# Mike Wilds

William Michael Wilds (born 7 January 1946) is a British racing driver from England. He participated in eight Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 20 July 1974. He scored no championship points.

## Career

After winning a few races in Formula 3 in the early 1970s, Wilds moved on to Formula 5000. At the same time, he took part in a few Formula One Grands Prix, firstly with a non-works March, then with Ensign and BRM. After he failed to qualify at his home Grand Prix in 1976, with a privately run Shadow, he concentrated on other forms of motor sport, including sports car racing and historic racing.
In an interview with Wilds, published on YouTube, he described one of the highlights of his short-lived Formula One career, at the 1974 United States Grand Prix after qualifying, Tyrrell founder Ken Tyrrell walked up to him, telling Wilds that Jody Scheckter wanted to speak to him. Wilds had gone out in qualifying just ahead of Jody, assuming he was going too slow for the Tyrrell. Upon approaching Scheckter, Wilds thought he would be told he was slow. When the South African driver approached him, Wilds raised his voice to him, thinking he would be complained at. After this, Scheckter complemented Wilds' control and handling of the old Ensign N174.
Wilds won the Formula Two class in the 1978 Aurora AFX championship, driving a Ralt and finished ninth in the overall standings. He also won the Thoroughbred Sports Cars championship in 1984 driving an Aston Martin DB4.
Wilds won the RJB Mining Historic Sports Car Championship in 1992, '93, '96 and 98.
Wilds' sports car racing career included driving at Le Mans 8 times, including C2 cars for Ecurie Ecosse (World Champion C2, 1986), and Group C for Nissan in 1988 with team-mate Win Percy.
Wilds won the 2008 Britcar Drivers Championship together with Ian Lawson and Mike's son Anthony Wilds in the ING Sport BMW; the team also went on to win again in 2013 and also won the 2008 Group C Enduro Trophy in the Porsche 962 with Henry Pearman.
He still occasionally drives in events for historic cars. He raced a Porsche 962 and an Elva Mk5 in the 2008 Silverstone Classic. He returned to the Britcar Endurance grid in May 2016 posting his first win as a shared drive with son Anthony in a Ferrari 458.
At the age of 72 Wilds is set to make his debut in the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain series with the Redline Racing team at Brands Hatch.
In addition to his car racing career, Wilds is an active commercial helicopter pilot and instructor. He is affectionately known as 'The Honorific' Mike Wilds.

## Racing record
### 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 | Pos. | Pts |
| 1974 | Dempster International Racing Team | March 74A | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | BRH 2 | MAL 2 | SIL 6 | OUL Ret | BRH 6 | ZOL 4 | THR 13 | ZAN | MUG | MNZ Ret | MAL 11 | MON | THR | BRH 6 | OUL | SNE | MAL | BRH | 11th | 58 |
| 1975 | Mick Hill | March 74A | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | BRH | OUL | BRH | SIL | ZOL | ZAN | THR | SNE | MAL | THR | BRH | OUL | SIL | SNE | MAL 7 | BRH 7 | | | 23rd | 12 |

### Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Pts |
| 1974 | Dempster International Racing Team | March 731 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | NED | FRA | GBR DNQ | GER | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1974 | Team Ensign | Ensign N174 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | | | | | | | | | | | | AUT DNQ | ITA DNQ | CAN DNQ | USA NC | | NC | 0 |
| 1975 | Stanley BRM | BRM P201 | BRM P200 3.0 V12 | ARG Ret | BRA Ret | RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | USA | | | NC | 0 |
| 1976 | Team PR Reilly | Shadow DN3B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | FRA | GBR DNQ | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | JPN | NC | 0 |
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### Complete Shellsport International Series 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 | Pos. | Pts |
| 1976 | Team PR Reilly | Shadow DN3B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | MAL | SNE | OUL | BRH | THR 3 | BRH 4 | MAL Ret | SNE 2 | | | | | BRH 6 | | 5th | 51 |
| 1976 | Team PR Reilly | Ensign N174 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | | | | | | | | | BRH 19 | THR 5 | OUL | BRH | | | 5th | 51 |
| 1977 | AIM Racing | Chevron B30 | Ford GAA 3.4 V6 | MAL | SNE | OUL | BRH | MAL | THR | BRH | OUL | MAL | DON | BRH DNS | THR | SNE NC | BRH 7 | 29th | 4 |

