British- Championship
- 2nd1 pts to the leader
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- 109pts17 rounds started
Lewis Hamilton, a British driver, raced for McLaren in the 2007 Formula 1 season with car number 2. Hamilton was born on 7 January 1985. Hamilton finished 2nd in the 2007 drivers' championship with 109 points, 4 wins and 12 podiums – 1 point behind champion Kimi Räikkönen.
Hamilton won the Canadian Grand Prix, United States Grand Prix, Hungarian Grand Prix and Japanese Grand Prix. Hamilton's teammate was Fernando Alonso; Hamilton led their qualifying head-to-head 9–8 and trailed the race head-to-head 7–10.
Hamilton scored points in 15 of 17 Grands Prix, with a best run of 9 points finishes in a row. Hamilton's average qualifying position was 2.6, with 5 pole positions and 2 fastest laps in races. From grid to flag, Hamilton lost a net 5 places across 16 classified finishes. Hamilton scored 50% of McLaren's 2007 total of 218 points.
Final 2007 results after 17 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Season statistics
Wins
4
win rate
24%
Podiums
12
podium rate
71%
Poles
5
pole rate
Lewis Hamilton: quick facts
Short answers about Hamilton's 2007 season.
What team did Lewis Hamilton drive for in 2007?
Lewis Hamilton drove for McLaren in the 2007 Formula 1 season.
What car number did Lewis Hamilton use in 2007?
Lewis Hamilton raced with car number 2 in 2007. Hamilton's permanent number is 44.
How many points did Lewis Hamilton score in 2007?
Lewis Hamilton scored 109 points in 2007 and finished 2nd in the drivers' championship, 1 point behind champion Kimi Räikkönen.
How many races did Lewis Hamilton win in 2007?
Lewis Hamilton won 4 Grands Prix in 2007: the Canadian Grand Prix, United States Grand Prix, Hungarian Grand Prix and Japanese Grand Prix. Hamilton scored 12 podium finishes in 17 races.
Who was Lewis Hamilton's teammate in 2007?
Fernando Alonso was Lewis Hamilton's teammate at McLaren in 2007. Hamilton led the qualifying head-to-head 9–8 and trailed the race head-to-head 7–10.
Lewis Hamilton biography
Lewis Hamilton was born in Stevenage, England, in 1985. A McLaren junior from his karting days, he won the Formula 3 Euro Series in 2005 and the GP2 title in 2006 before joining McLaren in 2007, when he missed the title by a single point as a rookie. He became world champion with the team in 2008.
He moved to Mercedes in 2013 and won six more titles there, equalling Michael Schumacher’s record of seven, and set the records for Grand Prix wins and pole positions. He joined Ferrari in 2025 and took his first Grand Prix win in red at the 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix. He races for Ferrari.
