FIELD	VALUE
TEAM	Ferrari
COUNTRY	Great Britain
PODIUMS	207
CAREER POINTS	5209.5
GRANDS PRIX ENTERED	394
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS	7
POLE POSITIONS	104
HIGHEST RACE FINISH	1 (x106)
HIGHEST GRID POSITION	1 (x104)
DATE OF BIRTH	07/01/1985
PLACE OF BIRTH	Stevenage, England

Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton was born on 7 January 1985 in Stevenage, England. Raised in a working-class family, he began karting at the age of eight after his father Anthony took on extra jobs to fund his career. By thirteen he had approached Ron Dennis at an awards dinner and asked to be considered for the McLaren junior programme — Dennis wrote "phone me in nine years" in his autograph book, and two years later Hamilton was signed. His rise through the junior categories was relentless, winning the Formula Renault UK championship, Formula Three Euroseries, and GP2 championship in consecutive years. He arrived in Formula 1 in 2007 already regarded as the most complete prospect the sport had seen in a generation.

Hamilton began karting at eight years old, quickly establishing himself as the most gifted driver of his generation in British and European competitions. By 2000, aged fifteen, he was already on the McLaren-Mercedes junior driver programme — the youngest driver ever to be signed by a Formula 1 team at the time. He won the Formula Renault UK championship in 2003 and the Formula Three Euroseries in 2005, defeating future F1 rivals including Rosberg and Heidfeld. His performances in GP2 in 2006 were dominant from the start, and he won the championship at his first attempt, cementing his status as the standout candidate for any available F1 seat.

In 2007, McLaren gave Hamilton a race seat alongside double world champion Fernando Alonso. The results were extraordinary: he came within one point of the championship in his debut season at nineteen years old. The following year, 2008, he won the title in the final corner of the final lap of the season in Brazil — one of the most dramatic moments in the sport's history. He was twenty-three years old and already a world champion.

2007

Hamilton debuted at McLaren alongside double champion Fernando Alonso and came within one point of the title in his first season. He won four races and finished second in the Drivers' Championship — the best debut in the sport's history at that point.

2008

Hamilton won his first World Championship in one of the most dramatic finales in F1 history. He overtook Timo Glock on the final corner of the final lap in Brazil to secure fifth place — enough to take the title from Felipe Massa by a single point. He was 23 years old.

2009 – 2012

Four seasons at McLaren yielded further wins but no championship. The 2009 McLaren was uncompetitive at the start of the year. In 2010, 2011, and 2012 he was in contention at various points but the championship eluded him. He finished fourth, fifth, and fourth respectively across those three years, scoring 13 wins in total during the period. The signs were clear that the car was no longer capable of winning consistently.

2013

Hamilton made the surprise move to Mercedes — widely considered a gamble at the time. He won one race in his debut season for the team and finished fourth overall as the car developed through the year. The groundwork was being laid for what came next.

2014

The turbo-hybrid era arrived and Mercedes dominated. Hamilton won eleven races and his second World Championship, finishing 67 points ahead of teammate Rosberg. The W05 was in a class of its own and Hamilton extracted everything from it.

2015

Hamilton won his third World Championship, again with Mercedes. He took ten victories and finished the season with a 59-point advantage over Rosberg. His dominance of the hybrid era was now undeniable.

2016

Hamilton won ten races but lost the championship to Rosberg by five points in the final round in Abu Dhabi. He tried unsuccessfully to slow the race to allow others past Rosberg and was warned by the team. Rosberg retired from racing five days after winning the title.

2017

Ferrari challenged Mercedes for the first time in years, with Vettel leading the standings mid-season. Hamilton recovered with a series of dominant performances in the second half of the year to claim his fourth World Championship with three rounds to spare.

2018

Another title battle with Vettel and Ferrari. Hamilton won eleven races and claimed his fifth championship in Mexico with two rounds remaining. By now the most successful British driver in F1 history, he was beginning to close in on Schumacher's all-time records.

2019

Hamilton won eleven races and his sixth World Championship — equalling Schumacher's record. He secured the title in the United States Grand Prix with four races to spare. Mercedes also won their sixth consecutive Constructors' Championship.

2020

Despite a shortened season due to COVID-19, Hamilton won eleven races and claimed his seventh World Championship — breaking Schumacher's long-standing record of seven titles. He also broke Schumacher's record for most victories in a single season and most career wins, finishing with 95 victories by year's end.

2021

The most controversial championship in recent memory. Hamilton and Verstappen traded the lead throughout the season. Hamilton entered the final lap of the final race in Abu Dhabi in the lead, seemingly on course for an eighth title. A late safety car, a controversial decision by race director Michael Masi, and a fresh set of tyres for Verstappen changed everything. He lost the championship on the last lap. The FIA later accepted the decision was wrong but the result stood.

