British- Championship
- 5th46 pts to the leader
- Points
- 49pts17 rounds started
Lewis Hamilton, a British driver, raced for McLaren in the 2009 Formula 1 season with car number 1. Hamilton was born on 7 January 1985. Hamilton finished 5th in the 2009 drivers' championship with 49 points, 2 wins and 5 podiums – 46 points behind champion Jenson Button.
Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix and Singapore Grand Prix. Hamilton's teammate was Heikki Kovalainen; Hamilton led their qualifying head-to-head 12–5 and led the race head-to-head 11–6.
Hamilton scored points in 8 of 17 Grands Prix, with a best run of 3 points finishes in a row. Hamilton's average qualifying position was 9.0, with 4 pole positions. From grid to flag, Hamilton gained a net 18 places across 14 classified finishes. Hamilton scored 69% of McLaren's 2009 total of 71 points.
Final 2009 results after 17 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Season statistics
Wins
2
win rate
12%
Podiums
5
podium rate
29%
Poles
4
pole rate
Lewis Hamilton: quick facts
Short answers about Hamilton's 2009 season.
What team did Lewis Hamilton drive for in 2009?
Lewis Hamilton drove for McLaren in the 2009 Formula 1 season.
What car number did Lewis Hamilton use in 2009?
Lewis Hamilton raced with car number 1 in 2009. Hamilton's permanent number is 44.
How many points did Lewis Hamilton score in 2009?
Lewis Hamilton scored 49 points in 2009 and finished 5th in the drivers' championship, 46 points behind champion Jenson Button.
How many races did Lewis Hamilton win in 2009?
Lewis Hamilton won 2 Grands Prix in 2009: the Hungarian Grand Prix and Singapore Grand Prix. Hamilton scored 5 podium finishes in 17 races.
Who was Lewis Hamilton's teammate in 2009?
Heikki Kovalainen was Lewis Hamilton's teammate at McLaren in 2009. Hamilton led the qualifying head-to-head 12–5 and led the race head-to-head 11–6.
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.
