It was a matter of time Lewis hamilton reach the 100 poles in Formula 1. The British driver is writing to each Grand Prix he disputes, and after becoming the rider with the most poles in history in Italy 2017, when it exceeded 68 of Michael Schumacher, has now reached the legendary 100 times first on a grid in an F1 race.
Hopeful 10th for Fernando Alonso on the day of Lewis Hamilton’s 100th pole in Formula 1
The statistic is lethal: it has achieved pole in 37% of the Grand Prix he has played. Of the previous 99, 58 ended in victory and will fight to do the same this Sunday in Montmeló, where he achieved the hundred.
It all started in Canada 2007. The Briton, then a promising pilot of Mclaren which was already turning into a nightmare for Fernando Alonso, finished his first pole over the Asturian pilot, his great rival and ultimately enemy of that year. Fourteen years later, already the greatest legend in the history of Formula 1 from a statistical point of view, has reached number 100.
He himself celebrated it on twitter with a message, possibly already planned for the Portimao appointment where his teammate Bottas snatched that first place (although not the victory). “100 poles! I can’t even begin to describe how this feels. I can’t thank the team and everyone at the factory enough for all they have done to help us secure this incredible milestone. I am very honored and very grateful. This feels like my first time again “
100 POLES! I can’t even begin to describe how this feels. I can’t thank the team and everyone back at the factory enough for everything they’ve done to help us secure this incredible milestone. I feel so humbled and very grateful. This feels like my first win all over again 🙌🏾💯 pic.twitter.com/KkCgShdhq2
– Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton) May 8, 2021
Lewis Hamilton’s 100 Poles
- Canada 2007
- United States 2007
- Great Britain 2007
- Hungary 2007
- Japan 2007
- China 2007
- Australia 2008
- Canada 2008
- Germany 2008
- Hungary 2008
- Belgium 2008
- Japan 2008
- China 2008
- Europe 2009
- Italy 2009
- Singapore 2009
- Abu Dhabi 2009
- Canada 2010
- South Korea 2011
- Australia 2012
- Malaysia 2012
- Hungary 2012
- Italy 2012
- Singapore 2012
- Abu Dhabi 2012
- Brazil 2012
- China 2013
- Great Britain 2013
- Germany 2013
- Hungary 2013
- Belgium 2013
- Australia 2014
- Malaysia 2014
- China 2014
- Spain 2014
- Italy 2014
- Singapore 2014
- Russia 2014
- Australia 2015
- Malaysia 2015
- China 2015
- Bahrain 2015
- Monaco 2015
- Canada 2015
- Austria 2015
- Great Britain 2015
- Hungary 2015
- Belgium 2015
- Italy 2015
- Australia 2015
- Bahrain 2015
- Spain 2016
- Canada 2016
- Austria 2016
- Great Britain 2016
- Italy 2016
- Malaysia 2016
- United States 2016
- Mexico 2016
- Brazil 2016
- Abu Dhabi 2016
- Australia 2017
- China 2017
- Spain 2017
- Canada 2017
- Azerbaijan 2017
- Great Britain 2017
- Belgium 2017
- Italy 2017
- Malaysia 2017
- Japan 2017
- United States 2017
- Australia 2018
- Spain 2018
- Spain 2018
- France 2018
- Great Britain 2018
- Hungary 2018
- Belgium 2018
- Singapore 2018
- Japan 2018
- United States 2018
- Brazil 2018
- Abu Dhabi 2018
- Australia 2019
- Monaco 2019
- France 2019
- Germany 2019
- Abu Dhabi 2019
- Styria 2020
- Hungary 2020
- Great Britain 2020
- Spain 2020
- Belgium 2020
- Italy 2020
- Tuscany 2020
- Russia 2020
- Portugal 2020
- Bahrain 2020
- Emilia Romagna 2021
- Spain 2021
How far will it go? Hamilton ends contract this year but has already advanced that he wants to continue. If so, will it be trying to hit a whopping 200?