Mike Hawthorn

British · 1952–1958
VS

Colin Chapman

British · 1956–1956
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
0
1
Mike Hawthorn · Colin Chapman
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
1 0
1 shared
Qualifying H2H
0 1
1 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
2
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1956
Career totals
Mike Hawthorn Colin Chapman
Championships
1
0
Wins
3
0
Poles
4
0
Podiums
17
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
124.64
0
Starts
46
1
Rate-adjusted · per start
Mike Hawthorn Colin Chapman
Win rate
6.5%
0%
Podium rate
37%
0%
Pole rate
8.7%
0%
Points / start
2.7
0.0
Avg grid
P5.8
P5.0
Avg finish
P7.1
P20.0
Finish rate
73.9%
100%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Mike Hawthorn Colin Chapman
Mechanical retirements
10
0
Crash retirements
1
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: 1 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1952
Debut season
1956
1953 · aged 24
First win
1958
First pole
1958 · aged 29
First title
P1
Best finish
-1.2
Avg places gained
-15.0
Season points trajectory
1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958
Mike Hawthorn Colin Chapman
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Mike Hawthorn Colin Chapman
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Reims-Gueux 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Mike Hawthorn 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — Colin Chapman
Team history
Mike Hawthorn
COO
FER
VAN
MAS
BRM
VAN
FER
Cooper 1952Ferrari 1953–1955Vanwall 1955Maserati 1956BRM 1956Vanwall 1956Ferrari 1957–1958
Colin Chapman
VAN
Vanwall 1956
19521958
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).