Mike Hawthorn
Information about Mike Hawthorn
| Mike Hawthorn | |
| Nationality | British |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Active years | 1952 - 1958 |
| Teams | LD Hawthorn, AHM Bryde, Ferrari, Vanwall, BRM |
| Races | 47 (45 starts) |
| Championships | 1 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Podium finishes | 18 |
| Career points | 112.64 (127.64)[1] |
| Pole positions | 4 |
| Fastest laps | 6 |
| First race | 1952 Belgian Grand Prix |
| First win | 1953 French Grand Prix |
| Last win | 1958 French Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1958 Moroccan Grand Prix |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Participating years | 1953, 1955 – 1958 |
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| Teams | Jaguar Cars Scuderia Ferrari |
| Best finish | 1st (1955) |
| Class wins | 1 (1955) |
Biography
Hawthorn made his Formula One debut at the 1952 Belgian Grand Prix, finishing an impressive 4th place. This performance is the best ever grand prix debut by any British world champion.[2] He would later win his first Grand Prix, at only the 9th attempt, when he won the 1953 French Grand Prix at Reims.In 1955, Hawthorn was the winner of the 24 hours of Le Mans race, despite being involved in the terrible crash that killed 82 spectators.
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Hawthorn drove his Ferrari at the 1958 Argentine Grand Prix.
He was the winner of the 1958 Formula One Championship. With only one win that year against four wins of Stirling Moss, he benefited greatly from the gentlemanliness of Moss as shown at the Portuguese Grand Prix of Porto. Hawthorn was disqualified for pushing his car, against the rules, on the way to a second place finish. Moss interceded on Hawthorn's behalf and the decision was ultimately reversed. Those second place points at Porto contributed to Hawthorn winning the championship with a season total just one point more than that of Moss. After winning the title, Hawthorn immediately announced his retirement from Formula One.
Death
A matter of only months later, on January 22, 1959, Hawthorn died in an automobile accident on the A3 Guildford bypass. He was driving his British Racing Green highly tuned Jaguar 3.4 sedan (known as the Mark 1 or MK1 Jaguar). What exactly happened that day is still a mystery, but it was most probably due to a combination of high speed, bad weather, competitiveness and impulsiveness. Hawthorn sighted racer Rob Walker's 300 SL Mercedes ahead on the road. Most likely without any thought Hawthorn instantly pushed his car to pass Walker's, regardless of whether it was safe to do so or not. Hawthorn's Jaguar, nicknamed "the Merceater" was heavily modified for high power and speed. "No Kraut car could overtake or outaccelerate" Hawthorn's (these are the words in his biography Challenge Me The Race).In Farnham, the town where he lived up to the time of his death, there is a street named Mike Hawthorn Drive (off Dogflud Way). It was also in this town that Hawthorn ran the Tourist Trophy Garage. Jaguars, Rileys, Fiats and Ferraris were serviced there.
Complete World Championship Results
() (Races in bold indicate pole position)| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | WDC | Pts.[1] |
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| 1952 | LD Hawthorn | Cooper T20 | Bristol I6 | SUI | 500 | BEL 4 | GBR 3 | GER | NED 4 | ITA Ret | 5th | 10 | ||||
| AHM Bryde | Cooper T20 | Bristol I6 | FRA Ret | |||||||||||||
| 1953 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 | Ferrari I4 | ARG 4 | 500 | NED 4 | BEL 6 | FRA 1 | GBR 5 | GER 3 | SUI 3 | ITA 6 | 4th | 19 (27) | ||
| 1954 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 625 | Ferrari I4 | ARG DSQ | 500 | BEL 4* | GBR 2 | GER 2* | SUI Ret | ITA 2 | 3rd | 24.64 | ||||
| Ferrari 553 | Ferrari I4 | FRA Ret | ESP 1 | |||||||||||||
| 1955 | Vandervell Products Ltd. | Vanwall | Vanwall I4 | ARG | MON Ret | 500 | BEL Ret | - | 0 | |||||||
| Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 555 | Ferrari I4 | NED 7 | ITA 10 | ||||||||||||
| Ferrari 625 | Ferrari I4 | GBR 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 1956 | Owen Racing Organisation | Maserati 250F | Maserati I6 | ARG 3 | BEL DNS | 12th | 4 | |||||||||
| BRM P25 | BRM I4 | MON DNS | 500 | GBR Ret | GER | ITA | ||||||||||
| Vandervell Products Ltd. | Vanwall | Vanwall I4 | FRA 10 | |||||||||||||
| 1957 | Scuderia Ferrari | Lancia-Ferrari D50A | Lancia V8 | ARG Ret | MON Ret | 500 | 4th | 13 | ||||||||
| Ferrari 801 | Lancia V8 | FRA 4 | GBR 3 | GER 2 | PES | ITA 6 | ||||||||||
| 1958 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari Dino 246 | Ferrari V6 | ARG 3 | MON Ret | NED 5 | 500 | BEL 2 | FRA 1 | GBR 2 | GER Ret | POR 2 | ITA 2 | MOR 2 | 1st | 42 (49) |
Hawthorn Memorial Trophy
The Hawthorn Memorial Trophy has been awarded to the most successful British or Commonwealth F1 driver every year since 1959.[3] Winners
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References
1. ^ Up until 1990, not all points scored by a driver contributed to their final World Championship tally (see list of pointscoring systems for more information). Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
2. ^ Autosport magazine, March 15, 2007 issue. sidebar on pages 6 and 7.
3. ^ "Button receives Hawthorn Trophy", racecar.com, 2007-07-08. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.
2. ^ Autosport magazine, March 15, 2007 issue. sidebar on pages 6 and 7.
3. ^ "Button receives Hawthorn Trophy", racecar.com, 2007-07-08. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Lance Macklin | BRDC International Trophy winner 1953 | Succeeded by José Froilán González |
| Preceded by José Froilán González Maurice Trintignant | Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1955 with: Ivor Bueb | Succeeded by Ron Flockhart Ninian Sanderson |
| Preceded by Juan Manuel Fangio | Formula One World Champion 1958 | Succeeded by Jack Brabham |
| Records | ||
| Preceded by Alberto Ascari 34 years, 16 days (1952 season) | Youngest Formula One World Drivers' Champion 29 years, 192 days (1958 season) | Succeeded by Jim Clark 27 years, 188 days (1963 season) |
Formula One World Drivers' Champions |
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(1950) Nino Farina
(1951) Juan Manuel Fangio
(1952–53) Alberto Ascari
(1954, 55, 56, 57) Juan Manuel Fangio
(1958) Mike Hawthorn
(1959–60) Jack Brabham
(1961) Phil Hill
(1962) Graham Hill
(1963) Jim Clark
(1964) John Surtees
(1965) Jim Clark
(1966) Jack Brabham
(1967) Denny Hulme
(1968) Graham Hill
(1969) Jackie Stewart
(1970) Jochen Rindt
(1971) Jackie Stewart
(1972) Emerson Fittipaldi
(1973) Jackie Stewart
(1974) Emerson Fittipaldi
(1975) Niki Lauda
(1976) James Hunt
(1977) Niki Lauda
(1978) Mario Andretti
(1979) Jody Scheckter
(1980) Alan Jones
(1981) Nelson Piquet
(1982) Keke Rosberg
(1983) Nelson Piquet
(1984) Niki Lauda
(1985–86) Alain Prost
(1987) Nelson Piquet
(1988) Ayrton Senna
(1989) Alain Prost
(1990–91) Ayrton Senna
(1992) Nigel Mansell
(1993) Alain Prost
(1994–95) Michael Schumacher
(1996) Damon Hill
(1997) Jacques Villeneuve
(1998–99) Mika Hkkinen
(2000, 01, 02, 03, 04) Michael Schumacher
(2005–06) Fernando Alonso
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Results from the 1958 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Reims-Gueux on July 6, 1958:
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 50 2:03'21.3 1 9
2 8 Stirling Moss Vanwall 50 + 24.
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Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 50 2:03'21.3 1 9
2 8 Stirling Moss Vanwall 50 + 24.
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Results from the 1958 Formula One Moroccan Grand Prix held at Ain-Diab Circuit, Casablanca on October 19, 1958.
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 28 Stirling Moss Vanwall 53 2:09'15.
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1 28 Stirling Moss Vanwall 53 2:09'15.
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