Lewis Hamilton is to become just the second F1 driver to reach 400 grands prix in this weekend's Sao Paullo GP.
The seven-time champion is currently on 399 entries and starts, having never posted a Did Not Start or withdrawal from any race which he has been entered into from his debut at the 2007 Australian GP.
Indeed, the only race Hamilton has missed was the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, set to be his 266th, when he tested positive for COVID-19 in the week before the race.
But he was not entered into the race, so he maintains a perfect record of an equal number of entries and starts.
He is to follow old rival and team-mate Fernando Alonso in reaching the quadruple century, with Alonso set for his 448th entry and 445th start at Interlagos - the place they both won their first titles in 2005 for Alonso and 2008 for Hamilton. Alonso also added the 2006 title to his CV a year later at the same venue.
From his 399 starts to date, Hamilton has recorded 106 wins, 105 poles, 70 fastest laps, 209 podiums, and 5,277.50 points, whilst leading 5,530 laps. They are all F1 records, aside from the 70 fastest laps, with the Briton now just seven fastest laps behind Michael Schumacher's tally of 77 - with the two enjoying a record-equalling seven drivers' titles.
Below, RacingNews365 has provided a table of Hamilton's landmark races to 400.
Lewis Hamilton landmark races
| Number | Race | Memorable for |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia 2007 | F1 debut - finished 3rd |
| 6 | Canada 2007 | First F1 win |
| 35 | Brazil 2008 | First F1 title |
| 50 | Japan 2009 | 50th F1 race - finished 3rd |
| 100 | Germany 2012 | 100th F1 race - DNF |
| 110 | Brazil 2012 | 21st and final McLaren win |
| 111 | Australia 2013 | First Mercedes race - finished 5th |
| 148 | Abu Dhabi 2014 | Second F1 title |
| 150 | Malaysia 2015 | 150th F1 race - finished 2nd |
| 164 | United States 2015 | Third F1 title |
| 172 | Spain 2016 | Collides with Nico Rosberg on the first lap |
| 200 | Belgium 2017 | 200th F1 race - finishes 1st |
| 206 | Mexico 2017 | Fourth F1 title |
| 227 | Mexico 2018 | Fifth F1 title |
| 248 | United States 2019 | Sixth F1 title |
| 250 | Abu Dhabi 2019 | 250th F1 race - finishes 1st |
| 262 | Portugal 2020 | Sets new win record with 92nd |
| 264 | Turkey 2020 | Seventh F1 title |
| 270 | Spain 2021 | 100th F1 pole - finishes 1st |
| 281 | Russia 2021 | 100th F1 win |
| 288 | Abu Dhabi 2021 | Loses eighth title in controversial ending |
| 300 | France 2022 | 300th F1 race |
| 344 | Britain 2024 | Ends long win drought |
| 346 | Belgium 2024 | 84th and final Mercedes win |
| 350 | Singapore 2024 | 350th F1 race - finishes sixth |
| 357 | Australia 2025 | First Ferrari race - finishes 10th |
| 380 | Abu Dhabi 2025 | Goes without podium for entire season for first time |
| 382 | China 2026 | First Ferrari podium with third |
| 387 | Barcelona-Catalunya 2026 | First Ferrari win - 106th overall |
| 400 | Sao Paulo 2026 | 400th F1 race |
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