2022

Mercedes struggled with severe porpoising on the W13 and Hamilton had his worst season in years. No wins. No poles. Sixth in the championship. He publicly questioned whether the car could be fixed and came close to retirement according to reports after Abu Dhabi.

2023

Mercedes recovered but not fully. Hamilton finished third in the championship with no wins. The gap to Red Bull remained too large for title contention. Behind the scenes, conversations with Ferrari had already begun.

2024

Hamilton's final season at Mercedes. He won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone — the circuit where it had all started — and added another victory later in the year. He finished third in the championship. His farewell to the Silver Arrows was emotional; twelve seasons, six titles, and 82 wins for the team. Then came the announcement that had stunned the paddock: Ferrari, 2025.

2025

Nobody expected the Ferrari chapter to start like this. China gave a brief glimpse of the old Hamilton: sprint pole, sprint win, the paddock buzzing again. Then his car failed a plank check after the grand prix and the result was wiped out. That set the tone for a year he himself called the hardest of his career. The SF-25 had a narrow setup window, the qualifying pace was rarely there, and Leclerc consistently had the edge. No podiums. No wins. Sixth in the standings with 109 points. For any other driver that would be a decent season. For Hamilton it felt like a different kind of result entirely. The only real consolation is that 2026 brings new regulations and a clean slate.

2026

The clean slate delivered. Hamilton took his first win in Ferrari colours at Barcelona, and backed it up with podiums in China, Canada, Monaco and Great Britain as the SF-26 proved far more competitive than its predecessor. A quieter run through Austria, Belgium, Hungary and Netherlands kept the points ticking over, and sixth at Monza preceded a retirement at the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid. Through fourteen rounds he is third in the championship with 191 points, ahead of teammate Leclerc and firmly back in title contention for the first time since joining the team.

YEAR	POS.	TEAM	CHASIS	ENGINE	TYRES	VIC.	POLE	V.R.	POINTS	GPS
2026	3	FERRARI	SF-26	FERRARI	PIRELLI	1	0	1	191	14
2025	6	FERRARI	SF-25	FERRARI	PIRELLI	0	0	0	109	24
2024	3	MERCEDES	W15	MERCEDES	PIRELLI	2	2	2	275	24
2023	3	MERCEDES	W14	MERCEDES	PIRELLI	0	0	2	234	22
2022	6	MERCEDES	W13	MERCEDES	PIRELLI	0	0	1	240	22
2021	2	MERCEDES	W12	MERCEDES	PIRELLI	8	5	2	387	22
2020	1	MERCEDES	W11	MERCEDES	PIRELLI	11	10	3	347	17
2019	3	MERCEDES	W10	MERCEDES	PIRELLI	11	5	2	413	21
2018	2	MERCEDES	W09	MERCEDES	PIRELLI	11	11	2	408	21
2017	1	MERCEDES	W08	MERCEDES	PIRELLI	9	11	2	363	20
2016	2	MERCEDES	W07	MERCEDES	PIRELLI	10	12	2	380	21
2015	1	MERCEDES	W06	MERCEDES	PIRELLI	10	11	2	381	19
2014	1	MERCEDES	W05	MERCEDES	PIRELLI	11	7	2	384	19
2013	4	MERCEDES	W04	MERCEDES	PIRELLI	1	1	1	189	19
2012	4	MCLAREN	MP4-27	MERCEDES	PIRELLI	4	7	2	190	20
2011	5	MCLAREN	MP4-26	MERCEDES	PIRELLI	3	1	2	227	19
2010	4	MCLAREN	MP4-25	MERCEDES	PIRELLI	3	1	2	240	19
2009	5	MCLAREN	MP4-24	MERCEDES	PIRELLI	2	3	1	49	17
2008	1	MCLAREN	MP4-23	MERCEDES	PIRELLI	5	7	2	98	18
2007	2	MCLAREN	MP4-22	MERCEDES	PIRELLI	4	6	2	109	17

RACE	DATE	TEAM	ENGINE	POS	PTS
AUSTRALIA	08 MAR	FERRARI	FERRARI	4	12
CHINA	15 MAR	FERRARI	FERRARI	3	21
JAPAN	29 MAR	FERRARI	FERRARI	6	8
MIAMI	03 MAY	FERRARI	FERRARI	6	10
CANADA	24 MAY	FERRARI	FERRARI	2	21
MONACO	07 JUN	FERRARI	FERRARI	2	18
BARCELONA-CATALUNYA	14 JUN	FERRARI	FERRARI	1	25
AUSTRIA	28 JUN	FERRARI	FERRARI	5	10
GREAT BRITAIN	05 JUL	FERRARI	FERRARI	3	22
BELGIUM	19 JUL	FERRARI	FERRARI	4	12
HUNGARY	26 JUL	FERRARI	FERRARI	5	10
NETHERLANDS	23 AUG	FERRARI	FERRARI	4	14
ITALY	06 SEP	FERRARI	FERRARI	6	8
SPAIN	13 SEP	FERRARI	FERRARI	DNF	0