Wolfgang von Trips

German · 1956–1961
VS

Mike Hawthorn

British · 1952–1958
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
5
4
Qualifyingahead
1
8
Wolfgang von Trips · Mike Hawthorn
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
5 4
9 shared
Qualifying H2H
1 8
9 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
0
1
Top-3 finishes
2
P2
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 2
1957 P4 1958 P1
Teammate battle by season
3
0
1957
2
4
1958
Career totals
Wolfgang von Trips Mike Hawthorn
Championships
0
1
Wins
2
3
Poles
1
4
Podiums
6
17
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
56
124.64
Starts
28
46
Rate-adjusted · per start
Wolfgang von Trips Mike Hawthorn
Win rate
7.1%
6.5%
Podium rate
21.4%
37%
Pole rate
3.6%
8.7%
Points / start
2.0
2.7
Avg grid
P7.8
P5.8
Avg finish
P8.2
P7.1
Finish rate
71.4%
73.9%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Wolfgang von Trips Mike Hawthorn
Mechanical retirements
5
10
Crash retirements
3
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: 0 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1956
Debut season
1952
1961 · aged 33
First win
1953 · aged 24
1961
First pole
1958
First title
1958 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.2
Avg places gained
-1.2
Season points trajectory
1952 1954 1956 1958 1960
Wolfgang von Trips Mike Hawthorn
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Wolfgang von Trips Mike Hawthorn
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Reims-Gueux 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 2 · P1
Wolfgang von Trips 0 · 1 · P3 2 · 2 · P1 Mike Hawthorn
Aintree 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Wolfgang von Trips 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Mike Hawthorn
Circuit Park Zandvoort 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Wolfgang von Trips 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Mike Hawthorn
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2
Wolfgang von Trips 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2 Mike Hawthorn
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 3 · P2
Wolfgang von Trips 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 3 · P2 Mike Hawthorn
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Wolfgang von Trips 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 Mike Hawthorn
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2
Wolfgang von Trips 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 Mike Hawthorn
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P3
Wolfgang von Trips 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 2 · P3 Mike Hawthorn
Circuito da Boavista 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2
Wolfgang von Trips 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 1 · P2 Mike Hawthorn
Circuit de Monaco 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · —
Wolfgang von Trips 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · — Mike Hawthorn
Team history
Wolfgang von Trips
FER
Ferrari 1956–1959Porsche 1959Ferrari 1960Cooper-Maserati 1960Ferrari 1961
Mike Hawthorn
FER
FER
Cooper 1952Ferrari 1953–1955Vanwall 1955Maserati 1956BRM 1956Vanwall 1956Ferrari 1957–1958
19521961
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).