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Duncan Hamilton

  • 1951–1953
  • HAM
  • Born 30 April 1920 in Cork, Ireland
  • Died 13 May 1994
  • James Duncan Hamilton

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Career numbers

  • Avg grid position13.8
  • Avg finish9.5
  • Retirement rate60%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+2
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsTalbot-Lago (1951) · HWM (1952–1953)

Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.

The career at a glance

2 1951: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1952: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1953: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1951195219532 1951: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1952: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1953: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 195119521953
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1951Talbot-Lago20–
1952HWM20–
1953HWM10–

Every race

5 entries. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 5 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1951British Grand PrixTalbot-Lago11P12
German Grand PrixTalbot-Lago20DNF
1952British Grand PrixHWM11DNF
Dutch Grand PrixHWM10P7
1953British Grand PrixHWM17DNF

Against team-mates

Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.

Team-mateYearsRacesQualifyingQuali gapPoints
Lance Macklin1952–19531:01:2+0.52%0 : 0Compare
Louis Rosier19510:10:2–0 : 0Compare
Johnny Claes19511:01:1–0 : 0Compare
Louis Chiron19510:01:1–0 : 0Compare
Peter Collins1952–19530:02:0–0 : 0Compare
Yves Giraud-Cabantous19510:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Philippe Étancelin19510:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Pierre Levegh19510:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Jacques Swaters19510:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Tony Gaze19520:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Jack Fairman19530:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Dries van der Lof19520:01:0–0 : 0Compare

Green: Duncan Hamilton came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.

Strongest circuits

Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.

CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsAvg finish
Silverstone312