Mike Hailwood

Mike Hailwood
Hailwood at the 1967 Dutch TT
Born
Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood

(1940-04-02)2 April 1940
Died23 March 1981(1981-03-23) (aged 40)
Cause of deathMultiple vehicle road collision
Spouse
Pauline Nash
(m. 1975)
Children2
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years19581967
First race1958 250cc Isle of Man TT
Last race1967 350cc Japanese Grand Prix
First win1959 125cc Ulster Grand Prix
Last win1967 350cc Japanese Grand Prix
Team(s)NSU, Honda, MV Agusta
Championships250cc – 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 contested12 (19581967, 1978–1979)
TT wins14
First TT win1961 Lightweight 125 TT
Last TT win1979 Senior TT
TT podiums19
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality British
Active years19631965, 19711974
TeamsParnell, Surtees, McLaren
Entries50
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums2
Career points29
Pole positions0
Fastest laps1
First entry1963 British Grand Prix
Last entry1974 German Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years19691970, 19731974
TeamsFord, Gulf
Best finish3rd (1969)
Class wins0

Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood (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 Formula One between 1963 and 1974. Nicknamed "the Bike", 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 collision in Warwickshire, England.