Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton is a British Formula 1 driver with 400 race starts from 2007 to 2026, 106 wins, 108 pole positions, 209 podiums and 5,279.5 championship points, and 7 drivers' championships (2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020).

Hamilton's first start was the 2007 Australian Grand Prix for McLaren, from 4th on the grid, finishing 3rd. The first win came at the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix for McLaren, in the 6th start, from pole position. The most recent of the 106 wins was the 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix. The best season was 2019: 1st in the championship with 413 points, 11 wins and 17 podiums, for Mercedes. The longest team-mate pairing was with Valtteri Bottas, 100 races: Hamilton finished ahead 74 times to 25 when both were classified, and out-qualified Bottas 69 times to 31. All-time, that is the 1st-most wins of any driver, the 1st-most career points of any driver, the 2nd-most starts of any driver. 28 of the 400 starts ended in a retirement (7%), and Hamilton led 5,531 laps in total.

Nationality

British

Born

7 Jan 1985 (age 41)

Active

2007 to 2026, 20 seasons

Teams

McLaren, Mercedes, Ferrari

Number

44

World titles

7 (2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)

First win: 2007 Canadian Grand Prix. Most recent win: 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix. Win rate 26.5% of starts.

Compare with team-mates: Valtteri Bottas, Nico Rosberg, George Russell, Jenson Button, Charles Leclerc, Heikki Kovalainen, Fernando Alonso. Or anyone else.

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