British- Championship
- 1st2018 champion
- Points
- 408pts21 rounds started
Lewis Hamilton, a British driver, raced for Mercedes in the 2018 Formula 1 season with car number 44. Hamilton was born on 7 January 1985. Hamilton won the 2018 drivers' championship with 408 points, 11 wins and 17 podiums – 88 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel.
Hamilton won 11 Grands Prix, the last of them the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton's teammate was Valtteri Bottas; Hamilton led their qualifying head-to-head 15–6 and led the race head-to-head 18–3.
Hamilton scored points in 20 of 21 Grands Prix, with a best run of 12 points finishes in a row. Hamilton's average qualifying position was 2.5, with 11 pole positions and 3 fastest laps in races. From grid to flag, Hamilton gained a net 16 places across 20 classified finishes. Hamilton scored 62% of Mercedes' 2018 total of 655 points.
Final 2018 results after 21 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Season statistics
Wins
11
win rate
52%
Podiums
17
podium rate
81%
Poles
11
pole rate
Lewis Hamilton: quick facts
Short answers about Hamilton's 2018 season.
What team did Lewis Hamilton drive for in 2018?
Lewis Hamilton drove for Mercedes in the 2018 Formula 1 season.
What car number did Lewis Hamilton use in 2018?
Lewis Hamilton raced with car number 44 in 2018.
How many points did Lewis Hamilton score in 2018?
Lewis Hamilton scored 408 points in 2018 and finished 1st in the drivers' championship, 88 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel.
How many races did Lewis Hamilton win in 2018?
Lewis Hamilton won 11 Grands Prix in 2018. Hamilton scored 17 podium finishes in 21 races.
Who was Lewis Hamilton's teammate in 2018?
Valtteri Bottas was Lewis Hamilton's teammate at Mercedes in 2018. Hamilton led the qualifying head-to-head 15–6 and led the race head-to-head 18–3.
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.
