Formula One 2021

F1's all-time greats

How Lewis Hamilton ranks among

Race wins

Qualifying

Performance

Age

Race wins

M Schumacher

L Hamilton

S Vettel

A Prost

A Senna

Age

Podium finishes

M Schumacher

155

L Hamilton

165

S Vettel

103

A Prost

106

K Raikkonen

121

Hamilton holds the record for race wins, recently surpassing Michael Schumacher’s total.

How Lewis Hamilton ranks among

F1's all-time greats

Hamilton has more podium finishes than any other driver in F1 history

Hamilton has won almost half of his races since joining Mercedes (47%).

All data covers the entire of Formula 1 history up to the end of the 2020 season

Race wins

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He already holds the record for most poles ever 30 ahead of Schumacher

Hamilton has been the king of qualification over the last 20 years

On average, his best lap is only 0.29 seconds worse than the best lap set by any other driver

F1's all-time greats

How Lewis Hamilton ranks among

0.29

L Hamilton S Vettel J P Montoya N Rosberg M Webber K Räikkönen R Schumacher M Schumacher M Verstappen V Bottas

1.13

1.12

1.09

1.08

1.03

0.94

0.78

0.63

Of drivers who have entered at least 50 races

Average time behind best lap (sec)

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Despite the increased challenge of overtaking in modern Formula 1, there are only five drivers in the history of the sport with a better record than Hamilton of winning from behind the 2nd row

Hamilton has averaged better than 4th place on the grid over his career.

Average grid position

Poles

J Fangio A Senna J Clark L Hamilton A Prost J Stewart M Schumacher S Moss S Vettel J P Montoya

29 65 33 98 33 17 68 17 57 13

2.5

3.1

3.6

4.2

4.5

4.9

5.2

3.7

5.4

Of drivers who have entered at least 50 races

J Clark A Prost J Fangio J Stewart N Piquet L Hamilton S Moss D Hulme J Rindt M Schumacher

Win %

19.0%

15.9%

14.3%

13.5%

8.4%

7.0%

6.9%

6.3%

5.4%

All data covers the entire of Formula 1 history up to the end of the 2020 season

Only three drivers in history have fared better in qualifying.

Qualifying

92.3%

91.0%

89.0%

88.1%

87.3%

87.2%

85.9%

85.1%

84.8%

83.6%

V Bottas L Hamilton S Perez P di Resta P Gasly S Vettel N Rosberg R Kubica F Massa E Ocon

Finish %

F1's all-time greats

How Lewis Hamilton ranks among

Only one driver in F1 history has completed a greater share of the races they’ve entered than Hamilton

Of drivers who have entered at least 50 races

Hamilton has finished a higher proportion of races in the top 10 than any other driver in F1 history

87.2%

78.7%

75.0%

74.6%

74.1%

73.4%

69.9%

69.5%

68.7%

L Hamilton S Vettel M Verstappen J Fangio V Bottas M Schumacher K Räikkönen N Rosberg F Massa A Prost

Top 10 %

Of drivers who have entered at least 50 races

Hamilton has the highest proportion of podium finishes in F1 history.

62.0%

60.3%

52.7%

50.3%

49.7%

46.9%

43.8%

43.0%

36.2%

35.9%

L Hamilton J Fangio A Prost M Schumacher A Senna S Vettel J Clark J Stewart D Hill V Bottas

Podium %

Of drivers who have entered at least 50 races

41.4%

35.7%

34.2%

29.5%

27.0%

25.5%

25.4%

21.9%

20.5%

19.0%

J Fangio L Hamilton J Clark M Schumacher J Stewart A Senna A Prost S Moss S Vettel D Hill

Win %

Of drivers who have entered at least 50 races

Only one driver in F1 history has won a higher share of races they’ve entered than Hamilton

All data covers the entire of Formula 1 history up to the end of the 2020 season

Performance