Lewis Hamilton

Sir Lewis Hamilton MBE HonFREng
Hamilton at the 2022 Sao Paulo Grand Prix
Born	Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton[1] (1985-01-07) 7 January 1985 (age 39)[2] Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
Occupations	Racing driver
Family	Nicolas Hamilton (brother)
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	British
Car number	44[note 1]
Entries	353 ( 353 starts)
Championships	7 (2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Wins	105
Podiums	201
Career points	4829.5
Pole positions	104
Fastest laps	67
First entry	2007 Australian Grand Prix
First win	2007 Canadian Grand Prix
Last win	2024 British Grand Prix
Last entry	2024 São Paulo Grand Prix
2021 position	2nd (387.5 pts)
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Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton^[7] MBE (born 7 January 1985 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England^[8]) is a British Formula One racing driver, currently racing for the Mercedes AMG Petronas team. A seven-time World Champion, he is often regarded as one of the greatest F1 drivers in history. He announced on March 14th, 2022 that he is in the process of adding Larbalestier to his name to honour his mother Carmen Larbalestier.^[9] It is unclear if he intends to race under the name Larbalestier as of yet but many believe he intends to race as Lewis Hamilton-Larbalesteir for the 2022 Formula One Season, with the exception of 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix due to legal proceedings not being complete.^[10]

Hamilton won the British Formula Renault, Formula Three Euroseries, and GP2 championships as his racing career advanced.^[11] He became an F1 driver for McLaren-Mercedes in 2007, making his Formula One debut (first race) 12 years after his first meeting with Ron Dennis. Hamilton comes from a mixed-race background, with a black father and white mother.^[11][12] He is often labelled one of "the first black driver in Formula One".^{[2][11][12][13][14]}

In his first season in Formula One, Hamilton set many racing records. He finished second in the 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship, just one point behind Kimi Räikkönen. He won his first World Championship the next season by one point ahead of Felipe Massa, overtaking Timo Glock on the final lap in Brazil. He signed for Mercedes at the end of 2012 to race for them in the 2013 season. Hamilton has gone on to win five more World Championships, all with the Mercedes team, becoming the most successful British driver in Formula One history.

On 1 February 2024, Hamilton and Mercedes announced that they would be parting at the end of the season. Hamilton would sign a multi-year contract to drive for Scuderia Ferrari starting in 2025.^[15]

He has 105 wins, 104 poles and 201 podium finishes

1. ↑ Hamilton, Lewis (2007). Lewis Hamilton: My Story. HarperSport. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-00-727005-7.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Kelso, Paul (20 April 2007). "Profile: Lewis Hamilton". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
3. ↑ "Hamilton to keep 44 as car number". GP Update. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
4. ↑ "World champion Hamilton runs number 1 on his Mercedes in Abu Dhabi". Formula 1. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
5. ↑ Horton, Phillip (29 November 2019). "Lewis Hamilton sports #1 during Abu Dhabi GP FP1". motorsportweek.com. Motorsport Week. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
6. ↑ "2022 FIA Formula One World Championship – Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
7. ↑ Hamilton, Lewis (2007). Lewis Hamilton: My Story. HarperSport. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-00-727005-7.
8. ↑ Kelso, Paul (2007-04-20). "Profile: Lewis Hamilton". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
9. ↑ "Lewis Hamilton announces he is changing his name to include mother's surname, Larbalestier". Sky News. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
10. ↑ "Lewis Hamilton changing his name to include mother's surname Larbalestier, hopes to race with it". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2} Cite error: The named reference Wolff was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} "Grenadian roots of first black F1 driver". BBC. 2006-11-27. Retrieved 2006-12-12.
13. ↑ Smith, Adam (2007-04-12). "Lewis Hamilton: The Tiger Woods of Racing?". Time. Archived from the original on 2008-04-23. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
14. ↑ Garside, Kevin; Britten, Nick (2006-09-13). "Formula One's first black driver to take his place on grid". London: The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
15. ↑ "Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton to leave Mercedes and join Ferrari ahead of the 2025 season". CNN. Retrieved January 27, 2024.