Editing Mike Spence

{{Short description|British racing driver (1936{{ndash}}1968)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox F1 driver
| name = Mike Spence
| image =
| nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British
| birth_name = Michael Henderson Spence
| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|12|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Purley, London|Purley]], [[Surrey]], [[England]]<ref name="oldracingcars.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Mike_Spence|title=Mike Spence}}</ref>
| death_date = {{death date and age|1968|5|7|1936|12|30|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| Years = {{F1|1963}}–{{F1|1968}}
| Team(s) = [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] (incl. non-works), [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| Races = 37 (36 starts)
| Championships = 0
| Wins = 0
| Podiums = 1
| Points = 27
| Poles = 0
| Fastest laps = 0
| First race = [[1963 Italian Grand Prix]]
| First win = 
| Last win = 
| Last race = [[1968 South African Grand Prix]]
}}
{{Infobox Le Mans driver
| Years       = {{24hLM|1967}}
| Team(s)     = [[Chaparral Cars]]
| Best Finish = dnf <small>({{24hLM|1967}})</small>
| Class Wins  = 0
}}
'''Michael Henderson Spence'''  (30 December 1936 &ndash; 7 May 1968) was a British [[racing driver]] from Surrey in England. He participated in 37 [[Formula One]] World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 8 September 1963. He achieved one podium, and scored a total of 27 championship points. He also participated in numerous non-Championship Formula One races, as well as [[sports car racing]].

==Early career==
Spence was born in [[Purley, London|Purley]], [[Surrey]],<ref name="oldracingcars.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Mike_Spence|title=Mike Spence}}</ref> and began his motorsport career driving his father's [[Turner Sports Cars|Turner]] and an [[AC Ace]] sports car. Spence moved into open-wheel racing in [[Formula Junior]] in 1960.  Spence drove the [[Emeryson]] in two non-Championship Formula One races in {{f1|1961}}, the [[1961 Solitude Grand Prix|Solitude Grand Prix]] near [[Stuttgart]] and the [[1961 Lewis-Evans Trophy|Lewis-Evans Trophy]] at [[Brands Hatch]]. He retired early from the Solitude race with a gearbox failure, but finished second behind [[Tony Marsh (racing driver)|Tony Marsh]]'s [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] in the Lewis-Evans Trophy. These results prompted moves to the privateer [[Ian Walker Racing]] FJ team for 1962, driving a [[Lotus 22]], and then to the works [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] Formula Junior squad in 1963.

Despite disappointing results in his first Formula Junior season with a major team, with fourth place in the [[British Grand Prix]] FJ support race his best result, towards the end of {{F1|1963}} Spence was called up to the Lotus Formula One team, taking the place of the injured [[Trevor Taylor (racing driver)|Trevor Taylor]] at the [[1963 Italian Grand Prix|Italian Grand Prix]]. Driving the [[Lotus 25]], Spence qualified ninth and was classified 13th in the race despite the car's oil pressure fading near the end, while team-mate [[Jim Clark]] took the win and with it the Drivers' Championship.

==Formula One==
With Lotus signing [[Peter Arundell]] as Clark's team-mate for {{F1|1964}}, Spence spent most of the early season driving in [[Formula Two]] events. However, shortly before the [[1964 British Grand Prix|British Grand Prix]], Arundell suffered a severe accident in an F2 race at [[Reims-Gueux]], and Spence was called up to replace him in the F1 team for the rest of the season. Driving both the Lotus 25 and the [[Lotus 33]], Spence managed points finishes in two World Championship races, sixth in [[1964 Italian Grand Prix|Italy]] and fourth at the season finale in [[1964 Mexican Grand Prix|Mexico]]. This gave him four points, placing him equal 12th in the Drivers' Championship.
[[File:1965 East London G.P..jpg|thumb|Spence at the [[1965 South African Grand Prix]]]]
Staying with Lotus for {{F1|1965}}, Spence finished fourth in the season opener in [[1965 South African Grand Prix|South Africa]], then won the prestigious [[1965 Race of Champions|Race of Champions]] at Brands Hatch and finished third in the [[1965 BRDC International Trophy|International Trophy]] at [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]]. But over the rest of the Championship, while Clark won his second Drivers' title with ease, Spence could only record two more points finishes, coming fourth again in [[1965 British Grand Prix|Britain]] and third in the season finale in [[1965 Mexican Grand Prix|Mexico]], behind American duo [[Richie Ginther]] and [[Dan Gurney]], in what would turn out to be his only podium finish in a Championship race. With ten points, he was eighth in the Drivers' Championship.

