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Mike Hailwood (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Jack de Nijs for Anefo · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl · 1967 · Wikimedia Commons

Mike Hailwood

Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bike
Honda
Born
April 2, 1940(age 86)
Birthplace
Great Milton

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Assen in 1958.

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In 250cc (1958): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1958): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1958): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1958): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1959): 3 starts, 0 wins, 3 podiums. In 250cc (1959): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1959): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1959): 2 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1960): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1960): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1960): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1960): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1961): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1961): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1961): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1961): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1961): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1961): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1961): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1961): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1961): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1961): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1961): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1961): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1961): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1961): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 350cc (1961): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1962): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1962): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1962): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1963): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1963): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1963–1964): 3 starts, 3 wins, 3 podiums. In 350cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1964): 3 starts, 3 wins, 3 podiums. In 350cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1965): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1965): 3 starts, 3 wins, 3 podiums. In 350cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1965): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1965–1966): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1966): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 500cc (1966): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1966): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1966): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 500cc (1966): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1966): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 350cc (1966): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1966): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1966): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1966): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1966): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1966–1967): 2 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1967): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1967): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1967): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1967): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1967): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1967): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 500cc (1967): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1967): 3 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 500cc (1967): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1967): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1967): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1967): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1967): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1967): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1967): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1967): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1967): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1967): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1967): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Hedemora 1958 (250cc). First win: Ulster 1959 (125cc). World champion: 1961 250cc, 1962 500cc, 1963 500cc, 1964 500cc, 1965 500cc, 1966 250cc, 1966 350cc, 1967 250cc, 1967 350cc.

In all, 101 Grand Prix starts, 52 wins and 77 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 8 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1959 350cc (TT) / 1960 500cc (TT) / 1961 350cc (TT) / 1962 350cc (TT) / 1963 500cc (TT) / 1964 250cc (TT) / 1966 350cc (BEL) / 1966 500cc (TT)

Season by season

250cc350cc125cc500cc ★ Champion

15101520195819601962196419661958 250cc: P4 / 13 pts / 0 wins1959 250cc: P5 / 13 pts / 0 wins1960 250cc: P5 / 8 pts / 0 wins1961 250cc: P1 / 44 pts / 3 wins ★1962 250cc: P11 / 6 pts / 0 wins1963 250cc: P8 / 8 pts / 1 wins1964 250cc: P24 / 2 pts / 0 wins1965 250cc: P10 / 8 pts / 1 wins1966 250cc: P1 / 56 pts / 10 wins ★1967 250cc: P1 / 50 pts / 5 wins ★250cc1958 350cc: P6 / 9 pts / 0 wins1959 350cc: P13 / 2 pts / 0 wins1962 350cc: P3 / 20 pts / 0 wins1963 350cc: P2 / 28 pts / 2 wins1964 350cc: P4 / 12 pts / 0 wins1965 350cc: P3 / 20 pts / 1 wins1966 350cc: P1 / 48 pts / 6 wins ★1967 350cc: P1 / 40 pts / 6 wins ★350cc1959 125cc: P3 / 20 pts / 1 wins1960 125cc: P10 / 1 pts / 0 wins1961 125cc: P6 / 16 pts / 1 wins1962 125cc: P5 / 12 pts / 0 wins1966 125cc: P17 / 1 pts / 0 wins125cc1960 500cc: P6 / 13 pts / 0 wins1961 500cc: P2 / 40 pts / 2 wins1962 500cc: P1 / 40 pts / 5 wins ★1963 500cc: P1 / 40 pts / 6 wins ★1964 500cc: P1 / 40 pts / 7 wins ★1965 500cc: P1 / 48 pts / 8 wins ★1966 500cc: P2 / 30 pts / 2 wins1967 500cc: P2 / 46 pts / 5 wins500cc

The strip shows each year's team (team colour). Tap for team and machine

Scope: official results DB, 1958–1967 (the rider's racing years); excludes 8 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1959–1966
Win rate11.1%
Podium rate33.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.0

53 pts · Poles 0

2 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

250cc1958–1967 ★ 3 titles (1961, 1966, 1967)
Win rate45.5%
Podium rate68.2%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.2

238 pts · Poles 0

Includes 4 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

16 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

350cc1958–1967 ★ 2 titles (1966, 1967)
Win rate53.6%
Podium rate89.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P1.8

193 pts · Poles 0

Includes 8 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

6 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

500cc1960–1967 ★ 4 titles (1962, 1963, 1964, 1965)
Win rate63.6%
Podium rate81.8%
Average finish (when classified)avg P1.4

358 pts · Poles 0

Includes 12 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

20 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1958–1967 (the rider's racing years); excludes 8 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1958. Of the 21 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Greats: 2+ world titles or 30+ MotoGP / 500cc wins. Up to 4 who shared 10+ races, most titles first. A finisher counts as ahead of a non-finisher.

