Drivers/United States of America
Walt Hansgen
- 1961–1964
- HAN
- Born 28 October 1919 in Westfield
- Died 7 April 1966
- Walter Edwin Hansgen
- Starts2
- Wins00% of starts
- Podiums00% of starts
- Pole positions00× started from P1
- Fastest laps0
- Titles0best finish P16
Career numbers
- Avg grid position15.5
- Avg finish5
- Retirement rate50%
- Pole-to-win conversion–
- Positions gained+12
- Points scored2
- Longest winning streak–
- Longest podium streak–
- Longest points-scoring streak1
- TeamsCooper (1961) · Lotus (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
Season by season
Every race
2 entries. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryUnited States Grand Prix 1961DNF · Cooper
- Last startUnited States Grand Prix 1964P5 · Lotus
All 2 races, season by season
| Year | Race | Team | Grid | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | United States Grand Prix | Cooper | 14 | DNF | |
| 1964 | United States Grand Prix | Lotus | 17 | P5 | 2 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Clark | 1964 | 1:0 | 0:1 | – | 4 : 0 | Compare |
| Mike Spence | 1964 | 1:0 | 0:1 | – | 4 : 0 | Compare |
| Mike Hailwood | 1964 | 1:0 | 0:1 | – | 2 : 0 | Compare |
| Roy Salvadori | 1961 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Jack Brabham | 1961 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| John Surtees | 1961 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Bruce McLaren | 1961 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 3 | Compare |
| Roger Penske | 1961 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Hap Sharp | 1961 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Chris Amon | 1964 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 2 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Walt Hansgen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watkins Glen | 2 | 5 |