Should Max Verstappen win the upcoming Miami Grand Prix, he will overtake another of Lewis Hamilton's career records: Win percentage.
Since their epic, and rather controversial, 2021 title battle, their fortunes have split with Hamilton not winning a race since Saudi Arabia that year, whilst Verstappen has won 39 times and picked up his three world titles, and looks set for a fourth this year.
As a result, Hamilton's win percentage has dived over the past two-and-a-half years from the 35.88% it was after his 103rd win in his 287th start in December 2021 in Jeddah to the 30.53% it is today after a 50th grand prix without a win in China last time out.
By contrast, Verstappen's rise has been evident, with 58 wins from his 190 starts. That is a win percentage of 30.53%.
Should Verstappen win Miami, as he has in the first two years of the race, that will climb to 30.89%, whereas Hamilton's will fall further to 30.47%.
Highest win percentages in F1
| Position | Driver | Starts | Wins | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Juan Manuel Fangio | 51 | 24 | 47.06% |
| 2nd | Alberto Ascari | 32 | 13 | 40.63% |
| 3rd | Jim Clark | 72 | 25 | 34.72% |
| 4th | Lewis Hamilton | 337 | 103 | 30.56% |
| 5th | Max Verstappen | 190 | 58 | 30.53% |
| 6th | Michael Schumacher | 306 | 91 | 29.74% |
| 7th | Jackie Stewart | 99 | 27 | 27.27% |
| 8th | Alain Prost | 199 | 51 | 25.63% |
| 9th | Ayrton Senna | 161 | 41 | 25.47% |
| 10th | Stirling Moss | 66 | 16 | 24.24% |
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