### Complete British Formula One 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 | Pos. | Pts |
| 1978 | Graham Eden Racing | Ralt RT1 | Ford BDG 2.0 L4 | OUL Ret | BRH 6 | SNE Ret | MAL 7 | ZAN 6 | DON DNS | THR 6 | OUL 6 | MAL 8 | BRH 7 | THR 13 | SNE 5 | | | | 9th | 43 |
| 1979 | Pontin Racing | March 772P/782 | Ford BDG Eden 2.0 L4 | ZOL | OUL | BRH | MAL | SNE | THR | ZAN | DON | OUL | NOG | MAL | BRH | THR 12 | SNE | SIL | NC | 0 |
| 1980 | Graham Eden Racing | Chevron B41 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | OUL | BRH | SIL | MAL | THR | MNZ | MAL | SNE | BRH | THR | OUL | SIL 4 | | | | 14th | 3 |

### Complete British Saloon / Touring 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 | 13 | Pos. | Pts | Class |
| 1977 | Linden Finance | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | C | SIL Ret | BRH ovr:6 cls:4 | OUL | THR | SIL | THR | DON | SIL | DON | BRH | THR | BRH | | 31st | 1 | 9th |
| 1978 | Hughes of Beaconsfield | Toyota Celica GT | B | SIL | OUL | THR | BRH | SIL | DON | MAL | BRH ovr:? cls:3 | DON ovr:4† cls:3† | BRH | THR ovr:? cls:3 | OUL | | 27th | 12 | 6th |
| 1989 | Trakstar Motorsport | Ford Sierra RS500 | A | OUL | SIL | THR | DON Ret‡ | THR | SIL | SIL | BRH | SNE | BRH | BIR | DON | SIL | NC | 0 | NC |
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† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
‡ Endurance driver.

### Complete European Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
| 1980 | Dealer Team Renault | Renault 5 Gordini | MNZ | VAL | BRH | SAL | BRN | PER | NUR | SIL Ret | ZOL | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1984 | Jolly Club Milano | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 | MNZ | VAL | DON | PER | BRN | ZEL | SAL | NUR | SPA | SIL Ret | ZOL | MUG | NC | 0 |

### Complete World Sports-Prototype Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos. | Pts |
| 1980 | Malaya Garage Ltd. | Gr.5 | Porsche 911SC | Porsche 2.8 F6 | DAY | BRH | MUG | MNZ | SIL Ret | NÜR | LMS | GLN | MOS | VAL | DIJ | | | | | | |
| 1981 | Tuff Kote Dinol Racing | Gr.5 | Porsche 935-L1 | Porsche 1.4 F6t | DAY | SEB | MUG | MNZ | RSD | SIL Ret | NÜR | LMS Ret | PER | DAY | GLN | SPA | MOS | ROA | BRH | NC | 0 |
| 1982 | Dorset Racing Associates | C | De Cadenet-Lola LM | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | MNZ | SIL NC | NÜR | LMS Ret | SPA | MUG | FUJ | BRH | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1983 | François Duret | C | De Cadenet-Lola LM | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | MNZ | SIL 12 | NÜR | LMS | SPA | FUJ | KYA | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1984 | Ecurie Ecosse | C2 | Ecosse C284 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | MNZ 10 | SIL Ret | LMS Ret | NÜR | BRH | MOS | SPA | IMO | FUJ | KYA | SAN | | | | | 77th | 3 |
| 1985 | Ecurie Ecosse | C2 | Ecosse C285 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | MUG | MNZ 10 | SIL 9 | LMS Ret | HOC 8 | MOS | SPA 14 | | | | | | | | | 22nd | 20 |
| 1985 | Ecurie Ecosse | C2 | Ecosse C285 | Cosworth DFL 3.3 V8 | | | | | | | | BRH 6 | FUJ | SHA | | | | | | 22nd | 20 |
| 1986 | Ecurie Ecosse | C2 | Ecosse C286 | Rover V64V 3.0 V6 | MNZ | SIL Ret | LMS DSQ | NOR | BRH | JER | NÜR | SPA | FUJ | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1987 | ADA Engineering | C2 | Gebhardt 843 | Cosworth DFL 3.3 V8 | JAR 13 | JER Ret | MNZ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 37th | 8 |
| 1987 | Ecurie Ecosse | C2 | Ecosse C286 | Cosworth DFL 3.3 V8 | | | | SIL 8 | LMS Ret | NOR Ret | BRH 10 | NÜR 11 | SPA 12 | FUJ 15 | | | | | | 37th | 8 |
| 1988 | Nissan Motorsports | C1 | Nissan R88C | Nissan VRH30 3.0 V8t | JER | JAR | MNZ | SIL | LMS 14 | BRN | BRH | NÜR | SPA | FUJ | SAN | | | | | NC | 0 |

