Mike Parkes
Nationality  British
Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1959, 1966-1967
Teams	Fry, Ferrari
Races	7 (6 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	2
Career points	14
Pole positions	1
Fastest laps	0
First race	1959 British Grand Prix
Last race	1967 Belgian Grand Prix

Michael Johnson Parkes (September 24, 1931 in Richmond, Surrey - August 28, 1977 nr. The FIA Super Licence is a qualification allowing the Licence holder to take part in Formula One Grands Prix as a driver The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The 1959 Formula One season included the 10th FIA Formula One World Championship season which commenced on May 10, 1959, and ended on December The 1966 Formula One season included the 17th FIA Formula One World Championship season which commenced on May 22, 1966, and ended on October The 1967 Formula One season included the 18th FIA Formula One World Championship season which commenced on January 2, 1967, and ended on Fry was a Formula Two constructor from the United Kingdom. Their F2 car participated in a single World Championship Grand Prix Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA) to the most successful Formula One The term " pole position " comes from the Horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole In motorsport, the fastest lap is the quickest lap run during a race The 1959 British Grand Prix was a Formula One Motor race held at the Aintree Circuit on 18 July 1959 The 1967 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 18, 1967. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richmond is a town and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in England. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Turin, Italy ^[1]) was a British racing driver from England. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

He participated in 7 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 18, 1959. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He achieved two podiums, and scored a total of 14 championship points. He also secured one pole position. The term " pole position " comes from the Horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole Parkes was a London, England bachelor who worked as an automotive engineer when not racing cars. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. ^[2]

Sports car career

Parkes at 1965 1000km Nürburgring in front of Graham Hill, both in Ferraris

Willy Mairesse and Parkes came in second in the 1000km Nürburgring race in May 1962. Norman Graham Hill ( February 15, 1929 – November 29, 1975) was a British racing driver and two-time Formula One World Ferrari SpA is an Italian Sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy Willy Mairesse ( October 1, 1928 - September 9, 1969) was a Formula One and sports car driver from Belgium. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Their Ferrari placed after the winning car of the same marque driven by Phil Hill and Olivier Gendebien. Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing A marque ( French for "brand" ˈmɑrk is a Brand name especially in the Automobile industry Philip Toll Hill Jr, ( April 20, 1927 &ndash August 28, 2008) was a United States automobile racer and the only American-born Olivier Gendebien ( 12 January 1924, Brussels, Belgium – 2 October 1998, Les Baux de Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône The race was 44 laps. ^[3] Parkes finished a mere car length behind Graham Hill in the 28th Royal Automobile Club tourist trophy race in August 1963. Norman Graham Hill ( February 15, 1929 – November 29, 1975) was a British racing driver and two-time Formula One World The Royal Automobile Club is a private Club and is not to be confused with RAC plc, a motorists' organization which it formerly owned Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[4]Umberto Maglioli and Parkes drove one of the Ferraris which claimed the top five qualifying positions for the 1964 12 Hours of Sebring. Umberto Maglioli (born in Bioglio, Vercelli, June 5, 1928 &ndash died in Monza, February 7, 1999) was a Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Ferraris were stocked with new power plants. Parkes was clocked at 3:10. 4. ^[5] In the race Parkes established a speed record and completed the most miles ever for a winner. Parkes and Maglioli, working together for the first time, finished a considerable distance ahead of the Ferrari of Ludovico Scarfiotti and Nino Vaccarella. Ludovico Scarfiotti ( 18 October 1933 - 8 June 1968) was a Formula One and sports car driver from Italy. Nino Vaccarella (born March 4 1933 in Palermo) is a former Sports car racing and Formula One driver from Sicily, Italy ^[2] Parkes teamed with Jean Guichet in a Ferrari to capture the 1,000 kilometer Classic of Monza, Italy in April 1965. Jean Guichet (born August 10, 1927) won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1964 Monza ( Munscia in Western Lombard) is a city on the river Lambro, a tributary of the Po, in the Lombardy region of Italy Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Tommy Spichiger, 30, of Switzerland, died instantly on the 34th lap of the race when his Ferrari 365 prototype went off the track and burst into flames. A prototype is an original type form or instance of something serving as a typical example basis or standard for other things of the same category Parkes and Guichet led from led most of the in their Ferrari prototype after taking the lead from John Surtees and Ludovico Scarfiotti. Motorcycle racing career Born in Tatsfield, Surrey, Surtees was the son of a south London motorcycle dealer Ludovico Scarfiotti ( 18 October 1933 - 8 June 1968) was a Formula One and sports car driver from Italy. ^[6] Parkes and Guichot placed 2nd to Surtees and Scarfiotti in a 620 mile race at the Neurburgring in May 1965. The winning pair led the full 44 laps. It was a 4th consecutive victory for Ferrari. ^[7] Dan Gurney eclipsed the time of Parkes in the sole factory Ferrari in the final practice for the 1966 12 Hours of Sebring. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The blue Ford was clocked at 2:54. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following 6, 2 seconds faster than a lap run by Parkes the previous day. In a Ferrari P3 prototype, Parkes lap was so fast that none of the time-speed conversion charts would accept it. Parkes and Bob Bondurant started 2nd after Gurney and his co-driver, Jerry Grant. Jerry Grant (born January 23, 1935, Santa Ana California) is a former driver in the USAC Championship Car series ^[8] Surtees and Parkes were in a Ferrari prototype in their victory in a 620 mile Monza sports car event in April 1966^[9] Chris Amon and Lorenzo Bandini were triumphant in a 100 lap, 1,000 kilometer Monza race in April 1967. Early life Chris Amon was born in Bulls, New Zealand as the only child of wealthy sheep-owner Ngaio Amon Lorenzo Bandini (born 21 December 1935 - died 10 May 1967, Monaco) was an Italian Motor racing driver who raced in Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The drove a 4,000 cubic centimter Ferrari for an average speed of 122. 30 m. p. h. Parkes and Scarfiotti placed 2nd with a 5:10:59. 2. The winning time was 5 hours seven minutes, 43 seconds. The Ferraris were in front after the Chaparral of Phil Hill and Mike Spence had to make pit stops following the 17th and 18th laps. Chaparral Cars was a United States Automotive company which built prototype race cars from the 1960s through the early 1980s Philip Toll Hill Jr, ( April 20, 1927 &ndash August 28, 2008) was a United States automobile racer and the only American-born Michael "Mike" Spence ( 30 December 1936, Croydon, Surrey – 7 May 1968, Indianapolis Indiana, ^[10] Parkes competed in a 1,000 kilometer sports car race in Argentina in January 1971. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. He was paired with Joakim Bonnier in a 5,000 c. Joakim "Jo" Bonnier ( January 31 1930 - June 11 1972) was a Swedish Sportscar racing and Formula One c. Ferrari entered and owned by the Swiss Filippinetti stable which maintained operations in Modena. Modena (ˈmɔːdena Mòdna in Modenese dialect is a city and a Comune ( Municipality) on the south side of the Po valley, in the ^[11]

