Emerson Fittipaldi

Brazilian · 1970–1980
VS

Mike Hawthorn

British · 1952–1958
Championship record
2
World titles
1
2
Runner-up
0
4
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Emerson Fittipaldi Mike Hawthorn
Championships
2
1
Wins
14
3
Poles
6
4
Podiums
35
17
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
281
124.64
Starts
146
46
Rate-adjusted · per start
Emerson Fittipaldi Mike Hawthorn
Win rate
9.6%
6.5%
Podium rate
24%
37%
Pole rate
4.1%
8.7%
Points / start
1.9
2.7
Avg grid
P11.9
P5.8
Avg finish
P10.8
P7.1
Finish rate
66.4%
73.9%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Emerson Fittipaldi Mike Hawthorn
Mechanical retirements
39
10
Crash retirements
5
1
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 5 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1970
Debut season
1952
1970 · aged 23
First win
1953 · aged 24
1972
First pole
1958
1972 · aged 25
First title
1958 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
+1.2
Avg places gained
-1.2
Season points trajectory
1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980
Emerson Fittipaldi Mike Hawthorn
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Emerson Fittipaldi Mike Hawthorn
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P3
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 2 · P2
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Team history
Emerson Fittipaldi
FIT
Team Lotus 1970Lotus-Ford 1971Lotus-Pratt & Whitney 1971Team Lotus 1972–1973McLaren 1974–1975Fittipaldi 1976–1980
Mike Hawthorn
Cooper 1952Ferrari 1953–1955Vanwall 1955Maserati 1956BRM 1956Vanwall 1956Ferrari 1957–1958
19521980
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).