British- Championship
- 7th214 pts to the leader
- Points
- 223pts24 rounds started
Lewis Hamilton, a British driver, raced for Mercedes in the 2024 Formula 1 season with car number 44. Hamilton was born on 7 January 1985. Hamilton finished 7th in the 2024 drivers' championship with 223 points, 2 wins and 5 podiums – 214 points behind champion Max Verstappen.
Hamilton won the British Grand Prix and Belgian Grand Prix. Hamilton's teammate was George Russell; Hamilton trailed their qualifying head-to-head 5–19 and trailed the race head-to-head 9–15.
Hamilton scored points in 21 of 24 Grands Prix, with a best run of 15 points finishes in a row; 16 points came from 6 sprints. Hamilton's average qualifying position was 8.5 and 2 fastest laps in races. From grid to flag, Hamilton gained a net 55 places across 22 classified finishes. Hamilton scored 48% of Mercedes' 2024 total of 468 points.
Final 2024 results after 24 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.
Season statistics
Wins
2
win rate
8%
Podiums
5
podium rate
21%
Poles
0
pole rate
Lewis Hamilton: quick facts
Short answers about Hamilton's 2024 season.
What team did Lewis Hamilton drive for in 2024?
Lewis Hamilton drove for Mercedes in the 2024 Formula 1 season.
What car number did Lewis Hamilton use in 2024?
Lewis Hamilton raced with car number 44 in 2024.
How many points did Lewis Hamilton score in 2024?
Lewis Hamilton scored 223 points in 2024 and finished 7th in the drivers' championship, 214 points behind champion Max Verstappen.
How many races did Lewis Hamilton win in 2024?
Lewis Hamilton won 2 Grands Prix in 2024: the British Grand Prix and Belgian Grand Prix. Hamilton scored 5 podium finishes in 24 races.
Who was Lewis Hamilton's teammate in 2024?
George Russell was Lewis Hamilton's teammate at Mercedes in 2024. Hamilton trailed the qualifying head-to-head 5–19 and trailed the race head-to-head 9–15.
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.
