Mike Hawthorn

British · 1952–1958
VS

Johnny Claes

Belgian · 1950–1955
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
1
0
Mike Hawthorn · Johnny Claes
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
10 0
10 shared
Qualifying H2H
9 0
9 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
1955
Career totals
Mike Hawthorn Johnny Claes
Championships
1
0
Wins
3
0
Poles
4
0
Podiums
17
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
124.64
0
Starts
46
24
Rate-adjusted · per start
Mike Hawthorn Johnny Claes
Win rate
6.5%
0%
Podium rate
37%
0%
Pole rate
8.7%
0%
Points / start
2.7
0.0
Avg grid
P5.8
P18.5
Avg finish
P7.1
P13.0
Finish rate
73.9%
58.3%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Mike Hawthorn Johnny Claes
Mechanical retirements
10
5
Crash retirements
1
3
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 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
1952
Debut season
1950
1953 · aged 24
First win
1958
First pole
1958 · aged 29
First title
P1
Best finish
P7
-1.2
Avg places gained
+5.6
Season points trajectory
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958
Mike Hawthorn Johnny Claes
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Mike Hawthorn Johnny Claes
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Reims-Gueux 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P12
Mike Hawthorn 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P12 Johnny Claes
Circuit de Pedralbes 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Mike Hawthorn 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — Johnny Claes
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P11
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P11 Johnny Claes
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · — Johnny Claes
Nürburgring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P10
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P10 Johnny Claes
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 Johnny Claes
Circuit Bremgarten 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10 Johnny Claes
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P11
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P11 Johnny Claes
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P7 Johnny Claes
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — Johnny Claes
Team history
Mike Hawthorn
FER
FER
Cooper 1952Ferrari 1953–1955Vanwall 1955Maserati 1956BRM 1956Vanwall 1956Ferrari 1957–1958
Johnny Claes
LAG
Talbot-Lago 1950–1951Simca 1952HWM 1952Gordini 1952Maserati 1953Connaught 1953Ferrari 1955Maserati 1955
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).