Mike Hailwood Collection

Mike Hailwood (Ducati) 1978 Formula One TT
Mike Hailwood (Ducati) at Quarter Bridge: 1978 Formula One TT

Mike Hailwood winning the 1978 Formula One TT on the Sports Motorcycle Ducati

Mike Hailwood leaving Ramsey: 1967 Lightweight TT

Mike Hailwood (Honda) 1967 Lightweight TT
Mike Hailwood (Honda) leaves Ramsey: 1967 Lightweight TT

Mike Hailwood leaves Ramsey: 1967 Junior TT
The 297cc Honda Six was on full noise as Mike Hailwood starts for the Mountin climb in the 1967 Junior TT

Mike Hailwood (Honda) 1967 Junior TT

The Big Honda-4: Mike Hailwood in the 1967 Senior TT
Regarded by many as the greatest TT. Mike Hailwood rode the fearsome Honda-4 to victory after Agos chain snapped

Bob McIntyre and Mike Hailwood 1961 Senior TT
Bob McIntyre and Mike Hailwood chat before the start of the 1961 Senior TT, which Mike won with Bob second. Standing to Bobs right is Reg Armstrong, winner of the 1952 Senior TT

Mike Hailwood (Honda) 1966 Junior TT
Mike Hailwood (Honda) at Quarter Bridge; 1966 Junior TT

Mike Hailwood (Ducati) 1979 Formula One TT

Mike the Bike leave Governors Bridge; 1967 Lightweight TT
Mike the Bike leave Governors Bridge, and his opposition in the 1967 Lightweight TT

Mike Hailwoods last TT: 1979 Senior TT
Mike Hailwood finished second in his last TT to Alex George

Mike Hailwood winning the 1961 Senior TT
Heading for his first TT hat-trick, Mike Hailwood takes his Bill Stuart prepared Norton to victory in the 1961 Senior TT

Mike Hailwoods first TT win: 1961 Ultra Lightweight TT
Mike Hailwood his, and Hondas, first TT, the 1961 Ultra Lightweight TT

Mike Hailwood (MV) 1965 Junior TT
Mike gets the MV airborne at Ballaugh Bridge in the 1965 Junior TT

1967 Senior TT
The 1967 Senior is often quoted as the race of the century Mike Hailwood and his ill-handling Honda 4 scrapped with Giacomo Agostini and his more nimble MV3 for five laps until Agos chain failed

The last Manx Norton TT win
Mike Hailwood winning the last TT forthe overhead camshaft Norton, a power unit that was firstused in 1927. Norton;s last victory was with a very different engine

Mike Hailwood (MV) 1965 Senior TT
Mike Hailwood pilots the damaged MV down Bray Hill: 1965 Senior TT

Mike Hailwood at the 1959 TT races
In 1959, Mike Hailwood rode this Ecurie Sportive Manx Norton in the 1959 Junior and Junior F1 TTs

Mike the Bike
A selection of early Mike Hailwood TT shots

Mike Hailwood (Suzuki) 1980 Classic TT

Mike Hailwood (Honda) 1961 Lightweight TT
Winning his second TT of the day; Mike Hailwood (Honda) leaves Governors Bridge; 1961 Lightweight TT

Mike Hailwood (Yamaha) 1978 Classic TT

Mike Hailwood starts the 1963 Senior TT
Miek Hailwood faught off the challenger of the Scuderia Duke Gileras to win the 1963 Senior TT

Mike Hailwood (Honda) 1967 Junior TT
Mike Hailwood (Honda) at Signpost Corner: 1967 Junior TT

Mike Hailwood (Norton) 1958 Junior TT

Mike Hailwood (MV) 1965 Senior TT

Mike Hailwood (Honda) 1967 Senior TT

Mike Hailwood (Ducati) 1980 Parade Lap

Mike Hailwood at Quarter Bridge: 1962 Junior TT

Manx Engineering (2)
In 1978, Mike Hailwood broke a few alloy gear levers, a dicky left ankle meant he was hard on it. A local aerospace company made a replacement from stainless steel

Mike Hailwood (MV) 1962 Senior TT

Mike Hailwood (MV) 1965 Senior TT
Mike Hailwood (MV) at Sulby Bridge: 1965 Senior TT. This was the first lap, before he slid off at Sarahs Cottage, remounted and won

Mike Hailwood (Ducati) 1959 Ultra Lightweight TT
Mike Hailwood (Ducati) at the Manx Arms; 1959 Ultra Lightweight TT

Mike Hailwood (MV) 1964 Senior TT

Bob Brown and Mike Hailwood (NSU) 1958 Lightweight TT
Aussie Bob Brown and Mike Hailwood (NSU) at the Manx Arms, 1958 Lightweight TT

