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  name = Michael May |  nationality = {{flagicon|CHE}} Swiss |  birth_date = {{birth date and age|1934|8|18|df=y}} |  birth_place = Stuttgart, Württemberg, Germany |  Years = {{F1|1961}} |  Team(s) = non-works Lotus |  Races = 3 (2 starts) |  Championships = 0 |  Wins = 0 |  Podiums = 0 |  Points = 0 |  Poles = 0 |  Fastest laps = 0 |  First race = 1961 Monaco Grand Prix |  First win = |  Last win = |  Last race = 1961 German Grand Prix |

Michael{{Ref label|firstname|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.

May is generally credited with introducing the first manipulated elevated wing onto a racing car - a Porsche 550 - to produce downforce (or down thrust) for enhanced braking and cornering speeds to reduce lap times.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}

He also worked in designing high-compression engines, improving fuel economy among other things.^[2] The most notable example was his reworked 'Fireball' head for the 'high-efficiency' high-compression Jaguar V-12 HE engine.^[3][4]

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Notes

1. {{note|firstname}} Sources disagree as to the spelling of May's first name. Forix and The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who say "Michael", whereas www.grandprix.com says "Michel" and this 8W article lists both. However, this source offers evidence that it's "Michael".

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