British- Championship
- 4th91 pts to the leader
- Points
- 190pts20 rounds started
Lewis Hamilton, a British driver, raced for McLaren in the 2012 Formula 1 season with car number 4. Hamilton was born on 7 January 1985. Hamilton finished 4th in the 2012 drivers' championship with 190 points, 4 wins and 7 podiums – 91 points behind champion Sebastian Vettel.
Hamilton won the Canadian Grand Prix, Hungarian Grand Prix, Italian Grand Prix and United States Grand Prix. Hamilton's teammate was Jenson Button; Hamilton led their qualifying head-to-head 17–3 and led the race head-to-head 11–9.
Hamilton scored points in 14 of 20 Grands Prix, with a best run of 7 points finishes in a row. Hamilton's average qualifying position was 3.0, with 8 pole positions and 1 fastest lap in races. From grid to flag, Hamilton lost a net 11 places across 15 classified finishes. Hamilton scored 50% of McLaren's 2012 total of 378 points.
Final 2012 results after 20 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Season statistics
Wins
4
win rate
20%
Podiums
7
podium rate
35%
Poles
8
pole rate
Lewis Hamilton: quick facts
Short answers about Hamilton's 2012 season.
What team did Lewis Hamilton drive for in 2012?
Lewis Hamilton drove for McLaren in the 2012 Formula 1 season.
What car number did Lewis Hamilton use in 2012?
Lewis Hamilton raced with car number 4 in 2012. Hamilton's permanent number is 44.
How many points did Lewis Hamilton score in 2012?
Lewis Hamilton scored 190 points in 2012 and finished 4th in the drivers' championship, 91 points behind champion Sebastian Vettel.
How many races did Lewis Hamilton win in 2012?
Lewis Hamilton won 4 Grands Prix in 2012: the Canadian Grand Prix, Hungarian Grand Prix, Italian Grand Prix and United States Grand Prix. Hamilton scored 7 podium finishes in 20 races.
Who was Lewis Hamilton's teammate in 2012?
Jenson Button was Lewis Hamilton's teammate at McLaren in 2012. Hamilton led the qualifying head-to-head 17–3 and led the race head-to-head 11–9.
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.
