Race H2H
43
—
15
58 shared
Qualifying H2H
51
—
7
58 shared
Championship record
7
World titles
7
3
Runner-up
2
12
Top-3 finishes
12
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
3 · 0
2010
P4
2011
P5
2012
P4
Career totals
Lewis Hamilton
Michael Schumacher
Championships
7
7
Wins
106
91
Poles
104
68
Podiums
208
155
Fastest laps
69
21
Career points
5,157.5
1,566
Starts
397
308
Rate-adjusted · per start
Lewis Hamilton
Michael Schumacher
Win rate
26.7%
29.5%
Podium rate
52.4%
50.3%
Pole rate
26.2%
22.1%
Points / start
13.0
5.1
Avg grid
P4.7
P4.9
Avg finish
P5.2
P6.9
Finish rate
92.2%
79.2%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Lewis Hamilton
Michael Schumacher
Overtakes
2,667
1,503
Overtakes / race
6.8
6.5
Places lost
1,957
1,353
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
Lewis Hamilton
Michael Schumacher
Mechanical retirements
10
31
Crash retirements
14
31
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: 7 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
2007
Debut season
1991
2007 · aged 22
First win
1992 · aged 23
2007
First pole
1994
2008 · aged 23
First title
1994 · aged 25
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.6
Avg places gained
-2.0
Season points trajectory
Lewis Hamilton
Michael Schumacher
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Lewis Hamilton | Michael Schumacher |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 7 · 11 · P1 | 7 · 12 · P1 |
| HAM 7 · 11 · P1 7 · 12 · P1 MSC | ||
| Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 7 · 13 · P1 | 6 · 12 · P1 |
| HAM 7 · 13 · P1 6 · 12 · P1 MSC | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 9 · 16 · P1 | 3 · 7 · P1 |
| HAM 9 · 16 · P1 3 · 7 · P1 MSC | ||
| Hungaroring | 8 · 12 · P1 | 4 · 7 · P1 |
| HAM 8 · 12 · P1 4 · 7 · P1 MSC | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 5 · 11 · P1 | 6 · 9 · P1 |
| HAM 5 · 11 · P1 6 · 9 · P1 MSC | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 5 · 8 · P1 | 5 · 8 · P1 |
| HAM 5 · 8 · P1 5 · 8 · P1 MSC | ||
| Suzuka Circuit | 4 · 7 · P1 | 6 · 9 · P1 |
| HAM 4 · 7 · P1 6 · 9 · P1 MSC | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 3 · 8 · P1 | 5 · 7 · P1 |
| HAM 3 · 8 · P1 5 · 7 · P1 MSC | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 1 · 2 · P1 | 7 · 12 · P1 |
| HAM 1 · 2 · P1 7 · 12 · P1 MSC | ||
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 0 · 1 · P3 | 8 · 11 · P1 |
| HAM 0 · 1 · P3 8 · 11 · P1 MSC | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 3 · 7 · P1 | 4 · 10 · P1 |
| HAM 3 · 7 · P1 4 · 10 · P1 MSC | ||
| Hockenheimring | 3 · 4 · P1 | 4 · 7 · P1 |
| HAM 3 · 4 · P1 4 · 7 · P1 MSC | ||
| Shanghai International Circuit | 6 · 10 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| HAM 6 · 10 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 MSC | ||
| Nürburgring | 2 · 2 · P1 | 5 · 8 · P1 |
| HAM 2 · 2 · P1 5 · 8 · P1 MSC | ||
| Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 2 · 10 · P1 | 4 · 5 · P1 |
| HAM 2 · 10 · P1 4 · 5 · P1 MSC | ||
| Bahrain International Circuit | 5 · 11 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| HAM 5 · 11 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 MSC | ||
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 1 · 1 · P1 | 5 · 7 · P1 |
| HAM 1 · 1 · P1 5 · 7 · P1 MSC | ||
| Yas Marina Circuit | 5 · 10 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| HAM 5 · 10 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 MSC | ||
| Circuit of the Americas | 5 · 9 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P16 |
| HAM 5 · 9 · P1 0 · 0 · P16 MSC | ||
| Sepang International Circuit | 1 · 7 · P1 | 3 · 5 · P1 |
| HAM 1 · 7 · P1 3 · 5 · P1 MSC | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 2 · 6 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| HAM 2 · 6 · P1 2 · 4 · P1 MSC | ||
| Marina Bay Street Circuit | 4 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P13 |
| HAM 4 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · P13 MSC | ||
| Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 2 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| HAM 2 · 6 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 MSC | ||
| Istanbul Park | 2 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| HAM 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 MSC | ||
| Valencia Street Circuit | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| HAM 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 MSC | ||
| Korean International Circuit | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| HAM 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 MSC | ||
| Buddh International Circuit | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| HAM 0 · 0 · P4 0 · 0 · P5 MSC | ||
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).