HEAD TO HEAD
Two careers. Side by side.
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Lewis
Hamilton
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Starts
246
106
Wins
71
207
Podiums
132
104
Poles
48
5,209.5
Points
3,571.5
7
Titles
4
The rates
27.0%
Win rate
28.9%
52.7%
Podium rate
53.7%
13.26
Points / start
14.52
58.7%
Poles converted to wins
77.1%
9.4%
DNF rate
15.0%
14.23
Era-normalised points / start
14.52
Pole conversion counts wins from pole. Lower DNF rate is better. Era normalisation scales each season’s points so a win is worth 25; winner awards are inferred from imported results until local scoring rules are supplied.
Career by year
| Career year | Hamilton | Points | Verstappen | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007 | 109 | 2015 | 49 |
| 2 | 2008 | 98 | 2016 | 204 |
| 3 | 2009 | 49 | 2017 | 168 |
| 4 | 2010 | 240 | 2018 | 249 |
| 5 | 2011 | 227 | 2019 | 278 |
| 6 | 2012 | 190 | 2020 | 214 |
| 7 | 2013 | 189 | 2021 | 395.5 |
| 8 | 2014 | 384 | 2022 | 454 |
| 9 | 2015 | 381 | 2023 | 575 |
| 10 | 2016 | 380 | 2024 | 437 |
| 11 | 2017 | 363 | 2025 | 421 |
| 12 | 2018 | 408 | 2026 | 127 |
| 13 | 2019 | 413 | — | — |
| 14 | 2020 | 347 | — | — |
| 15 | 2021 | 387.5 | — | — |
| 16 | 2022 | 240 | — | — |
| 17 | 2023 | 234 | — | — |
| 18 | 2024 | 223 | — | — |
| 19 | 2025 | 156 | — | — |
| 20 | 2026 | 191 | — | — |
Year 1 is each driver’s first imported racing season. Missing earlier seasons will move this alignment automatically as the archive fills; sabbaticals are skipped.
1966–2026 · 61 imported seasons. Career figures reflect imported data. Race starts exclude DNS and non-qualifiers; poles use race grid position. Points use official season standings.
Points systems have changed over time. Raw totals are retained above; the rates block also provides a rescaled points comparison.