Paul Hawkins is a racing driver from Australia who last raced in Formula 1 for Lotus-Climax. Hawkins has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,846 ranks Hawkins 1248th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1965-08-01 | Nürburgring | DNF | −99 |
| 1965-05-30 | Circuit de Monaco | P10 | −14 |
| 1965-01-01 | Prince George Circuit | P9 | +56 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | ▸Formula 1 | Lotus-Climax | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P17 | −57 | 3,846 |
Paul Hawkins was an Australian driver who competed in Formula 1 during the 1965 season with Lotus-Climax, making three starts without scoring points. He finished with an average grid position of P9.5 across his classified races and on separate occasions beat drivers of considerably stronger credentials, including Lorenzo Bandini, Tony Maggs, Sam Tingle, and Frank Gardner; each of these was a single-race result rather than a consistent pattern, but it reflects the calibre of field in which he was operating.[1]
Hawkins' single-seater career was brief, but he established himself as a more substantial force in sports car racing, where he drove Ford GT40s and Lola T70s and was recognised by the FIA in 1969 as part of an elite group of 27 graded drivers, marking him as among the world's best competitors in that discipline at the time. His standing as an outstanding sportscar driver represents the bulk of his significance in motorsport history, even as his Grand Prix appearances remain part of his record.[2]