Denny Hulme
New Zealander · 1965–1974
VS

Mike Hailwood
British · 1963–1974
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
6
5
Qualifyingahead
4
7
Denny Hulme · Mike Hailwood
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
27 — 11
38 shared
Qualifying H2H
28 — 10
38 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
3
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P8
Finished ahead in the standings: 3 · 0
1971 P13 1972 P3 1974 P7
Teammate battle by season
6
5
1974
Career totals
Denny Hulme Mike Hailwood
Championships
1
0
Wins
8
0
Poles
1
0
Podiums
33
2
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
248
29
Starts
112
51
Rate-adjusted · per start
Denny Hulme Mike Hailwood
Win rate
7.1%
0%
Podium rate
29.5%
3.9%
Pole rate
0.9%
0%
Points / start
2.2
0.6
Avg grid
P7.3
P12.3
Avg finish
P8.2
P13.3
Finish rate
69.6%
54.9%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Denny Hulme Mike Hailwood
Mechanical retirements
29
17
Crash retirements
5
6
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1965
Debut season
1963
1967 · aged 30
First win
—
1973
First pole
—
1967 · aged 31
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P2
-1.0
Avg places gained
-0.8
Season points trajectory
1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973
Denny Hulme Mike Hailwood
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Denny Hulme Mike Hailwood
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Kyalami 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Circuit de Monaco 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P6
Nürburgring 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P14
Scandinavian Raceway 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Watkins Glen 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 0 · P8
Brands Hatch 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Red Bull Ring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P8
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P9
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Jarama 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P9
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P5
Nivelles-Baulers 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Charade Circuit 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
Montjuïc 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Circuit Paul Ricard 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · —
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · P8
Zolder 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · —
Dijon-Prenois 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 0 · P7
Team history
Denny Hulme
BRA
BRA
MCL
MCL
Brabham-Climax 1965–1966Brabham-Repco 1966–1967McLaren 1968McLaren-Ford 1968McLaren-BRM 1968McLaren-Ford 1969–1970McLaren 1971–1974
Mike Hailwood
LOT
SUR
Lotus-Climax 1963Lola 1963Lotus-BRM 1964–1965Surtees 1971–1973McLaren 1974
19631974
Denny Hulme → Mike Hailwood → Compare others
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).