Last Lap". Evening Times. 16 June 1961. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
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10. Carrick, Peter Motor Cycle Racing Hamlyn Publishing, 1969, p. 95/96 A day at Daytona ISBN 0 600 02506 3 Accessed 23 March 2014
11. Motor Cycle, 19 August 1965. p. 2a BSA Triumph factory full-page advert. "BSA win Hutchinson '100' production machine class. !st. Mike Hailwood, BSA Lightning (Entered by T.W Kirby Ltd), 2nd Phil Read Triumph Bonneville, 3rd Percy Tait (Entered by Lawton and Wilson Ltd)." Accessed 30 March 2014
12. Motor Cycle, 19 August 1965. p. 242/244. Hutchinson '100' race report Accessed 30 March 2014
13. Reynolds, Jim (1990). Best of British Bikes. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-033-0.
14. Motor Cycle, 7 July 1966. p. 22/23 Scratcher's Marathon. Motor Cycle's 500—mile race. "A plane was specially chartered to fly riders back from the previous day's Dutch Grand Prix. One who took advantage of this was Mike Hailwood and here [pictured] he brakes as he completes demonstration laps on a Honda CB450 before racing begins" Accessed 1 April 2014
15. Motor Cycle, 19 May 1966, p. 664 Racing Line by David Dixon. "The Honda CB450 is not yet regarded as a 'production' machine...the CSI decided not to change the rules—under which machines with two overhead camshafts are barred—as it would be 'unfair to make a chance in mid season'.". Accessed 1 April 2014
16. 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix (1st edition). Hazelton Publishing Ltd, 1999. ISBN 1-874557-83-7
17. "Mike Hailwood Isle of Man TT Race Results - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website". Iomtt.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
18. Motorcycle Mechanics, February 1968, p. 23/25. Mike Hailwood Talks! 20 Questions: Interview with Mike Hailwood by Brian Smith. Accessed 15 March 2014
19. Goodwin, C. 1999. Untouchable... Unforgettable... Mike Hailwood. Motor Sport. LXXV/6, 86-93
20. Motor Cyclist Illustrated, May 1968 p. 12 Rimini race report by Carlo Perelli, 350 cc 1st M. Hailwood, Honda. 500 cc 1st G. Agostini, MV Agusta, 2nd M. Hailwood, HRS and p. 50 Cesenatico race report, 500 cc, 1st G. Agostini, MV Agusta, 2nd M. Hailwood, Honda Special. Accessed 5 April 2014
21. Motorcycle Mechanics, October 1969, p. 24. Full Chat by John Day. "Mike Hailwood was sure to receive all kinds of tempting offers to keep him in motorcycle racing, and from the fabulous levels to which these rose, even he can be forgiven for weakening and donning his leathers for a final fling. Seemingly the offers Mike received to race in Italy were just about the highest ever offered in motorcycle racing, amounting to several thousand pounds. The Italian promoters appreciated that Mike stopped racing mainly because of the lack of good machinery. So with this in mind, their hope was to lure him back with the aid of Benelli or Morini. They didn't reckon on him turning up at Riccione with a Honda!" Accessed 11 April 2014
22. Hailwood at Mallory Park startline, Classicbikersclub.com, Retrieved 5 April 2014
23. Hailwood at 1969 Race of the Year, Vintagebike.co.uk, Retrieved 5 April 2014
24. Motorcycle Mechanics, December 1970, p. 20. Full Chat by Charlie Rous. "Hailwood & Hannah. Mike Hailwood has said that if a bike can be produced to beat the MV he wants to be on it! From this, he has indicated his interest in the plan of Liverpool dealer Bill Hannah to sponsor a new three-cyclinder world challenger within his Hannah-Paton team." Accessed 10 May 2014
25. Motorcycle Mechanics, February 1968, p. 23/25. Mike Hailwood Talks! 20 Questions: Interview with Mike Hailwood by Brian Smith. "Q: You've always raced in a conventional style helmet. Have you tried the 'jet' style? A: Yes, and I found that the wind tended to get in the sides and this was uncomfortable. I wear one for car racing because it definitely gives better protection." Accessed 19 March 2014
26. "Dick Mann's 1970 Daytona 200 Victory | Mann & Machine". Motorcyclistonline.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
27. Superbike Planet 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 4 November 2014
28. "The Collection | National Motorcycle Museum". Nationalmotorcyclemuseum.co.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
29. Classic Bike, August 2002, p. 9 Lap of Honour slip for Hailwood's son Accessed and added 4 November 2014
30. "Mike Hailwood Formula 1 driver". 4mula1stats.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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34. Motorcycle Classics Mike Hailwood's TT-winning Ducati 30 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 March 2014
