HAW

John Michael Hawthorn

united-kingdom · Born 1929-04-10 · Mexborough · Died 1959-01-22

Champion 1×: 1958

Starts: 45
Wins: 3
Podiums: 18
Poles: 4
Fastest Laps: 6
Points: 112.64
Championships: 1
Best Result: 1

Biography

Place of Birth	Mexborough
Gender	MALE
Date of Death	1959-01-22

Career Statistics

Race Entries	47
Race Starts	45
Wins	3
Podiums	18
Pole Positions	4
Fastest Laps	6
Points	112.64
Championships	1
Best Championship Position	1
Best Grid Position	1
Best Race Result	1
Race Laps Completed	2474
Driver of the Day	0
Grand Slams	1
Average Grid (classified)	5.76
Average Finish (classified)	7.4
Average Δ (Grid → Finish)	-1.64
Average Qualifying Position	6
Average Race Position	7.73
DNFs	14 (29.8%)
DSQs	0 (0%)
DNSs	2 (4.3%)

Season-by-Season

Column abbreviations (2)

Pos = Championship positionFL = Fastest laps

Year	Pos	Constructor	Starts	Wins	Podiums	Poles	FL	Points
1958	1	Ferrari	10	1	7	4	5	49
1957	4	Ferrari	6	0	2	0	0	13
1956	12	Maserati	3	0	1	0	0	4
1955	—	Ferrari	5	0	0	0	0	0
1954	3	Ferrari	8	1	4	0	1	24.64
1953	4	Ferrari	8	1	3	0	0	27
1952	5	Cooper	5	0	1	0	0	10

DNF Breakdown

Reason	Count
Transmission	2
Gearbox	2
Clutch	2
Ignition	1
Push start	1
Engine	1
Oil leak	1
Throttle	1
Engine valve	1
Illness	1
Accident	1
Fuel pump	1

Teammates

Career teammates with head-to-head race and qualifying records. Compare career stats in one click.

Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant
No titles 2W 9P

Together

16

Race H2H

8–8

Quali H2H

15–1

Compare Profile
Peter John Collins
No titles 3W 9P

Together

16

Race H2H

12–4

Quali H2H

10–6

Compare Profile
Louis Claude Rosier
No titles 2P

Together

13

Race H2H

9–4

Quali H2H

12–1

Compare Profile
José Froilán González
No titles 2W 15P

Together

12

Race H2H

5–7

Quali H2H

2–9

Compare Profile
Alberto Ascari
2★ 13W 17P

Together

10

Race H2H

5–5

Quali H2H

0–10

Compare Profile
Luigi Villoresi
No titles 8P

Together

10

Race H2H

6–4

Quali H2H

3–7

Compare Profile

View all driver records →

Race entries and starts may differ from some sources due to shared-car and historical classification differences. See methodology for details.

Race-by-Race History

Column abbreviations (3)

