Fourteen of the current Formula 1 drivers have home races across the 24-race calendar in 2024. Although all the drivers will be hoping for wins across the year nothing is more coveted than taking a win at their home grand prix.
Three British drivers are on the grid this season, with Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris and George Russell all hoping to stand on the podium at the British Grand Prix. In 2023, Norris briefly took the lead in the British GP and although was eventually overtaken by Max Verstappen, he took second place, ahead of Hamilton in third.
Charles Leclerc is currently the only driver to take a home race win in 2024, when he claimed his first win in Monaco in May. The Ferrari driver had previously faced unfortunate luck when it came to the iconic race, having one retirement, one did not start and no podiums.
Drivers with the most wins at their home grand prix
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1st position, celebrates after the race with a Union flag
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1. Lewis Hamilton – Great Britain – 8 wins
• Home GP: British GP
• Home tracks: Silverstone
• Home race podiums: 13
• Home race wins: 8
Lewis Hamilton is the most successful Formula 1 driver when it comes to his home grand prix. The British driver holds the record for the most podiums and most wins at Silverstone for the British GP.
Hamilton qualified on pole position in 2007 and led the first 16 laps of the race, until he had an issue during a pitstop – jolting forwards prematurely when the ‘lollipop’ (formerly used to show when a driver should set off) was turned over. He had to stop and wait for the fuel hose to be detached before rejoining the race in fifth. Hamilton finished the race in third place and claimed his first home grand prix podium.
It was his ninth consecutive podium in the first nine races of his debut season and was followed by a further three, which saw Hamilton finish second in the drivers’ championship at the end of the year, just one point behind Kimi Raikkonen.
His first win at Silverstone came the following year, working his way from fourth to pole during the 60-lap race. Hamilton’s wet-weather drive is considered one of his best performances in F1, with McLaren at one point urging him to slow down over concerns that he was pushing too hard.
His win tied him with Felipe Massa in the 2008 driver’s championship, which Hamilton later won by just one point ahead of the Brazilian driver at the…
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