The seven-time world champion had to wait 945 days from his previous win at the 2021 Saudi Arabian GP to stand at the top of the podium once again. Mercedes has struggled since the 2022 regulation changes but has just enjoyed back-to-back wins, with George Russell triumphing at the Austrian GP the week before.
Formula 1 drivers with the most wins at a single track
Race winner Lewis Hamilton (GBR) McLaren Mercedes MP4/23 takes the chequered flag. Formula One World Championship, Rd 9, British Grand Prix, Race, Silverstone, England, Sunday 6 July 2008.
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• Circuit: Silverstone
• Country: Great Britain
• Number of wins: 9
• Years of wins: 2008, 2014-2017, 2019-2021 & 2024
With his win at the 2024 British Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton broke the record for the most wins at a single track. The Brit claimed his ninth win in front of his home crowd and added to his record of the F1 driver with the most wins and podiums at his home grand prix.
His first win at Silverstone came in 2008 during his championship-winning year with McLaren. Starting from fourth place, it has been called one of the greatest wet weather drives in F1 after Hamilton finished over a minute ahead of the rest of the grid. The race was the season’s halfway point and tied him with Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen at the top of the drivers’ championship.
He had to wait a while before his next win in 2014, but then went on a run – winning every British GP between 2014 and 2021 aside from the 2018 race, when a Turn 3 collision with Raikkonen sent him to the back of the pack on the first lap. Despite this, Hamilton was still able to fight his way up to second place and just 2.2s behind race winner Sebastian Vettel.
Hamilton’s latest win at Silverstone was at the 2024 British GP, when he came out on top during more wet weather conditions. Two pockets of rain saw the field all switch to intermediate tyres before making the switch back to slicks for the dry conclusion to the race. The perfectly-timed pitstop saw Hamilton take the lead in front of his home crowd, finishing 1.465 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen.
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, 2nd position, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG F1, 1st position, and Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, 3rd position, celebrate on the podium
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=2. Lewis Hamilton – Hungaroring – 8 wins
• Circuit: Hungaroring
• Country: Hungary
• Number of wins:…
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