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Mike Hawthorn

Full name:John Michael Hawthorn
Nationality:British
Date of Birth:Wednesday, 10 April 1929
Place of birth:Mexborough, Yorkshire, England
Date of death:Thursday, 22 January 1959
Age at death:29 years, 284 days (9 months, 12 days)
Debut:1952 Belgian Grand Prix
Active years:1952 – 1958 (7)

Formula One statistics

Racing statsAll time1955
Entries:475
Starts:455
Shared drives:51
Pole positions:40
Front row starts:170
Victories:30
Podia:180
Fastest laps:60
Points:127.6430
Laps raced:2393223
Kms raced:14896.8991250.165
Races led:110
Laps led:2190
Kms led:1590.3210.000
Doubles:10
Hat-tricks:10
Grand chelems:10
PartnersAll time1955
Car numbers:245
Teams:62
Entrants:62
Constructors:52
Car manufacturers:52
Cars:123
Engine manufacturers:52
Engines:112
Tyres:32
Lubricants:21
Team-mates:256

Racing history