Editing Mike Hawthorn (section)

{{short description|British racing driver (1929–1959)}}
{{for|the comic book artist|Mike Hawthorne}}
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{{use British English|date=March 2012}}
{{Infobox person
| name          = Mike Hawthorn
| image         = Mike Hawthorn.jpg
| caption       = Hawthorn at the [[1955 24 Hours of Le Mans]]
| birth_name    = John Michael Hawthorn
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1929|4|10|df=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Mexborough]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], England
| death_date    = {{death date and age|1959|1|22|1929|4|10|df=y}}
| death_place   = [[Guildford]], [[Surrey]], England
| death_cause   = [[#Death|Single vehicle road collision]]
| children      = 1
| module        =
{{Infobox F1 driver|embed=yes
| nationality   = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Formula One drivers from the United Kingdom|British]]
| Years = {{F1|1952}}–{{F1|1958}}
| Team(s)       = ''Privateer'' [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]], [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]], [[Vanwall]], [[BRM]], [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
| Races         = 47 (45 starts)
| Championships = 1 ([[1958 Formula One season|1958]])
| Wins          = 3
| Podiums       = 18
| Points        = 112 {{frac|9|14}} (127 {{frac|9|14}}){{efn|name="droppedpoints"}}
| Poles         = 4
| Fastest laps  = 6
| First race    = [[1952 Belgian Grand Prix]]
| First win     = [[1953 French Grand Prix]]
| Last win      = [[1958 French Grand Prix]]
| Last race     = [[1958 Moroccan Grand Prix]]
}}
| module2       = 
{{Infobox Le Mans driver|embed=yes
| Years         = {{24hLM|1953}}, {{24hLM|1955}}–{{24hLM|1958}}
| Team(s)       = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]], [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]]
| Best Finish   = 1st <small>({{24hLM|1955}})</small>
| Class Wins    = 1 <small>({{24hLM|1955}})</small>
}}}}

'''John Michael Hawthorn''' (10 April 1929 – 22 January 1959) was a British [[racing driver]] who competed in [[Formula One]] from {{F1|1952}} to {{F1|1958}}. Hawthorn won the [[Formula One World Drivers' Championship]] in {{F1|1958}} with [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]], and won three [[Formula One Grands Prix|Grands Prix]] across seven seasons. In [[endurance racing (motorsport)|endurance racing]], Hawthorn won both the [[1955 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]] and the [[1955 12 Hours of Sebring|12 Hours of Sebring]] in 1955 with [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]].

In 1958, Hawthorn became the [[Formula One drivers from the United Kingdom|first of 10 British Formula One World Champion]]s, beating [[Stirling Moss]] to the title by one point.  He announced his retirement upon his triumph, having been profoundly affected by the death of his teammate and friend [[Peter Collins (racing driver)|Peter Collins]] two months earlier during the {{F1GP|1958|German}}. Three months after retiring, Hawthorn died in a road accident in [[Guildford]], driving his [[Jaguar 3.4-litre|Jaguar 3.4 Litre]]. The [[Hawthorn Memorial Trophy]] was established in his honour by the [[Royal Automobile Club|RAC]] in 1959, being awarded to the most successful British, or [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]], driver in Formula One each year.