Mike Hailwood vs Denny Hulme

1974·

Mike Hailwood out-qualified Denny Hulme 7–4 at McLaren in 1974, but Denny Hulme won the races 6–5. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Mike HailwoodDenny Hulme

7Qualifying4

11 shared races

5Race day6

11 shared races

12Points12

in shared races, as awarded at the time

63Points (today’s rules)57

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/1
Podiums: 1/1
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 3/4
Best finish: P3/P1
Avg. grid: 10.2/10.9

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Mike Hailwood and Denny Hulme
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Mike Hailwood	Denny Hulme	Points
1	1Argentine Grand Prix	9/10	P4	P1▲	3 / 9
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	7/11	P5	P12▼	2 / 0
3	3South African Grand Prix	12/9	P3	P9	4 / 0
4	4Spanish Grand Prix	17/8	P9	P6	0 / 1
5	5Belgian Grand Prix	13/12	P7	P6	0 / 1
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	10/12	Accident	Collision	0 / 0
7	7Swedish Grand Prix	11/12	Fuel leak	Suspension	0 / 0
8	8Dutch Grand Prix	4/9	P4	Ignition	3 / 0
9	9French Grand Prix	6/11	P7	P6	0 / 1
10	10British Grand Prix	11/19	Spun off	P7	0 / 0
11	11German Grand Prix	12/7	P15▼	Accident	0 / 0
	Average finish		P6.8	P6.7

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Mike Hailwood / Denny Hulme.
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.

Other McLaren battles in 1974

Other McLaren teammate battles in 1974
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Emerson Fittipaldi vs Denny Hulme	14–1	12–3	55–20
Emerson Fittipaldi vs Mike Hailwood	10–1	7–4	37–12

Mike Hailwood’s career Denny Hulme’s career McLaren 1974 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.