The {{f1|1966}} season began with victory in another non-Championship race, in [[1966 South African Grand Prix|South Africa]]. However, Lotus boss [[Colin Chapman]] then took back the recovered Arundell, leaving Spence out of a drive. Before the Championship began in May at [[1966 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]], Spence signed for the privateer [[Reg Parnell Racing]] team, but the BRM-powered Lotus 25 he drove was elderly and unreliable and he finished only twice, in the [[1966 Dutch Grand Prix|Netherlands]] and [[1966 Italian Grand Prix|Italy]], although he was fifth on both occasions. The four points thus earned placed him 13th in the Drivers' Championship.

At the end of 1966, [[Graham Hill]] left the works BRM team to join Lotus, and Spence was chosen as his replacement. Driving the [[BRM P83]] over the course of the {{f1|1967}} Championship, Spence achieved points finishes in five races, though these consisted of four fifths and a sixth. He thus finished tenth in the Drivers' Championship with nine points. Continuing with BRM at the start of {{F1|1968}}, Spence drove the [[BRM P115|P115]] in the season opener in [[1968 South African Grand Prix|South Africa]] and the [[BRM P126|P126]] in the [[1968 Race of Champions|Race of Champions]] and the [[1968 BRDC International Trophy|International Trophy]]; he retired from all three races but performed strongly in the latter two, hinting at a great potential for the rest of the season.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Looking back on Mike Spence|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1986/32/looking-back-mike-spence|magazine=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|date=August 1986|page=32|last=Henry|first=Alan|author-link=Alan Henry|access-date=29 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318182837/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1986/32/looking-back-mike-spence|archive-date=18 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Sports car racing==
[[File:Chaparral 2F - Mike Spence - 1967.jpg|thumb|right|Spence driving the Chaparral 2F at the Nürburgring in 1967.]]
In 1967, [[Jim Hall (racing driver)|Jim Hall]] hired Spence as part of his [[Chaparral Cars|Chaparral]] sports car team. One of the most innovative engineers in 1960s motorsport, Hall pioneered many advances in racing technology. For 1967 the great advance was the addition of [[aerodynamics|aerodynamic]] wings to the rear of his cars, generating extra [[downforce]] to improve grip levels and hence cornering speeds. Driving the [[Chaparral 2F]] with regular partner [[Phil Hill]], Spence managed to make a great impression on the sports car scene. Fastest laps in the [[12 Hours of Sebring]] and [[6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps|1000km Spa]] races were just the prelude to a dominant win in the 1967 [[BOAC 500]] race at Brands Hatch. Spence and Hill finished half a lap ahead of the Jackie Stewart/[[Chris Amon]] [[Ferrari 330P]], who were themselves three laps ahead of everybody else.

For 1968 Spence moved to the [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]-backed [[Alan Mann Racing]] team. He became one of the few people ever to drive the ill-fated [[Ford P68]] in competition, although an engine mount failure on his own entry, followed by a driveshaft failure on the team's second car during the race, prevented Spence from reaching the chequered flag.

==Death==
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:lotusturbine.jpg|thumb|right|Hot Rod magazine cover showing a Granatelli Lotus 56 Turbine IndyCar, 1968]] -->
Following Clark's death at [[Hockenheimring|Hockenheim]] in early April 1968,<ref name=glsg>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B2RAAAAAIBAJ&pg=5018%2C1371218 |work=Glasgow Herald |title=Jim Clark killed at race in Germany |date=8 April 1968 |page=1}}</ref><ref name=arwmcd>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wI1jAAAAIBAJ&pg=4381%2C4379753 |work=Nashua Telegraph |location=(New Hampshire) |agency=Associated Press |title=Auto racing world mourn's Clark's death |date=8 April 1968 |page=14}}</ref> Colin Chapman invited Spence back to Lotus as part of their [[1968 Indianapolis 500|Indianapolis 500]] team, with the race in late May. Spence was due to race the revolutionary [[Lotus 56]] [[gas turbine]] car. During practice at the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] on Tuesday, 7 May, Spence, driving the #60 Lotus 56 turbocar (later qualified and driven by [[Joe Leonard]]), ran a lap of {{convert|169.555|mph|1|abbr=on}} – fastest of the month and second-fastest in track history.<ref name=mjupicr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aVgaAAAAIBAJ&pg=4289%2C5384438 |work=Milwaukee Journal |agency=UPI |title='500' driver is killed in turbine car crash |date=8 May 1968 |page=17, part 2 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=ntap>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PIFjAAAAIBAJ&pg=4190%2C908008 |work=Nashua Telegraph |location=(New Hampshire) |agency=Associated Press |title=Driver dies after Indy crash |date=8 May 1968 |page=22}}</ref>

