Sir Lewis Hamilton Adds New Records to an Already Historic Formula 1 Career in a Thrilling 2024 Season
It’s August, and that means the Formula 1 circus gets a bit of a summer break. And what a season it’s been! Unlike the entirety of the 2023 season, which saw only three different race winners from two teams across 22 races, we’re halfway through 2024 and have already witnessed six different winners from four teams. The most recent winner (as of this writing) has set a few records in F1, and with this victory, he’s added another to his list. So, we thought it would be a perfect time to recap and add to all of Sir Lewis Hamilton’s F1 records. (And by the way, his distant cousin works here at VIMC.)
New records after the 2024 British GP (his 344th start):
Most races won at the same Grand Prix: 9 (Silverstone)
Most years between first and most recent wins: 17
And a few others…
104 | Most race wins |
83 | Most race wins with the same team |
104 | Most pole positions |
176 | Most front-row starts |
9 | Most pole positions at the same Grand Prix |
15 | Most consecutive seasons with a pole position |
199 | Most podium finishes |
4,749.5 | Most career points |
87.5% | Highest percentage of points-scoring races (at least 15 starts) |
48 | Most consecutive points finishes |
48 | Most consecutive race finishes |
90.41% | Highest percentage career race finishes |
23 | Most races led every lap |
188 | Most races led for at least one lap |