RacingNews365 asks readers to pick Hamilton’s greatest F1 win ahead of 400th start

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The poll offers six options as Hamilton prepares for his 400th start, including his rain-soaked 2008 British GP and the 2024 win that ended a 945-day drought.

From the GPBeat newsroomPublished · 08 Nov 2026, 15:23 · 1 min

Lewis Hamilton is poised to make his 400th Formula 1 start at Interlagos, and RacingNews365 is asking readers which of his victories they consider the best. He heads into the São Paulo Grand Prix with 399 starts, 106 wins and seven world championships.

Hamilton dominated the 2008 British Grand Prix in torrential rain and standing water that sent much of the field spinning. At the 2020 Turkish Grand Prix, he nursed one set of intermediates for 50 laps on a drying track to clinch his seventh title.

His 2021 São Paulo win is also a candidate: after a qualifying disqualification and further grid penalties, he won from 10th on the grid, overtaking Max Verstappen. The poll also lists the 2018 German Grand Prix and the 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.

The 2024 British Grand Prix ended a 945-day winless run and delivered Hamilton’s ninth victory at Silverstone, the most wins any driver has at a single circuit.

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