Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 60
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Race wins per season
| Season | Race wins per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 0 | |
| 1953 | 1 | |
| 1954 | 1 | |
| 1955 | 0 | |
| 1956 | 0 | |
| 1957 | 0 | |
| 1958 | 1 |
Data sources
- FIA
- Formula1.com
- StatsF1
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Mike Hawthorn ranks #34 in Formula 1
Mike Hawthorn ranks 34th among Formula 1 athletes on GOAT Rank and 2068th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 77.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 60, Honours 82, Statistics 80. Those categories are normalised against the full Formula 1 reference universe of 146 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1952–1958 with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1953, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world titles 1, grand prix wins 3, podiums 18, le mans wins 1.
Immediately ahead sits Jochen Rindt on 78.4, a gap of 0.5 points. Directly behind is Marcus Ericsson on 77.8. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Mike Hawthorn GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Hawthorn stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Formula 1 cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1953. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity60/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 6 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 60/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
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Mike Hawthorn — frequently asked
- Is Mike Hawthorn the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Mike Hawthorn ranks 34th in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 77.9, behind Lewis Hamilton on 96.1.
- What is Mike Hawthorn's GOAT Score?
- 77.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 60 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Mike Hawthorn rank all time?
- 2068th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 34th within Formula 1.
- Mike Hawthorn vs Jochen Rindt: who ranks higher?
- Jochen Rindt, on 78.4 against Mike Hawthorn's 77.9 — a margin of 0.5 points.