Mike Parkes F1 Records & Statistics

Explore Mike Parkes F1 records and statistics across a short Formula 1 career that produced six official Grand Prix starts, two podium finishes, one pole position and 14 championship points. Every official race start of his World Championship career came with Ferrari.

Parkes made six official Ferrari starts during 1966 and 1967. His Scuderia record includes two podium finishes, one pole position and 14 points.

Mike Parkes Formula 1 career statistics

Mike Parkes had Formula 1 World Championship entries between 1959 and 1967.

He accumulated seven entries but made six official Grand Prix starts, recording no victories, two podium finishes, one pole position, no fastest laps and 14 points.

Mike Parkes’ 1959 Formula 1 entry

Parkes was entered for the 1959 British Grand Prix with the Fry team but did not qualify for the race.

His first official World Championship start therefore did not come until he joined Ferrari in 1966.

Mike Parkes joins Ferrari

Parkes made his Formula 1 race debut for Ferrari at the 1966 French Grand Prix.

His first official start immediately produced a podium finish.

Mike Parkes finishes second on his F1 debut

Parkes finished second at the 1966 French Grand Prix in his first Formula 1 World Championship start.

The result gave him six championship points and began an unusually successful short Grand Prix career.

Mike Parkes takes pole at Monza

Parkes secured the only pole position of his Formula 1 career at the 1966 Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

It was one of the defining qualifying achievements of his Ferrari career.

Mike Parkes finishes second at the 1966 Italian Grand Prix

Parkes converted his Monza pole into another second-place finish.

The six championship points from the race brought his 1966 season total to 12.

Mike Parkes’ two Formula 1 podiums

Parkes recorded two podium finishes during his Formula 1 career.

Both came for Ferrari in 1966: second place in France and second place in Italy.

Mike Parkes’ 1967 Ferrari season

Parkes returned for two Ferrari starts during 1967.

He finished fifth at the Dutch Grand Prix and scored another two championship points.

Mike Parkes’ final Formula 1 race

Parkes’ final Formula 1 World Championship start came at the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.

He suffered a serious accident during the race, and the injuries brought his Formula 1 career to an end.

Mike Parkes Ferrari F1 statistics

Parkes made six official Grand Prix starts for Ferrari across 1966 and 1967.

His Ferrari record includes no victories, two podium finishes, one pole position, no fastest laps and 14 points.

Every Mike Parkes Formula 1 start came with Ferrari

Parkes had one earlier World Championship entry with Fry, but it did not become an official race start.

Consequently, all six official starts, both podiums, his pole position and all 14 career points were achieved with Ferrari.

Why Mike Parkes has seven entries but six starts

Parkes had seven Formula 1 World Championship entries but made six official starts.

The difference comes from his unsuccessful qualifying attempt for the 1959 British Grand Prix before his Ferrari career began.

Mike Parkes fastest laps

Parkes did not record an official Formula 1 fastest lap.

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Mike Parkes season-by-season F1 statistics

The season table shows one non-starting entry in 1959, four Ferrari starts in 1966 and two more in 1967.

His best Drivers’ Championship result was eighth in 1966.

Mike Parkes’ place in Ferrari history

Parkes produced an unusually strong statistical return from only six official Formula 1 starts.

Two podium finishes, a Monza pole and 14 points make his Ferrari record particularly notable relative to its short duration.

Mike Parkes circuit records

Parkes reached the podium at Reims and Monza, while Monza also produced the only Formula 1 pole position of his career.

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How Mike Parkes’ F1 records are calculated

World Championship entries and official starts are treated separately.

Parkes therefore has seven career entries but six starts, with Ferrari accounting for every official Grand Prix start of his career.

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