Mike Hawthorn

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Mike Hawthorn
Formula One World Championship Career
Nationality	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory British
Active years	1952 - 1958
Team(s)	LD Hawthorn, AHM Bryde, Ferrari, Vanwall, BRM
Grands Prix	47 (45 starts)
Championships	1 (1958)
Wins	3
Podium finishes	18
Career Points	112.64 (127.64)[1]
Pole positions	4
Fastest laps	6
First Grand Prix	1952 Belgian Grand Prix
First win	1953 French Grand Prix
Last win	1958 French Grand Prix
Last Grand Prix	1958 Moroccan Grand Prix

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24 Hours of Le Mans Career
Nationality
Active years	1953, 1955 – 1958
Team(s)	Jaguar Cars Scuderia Ferrari
Best Finish	1st (1955)
Class Wins	0

John Michael Hawthorn (April 10, 1929 - January 22, 1959) was a racing driver, born in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England, and educated at Ardingly College, West Sussex.

Spis treści 1 Biography 1.1 Death 2 Complete World Championship Results 3 Hawthorn Memorial Trophy 4 References 5 External links

Biography

Hawthorn made his Formula One debut at the 1952 Belgian Grand Prix, finishing an impressive 4th place. This performance is the best ever grand prix debut by any British world champion.^[2] He would later win his first Grand Prix, at only the 9th attempt, when he won the 1953 French Grand Prix at Reims.

In 1955, Hawthorn was the winner of the 24 hours of Le Mans race, despite being involved in the terrible crash that killed 82 spectators.

He was the winner of the 1958 Formula One Championship. With only one win that year against four wins of Stirling Moss, he benefited greatly from the gentlemanliness of Moss as shown at the Portuguese Grand Prix of Porto. Hawthorn was disqualified for pushing his car, against the rules, on the way to a second place finish. Moss interceded on Hawthorn's behalf and the decision was ultimately reversed. Those second place points at Porto contributed to Hawthorn winning the championship with a season total just one point more than that of Moss. After winning the title, Hawthorn immediately announced his retirement from Formula One.

Death

A matter of only months later, on January 22, 1959, Hawthorn died in an automobile accident on the A3 Guildford bypass. He was driving his British Racing Green highly tuned Jaguar 3.4-litre sedan (now known as the 3.4 Mark 1 etc). What happened that day is still a mystery, suggested causes being driver error, mechanical failure, or blackout. The crash has been ascribed to combination of high speed, bad weather, competitiveness and impulsiveness. Rob Walker's 300 SL Mercedes was ahead of him. Perhaps Hawthorn pushed his car to pass Walker's. Hawthorn's Jaguar, nicknamed "the Merceater" was heavily modified for high power and speed. "No Kraut car could overtake or outaccelerate" Hawthorn's (these are the words in his biography Challenge Me The Race). Based on examination of the mechanism, the crash might have been the result of a stuck throttle. However there is evidence that Hawthorn had recently become subject to blackouts that are now thought to have been the cause of his retirement from racing, and that might have caused the accident and the stuck throttle symptoms. The evidence is examined in detail in a web site dedicated to Mike Hawthorn and in a new book 'Golden Boy' about his life.[1]

In Farnham, the town where he lived up to the time of his death, there is a street named Mike Hawthorn Drive (off Dogflud Way). It was also in this town that Hawthorn ran The Tourist Trophy Garage. Jaguars, Rileys, Fiats and Ferraris were serviced and sold from there.

Complete World Championship Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	WDC	Pts.[1]
1952	LD Hawthorn	Cooper T20	Bristol I6	SUI DNP	500 DNP	BEL 4		GBR 3	GER DNP	NED 4	ITA Ret				5th	10
	AHM Bryde	Cooper T20	Bristol I6				FRA Ret
1953	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari I4	ARG 4	500 DNP	NED 4	BEL 6	FRA 1	GBR 5	GER 3	SUI 3	ITA 6			4th	19 (27)
1954	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 625	Ferrari I4	ARG DSQ	500 DNP	BEL 4*		GBR 2	GER 2*	SUI Ret	ITA 2				3rd	24.64
		Ferrari 553	Ferrari I4				FRA Ret					ESP 1
1955	Vandervell Products Ltd.	Vanwall	Vanwall I4	ARG DNP	MON Ret	500 DNP	BEL Ret								-	0
	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 555	Ferrari I4					NED 7		ITA 10
		Ferrari 625	Ferrari I4						GBR 6
1956	Owen Racing Organisation	Maserati 250F	Maserati I6	ARG 3			BEL DNS								12th	4
		BRM P25	BRM I4		MON DNS	500 DNP			GBR Ret	GER DNP	ITA DNP
	Vandervell Products Ltd.	Vanwall	Vanwall I4					FRA 10
1957	Scuderia Ferrari	Lancia-Ferrari D50A	Lancia V8	ARG Ret	MON Ret	500 DNP									4th	13
		Ferrari 801	Lancia V8				FRA 4	GBR 3	GER 2	PES DNP	ITA 6
1958	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari Dino 246	Ferrari V6	ARG 3	MON Ret	NED 5	500 DNP	BEL 2	FRA 1	GBR 2	GER Ret	POR 2	ITA 2	MOR 2	1st	42 (49)

* Indicates Shared Drive

Hawthorn Memorial Trophy

The Hawthorn Memorial Trophy has been awarded to the most successful British or Commonwealth F1 driver every year since 1959.^[3]

Winners (Formula One World Drivers' Champions of the year in bold)

