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🇬🇧 Duncan Hamilton

Racing driver from United Kingdom. Formula 1, HWM.
Driver facts
Full name
Duncan Hamilton
Born
30 April 1920(b. 1920)
Nationality
United Kingdom
Current team
HWM
Series
Formula 1
Status
Retired
Career wins
0
Career podiums
0
Career starts
5
Career DNFs
3
Racer Rating
5,726
Duncan Hamilton
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,726
Rank 431 of 40,105 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Duncan Hamilton is a racing driver from United Kingdom who last raced in Formula 1 for HWM. Hamilton has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 5 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,726 ranks Hamilton 431th of 40,105 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
1953 form
Last 5 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFGBRGERGBRNEDGBR
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
1953-07-18SilverstoneFormula 1DNF−101
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+54Zandvoort 1952Formula 1P7
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
1953▸Formula 1HWM100100P14−1015,726
1952▸Formula 1HWM200100P13−125,826
1951▸Formula 1Talbot-Lago200100P14+4,4885,838
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Hamilton finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇮🇹 Nino Farina6,49552340%
🇮🇹 Alberto Ascari6,25251420%
🇮🇹 Luigi Villoresi6,0194040%
🇫🇷 Maurice Trintignant5,96141325%
🇦🇷 Juan Fangio6,8893030%
🇬🇧 Mike Hawthorn6,5043030%
🇦🇷 José Froilán González6,2863030%
🇮🇹 Felice Bonetto6,1173030%
🇨🇭 Toulo de Graffenried6,01931233%
🇫🇷 Louis Rosier5,9603030%
🇬🇧 Stirling MossHigher-rated6,330220100%
🇺🇸 Harry SchellHigher-rated6,08721150%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,105 drivers indexed
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Duncan Hamilton was a professional racing driver who competed in Formula 1 for HWM between 1951 and 1953, taking five starts across three seasons in a field that mixed amateurs, semi-professionals and established professionals in the same races.[1]

Hamilton's indexed career comprises only those five Formula 1 entries. He finished 14th in the 1953 championship standings after a single round that year. His most regular opponents in the series were Nino Farina, the 1950 Formula 1 champion, against whom he was closely matched, and Alberto Ascari, twice champion in 1952 and 1953, against whom he typically finished behind. He beat established professional Chico Landi once and Johnny Claes, who had 24 Formula 1 starts, on one occasion.[2]

Hamilton's motorsport reputation rested primarily on sportscar racing, where he won the 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans, two Coupe de Paris events, and the 1956 12 heures internationals at Reims. He retired from racing in 1958 and subsequently ran a garage in Bagshot, Surrey.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
Party Crasher: The Remarkable Story of Duncan Hamilton's Victory at Le Mans in 1953[1]
roadandtrack.com
31 Oct 2025
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Duncan Hamilton 9th in U.S. Outdoor Championships steeplechase final[2]
406 Sports
2 Aug 2025
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Duncan Hamilton 9th in U.S. Outdoor Championships steeplechase final[3]
406 Sports
2 Aug 2025
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