Later in the afternoon, [[Colin Chapman]] was asked by [[Andy Granatelli]] if Spence could take out turbocar #30 for a test run after driver [[Greg Weld]] had difficulty getting the car up to speed.  Spence quickly got the car to a lap of {{convert|163|mph|abbr=on}}, but early in the second lap, he misjudged his entry to turn one and collided heavily with the concrete wall. The right-front wheel of the Lotus swiveled backwards into the cockpit and struck Spence on the helmet; he died in the hospital later that evening at 9:45 pm from massive head injuries.<ref name=ntap/> His fastest lap speed set earlier that day was unsurpassed for the next five practice days.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ferguson|first=Andrew|title=Team Lotus: the Indianapolis Years|date=October 1996|publisher=Patrick Stephens Limited|location=Somerset, England|isbn=1-85260-491-3|pages=181–184}}</ref>

==Racing record==
=== Complete Formula One World Championship results ===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! WDC
! Points
|-
| [[1963 Formula One season|1963]]
! [[Team Lotus]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 25|25]]
! [[Coventry Climax|Climax]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1963 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1963 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1963 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1963 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1963 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1963 German Grand Prix|GER]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1963 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br>{{small|13}}
| [[1963 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[1963 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
| [[1963 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
|
|
! NC
! 0
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1964 Formula One season|1964]]
!rowspan="2"| [[Team Lotus]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 25|25]]
!rowspan="2"| [[Coventry Climax|Climax]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1964 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1964 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1964 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1964 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1964 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br>{{small|9}}
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|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1964 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br>{{small|4}}
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|
!rowspan="2"|12th
!rowspan="2"|4
|-
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 33|33]]
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|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1964 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br>{{small|8}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1964 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1964 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br>{{small|6}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1964 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br>{{small|7}}<sup>1</sup>
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|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1965 Formula One season|1965]]
!rowspan="2"| [[Team Lotus]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 33|33]]
!rowspan="2"|  [[Coventry Climax|Climax]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1965 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br>{{small|4}}
| [[1965 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1965 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br>{{small|7}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1965 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>{{small|7}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1965 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br>{{small|4}}
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1965 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1965 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br>{{small|11}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1965 United States Grand Prix|USA]] <br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1965 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br>{{small|3}}
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!rowspan="2"|8th
!rowspan="2"|10
|-
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 25|25]]
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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1965 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br>{{small|8}}
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|-
| [[1966 Formula One season|1966]]
! [[Reg Parnell Racing|Reg Parnell Racing Ltd]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 25|25]]/[[Lotus 33|33]]<sup>2</sup>
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1966 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1966 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1966 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1966 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1966 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br>{{small|5}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1966 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1966 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br>{{small|5}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1966 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#ffffff;"| [[1966 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br>{{small|DNS}}
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! 13th
! 4
|-
| [[1967 Formula One season|1967]]
! [[British Racing Motors|Owen Racing Organisation]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[BRM P83|P83]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[H engine|H16]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1967 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1967 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br>{{small|6}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1967 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]<br>{{small|8}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1967 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br>{{small|5}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1967 French Grand Prix|FRA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1967 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1967 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1967 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br>{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1967 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br>{{small|5}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1967 United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1967 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br>{{small|5}}
|
! 10th
! 9
|-
| [[1968 Formula One season|1968]]
! [[British Racing Motors|Owen Racing Organisation]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[BRM P115|P115]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[H engine|H16]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1968 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[1968 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1968 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1968 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1968 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1968 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1968 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1968 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1968 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1968 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
| [[1968 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
| [[1968 Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]
! NC
! 0
|}
:<sup>1</sup>Shared drive with [[Jim Clark]].
:<sup>2</sup>The Parnell Lotus driven by Spence in 1966 was a written-off 25 rebuilt around a 33 monocoque.

