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2016 / DRIVER DOSSIER / British

LewisHamilton

Mercedes · No. 44

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Explore Lewis Hamilton's 2016 Formula 1 results, teams, race starts, podiums and championship statistics. Browse other seasons.

CHAMPIONSHIPP2
POINTS380
RACE WINS10
PODIUMS17

The season in numbers.

21 STARTS
BEST FINISHP1
AVERAGE GRID4.1
AVERAGE FINISH3.8
POSITIONS GAINED/LOST

Net positions gained or lost across completed races. DNFs, DNS and DSQs are excluded to avoid distorting the statistic.

Pit-lane or unknown grids and invalid finishing positions are also excluded. Lapped finishes count as completed races.

Net Positions incl. DNFs: +8

+4519 completed races with valid positions
DID NOT FINISH2
FINISH RATE90.5%
PODIUM RATE81%
RACE POINTS / START18.1Grand Prix points only

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Driver season race results
Round / Grand PrixDateGridFinishChangePointsStatus
ROUND 1Australian20 Mar12-118Finished
ROUND 2Bahrain3 Apr13-215Finished
ROUND 3Chinese17 Apr227+156Finished
ROUND 4Russian1 May102+818Finished
ROUND 5Spanish15 May1R-200Collision
ROUND 6Monaco29 May31+225Finished
ROUND 7Canadian12 Jun11025Finished
ROUND 8European19 Jun105+510Finished
ROUND 9Austrian3 Jul11025Finished
ROUND 10British10 Jul11025Finished
ROUND 11Hungarian24 Jul21+125Finished
ROUND 12German31 Jul21+125Finished
ROUND 13Belgian28 Aug213+1815Finished
ROUND 14Italian4 Sept12-118Finished
ROUND 15Singapore18 Sept33015Finished
ROUND 16Malaysian2 Oct1R-170Engine
ROUND 17Japanese9 Oct23-115Finished
ROUND 18United States23 Oct11025Finished
ROUND 19Mexican30 Oct11025Finished
ROUND 20Brazilian13 Nov11025Finished
ROUND 21Abu Dhabi27 Nov11025Finished
How these statistics are calculated

A finish means “Finished” or a lapped finish. DNFs count starters who did not finish; DNS, DNQ, withdrawals, disqualifications and “Not classified” are excluded from DNF counts. Average finish uses classified positions of starters, including retirements but excluding disqualifications. Average grid excludes zero / unknown grids. Positions Gained/Lost sums grid minus finish only for completed races with valid positive grid and finishing positions. Retirements, non-starters, disqualifications, unclassified results and unknown/pit-lane grids are excluded. A dash means no eligible results; zero means eligible results have no net change. The tooltip’s Net Positions incl. DNFs retains the previous grid-minus-classified-position calculation, including retirements. These figures are not an overtake count. Rates use race starts as denominator. Grand Prix points per start exclude sprints; championship points come from official standings. Historical shared drives can produce multiple entries.

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