Hamilton wins fourth World Championship

Lewis Hamilton’s ninth-place finish in Mexico secured his fourth Formula 1 world title, making him Britain’s most successful F1 driver

HAMILTON: CAREER IN NUMBERS
2007 Debut for McLaren, aged 22,finishing third in Australia
9 Grands Prix victories this season
11 Most wins in single season (2014)
23 Age he become youngest World Champion in 2008 – eclipsed by Vettel in 2010
62 Total race victories – second only to Schumacher
72 All-time record number of pole positions

MOST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES

7 Michael Schumacher 1994, 1995, 2000-04
Race wins 91
Race starts 306

5 Juan Manuel Fangio 1951, 1954, 1955-57
24
51

4 Alain Prost1985, 1986, 1989, 1993
51
199

4 Sebastian Vettel 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
46
196

4 Lewis Hamilton 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017
62
206

Sources: FIA, Reuters
Pictures: Getty Images