Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Pakazosvika 1952, Hawthorn akanga ashandukira kumotokari dzine chigaro chimwe chete uye mumwaka iwoyo akakunda mujaho wake wokutanga muFormula Two Cooper-Bristol T20 paGoodwood. Kubudirira kwakawanda kwakatevera izvo zvakamuunza kuEnzo Ferrari, uyo akamupa basa rekutyaira. Akaita kutanga kwake muFormula One pa1952 Grote Prijs van Belgie pane yakakurumbira Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, achipedza ari pachinzvimbo chechina. Pakupera kwemwaka, akanga atowana nzvimbo yake yokutanga pachikumbaridzo, aine nzvimbo yechitatu paRAC British Grand Prix
uye chibooreso chezvina chinotyaira Cooper.