Lewis Hamilton

British · 2007–2026
VS

Nino Farina

Italian · 1950–1955
Championship record
7
World titles
1
3
Runner-up
1
12
Top-3 finishes
3
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Lewis Hamilton Nino Farina
Championships
7
1
Wins
106
5
Poles
104
5
Podiums
207
18
Fastest laps
69
0
Career points
5,096.5
122.33
Starts
390
34
Rate-adjusted · per start
Lewis Hamilton Nino Farina
Win rate
27.2%
14.7%
Podium rate
53.1%
52.9%
Pole rate
26.7%
14.7%
Points / start
13.1
3.6
Avg grid
P4.7
P3.1
Avg finish
P5.2
P5.9
Finish rate
92.3%
76.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
On-track overtaking
Lewis Hamilton Nino Farina
Overtakes
2,424
0
Overtakes / race
6.3
0.0
Places lost
2,145
0
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 Nino Farina
Mechanical retirements
10
6
Crash retirements
14
2
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: 6 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
2007
Debut season
1950
2007 · aged 22
First win
1950 · aged 43
2007
First pole
1950
2008 · aged 23
First title
1950 · aged 43
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.5
Avg places gained
-2.8
Season points trajectory
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
Lewis Hamilton Nino Farina
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Lewis Hamilton Nino Farina
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Silverstone Circuit 9 · 16 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 5 · 11 · P1 1 · 3 · P1
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 5 · 8 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Circuit de Monaco 3 · 8 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Nürburgring 2 · 2 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Circuit Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2
Team history
Lewis Hamilton
MER
McLaren 2007–2012Mercedes 2013–2024Ferrari 2025–2026
Nino Farina
Alfa Romeo 1950–1951Ferrari 1952–1955
19502026
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).