Johnny Claes
Belgian · 1950–1955
VS

Duncan Hamilton
British · 1951–1953
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
1
Qualifyingahead
1
1
Johnny Claes · Duncan Hamilton
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
2 — 1
3 shared
Qualifying H2H
1 — 2
3 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
—
Best championship
—
Teammate battle by season
1
1
1951
Career totals
Johnny Claes Duncan Hamilton
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
0
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
0
0
Starts
24
5
Rate-adjusted · per start
Johnny Claes Duncan Hamilton
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
0%
0%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.0
0.0
Avg grid
P18.5
P13.8
Avg finish
P13.0
P16.4
Finish rate
58.3%
40%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Johnny Claes Duncan Hamilton
Mechanical retirements
5
3
Crash retirements
3
0
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: 2 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1950
Debut season
1951
—
First win
—
—
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P7
Best finish
P7
+5.6
Avg places gained
-2.6
Season points trajectory
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
Johnny Claes Duncan Hamilton
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Johnny Claes Duncan Hamilton
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P12
Johnny Claes 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P12 Duncan Hamilton
Nürburgring 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · —
Johnny Claes 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · — Duncan Hamilton
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P7
Johnny Claes 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P7 Duncan Hamilton
Team history
Johnny Claes
LAG
SIM
HWM
GOR
MAS
CON
FER
MAS
Talbot-Lago 1950–1951Simca 1952HWM 1952Gordini 1952Maserati 1953Connaught 1953Ferrari 1955Maserati 1955
Duncan Hamilton
LAG
HWM
Talbot-Lago 1951HWM 1952–1953
19501955
Johnny Claes → Duncan Hamilton → 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).