07
2007 — 2012
McLaren
2008 world champion; 21 wins.
- 2008 title
- 21 wins
Lewis HamiltonF1 career history
Record holder for wins and pole positions, and the only driver to have won a race in every season he has contested.
- Titles
- 7
- Wins
- 105
- Poles
- 104
- Podiums
- 202
- Starts
- 370
- Teams
- 3
Career Chronology
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3 of 3 team stints shown · 1970 — 2025
7 championship seasons in this range:2008 · 2014 · 2015 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020
Full career totals
1970 — 2025 · 19 seasons- Races
- 380
- Wins
- 105
- Podiums
- 202
- Poles
- 104
- Championships
- 7
Win rate 27.6%Podium rate 53.2%Points 4955.5Best season 2019 (11 wins, 17 podiums)Titles 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Exports the 1970 — 2025 selection only
13
2013 — 2024
Mercedes
Six titles, 84 wins, the hybrid-era benchmark.
- 2014 title
- 2015 title
- 2017 title
- 2018 title
- 2019 title
- 2020 title
- 84 wins
25
2025 — Present
Ferrari
A move to Maranello after twelve seasons at Brackley.
- 2008 title
- 2014 title
- 2015 title
- 2017 title
- 2018 title
- 2019 title
- 2020 title
The Long Version
McLaren signed him to its young driver programme at 13 and put him in a race seat in 2007, where he finished a point off the title as a rookie.
He won the 2008 championship at the last corner in São Paulo.
A move to the then-midfield Mercedes team for 2013 preceded six titles in eight hybrid-era seasons.
He joined Ferrari for 2025, the fourth marquee identity of his career.
Where Those Teams Went
McLaren Formula 1 Team3 identities
Founded by a driver, saved by a merger, and rebuilt three separate times into a championship machine.
Trace the McLaren rebrands from 1966 →Mercedes-AMG Petronas5 identities
From a Surrey shed to the Silver Arrows: Tyrrell became BAR, then Honda, then Brawn, then Mercedes — the same constructor entry, sold and renamed five times.
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Sources & citations
Reference material used to compile and verify the Lewis Hamilton data on this page. GridXTrax is an independent fan archive; follow the links to check any figure at source.
- Wikipedia — Lewis Hamilton(opens in a new tab)
Biography, career summary and season-by-season narrative.
- StatsF1 — Lewis Hamilton(opens in a new tab)
Independent statistical record: entries, qualifying, laps and retirements.
- Motorsport Stats — Lewis Hamilton(opens in a new tab)
Cross-check for career totals and non-championship appearances.
- Ergast / Jolpica Formula One results archive(opens in a new tab)
Primary dataset for race results, starts, wins, podiums, poles and points from 1950 onwards.
- FIA — Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile(opens in a new tab)
Governing body: official regulations, entry lists and classifications.
- Formula1.com results archive(opens in a new tab)
Official championship results and standings by season.
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