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Head to head · 2007–2017

Jenson Button vs Lewis Hamilton

24

Finished ahead189 shared races

110

Finished aheadboth classified

Button	In shared races	Hamilton
24	Finished ahead	110
32	Qualified ahead	156
1007	Points	2252
13	Wins	53
34	Podiums	104

Teammates · Brawn GP, McLaren

Teammate battle

Button	59 events	Hamilton
16	Qualifying H2H	42
26	Race H2H	32
0	Sprint H2H	0
672	Points	657
8	Wins	10
25	Podiums	22
1	Poles	9
6	DNFs	12
6	Fastest laps	8
4.846	Avg finish	4.043
5.948	Avg grid	4.345
1.058	Avg positions gained	0.478
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Button +0.246% vs Hamilton (n=55; negative = Button faster).

Button	10 events	Hamilton
2	Qualifying H2H	8
5	Race H2H	5
0	Sprint H2H	0
120	Points	98
2	Wins	3
3	Podiums	3
1	Poles	5
2	DNFs	4
1	Fastest laps	1
3.5	Avg finish	3.667
5.3	Avg grid	2.9
1.5	Avg positions gained	-0.5
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Button +0.344% vs Hamilton (n=10; negative = Button faster).

Button	5 events	Hamilton
0	Qualifying H2H	5
2	Race H2H	3
0	Sprint H2H	0
57	Points	38
1	Wins	1
1	Podiums	1
0	Poles	2
1	DNFs	2
1	Fastest laps	1
3.75	Avg finish	5
6.8	Avg grid	2
2	Avg positions gained	-2.333
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Button +0.656% vs Hamilton (n=5; negative = Button faster).

Button	20 events	Hamilton
4	Qualifying H2H	16
9	Race H2H	11
0	Sprint H2H	0
188	Points	190
3	Wins	4
6	Podiums	7
1	Poles	7
2	DNFs	5
2	Fastest laps	1
6.889	Avg finish	5.333
6.45	Avg grid	4.3
-0.444	Avg positions gained	-0.733
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Button +0.302% vs Hamilton (n=18; negative = Button faster).

Button	19 events	Hamilton
7	Qualifying H2H	12
10	Race H2H	9
0	Sprint H2H	0
270	Points	227
3	Wins	3
12	Podiums	6
0	Poles	1
2	DNFs	3
3	Fastest laps	3
3.059	Avg finish	3.75
4.474	Avg grid	3.579
1.235	Avg positions gained	-0.187
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Button +0.060% vs Hamilton (n=18; negative = Button faster).

Button	19 events	Hamilton
5	Qualifying H2H	14
7	Race H2H	12
0	Sprint H2H	0
214	Points	240
2	Wins	3
7	Podiums	9
0	Poles	1
2	DNFs	4
1	Fastest laps	4
4.471	Avg finish	3.067
6.895	Avg grid	5.158
2.471	Avg positions gained	2.4
0	Q3 appearances	0

Median qualifying gap: Button +0.324% vs Hamilton (n=19; negative = Button faster).

Button	1 events	Hamilton
0	Qualifying H2H	0
0	Race H2H	0
0	Sprint H2H	0
0	Points	0
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	0
0	Poles	0
0	DNFs	0
0	Fastest laps	0
—	Avg finish	—
—	Avg grid	—
—	Avg positions gained	—
0	Q3 appearances	0

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Driver DNA

Profile comparison

Button career, all eras	Dimension	Hamilton 2025–2026
54	Qualifying Pace	35
78	Race Result vs Teammate	10
52	Positions Gained	89
76	Finishing	72
46	Consistency	85
88	Team Points Share	45
48	Street Circuits	37
66	High-Speed Circuits	37
25	Low-Speed Circuits	56

Percentiles; each driver vs their own window population. Teammate-relative dimensions compare each driver to their own teammates.

Recent shared races

Event	Button	Hamilton
2017 Monaco Grand Prix	retired	7
2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	retired	1
2016 Brazilian Grand Prix	16	1
2016 Mexican Grand Prix	12	1
2016 United States Grand Prix	9	1
2016 Japanese Grand Prix	18	3
2016 Malaysian Grand Prix	9	retired
2016 Singapore Grand Prix	retired	3
2016 Italian Grand Prix	12	2
2016 Belgian Grand Prix	retired	3