British- Championship
- 1st2017 champion
- Points
- 363pts20 rounds started
Lewis Hamilton, a British driver, raced for Mercedes in the 2017 Formula 1 season with car number 44. Hamilton was born on 7 January 1985. Hamilton won the 2017 drivers' championship with 363 points, 9 wins and 13 podiums – 46 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel.
Hamilton won 9 Grands Prix, the last of them the United States Grand Prix. Hamilton's teammate was Valtteri Bottas; Hamilton led their qualifying head-to-head 13–7 and led the race head-to-head 12–8.
Hamilton scored points in all 20 Grands Prix. Hamilton's average qualifying position was 3.4, with 11 pole positions and 7 fastest laps in races. From grid to flag, Hamilton gained a net 18 places across 20 classified finishes. Hamilton scored 54% of Mercedes' 2017 total of 668 points.
Final 2017 results after 20 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Season statistics
Wins
9
win rate
45%
Podiums
13
podium rate
65%
Poles
11
pole rate
Lewis Hamilton: quick facts
Short answers about Hamilton's 2017 season.
What team did Lewis Hamilton drive for in 2017?
Lewis Hamilton drove for Mercedes in the 2017 Formula 1 season.
What car number did Lewis Hamilton use in 2017?
Lewis Hamilton raced with car number 44 in 2017.
How many points did Lewis Hamilton score in 2017?
Lewis Hamilton scored 363 points in 2017 and finished 1st in the drivers' championship, 46 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel.
How many races did Lewis Hamilton win in 2017?
Lewis Hamilton won 9 Grands Prix in 2017. Hamilton scored 13 podium finishes in 20 races.
Who was Lewis Hamilton's teammate in 2017?
Valtteri Bottas was Lewis Hamilton's teammate at Mercedes in 2017. Hamilton led the qualifying head-to-head 13–7 and led the race head-to-head 12–8.
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.
