Lewis Hamilton is arguably one of the most successful drivers in F1 history. Combined with impeccable skill, the Briton has accumulated statistics over his 14-year career that have never been seen in the sport.
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One of those statistics is the number of pole positions he’s taken throughout his career. While he started off brilliantly at McLaren, his dominance began in the second season of his career at Mercedes.
How many pole positions has Lewis Hamilton achieved with the Mercedes F1?
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At the age of just 22, Hamilton made his F1 debut at McLaren. In his second season with the British team, he won his first driver’s world title after a dramatic Brazilian Grand Prix. The Stevenage-born driver needed a fifth place and overtook Timo Glock on the final lap to deny home hero Felipe Massa his first F1 driver title.
After the 2012 season, Hamilton signed for Mercedes, to which he switched from the 2013 season. Although they didn’t fight for the World Cup straight away, the Silver Arrows took over from the 2014 season.
Together with two different teammates, the Brit helped Mercedes trot to seven constructors’ world championships. In addition, he added six more driver championships to his own record, which correspond to the total of seven values set by Michael Schumacher.
At this year’s Spanish Grand Prix, Hamilton made history by becoming the first in his career to achieve 100 pole positions. However, this was only his 74th pole position in nine seasons with the Silver Arrows.
At the Hungarian Grand Prix a few months later, he took his 101st pole position and 75th with Mercedes. Before joining the German team, he clinched 26 pole positions with McLaren.
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When did Hamilton get his first pole position with Mercedes F1?
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He achieved this feat in his debut season with the Silver Arrows. At the 2013 Chinese Grand Prix, the Briton set the fastest lap in the final qualifying session, 0.2 seconds faster than second-placed Kimi Raikkonen. He finally finished the race in third place, with Fernando Alonso taking the race win with Ferrari.
MONTMELO, SPAIN – MAY 10: Lewis Hamilton from Great Britain and Mercedes GP speaks with race engineer Peter Bonnington as he prepares during practice for the Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya on May 10, 2013 in Montmelo, Spain. (Photo by Steve Etherington / Getty Images)
Hamilton took five pole positions this year. In addition to China, he secured pole positions in Silverstone (Great Britain), Nürburgring (Germany), Hungaroring (Hungary) and Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium).
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He achieved his first career pole in his first Formula 1 season in 2007 at the Canadian Grand Prix. The Briton took his first career win in the same race and marked the start of one of the most successful careers in the history of the sport.
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