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Lewis Hamilton F1 pole positions

Pole positions103
Race no. first pole position6th race
First pole positionCanada flag lazyload 2007 Canadian Grand Prix
Last pole positionSaudi Arabia flag lazyload 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Smallest pole margin0.007s
Largest pole margin1.216s
Most consecutive poles7
Most poles in a season12 (2016)

Statistics

A detailed look at Lewis Hamilton’s F1 pole positions.

Pole positions by constructor

ConstructorPolesPole & win
Germany flag lazyload Mercedes7750
United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren2611
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Pole positions by year

YearConstructorPolesPole & win
2007United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren64
2008United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren73
2009United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren41
2010United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren11
2011United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren1–
2012United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren72
2013Germany flag lazyload Mercedes51
2014Germany flag lazyload Mercedes76
2015Germany flag lazyload Mercedes117
2016Germany flag lazyload Mercedes127
2017Germany flag lazyload Mercedes118
2018Germany flag lazyload Mercedes117
2019Germany flag lazyload Mercedes53
2020Germany flag lazyload Mercedes108
2021Germany flag lazyload Mercedes53
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Result when starting from pole

ResultTotal
1st61
2nd13
3rd11
4th1
5th3
6th1
7th1
9th1
12th2
Retired, did not finish9

Pole positions by Grand Prix

Grand PrixPolesPole & winYear(s)
Australia flag lazyload Australia822008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Hungary flag lazyload Hungary852007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021
United Kingdom flag lazyload Britain (home GP)742007, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
Italy flag lazyload Italy742009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020
China flag lazyload China642007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017
Canada flag lazyload Canada652007, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017
Belgium flag lazyload Belgium632008, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020
Spain flag lazyload Spain652014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021
Malaysia flag lazyload Malaysia512012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
United Arab Emirates flag lazyload Abu Dhabi532009, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019
Singapore flag lazyload Singapore432009, 2012, 2014, 2018
Japan flag lazyload Japan432007, 2008, 2017, 2018
USA flag lazyload USA432007, 2016, 2017, 2018
Brazil flag lazyload Brazil322012, 2016, 2018
Germany flag lazyload Germany312008, 2013, 2019
Bahrain flag lazyload Bahrain322015, 2016, 2020
Austria flag lazyload Austria212015, 2016
Monaco flag lazyload Monaco212015, 2019
France flag lazyload France222018, 2019
Russia flag lazyload Russia212014, 2020
Europe flag lazyload Europe1–2009
South Korea flag lazyload South Korea1–2011
Mexico flag lazyload Mexico112016
Azerbaijan flag lazyload Azerbaijan1–2017
Austria flag lazyload Styria112020
Italy flag lazyload Tuscany112020
Portugal flag lazyload Portugal112020
Italy flag lazyload Emilia Romagna1–2021
Qatar flag lazyload Qatar112021
Saudi Arabia flag lazyload Saudi Arabia112021

Pole positions by circuit

CircuitPolesPole & winYear(s)
Australia flag lazyload Melbourne822008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Hungary flag lazyload Hungaroring852007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021
United Kingdom flag lazyload Silverstone (home circuit)742007, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
Italy flag lazyload Monza742009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020
China flag lazyload Shanghai642007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017
Canada flag lazyload Montreal652007, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017
Belgium flag lazyload Spa-Francorchamps632008, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020
Spain flag lazyload Catalunya652014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021
Malaysia flag lazyload Sepang512012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
United Arab Emirates flag lazyload Yas Marina532009, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019
Singapore flag lazyload Marina Bay432009, 2012, 2014, 2018
USA flag lazyload Austin322016, 2017, 2018
Brazil flag lazyload Interlagos322012, 2016, 2018
Austria flag lazyload Spielberg322015, 2016, 2020
Bahrain flag lazyload Sakhir322015, 2016, 2020
Japan flag lazyload Fuji212007, 2008
Japan flag lazyload Suzuka222017, 2018
Monaco flag lazyload Monte Carlo212015, 2019
France flag lazyload Le Castellet222018, 2019
Germany flag lazyload Hockenheim212008, 2019
Russia flag lazyload Sochi212014, 2020
USA flag lazyload Indianapolis112007
Spain flag lazyload Valencia1–2009
South Korea flag lazyload Yeongam1–2011
Germany flag lazyload Nurburgring1–2013
Mexico flag lazyload Mexico City112016
Azerbaijan flag lazyload Baku1–2017
Italy flag lazyload Mugello112020
Portugal flag lazyload Portimao112020
Italy flag lazyload Imola1–2021
Qatar flag lazyload Losail112021
Saudi Arabia flag lazyload Jeddah112021

Chronology

See chronological list of F1 pole positions by Lewis Hamilton for a detailed list of every pole position.

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