{"id":14949,"date":"2025-07-22T08:19:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T08:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/14949\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T08:19:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T08:19:07","slug":"seven-f1-race-tracks-lewis-hamilton-has-never-won-at-in-his-storied-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/14949\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven F1 race tracks Lewis Hamilton has never won at in his storied career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lewis Hamilton has enjoyed the most successful Formula 1 career of all time in terms of race victories, and is level with Michael Schumacher on seven World Championships.<\/p>\n<p>While he has enjoyed unprecedented levels of on-track success, only a few circuits have eluded him taking top spot in his career to date, with some venues having entered and exited the Formula 1 calendar during his time in the sport, and others joining the calendar in recent seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Seven F1 race tracks where Lewis Hamilton has not won<\/p>\n<p>Statistics correct as of 2025 British Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, France<\/p>\n<p>Entries: 2<br \/>Best result: P3<br \/>Last raced: 2008<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton\u2019s rookie season in Formula 1 is not likely to be matched any time soon, with a third-placed finish at Magny-Cours his eighth of nine consecutive podiums to start his career.<\/p>\n<p>The French circuit did not last much longer, however, with 2008 Magny-Cours\u2019 most recent appearance, with Hamilton taking a P10 finish that time around.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton has won the French Grand Prix since, however, taking top spot at Circuit Paul Ricard in 2018 and 2019 respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Valencia Street Circuit, Spain<\/p>\n<p>Entries: 5<br \/>Best result: P2 (x3)<br \/>Last raced:\u00a02012<\/p>\n<p>Valencia hosted the European Grand Prix from 2008 to 2012, and while overtaking was difficult around the street circuit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/driver\/lewis-hamilton\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hamilton<\/a> made three podiums in the sport\u2019s stint there.<\/p>\n<p>He never took to the top step, but finished second three times consecutively from 2008-2010.<\/p>\n<p>Felipe Massa, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso would be the race winners around Valencia, with Vettel being the only repeat winner before it fell away from the calendar.<\/p>\n<p>More F1 career statistics<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/features\/max-verstappen-non-f1-win-circuits\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The seven F1 race tracks Max Verstappen has never won at<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/features\/highest-f1-race-wins-totals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1 race wins: Which drivers have the highest total of race victories in F1 history?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Korea International Circuit, South Korea<\/p>\n<p>Entries:\u00a04<br \/>Best result:\u00a0P2 (x2)<br \/>Last raced:\u00a02013<\/p>\n<p>South Korea\u2019s stint in Formula 1 lasted just four seasons, with the Hermann Tilke-designed Korea International Circuit in Yeongam introduced in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton finished second behind Fernando Alonso in the track\u2019s debut season, and was second again behind Sebastian Vettel the year after.<\/p>\n<p>A P10 and P5 finish followed before the circuit left the calendar, meaning Hamilton did not take victory in South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>Buddh International Circuit, India<\/p>\n<p>Entries:\u00a03<br \/>Best result:\u00a0P4<br \/>Last raced:\u00a02013<\/p>\n<p>As with Yeongam, Formula 1 was looking for new markets in which to be successful when the sport headed to India for the first time in 2011, at the newly-designed Buddh International Circuit.<\/p>\n<p>One of the few circuits where the now-seven-time World Champion has never managed a podium, Hamilton was seventh\u00a0in its first event, a fourth place the following year and signing off with a sixth.<\/p>\n<p>The circuit has not been used in Formula 1 since its initial stint, and held one MotoGP event in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Circuit Zandvoort, Netherlands<\/p>\n<p>Entries:\u00a04<br \/>Best result:\u00a0P2<br \/>Last raced:\u00a02024<\/p>\n<p>Formula 1 returned to Zandvoort to much fanfare in 2021, namely because of a home hero. Max Verstappen.<\/p>\n<p>Introducing innovative banking and bringing the circuit up to FIA Grade 1 standard, Verstappen has held an almost stranglehold on the top step of the podium, winning three races from 2021 to 2023, before finishing second behind Lando Norris in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The closest Hamilton came to victory was in 2021, in among his dramatic title battle against the Dutch driver, taking second place on the day.<\/p>\n<p>Zandvoort is due to drop off the F1 calendar in 2026, leaving Hamilton two more opportunities to claim victory at the Dutch circuit.<\/p>\n<p>Miami International Autodrome, United States<\/p>\n<p>Entries:\u00a04<br \/>Best result:\u00a0P6 (x3)<br \/>Last raced:\u00a02025<\/p>\n<p>The arrival of a new Formula 1 era in 2022 brought with it a new track, with a circuit built around the grounds of Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>The first edition of the race was a bumpy ride for Hamilton, however, with arguably the peak of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/team\/mercedes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mercedes<\/a>\u2018 2022 porpoising issues showing up on the long back straight.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton has yet to take to the podium at the Florida circuit, the only track of the current crop where that is the case; a Sprint podium in 2025 being the best of his efforts so far.<\/p>\n<p>Las Vegas Strip Circuit, United States<\/p>\n<p>Entries:\u00a02<br \/>Best result:\u00a0P2<br \/>Last raced:\u00a02024<\/p>\n<p>Much like Miami, Formula 1\u2019s push to expand into the United States arrived with a much-anticipated return to Las Vegas, on an all-new circuit layout that took in the city\u2019s iconic Strip.<\/p>\n<p>A seventh for Hamilton in 2023 was followed by an impressive drive to second place in 2024, rising from 10th on the grid to finish behind Mercedes team-mate George Russell.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton still has the opportunity to earn a victory around Las Vegas, with the race taking place again later in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetf1.com\/news\/f1-schedule-next-race-calendar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1 schedule: When is the next F1 race and where is it being held?<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton has enjoyed the most successful Formula 1 career of all time in terms of race victories,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14950,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[49,48,578,5691,13408,930,576,577,1613,932,590,1881,82],"class_list":["post-14949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-f1","tag-f1-features","tag-facts-stats","tag-ferrari","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-home-page","tag-lewis-hamilton","tag-mclaren","tag-mercedes","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}