Mike Hawthorn

British · 1952–1958
VS

Jean Behra

French · 1952–1959
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
0
1
Qualifyingahead
0
1
Mike Hawthorn · Jean Behra
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
28 14
42 shared
Qualifying H2H
27 14
41 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
2
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P4
Finished ahead in the standings: 4 · 1
1952 P5 1954 P3 1956 P4 1957 P4 1958 P1
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1956
Career totals
Mike Hawthorn Jean Behra
Championships
1
0
Wins
3
0
Poles
4
0
Podiums
17
8
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
124.64
48.14
Starts
46
52
Rate-adjusted · per start
Mike Hawthorn Jean Behra
Win rate
6.5%
0%
Podium rate
37%
15.4%
Pole rate
8.7%
0%
Points / start
2.7
0.9
Avg grid
P5.8
P7.8
Avg finish
P7.1
P11.0
Finish rate
73.9%
44.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Mike Hawthorn Jean Behra
Mechanical retirements
10
25
Crash retirements
1
4
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
1952
1953 · aged 24
First win
1958
First pole
1958 · aged 29
First title
P1
Best finish
P2
-1.2
Avg places gained
-3.2
Season points trajectory
1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Mike Hawthorn Jean Behra
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Mike Hawthorn Jean Behra
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Reims-Gueux 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Mike Hawthorn 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Behra
Circuit de Pedralbes 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Mike Hawthorn 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — Jean Behra
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 2 · P2 Jean Behra
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Behra
Nürburgring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Behra
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Jean Behra
Circuit Bremgarten 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Behra
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 Jean Behra
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Behra
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 Jean Behra
Aintree 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · —
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Jean Behra
Circuito da Boavista 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Jean Behra
Ain Diab 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Jean Behra
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P6 Jean Behra
Team history
Mike Hawthorn
COO
FER
VAN
MAS
BRM
VAN
FER
Cooper 1952Ferrari 1953–1955Vanwall 1955Maserati 1956BRM 1956Vanwall 1956Ferrari 1957–1958
Jean Behra
GOR
MAS
BRM
FER
Gordini 1952–1954Maserati 1955–1958BRM 1958Ferrari 1959
19521959
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).