Grid = Grid positionPos = Finish positionPts = Points scored

Year	Grand Prix	Constructor	Grid	Pos	Laps	Pts	Result
1958	Morocco	Ferrari	1	2	53	6	+1:24.700
1958	Italy	Ferrari	3	2	70	6	+24.200
1958	Portugal	Ferrari	2	2	50	7	+5:12.750
1958	Germany	Ferrari	1	12	11	—	Clutch
1958	Great Britain	Ferrari	4	2	75	7	+24.200
1958	France	Ferrari	1	1	50	9	—
1958	Belgium	Ferrari	1	2	24	7	+20.700
1958	Netherlands	Ferrari	6	5	74	2	+1 lap
1958	Monaco	Ferrari	6	11	47	1	Fuel pump
1958	Argentina	Ferrari	2	3	80	4	+12.600
1957	Italy	Ferrari	10	7	83	—	+4 laps
1957	Germany	Ferrari	2	2	22	6	+3.600
1957	Great Britain	Ferrari	5	4	90	4	+42.800
1957	France	Ferrari	7	4	76	3	+1 lap
1957	Monaco	Ferrari	—	8	—	—	—
1957	Monaco	Ferrari	5	16	4	—	Accident
1957	Argentina	Ferrari	7	15	35	—	Clutch
1956	Great Britain	BRM	3	22	24	—	Transmission
1956	France	Vanwall	6	11	56	—	+5 laps
1956	Belgium	Maserati	—	17	—	—	Illness
1956	Monaco	BRM	—	18	—	—	Engine valve
1956	Argentina	Maserati	8	4	96	4	+2 laps
1955	Italy	Ferrari	14	10	38	—	Gearbox
1955	Great Britain	Ferrari	12	6	87	—	+3 laps
1955	Netherlands	Ferrari	5	7	97	—	+3 laps
1955	Belgium	Vanwall	9	13	8	—	Gearbox
1955	Monaco	Vanwall	12	21	22	—	Throttle
1954	Spain	Ferrari	3	1	80	8	—
1954	Italy	Ferrari	7	2	79	6	+1 lap
1954	Switzerland	Ferrari	6	11	30	—	Oil leak
1954	Germany	Ferrari	—	3	—	3	—
1954	Germany	Ferrari	2	18	3	—	Transmission
1954	Great Britain	Ferrari	3	2	90	6.14	+1:10.000
1954	France	Ferrari	8	19	9	—	Engine
1954	Belgium	Ferrari	5	4	35	1.5	+1 lap
1954	Argentina	Ferrari	4	16	52	—	Push start
1953	Italy	Ferrari	6	4	79	3	+1 lap
1953	Switzerland	Ferrari	7	3	65	4	+1:35.960
1953	Germany	Ferrari	4	3	18	4	+1:43.600
1953	Great Britain	Ferrari	3	5	87	2	+3 laps
1953	France	Ferrari	7	1	60	8	—
1953	Belgium	Ferrari	7	6	35	—	+1 lap
1953	Netherlands	Ferrari	6	5	89	3	+1 lap
1953	Argentina	Ferrari	6	4	96	3	+1 lap
1952	Italy	Cooper	12	19	38	—	+42 laps
1952	Netherlands	Cooper	3	4	88	3	+2 laps
1952	Great Britain	Cooper	7	3	83	4	+2 laps
1952	France	Cooper	15	15	51	—	Ignition
1952	Belgium	Cooper	6	4	35	3	+1 lap

Qualifying History

Column abbreviations (4)

Pos = Qualifying positionQ1 = Qualifying 1 timeQ2 = Qualifying 2 timeQ3 = Qualifying 3 time

