Editing Mike Hawthorn (section)

===1952===
By 1952, Hawthorn had switched to [[Open-wheel car|single-seaters]] and during that season won his first race in a [[Formula Two]] [[Cooper Cars|Cooper-Bristol T20]] at Goodwood. Further successes followed which brought him to the attention of [[Enzo Ferrari]], who offered him a works drive. He made his [[Formula One]] debut at the [[1952 Belgian Grand Prix|1952 Grote Prijs van Belgie]] on the legendary [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]], finishing in fourth place. By the end of the season, he had already secured his first podium, with a third place at the [[1952 British Grand Prix|RAC British Grand Prix]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr020.html|title=British GP, 1952 Race Report - GP Encyclopedia - F1 History on Grandprix.com|publisher=Grandprix.com|access-date=26 January 2016}}</ref> and a brace of fourths driving a Cooper.<ref name="f1-fansite.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.f1-fansite.com/f1-results/results-1952-formula-1-season/|title=Results 1952 Formula 1 Season|work=F1 Fansite|date=16 January 1952 |access-date=26 January 2016}}</ref>