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| + | <noinclude>'''June 21''' is the 172nd (173rd in leap years) of the year, according to the modern Gregorian calendar.</noinclude> |
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| − | |name = Lewis Hamilton |
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| − | |birth date = {{Birth date and age|1985|1|7|df=yes}} |
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| − | |birthplace = Stevenage, England, UK |
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| − | |nationality = {{Flag|GBR}} |
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| − | |status = Active |
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| − | |currentteam = {{McLaren-Mercedes}} |
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| − | |currentcar = 4 |
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| − | |2012Pts = 227 |
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| − | |2012Pos = 5th |
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| − | |image = [[File:IMG 2633.jpg|240px]] |
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| − | |firstrace=[[2007 Australian Grand Prix]] |
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| − | |firstwin=[[2007 Canadian Grand Prix]] |
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| − | |lastrace={{Latest GP}} |
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| − | |lastwin=[[2012 Canadian Grand Prix]] |
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| − | }} |
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| − | '''Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton''' (born [[January 7|7 January]], 1985 in Stevenage, England) is a British [[Formula One]] Driver who has driven for [[McLaren Racing|McLaren]] since [[2007 Formula One Season|2007]]. He won the [[2008 Formula One Season|2008 Formula One World Championship]]. |
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| − | He is often labelled as the first 'black' Formula One racing driver. |
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+ | ==Births== |
| + | * 1984: [[Franck Perera]] |
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| + | ==Deaths== |
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| − | ===RC and Karting=== |
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| + | * 1970: [[Piers Courage]] |
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| + | ==Events== |
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| − | Hamilton's first got involved in motorsport when his father [[Anthony Hamilton|Anthony]] bought him a RC car in 1991. Soon after he came runner-up in a national RC racing championship. In 1993, Hamilton took up Karting at the Rye House Kart Circuit in Hertfordshire. Two years later and he'd won the British Karting Championship (cadet class) and STP Karting Championship. He met [[McLaren Racing|McLaren]] team boss [[Ron Dennis]] in [[1995 Formula One Season|1995]] and asked for an autograph. He then told Dennis "Hi. I’m Lewis Hamilton. I won the British Championship and one day I want to be racing your cars." Dennis responded in Hamilton's autograph book, writing "Phone me in nine years, we’ll sort something out then." |
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| + | * 1952: [[I West Essex CC Race]] (non championship) |
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| + | * [[1953 Belgian Grand Prix]] |
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| + | * [[Dutch Grand Prix]]: |
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| + | ** [[1969 Dutch Grand Prix|1969]], [[1970 Dutch Grand Prix|1970]] |
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| + | * [[1981 Spanish Grand Prix]] |
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| + | * [[1987 Detroit Grand Prix]] |
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| + | * [[2009 British Grand Prix]] |
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| − | The 1996 season saw more success winning the Champions of the Future series, Sky TV KartMasters Championship and Five Nations Championship. 1997 saw Lewis win the Champions of the Future series again along with the Super One series and again won the British Championship. |
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| − | 1998 saw Hamilton signed to the McLaren Driver Development Support programme. He was 13 at the time, making him the youngest driver to be contracted to an F1 team. |
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| − | His Karting success continued winning the Trophy de Pomposa and Italian “Industrials” Championship in 1999, the Formula A European Champion, World Cup Championship and Elf Masters in 2000. |
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| − | ===Formula Renault=== |
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| − | Hamilton was given the opportunity to drive a Formula Renault car in 2001, but it didn't go to plan. Manor Motorsport boss [[John Booth]] said "[[McLaren Racing|McLaren]] asked us to give Lewis a test in our Formula Renault and tell them what we thought. We took him to a general test day at Mallory Park. He'd never driven a car before, not even a road car - and he crashed our Renault after three laps! But the boys put it back together again, and he went back out and went very quickly. It hadn’t fazed him in the slightest." |
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| − | He took part in the Formula Renault Winter Series, finishing fifth. In 2002 he took part in Formula Renault UK finishing third overall with three wins to his name. The following season he dominated the championship winning 10 races out of 15. |
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| − | ===Formula Three=== |
