Drivers/United Kingdom
Mike Hawthorn
- 1× World Champion
- 1952–1958
- HAW
- Born 10 April 1929 in Mexborough
- Died 22 January 1959
- John Michael Hawthorn
- Starts4547 entries
- Wins37% of starts
- Podiums1840% of starts
- Pole positions44× started from P1
- Fastest laps6
- Grand Slams1pole, win, fastest lap, every lap led
- Titles11958
Career numbers
- Avg grid position5.8
- Avg finish3.8
- Retirement rate24%
- Pole-to-win conversion25%
- Positions gained+47
- Points scored127.6
- Longest winning streak1
- Longest podium streak3
- Longest points-scoring streak6
- TeamsCooper (1952) · Ferrari (1953–1955, 1957–1958) · Vanwall (1955–1956) · Maserati (1956) · BRM (1956)
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
Season by season
Every race
49 entries, 45 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryBelgian Grand Prix 1952P4 · Cooper
- First winFrench Grand Prix 1953P1 · Ferrari
- Last winFrench Grand Prix 1958P1 · Ferrari
- Last startMoroccan Grand Prix 1958P2 · Ferrari
All 49 races, season by season
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-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Trintignant | 1954–1957 | 3:2 | 13:1 | −0.35% | 28.6 : 22 | Compare |
| Peter Collins | 1957–1958 | 3:2 | 9:4 | −0.20% | 47 : 22 | Compare |
| Louis Rosier | 1953–1954 | 6:0 | 11:0 | −4.12% | 30.1 : 0 | Compare |
| Nino Farina | 1953–1954 | 1:5 | 1:9 | +1.41% | 28.5 : 38 | Compare |
| Alberto Ascari | 1953–1954 | 2:5 | 0:9 | +2.13% | 37 : 46.5 | Compare |
| Luigi Musso | 1957–1958 | 3:3 | 7:3 | −0.35% | 36 : 28 | Compare |
| Luigi Villoresi | 1953 | 3:3 | 2:6 | +0.99% | 31 : 17 | Compare |
| José Froilán González | 1954–1957 | 1:2 | 1:7 | +1.95% | 25.1 : 27.6 | Compare |
| Wolfgang von Trips | 1957–1958 | 2:1 | 7:1 | −1.57% | 30 : 13 | Compare |
| Umberto Maglioli | 1953–1955 | 2:1 | 4:1 | −2.67% | 9 : 2 | Compare |
| Eugenio Castellotti | 1955–1957 | 0:3 | 1:3 | +0.45% | 0 : 6 | Compare |
| Jacques Swaters | 1953–1954 | 1:0 | 5:0 | −8.43% | 17.5 : 0 | Compare |
| Alan Brown | 1952 | 2:0 | 3:0 | −2.81% | 7 : 0 | Compare |
| Eric Brandon | 1952 | 2:0 | 3:0 | −3.33% | 7 : 0 | Compare |
| Robert Manzon | 1954 | 0:0 | 5:0 | −3.95% | 20.1 : 4 | Compare |
| Phil Hill | 1958 | 2:0 | 3:0 | −0.88% | 12 : 9 | Compare |
| Olivier Gendebien | 1958 | 1:0 | 3:0 | −0.83% | 19 : 0 | Compare |
| Reg Parnell | 1952–1954 | 1:0 | 1:1 | – | 10.1 : 0 | Compare |
| Jean Behra | 1956 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 4 : 6 | Compare |
| Chico Landi | 1956 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 4 : 1.5 | Compare |
| Alberto Uria | 1956 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 4 : 0 | Compare |
| Harry Schell | 1956 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Johnny Claes | 1955 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Max de Terra | 1953 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 4 : 0 | Compare |
| Stirling Moss | 1956 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 4 : 0 | Compare |
| Luigi Piotti | 1956 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 4 : 0 | Compare |
| Carlos Menditéguy | 1956 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 4 : 0 | Compare |
| Gerino Gerini | 1956 | 1:0 | 0:0 | – | 4 : 1.5 | Compare |
| Óscar González | 1956 | 1:0 | 0:0 | – | 4 : 0 | Compare |
| Alfonso de Portago | 1957 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 1 | Compare |
| Cesare Perdisa | 1957 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Alejandro de Tomaso | 1957 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Kurt Adolff | 1953 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 4 : 0 | Compare |
| Piero Taruffi | 1954 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| David Murray | 1952 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 4 : 0 | Compare |
| Tony Brooks | 1956 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Ron Flockhart | 1956 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Ken Wharton | 1952 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Piero Carini | 1953 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 3 : 0 | Compare |
| Peter Hirt | 1953 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 4 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Mike Hawthorn 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.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reims-Gueux | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Monza | 6 | 2 | 4.8 | |
| Spa-Francorchamps | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| Silverstone | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
| Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 5 | 2 | 3.3 | |
| Zandvoort | 4 | 5 | ||
| Nürburgring | 4 | 3 | 2.3 | |
| Monaco | 3 | 7 | ||
| Rouen-Les-Essarts | 2 | 4 | ||
| Bremgarten | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Aintree | 2 | 1 | 4.5 |