British- Championship
- 1st2015 champion
- Points
- 381pts19 rounds started
Lewis Hamilton, a British driver, raced for Mercedes in the 2015 Formula 1 season with car number 44. Hamilton was born on 7 January 1985. Hamilton won the 2015 drivers' championship with 381 points, 10 wins and 17 podiums – 59 points ahead of Nico Rosberg.
Hamilton won 10 Grands Prix, the last of them the United States Grand Prix. Hamilton's teammate was Nico Rosberg; Hamilton led their qualifying head-to-head 12–7 and led the race head-to-head 12–7.
Hamilton scored points in 18 of 19 Grands Prix, with a best run of 12 points finishes in a row. Hamilton's average qualifying position was 1.6, with 11 pole positions and 8 fastest laps in races. From grid to flag, Hamilton lost a net 6 places across 18 classified finishes. Hamilton scored 54% of Mercedes' 2015 total of 703 points.
Final 2015 results after 19 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Season statistics
Wins
10
win rate
53%
Podiums
17
podium rate
89%
Poles
11
pole rate
Lewis Hamilton: quick facts
Short answers about Hamilton's 2015 season.
What team did Lewis Hamilton drive for in 2015?
Lewis Hamilton drove for Mercedes in the 2015 Formula 1 season.
What car number did Lewis Hamilton use in 2015?
Lewis Hamilton raced with car number 44 in 2015.
How many points did Lewis Hamilton score in 2015?
Lewis Hamilton scored 381 points in 2015 and finished 1st in the drivers' championship, 59 points ahead of Nico Rosberg.
How many races did Lewis Hamilton win in 2015?
Lewis Hamilton won 10 Grands Prix in 2015. Hamilton scored 17 podium finishes in 19 races.
Who was Lewis Hamilton's teammate in 2015?
Nico Rosberg was Lewis Hamilton's teammate at Mercedes in 2015. Hamilton led the qualifying head-to-head 12–7 and led the race head-to-head 12–7.
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.
