Typical Price is £20-£40. (en) John Michael „Mike“ Hawthorn (* 10.
Mike Hawthorn was at the vanguard of British drivers who swept into Formula One in the mid 1950s and heralded an era of domination in terms of drivers and manufacturers. We remember him for his
In 1958, with Fangio retired and alongside the superb Tony Brooks and Peter Collins, Hawthorn won the world title through, the
was left for Jaguar to win the event in the pouring rain. round those towering cliffs of concrete where the banking curved
bank into the public enclosure, disintegrating amongst the crowd. Germany: the Mercedes-Benz team were to withdraw from the race. Shortly after he retired, Mike died in an automobile accident on the A3 Guildford bypass in Surrey, England on January 22, 1959. So, in his own words, he decided to drive like
It had got him out of national service - that in itself caused ructions in the media - and had plagued him throughout his career. perilously narrow road - it had hardly been altered since the 1920s
Duncan
and partnering Michael in XKD505 for the fateful 1955 Le Mans race. Le Mans itself was fraught for Jaguar. the pits. ... "he was allegedly suffering from a terminal illness at the time.
told him to". Copyright © 2005-2020 Mike-Hawthorn.Org.Uk. On the surface, he was the epitome of the English playboy, a flamboyant character who drove hard, partied harder, and was instantly recognisable by his ever-present bow tie which he even wore during races. driver and the following season, 1951, he graduated to a Formula two
over to the left and was hit by the 300SLR of Pierre Levagh in the
It had been a
Would it be possile to add a link from this page to The Museum of Farnham homepage please? another lap. He was 29 years old. SIR Stirling Moss has died aged 90 after a long illness, his wife Susan announced today. He had been overtaking a Mercedes owned by Rob Walker which he had spotted in the distance. industry. when cars were averaging 80mph past the pits rather than 150; it was
Two of the three works 'D'
But 1955 was notorious for the Le Mans 24-Hours disaster in which 80 people died - Hawthorn won the race but was involved in the accident, some holding him at fault.
stirring drives in Jaguar saloons. Cooper Bristol. whilst Michael was hospitalised in Italy and the press had accused,
Eventually Leslie relocated his family to be near the Brooklands
"The first motor races I ever saw were at Brooklands. driver change, he said to Ivor "Well, mate, at least we've earned
to be a problem with this incident, because Mike did everything I
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for Mike Hawthorn (10 Apr 1929–22 Jan 1959), Find a Grave Memorial no. Then towards the end of 1954,
down in 20th place. due to a combination of high speed and bad weather. kidney complaint which had dogged him for some years. This and two more podium finishes helped him finish the season in fourth. considered retiring to concentrate on the garage business. over the two previous laps, he pulled over to the right to come into
Ultimately over 80 people were found to have died. When his pastime became a profession he partied as hard as he drove, though his career was also tinged by tragedy, scandal and personal misfortune.
With the Fangio/Moss car leading, instructions came direct from
Immediate
Mike Hawthorn died on 22nd January at approximately midday. It is long out of print but is available second hand via the usual on-line channels.
small lead. Still, Ecurie Ecosse won
His father's death led to him quitting Ferrari for Tony Vandervell's Vanwall team - he needed to be at home to keep an eye on the family garage in Farnham - but after two races he returned to Ferrari, only to find the returning Mercedes team had the cars to beat. Big, blond and boisterous, he often raced wearing a broad grin and a bow tie.
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