Formula One competition

Parkes secured 2nd place in the 1966 French Grand Prix at Rheims driving a Ferrari. The 1966 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Reims-Gueux on July 3, 1966. Reims (alternative English spelling Rheims; riːmz in English and /ʁɛ̃s/ in French) is a city of the Champagne-Ardenne région of northern Jack Brabham won the race and his teammate, Dennis Hulme, came in 3rd, in a Brabham Repco. Sir John Arthur "Jack" Brabham, AO, OBE (born April 2 1926) is an Australian former racing driver who was Formula One Denis Clive "Denny" Hulme OBE ( 18 June 1936 &ndash 4 October 1992) was a New Zealand car racer the 1967 Origins The Brabham team was founded by Jack Brabham and Ron Tauranac, who met in 1951 while both were successfully building and racing cars in their native Repco is an Australian engineering company Its name is derived from 'Replacement Parts Company' referring to one of its major lines of work ^[12] Parkes won an international Formula One race at Silverstone by one third of a lap over Brabham in April 1967. Silverstone Circuit is a Motor racing circuit in Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, named after the village in the former England This event was the last prior to the 1967 European rounds of the Formula One World Championship, which began at the 1967 Monaco Grand Prix on May 7. The 1967 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Monaco on May 7, 1967. The 52 lap race was the first Formula One contest for Parkes in his native country. He completed the 152. 36 mile competition in 1:19:39. 25 with an average speed of 114. 65 m. p. h. ^[13] Ferrari Auto Works chose to enter two cars in the 1967 Syracuse Grand Prix. The 16th Syracuse Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules held on 21 May 1967 at Syracuse Circuit, This was a Formula One race that did not count toward the Formula One World Championship. Parkes and Scarfiotti were assigned 1966 model single seaters. ^[14]

Parkes' Formula One career ended after he broke both legs in a crash at the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix, but he raced into the 1970s in sports cars. The 1967 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 18, 1967. A sports car is a term used to describe a class of Automobile. He was killed in a road accident in 1977.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

References