Race H2H
60
—
186
246 shared
Qualifying H2H
45
—
196
241 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
7
2
Runner-up
3
6
Top-3 finishes
12
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
2 · 11
2007
P1
2008
P1
2009
P5
2012
P3
2013
P4
2014
P1
2015
P1
2016
P2
2017
P1
2018
P1
2019
P1
2020
P1
2021
P2
Career totals
Kimi Räikkönen
Lewis Hamilton
Championships
1
7
Wins
21
106
Poles
18
104
Podiums
103
207
Fastest laps
42
69
Career points
1,873
5,096.5
Starts
352
390
Rate-adjusted · per start
Kimi Räikkönen
Lewis Hamilton
Win rate
6%
27.2%
Podium rate
29.3%
53.1%
Pole rate
5.1%
26.7%
Points / start
5.3
13.1
Avg grid
P7.6
P4.7
Avg finish
P8.5
P5.2
Finish rate
81.2%
92.3%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Kimi Räikkönen
Lewis Hamilton
Overtakes
2,703
2,424
Overtakes / race
8.0
6.3
Places lost
2,441
2,145
Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded.
Only races with lap data count, so the per-race figure is the fair comparison across eras.
Why they retired
Kimi Räikkönen
Lewis Hamilton
Mechanical retirements
45
10
Crash retirements
21
14
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Retirements with an unclear cause: 0 · 6
Milestones & racecraft
2001
Debut season
2007
2003 · aged 23
First win
2007 · aged 22
2003
First pole
2007
2007 · aged 28
First title
2008 · aged 23
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.8
Avg places gained
-0.5
Season points trajectory
Kimi Räikkönen
Lewis Hamilton
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Silverstone Circuit | 1 · 7 · P1 | 9 · 16 · P1 |
| Hungaroring | 1 · 9 · P1 | 8 · 12 · P1 |
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 2 · 5 · P1 | 7 · 13 · P1 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 4 · 5 · P1 | 5 · 11 · P1 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 1 · 2 · P1 | 7 · 11 · P1 |
| Shanghai International Circuit | 1 · 6 · P1 | 6 · 10 · P1 |
| Yas Marina Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 5 · 10 · P1 |
| Circuit of the Americas | 1 · 2 · P1 | 5 · 9 · P1 |
| Bahrain International Circuit | 0 · 8 · P2 | 5 · 11 · P1 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 4 · P2 | 5 · 8 · P1 |
| Suzuka Circuit | 1 · 3 · P1 | 4 · 7 · P1 |
| Sochi Autodrom | 0 · 2 · P3 | 5 · 7 · P1 |
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 2 · 6 · P1 | 2 · 10 · P1 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 · 7 · P1 | 3 · 7 · P1 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 1 · 4 · P1 | 3 · 8 · P1 |
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 0 · 2 · P3 | 4 · 7 · P1 |
| Sepang International Circuit | 2 · 3 · P1 | 1 · 6 · P1 |
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 3 · P3 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| Istanbul Park | 1 · 3 · P1 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 3 · P2 | 2 · 6 · P1 |
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 0 · 2 · P3 | 2 · 6 · P1 |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 1 · P3 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 2 · P2 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Autódromo Internacional do Algarve | 0 · 0 · P11 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 1 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Baku City Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Fuji Speedway | 0 · 2 · P3 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Jeddah Corniche Circuit | 0 · 0 · P15 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Losail International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P14 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello | 0 · 0 · P9 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Valencia Street Circuit | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| Korean International Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Buddh International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
Team history
Basis
Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).