Juan Fangio

Argentine · 1950–1958
VS

Mike Hawthorn

British · 1952–1958
Race H2H
22 11
33 shared
Qualifying H2H
29 3
32 shared
Championship record
5
World titles
1
2
Runner-up
0
7
Top-3 finishes
2
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 4 · 1
1953 P2 1954 P1 1956 P1 1957 P1 1958 P1
Career totals
Juan Fangio Mike Hawthorn
Championships
5
1
Wins
22
3
Poles
28
4
Podiums
31
17
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
260.64
124.64
Starts
51
46
Rate-adjusted · per start
Juan Fangio Mike Hawthorn
Win rate
43.1%
6.5%
Podium rate
60.8%
37%
Pole rate
54.9%
8.7%
Points / start
5.1
2.7
Avg grid
P2.0
P5.8
Avg finish
P4.8
P7.1
Finish rate
76.5%
73.9%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Juan Fangio Mike Hawthorn
Mechanical retirements
12
10
Crash retirements
0
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: 0 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1950
Debut season
1952
1950 · aged 38
First win
1953 · aged 24
1950
First pole
1958
1951 · aged 40
First title
1958 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.8
Avg places gained
-1.2
Season points trajectory
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958
Juan Fangio Mike Hawthorn
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Juan Fangio Mike Hawthorn
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Reims-Gueux 2 · 3 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Nürburgring 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 2 · P3
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Circuit Bremgarten 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Circuit de Pedralbes 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Silverstone Circuit 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 3 · P2
Circuit Park Zandvoort 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Rouen-Les-Essarts 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Aintree 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Team history
Juan Fangio
ALF
MAS
Alfa Romeo 1950–1951Maserati 1953Mercedes 1954Maserati 1954Mercedes 1955Ferrari 1956Maserati 1957–1958
Mike Hawthorn
FER
FER
Cooper 1952Ferrari 1953–1955Vanwall 1955Maserati 1956BRM 1956Vanwall 1956Ferrari 1957–1958
19501958
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).