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| − | He made an appearance in the British Formula Three Championship in the final round but crashed in the first race and collided with his team mate in the second. Nevertheless he took part in the 2004 Formula Three Euro series for Manor winning one race at the Norising in Germany. He finished fourth overall just behind [[Nico Rosberg]] but ahead of [[Robert Kubica]]. He got his first taste of Formula 1, being rewarded with a test of a [[McLaren Racing|McLaren]] F1 car. |
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| − | He switched to Formula 3 for the 2005 series and went on to dominate the series along with his team mate [[Adrian Sutil]]. Hamilton won 15 of the 20 races that season and finished 78 points ahead of Sutil. |
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| − | ===GP2=== |
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| − | He moved onto the Formula 1 feeder series [[GP2]] in 2006, driving for ASM's sister team ART Grand Prix who had just helped [[Nico Rosberg]] earn a place driving for [[Williams F1|Williams]]. His main competition came from [[Nelson Piquet, Jr]]. Lewis won five rounds, including both at his home circuit, [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]], both at the [[Nürburgring]] and the sole race in [[Circuit de Monaco|Monte Carlo]]. He finished eight points ahead of Piquet failing to pick up points in just four of the 21 rounds. |
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| − | ==Formula One== |
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| − | ===2007-Present: McLaren=== |
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| − | ==Records== |
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| − | ===Currently holds=== |
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| − | *Most consecutive podiums from debut race: 9 ([[2007 Australian Grand Prix]] to [[2007 British Grand Prix]]) |
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| − | *Most consecutive podiums for a British driver: 9 ([[2007 Australian Grand Prix]] to [[2007 British Grand Prix]], tied with [[Jim Clark]]) |
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| − | *Youngest driver to lead the World Championship: {{Age in years and days|1985|1|7|2007|5|13}} (after [[2007 Spanish Grand Prix]]) |
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| − | *Most wins in a debut season: 4 ([[2007 Canadian Grand Prix|Canada]], [[2007 United States Grand Prix|United States]], [[2007 Hungarian Grand Prix|Hungary]], [[2007 Japanese Grand Prix|Japan]], tied with [[Jacques Villeneuve]]) |
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| − | *Most pole positions in a debut season: 6 ([[2007 Canadian Grand Prix|Canada]], [[2007 United States Grand Prix|United States]], [[2007 British Grand Prix|Great Britain]], [[2007 Hungarian Grand Prix|Hungary]], [[2007 Japanese Grand Prix|Japan]], [[2007 Chinese Grand Prix|China]]) |
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| − | ===Previously held=== |
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| − | *Youngest F1 World Champion: {{Age in years and days|1985|1|7|2008|11|2}} at the [[2008 Brazilian Grand Prix]]. (Record held for {{Age in years and days|2008|11|2|2010|11|14}} until broken by [[Sebastian Vettel]] at the [[2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix]], when he won at age {{Age in years and days|1987|7|3|2010|11|14}}) |
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| − | ==Personal life== |
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| − | Lewis was born to father [[Anthony Hamilton|Anthony]] and mother Carmen. Lewis's parents split was he was two and he lived with his mother and his two half-sisters Nicola and Samantha. At age 12 he began to live with his father and stepmother Linda along with his half-brother Nicholas who has cerebral palsy. Many of his family members, especially father Anthony, attend grand prix to support Lewis. |
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| − | After [[2007 Lewis Hamilton Season|his successful rookie]] [[2007 Formula One Season|season]], Lewis announced that he would be moving to Switzerland to escape the growing media circus surrounding him. However, he later admitted on the TV show Parkinson that the lighter tax rules also played a part in his decision. |
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| − | A lot is often made of Lewis' ethnicity. His father is black while his mother is white meaning he comes from a mixed-race background. He is often labelled "the first black driver in Formula One". He is currently dating Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls. |
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| − | ==F1 Career History== |
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| − | {| class=wikitable style="font-size: 90%" |
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| − | ! Year |
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| − | ! Team |
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| − | ! Pts |
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| − | ! WDC Pos. |
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| − | ! Report |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[2007 Formula One Season|2007]] |
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| − | | {{McLaren-Mercedes}} |
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| − | | 109 |
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| − | | {{2nd}} |
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| − | | [[2007 Lewis Hamilton Season|Report]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | '''[[2008 Formula One Season|2008]]''' |
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| − | | '''{{McLaren-Mercedes}}''' |
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| − | | '''98''' |
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| − | | {{1st}} |
