British- Championship
- 2nd8 pts to the leader
- Points
- 387.5pts22 rounds started
Lewis Hamilton, a British driver, raced for Mercedes in the 2021 Formula 1 season with car number 44. Hamilton was born on 7 January 1985. Hamilton finished 2nd in the 2021 drivers' championship with 387.5 points, 8 wins and 17 podiums – 8 points behind champion Max Verstappen.
Hamilton won 8 Grands Prix, the last of them the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Hamilton's teammate was Valtteri Bottas; Hamilton led their qualifying head-to-head 17–5 and led the race head-to-head 18–4.
Hamilton scored points in 20 of 22 Grands Prix, with a best run of 8 points finishes in a row; 2 points came from 3 sprints. Hamilton's average qualifying position was 2.1, with 8 pole positions and 6 fastest laps in races. From grid to flag, Hamilton gained a net 6 places across 21 classified finishes. Hamilton scored 63% of Mercedes' 2021 total of 613.5 points.
Final 2021 results after 22 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Season statistics
Wins
8
win rate
36%
Podiums
17
podium rate
77%
Poles
8
pole rate
Lewis Hamilton: quick facts
Short answers about Hamilton's 2021 season.
What team did Lewis Hamilton drive for in 2021?
Lewis Hamilton drove for Mercedes in the 2021 Formula 1 season.
What car number did Lewis Hamilton use in 2021?
Lewis Hamilton raced with car number 44 in 2021.
How many points did Lewis Hamilton score in 2021?
Lewis Hamilton scored 387.5 points in 2021 and finished 2nd in the drivers' championship, 8 points behind champion Max Verstappen.
How many races did Lewis Hamilton win in 2021?
Lewis Hamilton won 8 Grands Prix in 2021. Hamilton scored 17 podium finishes in 22 races.
Who was Lewis Hamilton's teammate in 2021?
Valtteri Bottas was Lewis Hamilton's teammate at Mercedes in 2021. Hamilton led the qualifying head-to-head 17–5 and led the race head-to-head 18–4.
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.