#### Footnotes

* ↑ No drivers' Championship.

### Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 1981 | Tuff Kote Dinol Racing | Jan Lundgårdh Axel Plankenhorn | Porsche 935-L1 | Gr.5 | 49 | DNF | DNF |
| 1982 | Dorset Racing Associates | François Duret Ian Harrower | De Cadenet-Lola LM-Ford Cosworth | C | 56 | DNF | DNF |
| 1984 | Ecurie Ecosse | David Leslie David Duffield | Ecosse C284-Ford Cosworth | C2 | 36 | DNF | DNF |
| 1985 | Ecurie Ecosse | Ray Mallock David Leslie | Ecosse C285-Ford Cosworth | C2 | 45 | DNF | DNF |
| 1986 | Ecurie Ecosse | Ray Mallock David Leslie | Ecosse C286-Austin-Rover | C2 | 181 | DSQ | DSQ |
| 1987 | Ecurie Ecosse | Les Delano Andy Petery | Ecosse C286-Ford Cosworth | C2 | 135 | DNF | DNF |
| 1988 | Nissan Motorsports | Allan Grice Win Percy | Nissan R88C | C1 | 344 | 14th | 13th |
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### 24 Hours of Silverstone results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Car No. | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2010 | Mazda Motors UK Ltd | Mark Ticehurst Owen Mildenhall Jamie Corstorphine Ollie Marriage (DNS) | Mazda MX5 | 86 | 4 | 340 | 51st/DNF | 20th/DNF |
| 2010 | Mazda Motors UK Ltd | Ben Whitworth Jim McGill Matt Joy Jade Paveley Ollie Marriage | Mazda MX5 | 87 | 4 | 474 | 34th | 11th |
| 2011 | Mazda Motors UK Ltd | Mark Ticehurst Owen Mildenhall | Mazda MX5 | 45 | 3 | 92 | NC | NC |

### Complete British GT 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 | Pos | Points |
| 2000 | CSi Brookspeed Racing | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GT | THR 1 | CRO 1 | OUL 1 | DON 1 | SIL 1 | BRH 1 | DON 1 | CRO 1 | SIL 1 3 | SNE 1 | SPA 1 | SIL 1 | 32nd | 10 |

### Complete Britcar results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class – 1 point awarded just in first race) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap in class – 1 point awarded all races)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | CP | Points |
| 2016 | FF Corse | Ferrari 458 Challenge | 2 | SIL | SNE 1 | DON 3 | THR 3 | CRO | SIL 2 | OUL | BRH | | | | | | | | 8th | 1st | 85 |
| 2017 | DMS & FF Corse | Ferrari 458 Challenge | E2 | SIL 1 1 | SIL 2 4 | SNE 1 Ret | SNE 2 Ret | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | DON 1 | DON 2 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | SIL | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | 16th | 3rd | 76 |