Hailwood, Mike (GB)

b 2/4/1940 (Great Milton, Oxfordshire) - d 23/3/1981 (near Birmingham)

1961 - Motorbike World Champion
1963 - 2 F1 GP (Parnell), 0 points. F.Junior
1964 - 9 F1 GP (Parnell), 1 point. (6th Monaco)
1965 - retired Monaco GP (Parnell)
1966 - sportscars: won Dickie Dale 3 Hrs (Ford GT40), with David Hobbs
1969 - F5000. 3rd at Le Mans
1971 - 2 F1 GP (Surtees), 3 points. (4th Italy). F5000 (Surtees)
1972 - 10 F1 GP (Surtees), 13 points, 8th. (2nd Italy, 4th Austria, Belgium)
       F2 Brazilian Torneio and F5000 Tasman series. 2nd in Race of Champions
       European F2 champion
1973 - 15 F1 GP (Surtees), 0 points. Earned George Medal when he rescued
       Clay Regazzoni from S.Africa. Won Spa 1000km (Mirage) with D.Bell
1974 - 11 F1 GP (McLaren), 12 points, J10th. (3rd S.Africa, 4th Holland,
       Argentina, 5th Brazil). Broke leg in accident in Germany
1975 - retired
1978 - Won F1 motorbike Isle Of Man TT race (Ducati)
1979 - Won senior Isle of Man TT (Suzuki) and new lap record
1981 - killed when car hit lorry doing illegal u-turn across a dual
       carriageway while popping out for a fish & chip supper for family