| Born | 18 August 1934 |
|---|---|
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Active years | 1961 |
| Teams | non-works Lotus |
| Races | 3 (2 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1961 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1961 German Grand Prix |
Michael[1] May (born 18 August 1934 in Stuttgart, Germany[1]) is a former racing driver from Switzerland. He participated in three Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 14 May 1961. He scored no championship points.
After a crash during practice for the 1961 German Grand Prix, May concentrated on engineering, helping to develop a fuel injection system for Porsche and Ferrari.
He also worked in designing high-compression engines, improving fuel economy among other things.[2] The most notable example was the 'high-efficiency' high-compression Jaguar V-12 stratified charge engine.[3]
Contents |
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Scuderia Colonia | Lotus 18 | Climax Straight-4 | MON Ret |
NED |
BEL |
FRA 11 |
GBR |
GER DNS |
ITA DNA |
USA |
NC | 0 |
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Scuderia Colonia | Lotus 18 | Climax Straight-4 |
LOM | GLV | PAU | BRX | VIE | AIN Ret |
SYR | NAP | LON | SIL Ret |
SOL Ret |
KAN | DAN | MOD | FLG | OUL DNA |
LEW | VAL | RAN | NAT | RSA |
| 1962 | Michael May | - | - | CAP | BRX | LOM | LAV | GLV | PAU DNA |
AIN | INT | NAP | MAL | CLP | RMS | SOL | KAN | MED | DAN | OUL | MEX | RAN | NAT |