Mike MacDowel

British racing driver (1932–2016)

Mike MacDowel
Formula One World Championship career
Born	(1932-09-13)13 September 1932 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Died	19 January 2016(2016-01-19) (aged 83) Cheltenham, England
Nationality	British
Active years	1957
Teams	Cooper
Entries	1
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1957 French Grand Prix
Last entry	1957 French Grand Prix

Michael George Hartwell MacDowel (13 September 1932 – 19 January 2016) was an English racing driver who participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, the 1957 French Grand Prix on 7 July 1957, sharing his car with Jack Brabham. MacDowel did not score any championship points as he finished seventh (having qualified 15th and last), and points were only awarded to the first five finishers.

MacDowel was a keen amateur racer. After a break, he competed in hill climb events from 1968 until well after his 60th birthday. He set what was then the course record at Shelsley Walsh in 1973 (28.21 seconds for the 1000 yard course); further in both that season and the following year, he won the British Hill Climb Championship.

He died on 19 January 2016.^[1]

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	WDC	Points
1957	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T43	Climax Straight-4	ARG	MON	500	FRA 7*	GBR	GER	PES	ITA	NC	0

* Indicates shared drive with Jack Brabham

Complete British Saloon 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	DC	Pts	Class
1961	John Coombs Racing	Jaguar Mk II 3.8	D	SNE	GOO	AIN	SIL	CRY	SIL DNS	BRH	OUL	SNE			NC	0	NC
1963	John Coombs Racing	Jaguar Mk II 3.8	D	SNE	OUL	GOO	AIN	SIL	CRY	SIL 3	BRH	BRH	OUL	SIL	36th	4	15th
Source:^[2]

^ Pye, Marcus (23 January 2016). "Obituary: F1, hillclimb and sportscar racer Michael MacDowel". autosport.com. Autosport. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

External links

Profile at Grand Prix Racing
Profile at oldracingcars.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Nicholas Williamson	British Hill Climb Champion 1973–1974	Succeeded by Roy Lane

British Hill Climb Champions

1947 R. Mays
1948 R. Mays
1949 S. Allard

1950 D. Poore
1951 K. Wharton
1952 K. Wharton
1953 K. Wharton
1954 K. Wharton
1955 T. Marsh
1956 T. Marsh
1957 T. Marsh
1958 D. Boshier-Jones
1959 D. Boshier-Jones

1960 D. Boshier-Jones
1961 D. Good
1962 A. Owen
1963 P. Westbury
1964 P. Westbury
1965 T. Marsh
1966 T. Marsh
1967 T. Marsh
1968 P. Lawson
1969 D. Hepworth

1970 N. Williamson
1971 D. Hepworth
1972 N. Williamson
1973 M. MacDowel
1974 M. MacDowel
1975 R. Lane
1976 R. Lane
1977 A. Douglas-Osborn
1978 D. Franklin
1979 M. Griffiths

1980 C. Cramer
1981 J. Thomson
1982 M. Bolsover
1983 M. Bolsover
1984 M. Bolsover
1985 C. Cramer
1986 M. Griffiths
1987 M. Griffiths
1988 C. Wardle
1989 R. Rowan