RACING DRIVER

Mike Hailwood

1940 - 1981

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Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood (2 April 1940 – 23 March 1981) was a British racing driver and motorcycle road racer, who competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1958 to 1967, and Formula One between 1963 and 1974. Nicknamed "the Bike", Hailwood was a nine-time Grand Prix motorcycle World Champion, with four titles in the premier 500cc class with MV Agusta, and won 76 motorcycle Grands Prix across 10 seasons. Hailwood took 14 victories at the Isle of Man TT. After his motorcycle racing career concluded, he went on to compete in Formula One and other classes of car racing, becoming one of the few men to compete at Grand Prix level in both motorcycle and car racing. He returned to motorcycle racing at the age of 38, taking victory at the 1978 Isle of Man TT. Hailwood died in 1981 following a road traffic collision in Warwickshire, England. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mike Hailwood is the 96th most popular racing driver (down from 74th in 2019), the 1,630th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,251st in 2019) and the 15th most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Mike Hailwood ranks 96 out of 1,080. Before him are Chris Amon, Carlos Pace, Vittorio Brambilla, Mick Doohan, Jo Siffert, and Jean-Pierre Beltoise. After him are Jean-Louis Schlesser, Thierry Boutsen, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Jo Schlesser, Luigi Musso, and Björn Waldegård.

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Among people born in 1940, Mike Hailwood ranks 147. Before him are Ruth Dreifuss, Antonio Skármeta, Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy, Sadaharu Oh, Víctor Erice, and Hiroshi Katayama. After him are Sam Waterston, Wilma Rudolph, Richard Pryor, Jan Stráský, Elke Sommer, and Abbas El Fassi. Among people deceased in 1981, Mike Hailwood ranks 59. Before him are Mao Dun, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa, Melvyn Douglas, Josep Pla, Donald Wills Douglas Sr., and Heinz Kohut. After him are Giuseppe Pella, Lotte Reiniger, Franjo Šeper, Ella Grasso, Valeri Kharlamov, and Nelson Algren.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mike Hailwood ranks 1,630 out of 8,785. Before him are Ted Hughes (1930), Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837), Neville Marriner (1924), George Albert Smith (1864), Simon Stock (1164), and Annie Chapman (1841). After him are William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville (1759), Peter Shaffer (1926), Dave Sexton (1930), George Grenville (1712), George Bentham (1800), and Frances Shand Kydd (1936).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Mike Hailwood ranks 15. Before him are Mike Hawthorn (1929), Damon Hill (1960), Stirling Moss (1929), Lewis Hamilton (1985), Tony Brooks (1932), and Tom Pryce (1949). After him are Colin McRae (1968), Peter Collins (1931), Roger Williamson (1948), John Watson (1946), David Coulthard (1971), and David Purley (1945).

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