When did Lewis Hamilton last win a Formula 1 Grand Prix?

Lewis Hamilton has won 103 Grands Prix in his Formula 1 career, but the Mercedes driver is experiencing a period without victories. Hamilton last won a Formula 1 Grand Prix on December 5, 2021, at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. This is the longest Hamilton has competed in F1 without a victory. The gap will be at least 882 days when Formula 1 returns with the 2024 Miami Grand Prix.

Hamilton has been at the front of the grid for most of his career. From 2007 until 2021, Hamilton won at least one Grand Prix in every single season. Mercedes didn't ace the rule and regulation changes for the 2022 season and currently sit behind Red Bull performance-wise. His 2021 title rival Max Verstappen has won most races since the start of the 2022 season. 

Mercedes are going through a difficult patch, but Hamilton remains as motivated as ever to continue to improve. Mercedes won one Grand Prix in 2022, but this went to his teammate George Russell. If Hamilton is to win another race, it would put him into the top 35 for the longest interval between two wins. 

Dominance at Mercedes

Mercedes had mastered the then-new turbo-hybrid engines in Formula 1 and stormed out of the blocks as the quickest team. In 2014, 2015 and 2016, Hamilton only had to worry about his teammate Nico Rosberg. Hamilton's tally of victories quickly increased, and at the 2014 Chinese Grand Prix, Hamilton secured victory number 25. 

Hamilton won 10 times in 2014 and 2015 as he saw off Rosberg. But the German came back fighting hard in 2016. Hamilton achieved his 50th Grand Prix victory at the 2016 USA Grand Prix, which formed part of four consecutive victories to close out the season. That run of form wasn't enough to beat Rosberg for the World Championship because his title rival finished second at each of those four events. Hamilton's engine issue at the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix cost him dearly, and he lost the title by five points. 

Hamilton faced a challenge from Vettel and Ferrari in 2017 and 2018, but Mercedes were ultimately too strong in the second half of the season. By the time the 2020 season started, Hamilton had already achieved 84 wins and had Schumacher's tally in his sights. 

Records tumble, and then the wins dry up

2020 was arguably Hamilton and Mercedes' most dominant season, and the records tumbled. Schumacher's record was equalled at the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix and beaten two weeks later in Portugal. By race 14 (out of 17), Hamilton had equalled Schumacher for the number of World Championship titles. Hamilton won eight races in 2021, but it wasn't enough to stop Max Verstappen from winning the World Championship in one of the most heated Formula 1 seasons ever. Since introducing the new rules and regulations, Hamilton hasn't won a race and is stuck on 103 Grands Prix victories.