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| − | | '''[[2008 Lewis Hamilton Season|Report]]''' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[2009 Formula One Season|2009]] |
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| − | | {{McLaren-Mercedes}} |
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| − | | 49 |
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| − | | 5th |
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| − | | [[2009 Lewis Hamilton Season|Report]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[2010 Formula One Season|2010]] |
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| − | | {{McLaren-Mercedes}} |
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| − | | 240 |
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| − | | 4th |
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| − | | [[2010 Lewis Hamilton Season|Report]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[2011 Formula One Season|2011]] |
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| − | | {{McLaren-Mercedes}} |
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| − | | 227 |
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| − | | 5th |
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| − | | [[2011 Lewis Hamilton Season|Report]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[2012 Formula One Season|2012]] |
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| − | | {{McLaren-Mercedes}} |
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| − | | ''88''* |
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| − | | ''1st''* |
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| − | | [[2012 Lewis Hamilton Season|Report]] |
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| − | |} |
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| − | <nowiki>*</nowiki> Season in progress, as of [[2012 Canadian Grand Prix]] |
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| − | ==Statistics== |
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| − | ''as of [[2012 Canadian Grand Prix]]'' |
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| − | {| class=wikitable style="font-size: 90%" |
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| − | | Entries |
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| − | | 97 |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | Starts |
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| − | | 97 |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | '''[[Pole position]]s''' |
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| − | | '''21''' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | Front Row Starts |
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| − | | 41 |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | '''[[Victory|Victories]]''' |
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| − | | '''18''' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Podium|Podia]] |
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| − | | 46 |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | '''[[Fastest lap]]s''' |
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| − | | '''11''' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | [[Points]] |
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| − | | 811 |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | Laps raced |
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| − | | 5461 |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | kms raced |
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| − | | 27220.323 |
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| − | | Races led |
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| − | | 41 |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | Laps led |
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| − | | 1098 |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | kms lead |
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| − | | 5355.670 |
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| − | | [[Double]]s |
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| − | | 9 |
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| − | | [[Hat-trick]]s |
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| − | | 2 |
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| − | |} |
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| − | ==Wins== |
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| − | ''As of [[2012 Canadian Grand Prix]]'' |
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| − | {| class=wikitable style="font-size: 90%" |
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| − | ! No. |
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| − | ! Race |
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| − | | 1 |
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| − | | [[2007 Canadian Grand Prix]] |
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| − | | 2 |
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| − | | [[2007 United States Grand Prix]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | 3 |
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| − | | [[2007 Hungarian Grand Prix]] |
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| − | | 4 |
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| − | | [[2007 Japanese Grand Prix]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | 5 |
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| − | | [[2008 Australian Grand Prix]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | 6 |
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| − | | [[2008 Monaco Grand Prix]] |
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| − | | 7 |
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| − | | [[2008 British Grand Prix]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | 8 |
