Mike Hawthorn

British · 1952–1958
VS

Ken Wharton

British · 1952–1955
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
0
1
Qualifyingahead
1
0
Mike Hawthorn · Ken Wharton
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
12 3
15 shared
Qualifying H2H
15 0
15 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
2
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P13
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 0
1952 P5
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1952
Career totals
Mike Hawthorn Ken Wharton
Championships
1
0
Wins
3
0
Poles
4
0
Podiums
17
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
124.64
3
Starts
46
16
Rate-adjusted · per start
Mike Hawthorn Ken Wharton
Win rate
6.5%
0%
Podium rate
37%
0%
Pole rate
8.7%
0%
Points / start
2.7
0.2
Avg grid
P5.8
P13.4
Avg finish
P7.1
P12.6
Finish rate
73.9%
56.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Mike Hawthorn Ken Wharton
Mechanical retirements
10
4
Crash retirements
1
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: 1 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
1952
Debut season
1952
1953 · aged 24
First win
1958
First pole
1958 · aged 29
First title
P1
Best finish
P4
-1.2
Avg places gained
+0.8
Season points trajectory
1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958
Mike Hawthorn Ken Wharton
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Mike Hawthorn Ken Wharton
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 · — Ken Wharton
Circuit de Pedralbes 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P8
Mike Hawthorn 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 Ken Wharton
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P8
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 Ken Wharton
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P9
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P9 Ken Wharton
Nürburgring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · — Ken Wharton
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Ken Wharton
Circuit Bremgarten 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P4 Ken Wharton
Aintree 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P9 Ken Wharton
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — Ken Wharton
Team history
Mike Hawthorn
COO
FER
VAN
MAS
BRM
VAN
FER
Cooper 1952Ferrari 1953–1955Vanwall 1955Maserati 1956BRM 1956Vanwall 1956Ferrari 1957–1958
Ken Wharton
COO
FRA
COO
MAS
VAN
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).