Year	Winner
1959	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Jack Brabham
1960	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Jack Brabham
1961	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Stirling Moss
1962	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Graham Hill
1963	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Jim Clark
1964	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory John Surtees
1965	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Jim Clark
1966	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Jack Brabham
1967	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Denny Hulme
1968	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Graham Hill
1969	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Jackie Stewart
1970	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Denny Hulme
1971	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Jackie Stewart
1972	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Jackie Stewart
1973	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Jackie Stewart
1974	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Denny Hulme
1975	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory James Hunt
1976	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory James Hunt
1977	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory James Hunt
1978	[[Image:Szablon:Country flag alias Northern Ireland	22x20px}}|Szablon:Country alias Northern Ireland]] John Watson
1979	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Alan Jones*
1980	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Alan Jones
1981	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Alan Jones
1982	[[Image:Szablon:Country flag alias Northern Ireland	22x20px}}|Szablon:Country alias Northern Ireland]] John Watson
1983	[[Image:Szablon:Country flag alias Northern Ireland	22x20px}}|Szablon:Country alias Northern Ireland]] John Watson
1984	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Derek Warwick
1985	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Nigel Mansell
1986	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Nigel Mansell
1987	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Nigel Mansell
1988	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Derek Warwick
1989	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Nigel Mansell
1990	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Nigel Mansell
1991	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Nigel Mansell
1992	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Nigel Mansell
1993	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Damon Hill
1994	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Damon Hill
1995	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Damon Hill
1996	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Damon Hill
1997	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Jacques Villeneuve
1998	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory David Coulthard
1999	[[Image:Szablon:Country flag alias Northern Ireland	22x20px}}|Szablon:Country alias Northern Ireland]] Eddie Irvine
2000	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory David Coulthard
2001	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory David Coulthard
2002	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory David Coulthard
2003	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory David Coulthard
2004	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Jenson Button
2005	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Jenson Button
2006	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Jenson Button
2007	Error creating thumbnail: sh: /usr/sfw/bin/convert: No such file or directory Lewis Hamilton

*In 1979, the trophy was not given to Gilles Villeneuve, a Canadian driver, who finished the season as runner-up.

References

1. ↑ ^1,1 1,2 Up until 1990, not all points scored by a driver contributed to their final World Championship tally (see list of pointscoring systems for more information). Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
2. ↑ Autosport magazine, March 15, 2007 issue. sidebar on pages 6 and 7.
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External links

• The Mike Hawthorn Tribute Site Over 100 pages about the first British World Champion. Information is regularly updated and added.

Preceded by: Lance Macklin	BRDC International Trophy winner{{#if:| Representative for {{{district}}}|}}{{#if:1953| 1953|}}{{#if:| with {{{regent1}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years1}}})|}}{{#if:| {{{regent2}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years2}}})|}}{{#if:| {{{regent3}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years3}}})|}}{{#if:| Served alongside: {{{alongside}}}|}}	Succeeded by: José Froilán González
Preceded by: José Froilán González Maurice Trintignant	Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans{{#if:| Representative for {{{district}}}|}}{{#if:1955 with: Ivor Bueb| 1955 with: Ivor Bueb|}}{{#if:| with {{{regent1}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years1}}})|}}{{#if:| {{{regent2}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years2}}})|}}{{#if:| {{{regent3}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years3}}})|}}{{#if:| Served alongside: {{{alongside}}}|}}	Succeeded by: Ron Flockhart Ninian Sanderson
Preceded by: Juan Manuel Fangio	Formula One World Champion{{#if:| Representative for {{{district}}}|}}{{#if:1958| 1958|}}{{#if:| with {{{regent1}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years1}}})|}}{{#if:| {{{regent2}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years2}}})|}}{{#if:| {{{regent3}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years3}}})|}}{{#if:| Served alongside: {{{alongside}}}|}}	Succeeded by: Jack Brabham
Preceded by: Alberto Ascari</b> 34 years, 16 days (1952 season)	Youngest Formula One World Drivers' Champion{{#if:| Representative for {{{district}}}|}}{{#if:29 years, 192 days (1958 season)| 29 years, 192 days (1958 season)|}}{{#if:| with {{{regent1}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years1}}})|}}{{#if:| {{{regent2}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years2}}})|}}{{#if:| {{{regent3}}}|}} {{#if:| ({{{years3}}})|}}{{#if:| Served alongside: {{{alongside}}}|}}	Succeeded by: Jim Clark</b> 27 years, 188 days (1963 season)

Formula One World Drivers' Champions

1950  G. Farina 1951  J.M. Fangio 1952  A. Ascari 1953  A. Ascari 1954  J.M. Fangio 1955  J.M. Fangio 1956  J.M. Fangio 1957  J.M. Fangio 1958  M. Hawthorn 1959  J. Brabham 1960  J. Brabham 1961  P. Hill 1962  G. Hill 1963  J. Clark 1964  J. Surtees 1965  J. Clark 1966  J. Brabham 1967  D. Hulme 1968  G. Hill 1969  J. Stewart 1970  J. Rindt 1971  J. Stewart 1972  E. Fittipaldi 1973  J. Stewart 1974  E. Fittipaldi 1975  N. Lauda 1976  J. Hunt 1977  N. Lauda 1978  M. Andretti 1979  J. Scheckter 1980  A. Jones 1981  N. Piquet 1982  K. Rosberg 1983  N. Piquet 1984  N. Lauda 1985  A. Prost 1986  A. Prost 1987  N. Piquet 1988  A. Senna 1989  A. Prost 1990  A. Senna 1991  A. Senna 1992  N. Mansell 1993  A. Prost 1994  M. Schumacher 1995  M. Schumacher 1996  D. Hill 1997  J. Villeneuve 1998  M. Häkkinen 1999  M. Häkkinen 2000  M. Schumacher 2001  M. Schumacher 2002  M. Schumacher 2003  M. Schumacher 2004  M. Schumacher 2005  F. Alonso 2006  F. Alonso 2007  K. Räikkönen 2008  L. Hamilton

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