Results by condition (races)

All classes 145 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Sachsenring (average P1.3, 15 races)

Mosport250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P1.0
Fuji350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P1.0
Daytona500cc 2avg P1.0
Tampere350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P1.0
Buenos Aires500cc 1avg P1.0
Sachsenring500cc 7 · 250cc 5 · 350cc 3avg P1.3
Imatra350cc 1 · 250cc 2 · 500cc 2avg P1.3
Brno500cc 3 · 350cc 2 · 250cc 2avg P1.3
Isle of Man125cc 3 · 500cc 4 · 250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P1.7
Ulster250cc 4 · 125cc 2 · 500cc 5 · 350cc 2avg P1.9
Solitude125cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P2.0
Monza125cc 1 · 500cc 8 · 350cc 1 · 250cc 3avg P2.1
Clermont-Ferrand125cc 1 · 500cc 1 · 250cc 3 · 350cc 1avg P2.2
Suzuka250cc 2 · 350cc 2avg P2.3
Nürburgring350cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P2.3
Assen250cc 6 · 350cc 7 · 125cc 3 · 500cc 7avg P2.4
Spa125cc 3 · 250cc 4 · 500cc 8avg P2.5
Hedemora250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P2.5
Montjuïc125cc 2 · 250cc 3avg P3.0
Hockenheim125cc 1 · 250cc 3 · 500cc 2 · 350cc 2avg P3.3
Kristianstad125cc 1 · 350cc 1 · 250cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P3.4

Average finish across classes (Moto3, Moto2, MotoGP and so on together). See each class below for class-only figures. Only circuits with 3+ races count as a best track.

250cc 44 races · 1958–1967

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Montjuïc (average P1.0, 3 races)

Montjuïc3 racesavg P1.0
Imatra2 racesavg P1.0
Isle of Man2 racesavg P1.0
Mosport1 racesavg P1.0
Sachsenring5 racesavg P1.3
Monza3 racesavg P1.5
Clermont-Ferrand3 racesavg P2.0
Brno2 racesavg P2.0
Hedemora1 racesavg P2.0
Ulster4 racesavg P2.3
Spa4 racesavg P2.5
Assen6 racesavg P2.7
Suzuka2 racesavg P3.0
Kristianstad2 racesavg P3.0
Hockenheim3 racesavg P4.7
Fuji1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

350cc 28 races · 1958–1967

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 350cc, best at Sachsenring (average P1.3, 3 races)

Brno2 racesavg P1.0
Hockenheim2 racesavg P1.0
Fuji1 racesavg P1.0
Tampere1 racesavg P1.0
Imatra1 racesavg P1.0
Isle of Man1 racesavg P1.0
Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P1.0
Sachsenring3 racesavg P1.3
Suzuka2 racesavg P1.5
Ulster2 racesavg P1.5
Monza1 racesavg P2.0
Assen7 racesavg P2.1
Nürburgring2 racesavg P3.0
Hedemora1 racesavg P3.0
Kristianstad1 racesavg P5.0

350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

500cc 55 races · 1960–1967

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Isle of Man (average P1.0, 4 races)

Isle of Man4 racesavg P1.0
Brno3 racesavg P1.0
Daytona2 racesavg P1.0
Solitude1 racesavg P1.0
Tampere1 racesavg P1.0
Buenos Aires1 racesavg P1.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P1.0
Mosport1 racesavg P1.0
Sachsenring7 racesavg P1.2
Ulster5 racesavg P1.2
Monza8 racesavg P1.4
Spa8 racesavg P1.7
Assen7 racesavg P1.8
Imatra2 racesavg P2.0
Kristianstad1 racesavg P2.0
Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P2.0
Hockenheim2 racesavg P4.0

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

125cc 18 races · 1959–1966

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Isle of Man (average P3.3, 3 races)

Ulster2 racesavg P3.0
Solitude1 racesavg P3.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P3.0
Isle of Man3 racesavg P3.3
Assen3 racesavg P4.0
Montjuïc2 racesavg P4.0
Kristianstad1 racesavg P4.0
Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P4.0
Spa3 racesavg P5.0
Monza1 racesavg P8.0

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1958–1967 (the rider's racing years); excludes 8 races with no official result data

Every race

76.4%Start rate (120/157)
4Longest run of absences (races)
12Longest run of starts (races)
165Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1959 125cc P3 · 20 pts
1959 250cc P5 · 13 pts
1960 250cc P5 · 8 pts
1960 500cc P6 · 13 pts
1961 125cc P6 · 16 pts
1961 250cc P1 · 44 pts
1961 500cc P2 · 40 pts
1962 500cc P1 · 40 pts
1963 350cc P2 · 28 pts
1963 500cc P1 · 40 pts
1964 500cc P1 · 40 pts
1965 500cc P1 · 48 pts
1966 250cc P1 · 56 pts
1966 350cc P1 · 48 pts
1966 500cc P2 · 30 pts
1967 250cc P1 · 50 pts
1967 350cc P1 · 40 pts
1967 500cc P2 · 46 pts

Tap a cell for the event, qualifying, sprint and race results and points

? How the estimate is made

Estimate = average of the last 3 races before each absence

Seasons in which at least half of the races were started | Scope: official results DB, 1958–1967 (the rider's racing years); excludes 8 races with no official result data

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