Year	Grand Prix	Constructor	Pos	Q1	Q2	Q3
1958	Morocco	Ferrari	1	—	—	—
1958	Italy	Ferrari	3	—	—	—
1958	Portugal	Ferrari	2	—	—	—
1958	Germany	Ferrari	1	—	—	—
1958	Great Britain	Ferrari	4	—	—	—
1958	France	Ferrari	1	—	—	—
1958	Belgium	Ferrari	1	—	—	—
1958	Netherlands	Ferrari	6	—	—	—
1958	Monaco	Ferrari	6	—	—	—
1958	Argentina	Ferrari	2	—	—	—
1957	Italy	Ferrari	10	—	—	—
1957	Germany	Ferrari	2	—	—	—
1957	Great Britain	Ferrari	5	—	—	—
1957	France	Ferrari	7	—	—	—
1957	Monaco	Ferrari	5	—	—	—
1957	Argentina	Ferrari	7	—	—	—
1956	Great Britain	BRM	3	—	—	—
1956	France	Vanwall	6	—	—	—
1956	Belgium	Maserati	13	—	—	—
1956	Monaco	BRM	10	—	—	—
1956	Argentina	Maserati	8	—	—	—
1955	Italy	Ferrari	14	—	—	—
1955	Great Britain	Ferrari	12	—	—	—
1955	Netherlands	Ferrari	5	—	—	—
1955	Belgium	Vanwall	9	—	—	—
1955	Monaco	Vanwall	12	—	—	—
1954	Spain	Ferrari	3	—	—	—
1954	Italy	Ferrari	7	—	—	—
1954	Switzerland	Ferrari	6	—	—	—
1954	Germany	Ferrari	2	—	—	—
1954	Great Britain	Ferrari	3	—	—	—
1954	France	Ferrari	8	—	—	—
1954	Belgium	Ferrari	5	—	—	—
1954	Argentina	Ferrari	4	—	—	—
1953	Italy	Ferrari	6	—	—	—
1953	Switzerland	Ferrari	7	—	—	—
1953	Germany	Ferrari	4	—	—	—
1953	Great Britain	Ferrari	3	—	—	—
1953	France	Ferrari	7	—	—	—
1953	Belgium	Ferrari	7	—	—	—
1953	Netherlands	Ferrari	6	—	—	—
1953	Argentina	Ferrari	6	—	—	—
1952	Italy	Cooper	12	—	—	—
1952	Netherlands	Cooper	3	—	—	—
1952	Great Britain	Cooper	7	—	—	—
1952	France	Cooper	15	—	—	—
1952	Belgium	Cooper	6	—	—	—

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Column abbreviations (2)

Pos = Championship positionFL = Fastest laps

Year	Pos	Constructor	Starts	Wins	Podiums	Poles	FL	Points
1958	1	Ferrari	10	1	7	4	5	49
1957	4	Ferrari	6	0	2	0	0	13
1956	12	Maserati	3	0	1	0	0	4
1955	—	Ferrari	5	0	0	0	0	0
1954	3	Ferrari	8	1	4	0	1	24.64
1953	4	Ferrari	8	1	3	0	0	27
1952	5	Cooper	5	0	1	0	0	10

Constructor	Starts	Wins	Points
Ferrari	37	3	113.64
Cooper	5	0	10
Vanwall	3	0	0
Maserati	2	0	4
BRM	2	0	0

Circuit Breakdown

Circuit	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles
Spa-Francorchamps	6	0	1	1
Monza	6	0	2	0
Silverstone	5	0	3	0
Juan y Oscar Gálvez	5	0	1	0
Nürburgring	5	0	3	1
Monaco	5	0	0	0
Zandvoort	4	0	0	0
Reims-Gueux	4	2	2	1
Rouen-Les-Essarts	2	0	0	0
Bremgarten	2	0	1	0
Aintree	2	0	0	0
Pedralbes	1	1	1	0
Boavista	1	0	1	0
Ain-Diab	1	0	1	1

Grand Prix Breakdown

Grand Prix	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles
Great Britain	7	0	3	0
Belgium	6	0	1	1
France	6	2	2	1
Italy	6	0	2	0
Argentina	5	0	1	0
Germany	5	0	3	1
Monaco	5	0	0	0
Netherlands	4	0	0	0
Switzerland	2	0	1	0
Spain	1	1	1	0
Portugal	1	0	1	0
Morocco	1	0	1	1

Wins (3)

Year	Grand Prix	Constructor
1958	France	Ferrari
1954	Spain	Ferrari
1953	France	Ferrari

Pole Positions (4)

Year	Grand Prix
1958	Morocco
1958	Germany
1958	France
1958	Belgium

Fastest Laps (5)

Year	Grand Prix	Lap	Time
1958	Portugal	36	2:32.270
1958	Great Britain	50	1:40.800
1958	France	45	2:24.900
1958	Belgium	24	3:58.300
1958	Monaco	36	1:40.600

Teammates

Career teammates with head-to-head race and qualifying records. Compare career stats in one click.

Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant
No titles 2W 9P

Together

16

Race H2H

8–8

Quali H2H

15–1

Compare Profile
Peter John Collins
No titles 3W 9P

Together

16

Race H2H

12–4

Quali H2H

10–6

Compare Profile
Louis Claude Rosier
No titles 2P

Together

13

Race H2H

9–4

Quali H2H

12–1

Compare Profile
José Froilán González
No titles 2W 15P

Together

12

Race H2H

5–7

Quali H2H

2–9

Compare Profile
Alberto Ascari
2★ 13W 17P

Together

10

Race H2H

5–5

Quali H2H

0–10

Compare Profile
Luigi Villoresi
No titles 8P

Together

10

Race H2H

6–4

Quali H2H

3–7

Compare Profile
Emilio Giuseppe Farina
1★ 5W 19P

Together

10

Race H2H

4–6

Quali H2H

1–9

Compare Profile
Wolfgang Alexander Albert Eduard Maximilian Reichsgraf Berghe von Trips
No titles 2W 6P

Together

10

Race H2H

4–6

Quali H2H

8–1

Compare Profile
Luigi Musso
No titles 1W 7P

Together

10

Race H2H

6–4

Quali H2H

7–3

Compare Profile
Robert Jean Joseph Manzon
No titles 2P

Together

7

Race H2H

5–2

Quali H2H

7–0

Compare Profile
Jacques Swaters
No titles

Together

6

Race H2H

5–1

Quali H2H

6–0

Compare Profile
Umberto Maglioli
No titles 2P

Together

5

Race H2H

2–3

Quali H2H

4–1

Compare Profile
Eugenio Castellotti
No titles 3P

Together

5

Race H2H

2–3

Quali H2H

1–4

Compare Profile
Alan Everest Brown
No titles

Together

3

Race H2H

2–1

Quali H2H

3–0

Compare Profile
Eric Brandon
No titles

Together

3

Race H2H

2–1

Quali H2H

3–0

Compare Profile
Stirling Craufurd Moss
No titles 16W 24P

Together

3

Race H2H

1–2

Quali H2H

0–3

Compare Profile
Olivier Jean Marie Fernand Gendebien
No titles 2P

Together

3

Race H2H

3–0

Quali H2H

3–0

Compare Profile
Philip Toll Hill, Jr.
1★ 3W 16P

Together

3

Race H2H

2–1

Quali H2H

3–0

Compare Profile
Reginald Parnell
No titles 1P

Together

2

Race H2H

2–0

Quali H2H

1–1

Compare Profile
Pierino Antonio Alberto Taruffi
No titles 1W 5P

Together

2

Race H2H

1–1

Quali H2H

2–0

Compare Profile
Jean Marie Behra
No titles 9P

Together

2

Race H2H

0–2

Quali H2H

0–2

Compare Profile
Charles Anthony Standish Brooks
No titles 6W 10P

Together

2

Race H2H

1–1

Quali H2H

2–0

Compare Profile
Cesare Perdisa
No titles 2P

Together

2

Race H2H

0–2

Quali H2H

1–1

Compare Profile
Harry Lawrence O'Reilly Schell
No titles 2P

Together

2

Race H2H

2–0

Quali H2H

0–2

Compare Profile

Teammate Head-to-Head

Avg quali gap = (teammate quali pos − driver quali pos), positive = driver qualified ahead. Avg race gap = (teammate race pos − driver race pos), positive = driver finished ahead.

