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Hap Sharp

  • 1961–1964
  • SHA
  • Born 1 January 1928 in Tulsa
  • Died 7 May 1993
  • James Sharp

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Career numbers

  • Avg grid position17
  • Avg finish10.3
  • Retirement rate33%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+25
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsCooper (1961–1962) · Lotus (1963) · Brabham (1964)

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 1961: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1962: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1963: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1964: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 19611962196319642 1961: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1962: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1963: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1964: 2 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1961196219631964
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1961Cooper10–
1962Cooper10–
1963Lotus20–
1964Brabham20–

Every race

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

All 6 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1961United States Grand PrixCooper17P10
1962United States Grand PrixCooper14P11
1963United States Grand PrixLotus18DNF
Mexican Grand PrixLotus16P7
1964United States Grand PrixBrabham18NC
Mexican Grand PrixBrabham19P13

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
Jo Siffert1963–19641:00:4+4.57%0 : 4Compare
Bruce McLaren1961–19620:20:2–0 : 7Compare
Jim Clark19630:10:2–0 : 13Compare
Jim Hall19631:00:2–0 : 0Compare
Jack Brabham1961–19640:00:3+5.76%0 : 0Compare
Dan Gurney19640:10:2–0 : 9Compare
Pedro Rodríguez19630:01:1–0 : 0Compare
Trevor Taylor19630:00:2–0 : 0Compare
Jo Bonnier19640:00:2–0 : 0Compare
Roger Penske19610:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Tony Maggs19620:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Chris Amon19630:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Roy Salvadori19610:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Walt Hansgen19610:00:1–0 : 0Compare
John Surtees19610:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Timmy Mayer19620:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Rodger Ward19630:00:1–0 : 0Compare

Green: Hap Sharp 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
Watkins Glen410.5
Hermanos Rodríguez210