Jim Clark vs Mike Spence, 1964

Teammates at Lotus-Climax — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Compare full careers →

In the 1964 season, Jim Clark and Mike Spence were teammates at Lotus-Climax, competing in 6 races together. Clark outqualified Spence 5 times and finished ahead of him in 1 race, while Spence finished ahead of Clark in 2 races. Clark secured 32 championship points, won 3 Grands Prix, and achieved 3 podium finishes, while Spence earned 4 points and did not win any races or finish on the podium.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
50Qualifyingof 5 compared
12Race finishesof 3 compared

Qualifying is compared on the grid they actually started from. A race counts only where both were classified — one of them retiring leaves nothing to compare, so it is not scored to the other.

1964 season
6
Races together
6
32
Points
4
3
Wins
0
3
Podiums
0
P1
Best finish
P4
2.2
Average grid
8.7
4.9
Average finish
6.8
3
Did not finish
2
Other seasons together:19681967196619651963