Mike Hailwood (Paton) 1958 Ultra Lightweight TT
Mike Hailwood (Paton) atpproaching the Manx Arms; 1958 Ultra Lightweight TT

Ian Richards (Kawasaki) and Mike Hailwood (Ducati) 1979 Formula One TT
Ian Richards (Kawasaki) and Mike Hailwood (Ducati) prepare to start the 1979 Formula One TT

Mike Hailwood (Yamaha) at Signpost Corner: 1978 Lightweight TT

Mike Hailwood (Norton); 1961 Senior TT
Mike Hailwood takes his Norton to his third TT win of TT 1961

Mike Hailwood at Quarter Bridge: 1966 Lightweight TT

Mike Hailwood and the bent MV: 1965 Senior TT
After falling off at Sarahs Cottage, Mike Hailwood still won the Senior TT

1958 Lightweight winners
Runner-up Tarquinio Provini (MV, 6), winner Carlo Ubbialli (MV, 11) and third-placed Mike Hailwood (NSU, 18). 1958 Lightweight TT

Mike Hailwood and Tom Phillis (Honda) 1961 Lightweight TT
Mike Hailwood and Tom Phillis (Honda) in the winning enclosure, 1961 Lightweight TT

Mike Hailwood (Honda) & Swiss Gyula Marsovszky (Matchless) 1967 Senior TT

Mike Hailwood filming - 1977 Manx Grand Prix
Mike Hailwod ponders on the wisdom of firing this 700 Yamaha down Bray Hill for his first lap in many years. He was filming for Take it to the Limit

Aika San
During TT 2009 Hondas legendary mechanic and later team manager Aika San called to seek out photos of his races years at the TT

Mike Hailwood (Honda) 1966 Senior TT

Mike Hailwood (Benelli) 1962 Lightweight TT

John Hartle (Gilera) and Mike Hailwood (MV) 1963 Senior TT
John Hartle (Gilera) and Mike Hailwood (MV) at Governors Bridge, 1963 Senior TT

Winners enclosure; 1961 Senior TT
Left to right; Tom Phillis (Norton domiracer, third) Mike Hailwood, winner and runner up Bob McIntyre (Norton). Congratulating Mike is Rem Fower, winner of the 1907 Twin cylinder TT, also on a Norton

Mike Hailwood (Ducati) and Gary Hocking (MZ) 1959 Lightweight Ulster Grand Prix

Mike Hailwood (Ducati) 1959 Ultra Lightweight Ulster Grand Prix

Mike Hailwood (Yamaha) 1978 Junior TT
TT ace Mike Hailwood (Yamaha) at Bedstead Corner, 1978 Junior TT

Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood, MBE, GM (2 April 1940-23 March 1981) was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He is regarded by many as one of the greatest racers of all time

John Hartle (MV), John Surtees (MV) and Mike Hailwood (Norton) 1960 Senior TT

Mike Hailwood (Padgett Yamaha) 1977 Manx Grand Prix

1978 Formula One TT
Ducatis finest TT hour. Mike Hailwood on the Sports Motorcycles prepared Ducati outraced and outlasted the Japanese works machines to win the 1978 Formula One TT

TT Memories - 1979 Senior TT
Memories of Mike Hailwoods fighting runner up to Alex Geotge in the 1979 Senior TT

Mike the Bikes return - 1977
Mike Hailwood rode Manx Grand Prix practice in 1977; it was explained that he was filming in fact he was testing himself in preparation for a comeback in the 1978 TT

The Noisy End
I would not like to be standing there when they start Mike Hailwoods fabulous Honda 6 up

Mike the Bikes 1961 TT; 3 wins out of 4
Chronicling Mike Hailwoods 1961 TT

Hondas first TT win
June 12, 1961. Mike Hailwood, Luigi Taveri and Tom Phillis relax in the winners enclosure after totally dominating the Ultra Lightweight race. Honda have won over 200 TT races since that June day

Mike Hailwood (NSU) 1958 Lightweight TT

Mike Hailwood MV 1963 Junior TT
Mike Hailwood (MV) at Quarter Bridge, 1963 Junior TT

Paddy Driver Norton) Mike Hailwood Norton 1961 Senior TT
South African Paddy Driver (Norton) leads Mike Hailwood (Norton) into Quarter Bridge, 1961 Senior TT

