Peter Collins vs Mike Hawthorn

1957·

Peter Collins out-qualified Mike Hawthorn 4–2 at Ferrari in 1957, but Mike Hawthorn won the races 4–2. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Peter CollinsMike Hawthorn

4Qualifying2

6 shared races

2Race day4

6 shared races

8Points13

in shared races, as awarded at the time

50Points (today’s rules)53

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 2/2
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 2/2
Best finish: P3/P2
Avg. grid: 5.2/6

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Peter Collins and Mike Hawthorn
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Peter Collins	Mike Hawthorn	Points
1	1Argentine Grand Prix	5/7	P6	Clutch	0 / 0
2	2Monaco Grand Prix	2/5	Accident	Engine	0 / 0
4	4French Grand Prix	5/7	P3	P4	4 / 3
5	5British Grand Prix	8/5	P4	P3	0 / 4
6	6German Grand Prix	4/2	P3	P2	4 / 6
8	8Italian Grand Prix	7/10	Engine	P6	0 / 0
	Average finish		P4.0	P3.8

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Peter Collins / Mike Hawthorn.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Peter Collins and Mike Hawthorn in other seasons

Other seasons in which Peter Collins and Mike Hawthorn were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1958	Ferrari	Peter Collins vs Mike Hawthorn	0–7	2–5	14–30

Other Ferrari battles in 1957

Other Ferrari teammate battles in 1957
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Mike Hawthorn vs Luigi Musso	2–3	3–2	13–16
Peter Collins vs Luigi Musso	4–1	2–3	8–16
Mike Hawthorn vs Maurice Trintignant	3–0	2–1	7–5
Mike Hawthorn vs Wolfgang von Trips	2–1	0–2	0–4
Peter Collins vs Maurice Trintignant	3–0	1–1	4–5
Peter Collins vs Wolfgang von Trips	3–0	0–2	0–4

Peter Collins’s career Mike Hawthorn’s career Ferrari 1957 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.