Mike Hawthorn

British · 1952–1958
VS

Luigi Musso

Italian · 1953–1958
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
6
4
Qualifyingahead
7
3
Mike Hawthorn · Luigi Musso
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
12 9
21 shared
Qualifying H2H
11 9
20 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
2
Top-3 finishes
1
P1
Best championship
P3
Finished ahead in the standings: 2 · 2
1954 P3 1956 P11 1957 P3 1958 P1
Teammate battle by season
3
2
1957
3
2
1958
Career totals
Mike Hawthorn Luigi Musso
Championships
1
0
Wins
3
1
Poles
4
0
Podiums
17
7
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
124.64
44
Starts
46
25
Rate-adjusted · per start
Mike Hawthorn Luigi Musso
Win rate
6.5%
4%
Podium rate
37%
28%
Pole rate
8.7%
0%
Points / start
2.7
1.8
Avg grid
P5.8
P7.4
Avg finish
P7.1
P8.7
Finish rate
73.9%
56%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Mike Hawthorn Luigi Musso
Mechanical retirements
10
7
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
1953
1953 · aged 24
First win
1956 · aged 31
1958
First pole
1958 · aged 29
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.2
Avg places gained
-1.2
Season points trajectory
1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958
Mike Hawthorn Luigi Musso
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Mike Hawthorn Luigi Musso
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 · — Luigi Musso
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 2 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 2 · P3 1 · 2 · P1 Luigi Musso
Circuit de Pedralbes 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Mike Hawthorn 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Luigi Musso
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 Luigi Musso
Nürburgring 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Luigi Musso
Aintree 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P2 Luigi Musso
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 Luigi Musso
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 Luigi Musso
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P3 Luigi Musso
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2 Luigi Musso
Team history
Mike Hawthorn
COO
FER
VAN
MAS
BRM
VAN
FER
Cooper 1952Ferrari 1953–1955Vanwall 1955Maserati 1956BRM 1956Vanwall 1956Ferrari 1957–1958
Luigi Musso
MAS
FER
Maserati 1953–1955Ferrari 1956–1958
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).