Mike Hailwood

Stanley Michael Bailey "Mike" Hailwood (born 2 April 1940 in Great Milton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom – died 23 March 1981 near Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United KingdomHailwood died two days after a road accident in Portway, Warwickshire; his death was in a Birmingham hospital.) was a British motorcycle rider and racing driver. He is considered to be one of best motorcycle riders of all time, but failed to repeat his successes on four wheels.
Starting out on bikes, Hailwood won nine titles (3 at 250 cc, 2 at 350 cc and 4 at 500 cc) before stopping competitive riding after 1967. Hailwood starting racing in F1 for Reg Parnell Racing (in a ) in and completed a full season in (scoring one point), before concentrating on two wheels after the 1965 Monaco Grand Prix.
Returning to World Championship races for at the 1971 Italian Grand Prix, Hailwood had a good race, leading five laps and finishing fourth. In , Hailwood retired often but scored his first podium in Italy. A disappointing season followed in , and Hailwood was enjoying a much more successful season when he retired after injuring himself at the .
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==Formula One Career==
==Formula One Statistical Overview==
===Formula One Record===
Italics denotes non-championship races only.
Year	Entrant 	Team	WDC Points	WDC Pos.	Report	 		 	 	
 	Reg Parnell Racing 	 	0 	NC 	Report	 		 	 	
 	Reg Parnell Racing 	 	1 	21st 	Report	 		 	 	
 	Reg Parnell Racing 	 	0 	NC 	Report	 		 	 	
 	Paul Hawkins Epstein-Cuthbert Racing	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
N/A 	N/A 	N/A 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	Epstein-Cuthbert Racing 	 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
N/A 	N/A 	N/A 	 	 	 	 		 	 	
 	Team Surtees 	 	3 	18th 	Report	 		 	 	
 	Team Surtees 	 	3 	18th 	Report	Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees		13	8th	Report
 	Brooke Bond Oxo Team Surtees 	 	0 	NC 	Report	 		 	 	
 	Yardley Team McLaren 	 	12 	11th 	Report	 		 	 	
===Career Statistics===
===Career Results===
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|colspan=18|–: Did not compete in Championship events
==Notes==
==External links==
* Official website
* Wikipedia article
* STATS F1 profile
Category:1940 births
Category:1981 deaths
Category:1963 Début Drivers
Category:British Drivers
Category:Team Lotus Drivers
Category:Reg Parnell Racing Drivers
Category:Surtees Drivers
Category:McLaren Drivers
Category:Motorcycle Drivers
Category:Deceased Drivers