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Michael Parkes
Michael 'Mike' Johnson Parkes, Great Britain
F1 Career: British 1959 - Belgium 1967
Races
6
0,00%
His father was the chairman of Alvis cars. At the Belgian GP 1967 he crashed and suffered serious leg injuries. During his revorery he continued in a management role at Ferrari. He was involved in the Fiat 128 touring car programme before moving to Lancia to help develop the Stratos. Parkes was killed in a road car accident in 1977.
Year Plac Points Nr / Team / Car Wins 2:nd 3:rd Poles FastL Races Ret Notes
1967 16
2
Ferrari 312/66
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
-
1966 8
12
Ferrari 312/66
0
2
0
1
0
4
2
-
1959 -
0
Fry (F2)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
R , 1 dnq, David Fry
Poles
Non F1
Year Series Result Team/Car Notes
196?-77
SportsCars & Rally
.
Fiat & Lancia
Team manager
1976
Lancia's Stratos development engineer
.
.
.
1972
24h LeMans
7th
Ferrari 365 GTB/4
.
.
Riverside
10th
Ferrari
.
.
Targa Florio
5th
Lola T212
.
1971
24h Lemans
ret
Ferrari 512 F
.
.
Buenos Aires 1000km
7th
Ferrari 512 M
.
.
Spa 1000km
13th
Ferrari 512 M
.
.
Targa Florio
5th
Lola T212 Ford
.
.
Movie: LeMans
.
As racing driver
.
1970
24h LeMans
ret
Ferrari 512 S
.
.
24h Daytona
4th
Ferrari 312 P Coupé
.
.
12h Sebring
6th
Ferrari 312 P Coupé
.
.
Monza 1000km
8th
Ferrari 512 S
.
.
Brands Hatch 1000km
13th
Ferrari 512 S
.
.
Nurburgring 1000km
4th
Ferrari 512 S
.
.
Targa Florio
6th
Ferrari 512 S
.
1969
F1 Testdriver & engineer
.
Ferrari
.
.
Paris 1000 Km
.
Ferrari
.
1968
F1 Testdriver & engineer
.
Ferrari
.
1967
24h LeMans
2nd
Ferrari 330 P4 Coupé
.
.
BRDC International Trophy
winner Ferrari 312
Non championchip race
.
Syracuse GP
winner Ferrari 312
Non championchip race
.
Monza 1000km
2nd
Ferrari 330 P4
.
.
24h Daytona
2nd
Ferrari 330 P4 Coupé
.
.
Targa Florio
5th
Lola
.
.
Spa 1000km
5th
Ferrari 330 P4
.
.
Formula 1 Testdriver & engineer
.
Ferrari
.
.
ETCC, manager
.
Lancia
.
1966
24h LeMans
ret
Ferrari 330 P3
.
.
12h Sebring
ret
Ferrari 330 P3
.
.
Spa 1000km
winner Ferrari 330 P3
.
.
Monza 1000km
winner Ferrari 330 P3 Coupe
.
.
Austrian Sports Car GP
8th
Ferrari 250 LM
.
.
RAC Sports Car Championship
.
Ferrari Dino 206S
.
.
Movie: Grand Prix
.
As racing driver
.
1965
24h LeMans
ret
Ferrari 330 P2 Open
.
.
12h Reims
2nd
Ferrari 365 P2
.
.
Monza 1000km
winner Ferrari 275 P2
.
.
Nurburgring 1000km
2nd
Ferrari 275 P2
.
.
Spa 500km
9th
Ferrari 330 P
FL
1964
24h LeMans
ret
Ferrari 275 P
.
.
12h Reims
3rd
Ferrari 250 GTO/64
.
.
Nurburgring 1000km
2nd
Ferrari 250 GTO/64
.
.
Spa 500km
winner Ferrari 250 GTO/64
.
.
12h Sebring
winner Ferrari 275P
.
1963
24h LeMans
3rd
Ferrari 250P
.
.
12h Sebring
ret
Ferrari 330 LMB
.
.
Tourist Trophy
2nd
Ferrari GTO
.
.
F1 development engineer and reserve driver
.
Ferrari
.
1962
24h LeMans
ret
Ferrari 330 LM/GTO
.
.
International Trophy at Silverstone
winner Ferrari 250 GTO
.
.
Paris 1000km
2nd
Ferrari 250 GTO
.
.
Nurburgring 1000km
2nd
Ferrari 330LM/GTO
.
.
Tourist Trophy
3rd
Ferrari 250 GTO
.
.
International 2000 Guineas
4th
Cooper T56
Non championchip race
1961
24h LeMans
2nd
Ferrari 250 Testa Rosso I/61
.
.
Formula Junior events
.
Equipe Endeavour
.
.
GT events
.
Maranello Concessionaires’ Ferrari
.
.
GT events
.
Equipe Endeavour
.
.
BRDC Int. Trophy
ret
Lotus 18
.
1960
24h LeMans
ret
Lotus Elite (Mk 14)
.
.
.
.
Lotus Elite
.
1959
Formula 2
.
Fry
.
.
Silver City Trophy
12th
Fry F2
.
1957
24h LeMans
.
Lotus
Reserve driver, dns
.
Started racing seriously
.
Lotus
.
.
.
.
.
.
