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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 time1956
Entries:475
Starts:453
Shared drives:51
Pole positions:40
Front row starts:171
Victories:30
Podia:181
Fastest laps:60
Points:127.6434
Laps raced:2393130
Kms raced:14896.899571.636
Races led:111
Laps led:21915
Kms led:1590.32170.665
Doubles:10
Hat-tricks:10
Grand chelems:10
PartnersAll time1956
Car numbers:245
Teams:63
Entrants:63
Constructors:53
Car manufacturers:53
Cars:123
Engine manufacturers:53
Engines:113
Tyres:32
Lubricants:21
Team-mates:258

Racing history