35. Cocktail Comeback. Hailwood, the toast of the TT with a taste of Martini. Motorcycle News 25 January 1978, pp.30-31. Retrieved 25 January 2022
36. Pauline Hailwood (14 May 2017). Mike Hailwood This is Your Life (Interview with Pauline Hailwood). Youtube. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
37. Mike Hailwood in Oz Australian Motor Cycle News, 26 August 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2019
38. Amaroo Park and the castrol Six Hour Australian Motor Cycle News, 4 November 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2019
39. Hailwood Humbled Motorcycle News 5 April 1978, p.3. Accessed 21 January 2022
40. Martini back TT Mike. Motorcycle News 18 January 1978, front cover. Retrieved 22 January 2022
41. Mike's Rain Dance. Motorcycle News 10 May 1978, p.46. Accessed 23 January 2022
42. Mike's TT test. Motorcycle News 17 May 1978, p.3. Accessed 22 January 2022
43. How an illustrious list of Ulster stars showed true class to leave a lasting impression on the world-famous TT Belfast Telegraph, 2 June 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019
44. Alan Cathcart (September–October 2009). "Road Test: Mike Hailwood's Ducati 900TT1 racer". Motorcycle Classics. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
45. "TT 1978 Meetings - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website". Iomtt.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
46. Martini back TT Mike...and it's works Yamahas for Hailwood's return. Motorcycle News, 18 January 1978, cover. Retrieved 29 December 2021
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48. Race results, Mike Hailwood iomtt.com Retrieved 26 February 2021
49. Man of the Year 1978 Motorcycle News, 17 January 1979, pp.27-30 and front cover. Retrieved 29 December 2021
50. Motor Cycle News 4 February 1981 p. 62 Advert "Hailwood & Gould 60-98 Tyburn Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B24 8LA." "Previously owned superbikes now in stock". Accessed and added 3 October 2014
51. Warwickshire Police 26 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 25 April 2014
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53. "8W - Who? - Mike Hailwood". Forix.autosport.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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56. Motor Cycle News 17 September 1980 p. 8 Seagrave Trophy for Mike. Accessed and added 30 September 2014
57. . www.royalautomobileclub.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
58. The Joan Seeley Pain Relief Memorial Trust About Us Retrieved 2 October 2014
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61. Melling, Frank (23 August 2010). "Memorable MC: Mike Hailwood Ducati Replica". Motorcycle USA. from the original on 25 August 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2012. The Hailwood replicas just wouldn't stop selling and, although the final figure is unclear, something in the region of 7,000 official MH replicas left Ducati. In fact, they transformed the poor selling 900SS into a financial success and played a significant role in keeping the factory alive.
62. Take a record-breaking IOM TT ride with Peter Hickman motorsport.com, 5 December 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2020
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64. Re-think on use of centre built in honour of Hailwood Manx Radio, 13 July 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2017
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68. England and Wales birth records. Retrieved 22 March 2014
69. England and Wales Marriage records. Retrieved 22 March 2014
70. Pauline Hailwood Evesham Journal Death notices and Obituaries, 25 June 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020
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Sources

• 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix (1st edition). Hazelton Publishing Ltd, 1999. ISBN 1-874557-83-7
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

External links

•  Biography portal

 

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• The Official Mike Hailwood website
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• Memories of Mike Hailwood
• The Mike Hailwood Memorial Run website

Sporting positions
Preceded by Ronnie Peterson	European Formula Two Champion 1972	Succeeded by Jean-Pierre Jarier
Preceded by Phil Read	TT Formula One World Champion 1978	Succeeded by Ron Haslam