Motor racing-Lewis Hamilton's career in numbers

HOCKENHEIM, Germany, July 19 (Reuters) - Mercedes announced
on Thursday that four times Formula One world champion Lewis
Hamilton has signed a new contract, keeping the Briton at the
team until the end of 2020.
The following details his career to date in numbers:

1 - Hamilton's first race was in Australia on March 18,
2007, with McLaren. He finished third.

4 - The number of F1 championships won. In 2008 with McLaren
and 2014, 2015 and 2017 with Mercedes.

11 - Most wins in a single season (in 2014)

16 - Successive podium finishes (2014/15)

22 - Hamilton's age when he made his debut.

23 - Hamilton became the youngest ever world champion at 23
years and 301 days in 2008. That record is now held by Sebastian
Vettel, who won the 2010 title aged 23 and 134 days.

33 - The record number of successive points finishes, a run
that ended with retirement in Austria in June.

44 - The number on Hamilton's car, which he has used since
his junior career. Also the number of races he has won with
Mercedes since he joined in 2013.

65 - The number of wins Hamilton has racked up so far, more
than any driver apart from Michael Schumacher (91). The first
win was in Canada in June 2007.

76 - The all-time record number of pole positions Hamilton
has achieved. His first pole came at the 2007 Canadian Grand
Prix.

124 - Hamilton has finished on the podium 124 times.

218 - Races started. Hamilton is the only driver to have won
at least one race in every season he has competed.

(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Richard Balmforth)