Mike Wilds
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Born | William Michael Wilds 7 January 1946 Chiswick, Middlesex, England |
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Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Active years | 1974 – 1976 |
Teams | Ensign, BRM, non-works March non-works Shadow |
Entries | 8 (3 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1974 British Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1976 British Grand Prix |
William Michael Wilds[1] (born 7 January 1946) is a British racing driver from England. He participated in eight Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 20 July 1974. He scored no championship points.
After winning a few races in Formula 3 in the early 1970s, Wilds moved on to Formula 5000. At the same time, he took part in a few Formula One Grands Prix, firstly with a non-works March, then with Ensign and BRM. After he failed to qualify at his home Grand Prix in 1976, with a privately run Shadow, he concentrated on other forms of motor sport, including sports car racing and historic racing.
In an interview with Wilds, published on YouTube, he described one of the highlights of his short-lived Formula One career, at the 1974 United States Grand Prix after qualifying, Tyrrell founder Ken Tyrrell walked up to him, telling Wilds that Jody Scheckter wanted to speak to him. Wilds had gone out in qualifying just ahead of Jody, assuming he was going too slow for the Tyrrell. Upon approaching Scheckter, Wilds thought he would be told he was slow. When the South African driver approached him, Wilds raised his voice to him, thinking he would be complained at. After this, Scheckter complemented Wilds' control and handling of the old Ensign N174.
Wilds won the Formula Two class in the 1978 Aurora AFX championship, driving a Ralt and finished ninth in the overall standings.[2] He also won the Thoroughbred Sports Cars championship in 1984 driving an Aston Martin DB4.[3]
Wilds won the RJB Mining Historic Sports Car Championship in 1992, '93, '96 and 98.[3]
Wilds' sports car racing career included driving at Le Mans 8 times, including C2 cars for Ecurie Ecosse (World Champion C2, 1986), and Group C for Nissan in 1988 with team-mate Win Percy.
Wilds won the 2008 Britcar Drivers Championship together with Ian Lawson and Mike's son Anthony Wilds in the ING Sport BMW; the team also went on to win again in 2013 and also won the 2008 Group C Enduro Trophy in the Porsche 962 with Henry Pearman.
He still occasionally drives in events for historic cars. He raced a Porsche 962 and an Elva Mk5 in the 2008 Silverstone Classic. He returned to the Britcar Endurance grid in May 2016 posting his first win as a shared drive with son Anthony in a Ferrari 458.[4]
At the age of 72 Wilds is set to make his debut in the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain series with the Redline Racing team at Brands Hatch.[5]
In addition to his car racing career, Wilds is an active commercial helicopter pilot and instructor. He is affectionately known as 'The Honorific' Mike Wilds.[citation needed]
Racing record
Complete European F5000 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Pts |
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1974 | Dempster International Racing Team | March 74A | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | BRH 2 |
MAL 2 |
SIL 6 |
OUL Ret |
BRH 6 |
ZOL 4 |
THR 13 |
ZAN | MUG | MNZ Ret |
MAL 11 |
MON | THR | BRH 6 |
OUL | SNE | MAL | BRH | 11th | 58 |
1975 | Mick Hill | March 74A | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | BRH | OUL | BRH | SIL | ZOL | ZAN | THR | SNE | MAL | THR | BRH | OUL | SIL | SNE | MAL 7 |
BRH 7 |
23rd | 12 |
Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Pts |
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1974 | Dempster International Racing Team | March 731 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | NED | FRA | GBR DNQ |
GER | NC | 0 | |||||
Team Ensign | Ensign N174 | AUT DNQ |
ITA DNQ |
CAN DNQ |
USA NC |
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1975 | Stanley BRM | BRM P201 | BRM P200 3.0 V12 | ARG Ret |
BRA Ret |
RSA | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | USA | NC | 0 | ||
1976 | Team PR Reilly | Shadow DN3B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | BEL | MON | SWE | FRA | GBR DNQ |
GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | USA | JPN | NC | 0 |
Source:[2]
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Complete Shellsport International Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Pts |
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1976 | Team PR Reilly | Shadow DN3B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | MAL | SNE | OUL | BRH | THR 3 |
BRH 4 |
MAL Ret |
SNE 2 |
BRH 6 |
5th | 51 | |||||
Ensign N174 | BRH 19 |
THR 5 |
OUL | BRH | |||||||||||||||
