Hamilton's records after his 350th F1 race start

On the back of his 350th Grand Prix start at the Singapore Grand Prix, we delve into the numbers of seven-time Formula One world champion's Lewis Hamilton's illustrious career.

Despite securing an encouraging third place on the grid for the Singapore Grand Prix, the seven-time world champion dropped back to finish down in P6 after a questionable strategy move from his team.

In spite of the disappointing result, Hamilton commented on his landmark 350th Formula One race: "I love what I do, so maybe it's not too much of a surprise that I have got here.

His career began in 2007 with McLaren: six thousand three hundred and ninety-eight days after his debut at Melbourne 2007, the lights went out on GP 350 at Marina Bay.

Starting the race in Singapore moved Hamilton clear of former Ferrari F1 champion Kimi Raikkonen for second place on the all-time list of F1 race starts. With his 350th F1 race start, he became the second driver to reach the milestone, after Fernando Alonso - who reached 350 at the same Grand Prix in 2022.

Unsurprisingly, Alonso is the only driver on the grid to have lined up with Lewis on the Briton's first and 350th Grand Prix. The difference between the Spanish and British driver is that Hamilton has started all his races with the same engine - Mercedes Benz.

Hamilton has claimed victory at 31 of the 39 different Grand Prix while he has competed in (a record), and at 31 of the 38 tracks (also a record). On the current calendar, he is yet to win at Las Vegas, Miami, and Zandvoort.

Of the previous venues, Magny-Cours, Valencia, the Buddh International Circuit in New Delhi, and Yeongam in South Korea have also not seen a Lewis Hamilton F1 victory.

Of the 350 Grands Prix Lewis has started, he has led a lap at 189 of them - meaning he has been at the front of the pack at 54% of all the GPs he has competed in.

This year's Azerbaijan Grand Prix saw Lewis reach 100,000km raced in F1. After Singapore, that figure stands at 100,585km, equating to 19,989 laps. He has spent 27,959km and 5,485 laps of those distances at the head of the field (27%).

In total he has spent 15,580 laps in the top five (78%). 12,015 (60%) of those have been inside the top three. Hamitlon's current total of 105 victories leaves him with a win percentage of 30%, better than any driver in the modern era.

While Argentine legend Juan Manuel Fangio has a more impressive win rate (47%), his 24 wins came from just 51 Grand Prix starts.

It's a similar story when it comes to pole positions - 30% of the races Lewis has started have been from P1 on the grid. From 350 Grands Prix qualifying sessions, he has reached the top 10 Q3 shootout on 322 occasions.

When it comes to podium finishes, Hamilton has also a very impressive record to be proud of. To date, he has returned from 57% of his F1 weekends with a Grand Prix podium trophy - 201 from 350. Again, only Fangio (35 podiums from 51 races at 61%) has a better strike-rate.

From 350 weekends, Hamilton has scored points in a total of 307 races.

During his career, Hamilton has had seven different team-mates: Alonso (17 races), Heikki Kovalainen (35), Jenson Button (58), Nico Rosberg (78), Valtteri Bottas (100), and George Russell (62).