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| − | | [[2008 German Grand Prix]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | 9 |
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| − | | [[2008 Chinese Grand Prix]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | 10 |
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| − | | [[2009 Hungarian Grand Prix]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | 11 |
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| − | | [[2009 Singapore Grand Prix]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | 12 |
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| − | | [[2010 Turkish Grand Prix]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | 13 |
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| − | | [[2010 Canadian Grand Prix]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | 14 |
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| − | | [[2010 Belgian Grand Prix]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | 15 |
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| − | | [[2011 Chinese Grand Prix]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | 16 |
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| − | | [[2011 German Grand Prix]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | 17 |
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| − | | [[2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | 18 |
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| − | | [[2012 Canadian Grand Prix]] |
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| − | |} |
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| − | ==Career Results== |
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| − | {{Career Results}} |
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| − | {{2007 Results|{{3rd}}|{{2nd}}|{{2nd}}|{{2nd}}|{{2nd}}|{{1st}}|{{1st}}|{{3rd}}|{{3rd}}|9th|{{1st}}|5th|{{2nd}}|4th|{{1st}}|Ret|7th|109|2nd}} |
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| − | {{2008 Results|{{1st}}|5th|13th|{{3rd}}|{{2nd}}|{{1st}}|Ret|10th|{{1st}}|{{1st}}|5th|{{2nd}}|{{3rd}}|7th|{{3rd}}|12th|{{1st}}|5th|98|1st}} |
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| − | {{2009 Results|{{DSQ}}<br>(4th)|7th|6th|4th|9th|12th|13th|16th|18th|{{1st}}|{{2nd}}|Ret|12th|{{1st}}|{{3rd}}|{{3rd}}|Ret|49|5th}} |
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| − | {{2010 Results|{{3rd}}|6th|6th|{{2nd}}|14th|5th|{{1st}}|{{1st}}|{{2nd}}|{{2nd}}|4th|Ret|{{1st}}|Ret|Ret|5th|{{2nd}}|4th|{{2nd}}|240|4th}} |
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| − | {{2011 Results|{{2nd}}|8th|{{1st}}|4th|{{2nd}}|6th|Ret|4th|4th|{{1st}}|4th|Ret|4th|5th|5th|{{2nd}}|7th|{{1st}}|Ret|227|5th}} |
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| − | {{2012 Results|{{3rd}}|{{3rd}}|{{3rd}}|8th|8th|5th|{{1st}}||||||||||||||88|1st}} |
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| − | {{Career Results end}} |
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| − | ==Notes== |
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| − | <References /> |
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| − | ==Other Pages== |
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| − | * [http://www.lewishamilton.com/ Official Website] |
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| − | * [http://www.manipef1.com/drivers/lhamilton/ Lewis Hamilton on Manipe F1] |
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| − | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Hamilton Lewis Hamilton on Wikipedia] |
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| − | * [http://theformula1.wikia.com/wiki/Lewis_Hamilton Lewis Hamilton on The Formula 1 Wiki] |
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| − | |align="center" colspan=3 style="background-color:white"|'''Sporting Positions''' |
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| − | |align="center" colspan=3|'''Formula One World Drivers' Champion''' |
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| − | |align="center"|'''''Preceded by''<br />[[Kimi Räikkönen]]''' |
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| − | |align="center"|'''Lewis Hamilton'''<br />{{F1|2008}} |
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| − | |align="center"|'''''Succeded by''<br />[[Jenson Button]]''' |
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| − | |align="center" colspan=3|'''Youngest Formula One World Champion''' |
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| − | |align="center"|'''''Preceded by''<br />[[Fernando Alonso]]'''''<br />24 years, 58 days'' |
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| − | |align="center"|'''Lewis Hamilton'''''<br />23 years, 300 days'' |
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| − | |align="center"|'''''Succeded by''<br />[[Sebastian Vettel]]'''''<br />23 years, 134 days |
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| − | {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> |
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| − | | NAME = Hamilton, Lewis Carl Davidson |
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| − | | SHORT DESCRIPTION = |
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| − | | DATE OF BIRTH = 7 January 1985 |
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| − | | PLACE OF BIRTH = Stevenage, England, UK |
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Revision as of 10:16, 21 June 2012
June 21 is the 172nd (173rd in leap years) of the year, according to the modern Gregorian calendar.
Births
- 1984: Franck Perera
Deaths
- 1970: Piers Courage
Events
- 1952: I West Essex CC Race (non championship)
- 1953 Belgian Grand Prix
- Dutch Grand Prix:
- 1981 Spanish Grand Prix
- 1987 Detroit Grand Prix
- 2009 British Grand Prix
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