1977 | AIM Racing | Chevron B30 | Ford GAA 3.4 V6 | MAL | SNE | OUL | BRH | MAL | THR | BRH | OUL | MAL | DON | BRH DNS |
THR | SNE NC |
BRH 7 |
29th | 4 |
Complete British Formula One Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos. | Pts |
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1978 | Graham Eden Racing | Ralt RT1 | Ford BDG 2.0 L4 | OUL Ret |
BRH 6 |
SNE Ret |
MAL 7 |
ZAN 6 |
DON DNS |
THR 6 |
OUL 6 |
MAL 8 |
BRH 7 |
THR 13 |
SNE 5 |
9th | 43 | |||
1979 | Pontin Racing | March 772P/782 | Ford BDG Eden 2.0 L4 | ZOL | OUL | BRH | MAL | SNE | THR | ZAN | DON | OUL | NOG | MAL | BRH | THR 12 |
SNE | SIL | NC | 0 |
1980 | Graham Eden Racing | Chevron B41 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | OUL | BRH | SIL | MAL | THR | MNZ | MAL | SNE | BRH | THR | OUL | SIL 4 |
14th | 3 |
Complete World Sports-Prototype Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
- Footnotes
- ^ No drivers' Championship.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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1981 | ![]() |
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Porsche 935-L1 | Gr.5 | 49 | DNF | DNF |
1982 | ![]() |
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De Cadenet-Lola LM-Ford Cosworth | C | 56 | DNF | DNF |
1984 | ![]() |
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Ecosse C284-Ford Cosworth | C2 | 36 | DNF | DNF |
1985 | ![]() |
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Ecosse C285-Ford Cosworth | C2 | 45 | DNF | DNF |
1986 | ![]() |
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Ecosse C286-Austin-Rover | C2 | 181 | DSQ | DSQ |
1987 | ![]() |
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Ecosse C286-Ford Cosworth | C2 | 135 | DNF | DNF |
1988 | ![]() |
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Nissan R88C | C1 | 344 | 14th | 13th |
Source:[6]
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Complete British Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Pts | Class |
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1989 | Trakstar Motorsport | Ford Sierra RS500 | A | OUL | SIL | THR | DON Ret‡ |
THR | SIL | SIL | BRH | SNE | BRH | BIR | DON | SIL | NC | 0 | NC |
‡ Endurance driver.
24 Hours of Silverstone results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Car No. | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2010 | ![]() |
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Mazda MX5 | 86 | 4 | 340 | 51st/DNF | 20th/DNF |
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Mazda MX5 | 87 | 4 | 474 | 34th | 11th | |
2011 | ![]() |
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Mazda MX5 | 45 | 3 | 92 | NC | NC |
Complete British GT Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
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2000 | CSi Brookspeed Racing | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | GT | THR 1 |
CRO 1 |
OUL 1 |
DON 1 |
SIL 1 |
BRH 1 |
DON 1 |
CRO 1 |
SIL 1 3 |
SNE 1 |
SPA 1 |
SIL 1 |
32nd | 10 |
Complete Britcar results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class – 1 point awarded just in first race) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap in class – 1 point awarded all races)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | CP | Points |
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2016 | FF Corse | Ferrari 458 Challenge | 2 | SIL |
SNE 1 |
DON 3 |
THR 3 |
CRO |
SIL 2 |
OUL |
BRH |
8th | 1st | 85 | |||||||
2017 | DMS & FF Corse | Ferrari 458 Challenge | E2 | SIL 1 1 |
SIL 2 4 |
SNE 1 Ret |
SNE 2 Ret |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
SIL |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
16th | 3rd | 76 |
References
- ^ "Database - Mike Wilds". Motor Sport. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ a b Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 401. ISBN 0851127029.
- ^ a b Heseltine, Richard (July 2005). "Talk curve -- Historic motorsport insight -- Why Wilds' thing is racing". Motor Sport magazine archive. p. 106. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Britcar Dunlop Endurance Championship". May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ "Mike Wilds and Rory Collingbourne to race for Redline Racing at Brands Hatch - The Checkered Flag". The Checkered Flag. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "All Results of Mike Wilds". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
External links
- Official site
- [permanent dead link] Mike Wilds driving F1 [HD]
- English racing drivers
- English Formula One drivers
- Ensign Formula One drivers
- People from Chiswick
- BRM Formula One drivers
- 1946 births
- Living people
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- British Touring Car Championship drivers
- British GT Championship drivers
- Porsche Carrera Cup GB drivers
- World Sportscar Championship drivers
- British Formula One Championship drivers
- Britcar drivers
- Britcar 24-hour drivers