British- Championship
- 5th165 pts to the leader
- Points
- 227pts19 rounds started
Lewis Hamilton, a British driver, raced for McLaren in the 2011 Formula 1 season with car number 3. Hamilton was born on 7 January 1985. Hamilton finished 5th in the 2011 drivers' championship with 227 points, 3 wins and 6 podiums – 165 points behind champion Sebastian Vettel.
Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix, German Grand Prix and Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton's teammate was Jenson Button; Hamilton led their qualifying head-to-head 13–6 and trailed the race head-to-head 9–10.
Hamilton scored points in 16 of 19 Grands Prix, with a best run of 6 points finishes in a row. Hamilton's average qualifying position was 3.3, with 1 pole position and 3 fastest laps in races. From grid to flag, Hamilton lost a net 3 places across 16 classified finishes. Hamilton scored 46% of McLaren's 2011 total of 497 points.
Final 2011 results after 19 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Season statistics
Wins
3
win rate
16%
Podiums
6
podium rate
32%
Poles
1
pole rate
Lewis Hamilton: quick facts
Short answers about Hamilton's 2011 season.
What team did Lewis Hamilton drive for in 2011?
Lewis Hamilton drove for McLaren in the 2011 Formula 1 season.
What car number did Lewis Hamilton use in 2011?
Lewis Hamilton raced with car number 3 in 2011. Hamilton's permanent number is 44.
How many points did Lewis Hamilton score in 2011?
Lewis Hamilton scored 227 points in 2011 and finished 5th in the drivers' championship, 165 points behind champion Sebastian Vettel.
How many races did Lewis Hamilton win in 2011?
Lewis Hamilton won 3 Grands Prix in 2011: the Chinese Grand Prix, German Grand Prix and Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton scored 6 podium finishes in 19 races.
Who was Lewis Hamilton's teammate in 2011?
Jenson Button was Lewis Hamilton's teammate at McLaren in 2011. Hamilton led the qualifying head-to-head 13–6 and trailed the race head-to-head 9–10.
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.
