Mike Wilds

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Mike Wilds
Formula One World Championship career
Born	(1946-01-07) 7 January 1946
Nationality	British
Active years	1974 – 1976
Teams	Ensign, BRM, non-works March and Shadow
Races	8 (3 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1974 British Grand Prix
Last race	1976 Dutch Grand Prix

Mike Wilds (born 7 January 1946 in Chiswick, London) 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.

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 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.

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]}

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Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	WDC
1974	Dempster Racing	March 731	Ford V8	ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	NED	FRA	GBR DNQ	GER						NC
1974	Team Ensign	Ensign N174	Ford V8												AUT DNQ	ITA DNQ	CAN DNQ	USA NC		NC
1975	Stanley BRM	BRM P201	BRM V12	ARG Ret	BRA Ret	RSA	ESP	MON	BEL	SWE	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	USA			NC
1976	Team P R Reilly	Shadow DN3	Ford V8	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	FRA	GBR DNQ	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	USA	JPN	NC

Persondata
Name	Wilds, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	English racing driver
Date of birth	7 January 1946
Place of birth
Date of death
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