Column abbreviations (4)

Avg Quali Gap = Average qualifying position gap (positive = driver ahead)Quali H2H = Qualifying head-to-head (driver wins – teammate wins)Avg Race Gap = Average race position gap (positive = driver ahead)Race H2H = Race head-to-head (driver wins – teammate wins)

Teammate	Races Together	Avg Quali Gap	Quali H2H	Avg Race Gap	Race H2H	Compare
Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant	16	+2.313	15–1	-0.875	8–8	Compare
Peter John Collins	16	+0.75	10–6	+3.125	12–4	Compare
Louis Claude Rosier	13	+10.769	12–1	+4.769	9–4	Compare
José Froilán González	12	-1.727	2–9	-0.917	5–7	Compare
Alberto Ascari	10	-4.4	0–10	+3.1	5–5	Compare
Luigi Villoresi	10	-0.8	3–7	+2.6	6–4	Compare
Emilio Giuseppe Farina	10	-2	1–9	+0.5	4–6	Compare
Wolfgang Alexander Albert Eduard Maximilian Reichsgraf Berghe von Trips	10	+5.556	8–1	0	4–6	Compare
Luigi Musso	10	+2	7–3	+2.6	6–4	Compare
Robert Jean Joseph Manzon	7	+9.857	7–0	+7.571	5–2	Compare
Jacques Swaters	6	+11.667	6–0	+10.5	5–1	Compare
Umberto Maglioli	5	+4.4	4–1	-1.8	2–3	Compare
Eugenio Castellotti	5	-2.6	1–4	+1.8	2–3	Compare
Alan Everest Brown	3	+6	3–0	+5.667	2–1	Compare
Eric Brandon	3	+8.333	3–0	+5.333	2–1	Compare
Stirling Craufurd Moss	3	-7.667	0–3	-3.667	1–2	Compare
Olivier Jean Marie Fernand Gendebien	3	+4	3–0	+12.667	3–0	Compare
Philip Toll Hill, Jr.	3	+6.667	3–0	-0.333	2–1	Compare
Reginald Parnell	2	+5	1–1	+13.5	2–0	Compare
Pierino Antonio Alberto Taruffi	2	+11	2–0	-3.5	1–1	Compare
Jean Marie Behra	2	-6.5	0–2	-5	0–2	Compare
Charles Anthony Standish Brooks	2	+4.5	2–0	0	1–1	Compare
Cesare Perdisa	2	0	1–1	-11	0–2	Compare
Harry Lawrence O'Reilly Schell	2	-2	0–2	+5.5	2–0	Compare

Similar drivers

Drivers with comparable career totals, nationality, or overlapping eras.

Philip Toll Hill, Jr.

Similar career totals

wins

Emilio Giuseppe Farina

Overlapping careers

wins

John Norman Surtees

Same nationality

wins

Peter John Collins

Same nationality · Overlapping careers

wins

James Simon Wallis Hunt

Same nationality

wins

Keijo Erik Rosberg

Similar career totals

wins

Frequently asked questions

How many Formula 1 race wins does John Michael Hawthorn have?

John Michael Hawthorn has 3 Formula 1 race wins from 45 Grand Prix starts.

Has John Michael Hawthorn won a Formula 1 World Championship?

Yes. John Michael Hawthorn won 1 World Drivers’ Championship in 1958.

Which Formula 1 team has John Michael Hawthorn driven for the most?

John Michael Hawthorn made the most starts for Ferrari (37 starts, 3 wins).

How many Formula 1 pole positions does John Michael Hawthorn have?

John Michael Hawthorn has 4 Formula 1 pole positions.

Who was John Michael Hawthorn’s most frequent Formula 1 teammate?

Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant was John Michael Hawthorn’s most frequent teammate, with 16 races as teammates.

When did John Michael Hawthorn race in Formula 1?

John Michael Hawthorn raced in Formula 1 from 1952–1958.

Biography

Career Statistics

Season-by-Season

DNF Breakdown

Teammates

Race-by-Race History

Qualifying History

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Constructor Breakdown

Circuit Breakdown

Grand Prix Breakdown

Wins (3)

Pole Positions (4)

Fastest Laps (5)

Teammates

Teammate Head-to-Head

Similar drivers

Philip Toll Hill, Jr.

Emilio Giuseppe Farina

John Norman Surtees

Peter John Collins

James Simon Wallis Hunt

Keijo Erik Rosberg

Frequently asked questions