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Mike Hawthorn

Full name
John Michael Hawthorn
Date of birth
Apr 10, 1929 (29)
Date of death
Jan 22, 1959
Nationality
British
Place of birth
Mexborough

Career stats

7
Seasons active
1/7
Championships
49
Races
3/49
Wins
4/49
Pole positions
18/49
Podiums
Ferrari
Last team
1952 Belgian GP
First race
1958 Moroccan GP
Last race
1953 French GP
First win
1958 French GP
Last win
1952 British GP
First podium
1958 Moroccan GP
Last podium
1958 Belgian GP
First pole
1958 Moroccan GP
Last pole
3
Wins
0
Sprint wins
6.12%
Win percentage
1
Wins from pole
1
Most wins in a season
1
Longest win streak
4
Pole positions
18
Podiums
36.73%
Podium percentage
7
Most podiums in a season
3
Longest podium streak
11
DNF
2
DNS
6
Fastest laps
2474
Race laps
0
Races led
0
Laps led
127.64
Points

Seasons

All races
Year Pos. Points Races Wins Podiums Pole positions Team(s)
1958 1st 42 10 1 7 4 Ferrari
1957 4th 13 7 0 2 0 Ferrari
1956 12th 4 5 0 1 0 BRM, Maserati, & Vanwall
1955 - - 5 0 0 0 Ferrari & Vanwall
1954 3rd 24.64 9 1 4 0 Ferrari
1953 4th 19 8 1 3 0 Ferrari
1952 5th 10 5 0 1 0 Cooper

Finish positions

1
3
2
9
3
6
4
7
5
2
6
3
7
2
8
9
10
2
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Starting positions

1
4
2
4
3
6
4
3
5
4
6
8
7
7
8
2
9
1
10
1
11
12
3
13
14
1
15
1
16
17
18
19
20

Wins

Race Grid
3 1958 French Grand Prix 1st
2 1954 Spanish Grand Prix 3rd
1 1953 French Grand Prix 7th

Pole positions

Race Result
4 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix 2nd
3 1958 German Grand Prix DNF
2 1958 French Grand Prix 1st
1 1958 Belgian Grand Prix 2nd

Mike Hawthorn: Career overview and Formula 1 statistics

Mike Hawthorn is a British Formula 1 driver born on April 10, 1929. He made his Formula 1 debut at the 1952 Belgian Grand Prix, driving for Cooper. Over the course of his career, Hawthorn has participated in 49 Grands Prix.

Career highlights

Throughout Mike Hawthorn's career, his has achieved noteworthy milestones, including:

  • Seasons active: 7
  • Races entered: 49
  • Championships: 1 (1958)
  • Race wins: 3
  • Podium finishes: 18
  • Pole positions: 4
  • Fastest laps: 6
  • Total career points: 127.64

Mike Hawthorn's last race in Formula 1 was the 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix. Explore more about Hawthorn's seasons and results on his races overview page.

Teams Mike Hawthorn has raced for

Over his Formula 1 career, Mike Hawthorn has raced for several teams:

  • Cooper (1952)
  • Ferrari (1953-1955)
  • Vanwall (1955)
  • Maserati (1956)
  • BRM (1956)
  • Vanwall (1956)
  • Ferrari (1957-1958)

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