Mike Spence
British · 1963–1968
VS

David Hobbs
British · 1967–1974
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
1
Qualifyingahead
2
0
Mike Spence · David Hobbs
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
1 — 2
3 shared
Qualifying H2H
3 — 0
3 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P8
Best championship
—
Teammate battle by season
1
1
1967
Career totals
Mike Spence David Hobbs
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
1
0
Podiums
1
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
27
0
Starts
36
7
Rate-adjusted · per start
Mike Spence David Hobbs
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
2.8%
0%
Pole rate
2.8%
0%
Points / start
0.8
0.0
Avg grid
P9.9
P17.7
Avg finish
P9.8
P9.0
Finish rate
55.6%
85.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Mike Spence David Hobbs
Mechanical retirements
15
1
Crash retirements
1
0
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1963
Debut season
1967
—
First win
—
1964
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P3
Best finish
P7
+0.1
Avg places gained
+8.7
Season points trajectory
1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973
Mike Spence David Hobbs
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Mike Spence David Hobbs
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P9
Mike Spence 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P9 David Hobbs
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P10
Mike Spence 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P10 David Hobbs
Watkins Glen 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P10
Mike Spence 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P10 David Hobbs
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8
Mike Spence 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P8 David Hobbs
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P9
Mike Spence 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P9 David Hobbs
Team history
Mike Spence
LOT
BRM
Lotus-Climax 1963–1965Lotus-BRM 1966BRM 1967–1968
David Hobbs
BRM 1967Lola 1967Honda 1968McLaren 1971McLaren 1974
19631974
Mike Spence → David Hobbs → Compare others
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).