Mike Hailwood (Ducati) 1959 Lightweight Ulster Grand Prix

Mike the Bikes first GP win - 1959 Ultra Lightweight Ulster Grand Prix
Mike Hailwood (Ducati) narrowly leads Gary Hocking (MZ) in the 1959 Ultra Lightweight Ulster Grand Prix. Mike held on to win

Gary Hocking, Mike Hailwood and Ernst Degner 1959 Ultra Lightweight Ulster Grand Prix

Mike Hailwood (AJS) at the 1959 Ulster Grand Prix
Mike Hailwood on his AJS at the Ulster Grand Prix

Gary Hocking (MZ, 15) leads Mike Hailwood (Ducati) 1959 Ultra Lightweight Ulster Grand Prix
Gary Hocking (MZ, 15) leads Mike Hailwood (Ducati), but the positions were reversed at the flag: 1959 Ultra Lightweight Ulster Grand Prix

1965 Senior TT
Mike Hailwood leaves Governors Bridge on a very battered MV four. Mike had slid off at Sarahas Cottage, remounted, made two pit stops to straighten the battered MV

1960 Utra Lightweight
It was my first year at the TT, a mere youth of 13, but brought up on the Blue Un and Green un. Used to cycle to Brands Hatch and watch Mike Hailwood dice with Derek Minter

Running repairs
As Mike Hailwood refuels, MV mechanics patch up his battered MV after Mike slid off at Sarahs Cottage in the 1966 Senior TT. He stil won!

The devil is in the detail
In the 1961 Lightweight TT, Mike Hailwood and Bob McIntyre were both mounted on 250 Honda-4. These early fours were prone to overheating

1961 Honda RC162, Mike Hailwood. Creator: Unknown
1961 Honda RC162, Mike Hailwood

Bruno Spaggiari and Mike Hailwood (Ducati) 1959 Ultra Lightweight TT
Bruno Spaggiari and Mike Hailwood (Ducati) at Nursery Bends, in practice for the 1959 Ultra Lightweight TT

Stan & Mike Hailwood 1958 TT

Mike Hailwood (AJS) 1960 Junior TT
Mike Hailwood (AJS) at Braddan Bridge; 1960 Junior TT

Derek Minter (Norton) & Mike Hailwood (AJS) 1961 Junior TT
Derek Minter (Norton) & Mike Hailwood (AJS) at Signpost Corner; 1961 Junior TT

Mike Hailwood (Martini Yamaha): 1978 Senior TT
Mike Hailwood leaves Governors Bridge in the 1978 Senior TT

A record broken; 1967 Lightweight TT
10-times TT winner Stanley Woods congratulates Mike Hailwood on equalling his number of TT wins. Mike added to his tally with further wins in the Junior and Senior that year

Mike Hailwood (Honda) 1966 Ultra Lightweight TT
Looking a tad big for the jewel-like five cylinder 125 Honda, Mike Hailwood takes Governors Bridge in the 1966 Ultra Lightweight TT

Mike Hailwood (EMC) 1962 Ultra Lightweight TT
Mike Hailwood at Signpost Corner. The EMC was fast but fragile, and failed to get Mike to the finish

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Mike Hailwood: A Racing Legend on Two Wheels From his early days at the TT races to his triumphs in Formula One, Mike Hailwood's name became synonymous with speed and skill. In 1959, a young Hailwood made his debut at the TT races, setting the stage for an illustrious career that would span over two decades. One of his most memorable victories came in 1961 when he clinched first place in the Senior TT race alongside Bob McIntyre. Their partnership was unstoppable as they dominated the track, leaving their competitors trailing behind. Hailwood's talent wasn't limited to one manufacturer either. Riding for Honda in 1966 and 1967, he showcased his versatility by winning both Junior and Lightweight TT races. The roar of the crowd echoed through Ramsey as he left them astounded by his sheer determination. But it was with Ducati that Hailwood truly cemented himself as a racing icon. In 1978 and again in 1979, he conquered the Formula One TT race aboard a Ducati machine, proving that age was just a number for this extraordinary rider. Leaving no doubt about his prowess on two wheels, Hailwood's departure from Ramsey after securing victory became legendary moments etched into racing history. His grace and poise were unmatched as fans cheered him on during those unforgettable exits. Throughout his career, Mike Hailwood pushed boundaries and redefined what it meant to be a motorcycle racer. His passion for speed knew no bounds; every twist of the throttle propelled him closer to greatness. Sadly, tragedy struck later in life when an accident cut short this remarkable journey. But even then, Hailwood's legacy lived on as fans continued to celebrate his achievements long after he hung up his helmet for good. Today we remember Mike "The Bike" Hailwood not only for being a champion but also for embodying everything that is thrilling and awe-inspiring about the world of motorcycle racing.