===Non-Championship results===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 3|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position)
(Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! 21
|-
!rowspan="2"| 1961
!rowspan="2"| [[Emeryson|Emeryson Cars]]
! [[Emeryson 1001]]
!rowspan="2"| [[Coventry Climax|Climax]] [[Inline-four engine|S4]]
| [[1961 Lombank Trophy|LOM]]
| [[1961 Glover Trophy|GLV]]
| [[1961 Pau Grand Prix|PAU]]
| [[1961 Brussels Grand Prix|BRX]]
| [[1961 Vienna Grand Prix|VIE]]
| [[1961 Aintree 200|AIN]]
| [[1961 Syracuse Grand Prix|SYR]]
| [[1961 Naples Grand Prix|NAP]]
| [[1961 London Trophy|LON]]
| [[1961 Silver City Trophy|SIL]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1961 Solitude Grand Prix|SOL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[1961 Kanonloppet|KAN]]
| [[1961 Danish Grand Prix|DAN]]
| [[1961 Modena Grand Prix|MOD]]
| [[1961 Flugplatzrennen|FLG]]
| [[1961 International Gold Cup|OUL]]
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! [[Emeryson 1004]]
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|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1961 Lewis-Evans Trophy|LEW]]<br />{{small|2}}
| [[1961 Coppa Italia|VAL]]
| [[1961 Rand Grand Prix|RAN]]
| [[1961 Natal Grand Prix|NAT]]
| [[1961 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
|-
!rowspan="3"| 1964
!rowspan="3"| [[Team Lotus]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 25|25]]
!rowspan="2"| [[Coventry Climax|Climax]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
| [[1964 Daily Mirror Trophy|DMT]]
| [[1964 News of the World Trophy|NWT]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1964 Syracuse Grand Prix|SYR]]<br />{{small|3}}
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|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1964 Solitude Grand Prix|SOL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ''[[1964 Mediterranean Grand Prix|MED]]''<br />{{small|5}}
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! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 33|33]]
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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ''[[1964 Rand Grand Prix|RAN]]''<br />{{small|16}}
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! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 32|32]]
! [[Cosworth]] [[Inline-four engine|S4]]
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|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1964 Aintree 200|AIN]]<br />{{small|6}}
| [[1964 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]
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! 1965
! [[Team Lotus]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 33|33]]
! [[Coventry Climax|Climax]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1965 Race of Champions|ROC]]<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1965 Syracuse Grand Prix|SYR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[1965 Sunday Mirror Trophy|SMT]]<br />{{small|DNS}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1965 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1965 Mediterranean Grand Prix|MED]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[1965 Rand Grand Prix|RAN]]<br />{{small|WD}}
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!rowspan="2"|  1966
! [[Team Lotus]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 33|33]]
! [[Coventry Climax|Climax]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1966 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]<br />{{small|1}}
| [[1966 Syracuse Grand Prix|SYR]]
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! [[Reg Parnell|Reg Parnell Racing Ltd]]
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 25|25]]/[[Lotus 33|33]]<sup>1</sup>
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1966 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1966 International Gold Cup|OUL]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
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!rowspan="2"| 1967
! [[British Racing Motors|Owen Racing Organisation]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[BRM P83|P83]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[H engine|H16]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1967 Race of Champions|ROC]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1967 Spring Cup|SPR]]<br />{{small|6}}
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! [[Reg Parnell|Reg Parnell Racing Ltd]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[BRM P261|P261]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[V8 engine|V8]]
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|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1967 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1967 Syracuse Grand Prix|SYR]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[1967 International Gold Cup|OUL]]
| [[1967 Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]
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! 1968
! [[British Racing Motors|Owen Racing Organisation]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[BRM P126|P126]]
! [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] [[V12 engine|V12]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1968 Race of Champions|ROC]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1968 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| [[1968 International Gold Cup|OUL]]
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:<sup>1</sup>The Parnell Lotus driven by Spence in 1966 was a written-off 25 rebuilt around a 33 monocoque.

===24 Hours of Le Mans results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Co-drivers
! Car
! Class
! Laps
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall position}}
! {{Tooltip|Class<br>pos.|Class position}}
|-
! [[1967 24 Hours of Le Mans|1967]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chaparral Cars]] Inc.
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Phil Hill]]
|align="left"| [[Chaparral 2F]]
| P +5.0
| 225
| DNF
| DNF
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070926232459/http://www.autocoursegpa.com/driver~driver_id~12068.htm Biography at the Autocourse Grand Prix Archive]}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070426152412/http://www.gpracing.net192.com/drivers/careers/549.cfm Brief biography at gpracing192.net]
*[http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/ Formula One Championship and non-Championship results from GEL Motorsport Information]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000356/http://wspr-racing.com/wspr/results/wscc/nf_ms_home.html World Sportscar Championship results at wspr-racing.com]
*[https://www.performancepublishing.co.uk/mike-spence-out-of-the-shadows.html "Mike Spence: Out of the Shadows" by Richard Jenkins published 2021] ISBN 978-0-9576450-9-7

==See also==
{{Commons category}}
*[[List of Indianapolis 500 deaths|List of Indianapolis fatalities]]

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[[Category:Reg Parnell Racing Formula One drivers]]
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[[Category:Sports deaths in Indiana]]
[[Category:24 Hours of Le Mans drivers]]
[[Category:World Sportscar Championship drivers]]
[[Category:People from Croydon]]
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[[Category:20th-century English sportsmen]]