F1's
all-time greats
How
Lewis Hamilton ranks among
Race wins
Qualifying
Performance

Age
Race wins
23
20
21
22
24
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
36
25
91
44
M Schumacher
L Hamilton
95
S Vettel
A Prost
A Senna
51
41
53
Age
23
22
24
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
36
25
20
21
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
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
0.78
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
1
3
2
4
5
6
2.5
3.1
3.6
4.2
4.5
4.9
5.2
3.7
5.4
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%
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
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%
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
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All data covers the entire of Formula 1 history up to the end of the 2020 season
Performance
Performance