RACING DRIVER

Mike Parkes

1931 - 1977

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Michael Johnson Parkes (24 September 1931 – 28 August 1977) was a British racing driver and engineer, who competed in Formula One at six Grands Prix from 1966 to 1967. In endurance racing, Parkes won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1964 with Ferrari. Born in Richmond, Surrey, Parkes was the son of John Parkes, chairman and managing director of the Alvis Group. Parkes participated in seven Formula One Grands Prix, debuting at the 1959 British Grand Prix in a Formula Two car entered by Fry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mike Parkes is the 342nd most popular racing driver (down from 313th in 2019), the 3,620th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,184th in 2019) and the 58th most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Mike Parkes ranks 342 out of 1,080. Before him are Jan Lammers, Consalvo Sanesi, Giorgio Francia, Miki Biasion, Eugène Chaboud, and Geoff Lees. After him are Roberto Bonomi, Max Biaggi, Bill Vukovich, Max Jean, François Migault, and John Love.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Mike Parkes ranks 360. Before him are Giuliana Minuzzo, Gordon Willis, Adrienne Corri, John Baldessari, Anatoli Ilyin, and Jean-Jacques Honorat. After him are Oleg Goncharenko, Redha Malek, Malcolm Browne, Diana Dors, Denise Scott Brown, and Peter Kirby. Among people deceased in 1977, Mike Parkes ranks 186. Before him are Ibrahim al-Hamdi, Franco Rol, Ulises Poirier, Boris Markov, Alexander Galich, and William Castle. After him are Raymond Bernard, Krishan Chander, Geraldine Brooks, Alexander Volkov, Otto Kaiser, and Ethel Waters.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mike Parkes ranks 3,621 out of 8,785. Before him are Matthew Macfadyen (1974), Paul Smith (1946), William Martin (1767), Lilian Gibbs (1870), Geoff Lees (1951), and Archibald Geikie (1835). After him are Harold Mahony (1867), Ron Atkinson (1939), Chris Barber (1930), Winston Graham (1908), W. D. Ross (1877), and Dorian Yates (1962).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Mike Parkes ranks 58. Before him are Cliff Allison (1932), Reg Parnell (1911), Roy Salvadori (1922), Leslie Graham (1911), Christian Horner (1973), and Geoff Lees (1951). After him are Bob Evans (1947), Dave Charlton (1936), Derek Bell (1941), Leslie Marr (1922), Dick Gibson (1918), and Lance Macklin (1919).

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