Mike Hawthorn

British · 1952–1958
VS

Peter Hirt

Swiss · 1951–1953
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
1
0
Mike Hawthorn · Peter Hirt
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
2 1
3 shared
Qualifying H2H
3 0
3 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
1953
Career totals
Mike Hawthorn Peter Hirt
Championships
1
0
Wins
3
0
Poles
4
0
Podiums
17
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
124.64
0
Starts
46
5
Rate-adjusted · per start
Mike Hawthorn Peter Hirt
Win rate
6.5%
0%
Podium rate
37%
0%
Pole rate
8.7%
0%
Points / start
2.7
0.0
Avg grid
P5.8
P18.6
Avg finish
P7.1
P17.2
Finish rate
73.9%
40%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Mike Hawthorn Peter Hirt
Mechanical retirements
10
3
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
1951
1953 · aged 24
First win
1958
First pole
1958 · aged 29
First title
P1
Best finish
P7
-1.2
Avg places gained
+1.4
Season points trajectory
1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958
Mike Hawthorn Peter Hirt
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Mike Hawthorn Peter Hirt
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · — Peter Hirt
Circuit Bremgarten 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P7 Peter Hirt
Rouen-Les-Essarts 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P11
Mike Hawthorn 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P11 Peter Hirt
Team history
Mike Hawthorn
COO
FER
VAN
MAS
BRM
VAN
FER
Cooper 1952Ferrari 1953–1955Vanwall 1955Maserati 1956BRM 1956Vanwall 1956Ferrari 1957–1958
Peter Hirt
VER
FER
Veritas 1951Ferrari 1952–1953
19511958
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).