Lewis Hamilton drives the racing car with the number 44. Photo: Srdjan Suki
(Photo: dpa)
“It’s such a special number for me and my family, I can’t believe I’ve now managed 44 wins in Formula 1,” he said after his success at the Monaco Grand Prix.
In the history of the motorsport premier class, only two drivers have won more races. With 91 victories, record champion Michael Schumacher also clearly leads this statistic. He is followed by Alain Prost with 51 Grand Prix victories. Four-time champion Sebastian Vettel is fourth with 42 wins.
There is so much hard work from so many people behind it, said Hamilton. “I want to enjoy this now because this only happens once.” Even in the days of karting, his four-wheeled vehicle bore the number 44. In Formula 1, he remained true to this number when the drivers were allowed to choose a personal number.
The drivers with the most wins in Formula 1:
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| Platz | Name | origin | Siege |
| 1. | Michael Schumacher | kerpen | 91 |
| 2. | Alain Prost | France | 51 |
| 3. | Lewis Hamilton* | Great Britain | 44 |
| 4. | Sebastian Vettel* | Heppenheim | 42 |
| 5. | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | 41 |
| 6. | Fernando Alonso* | Spain | 32 |
| 7. | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | 31 |
| 8. | Jackie Stewart | Great Britain | 27 |
| 9. | Jim Clark | Great Britain | 25 |
| Niki Lauda | Austria | 25 |
* still active drivers
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Transcript press conference with Hamilton
