Driver Lewis Hamilton achieved a historic milestone in Fórmula 1 during yesterday’s Mônaco GP. The British competitor finished the race in second place on the streets of Monte Carlo. The performance guaranteed the driver’s return to the top 3 of the traditional race on the world calendar.
With the result obtained on the European track, the current member of the Ferrari team achieved his eighth podium in the Principado. The brand represents the exact tie with the record set by the Brazilian Ayrton Senna, who held the number separately in the top category of professional motorsport since the 1990s.
Lewis Hamilton’s achievement changes Mônaco’s historical GP statistics. Numerical equality revives the debate about the efficiency of the big names in the sport in the blocked urban layout. The Ferrari driver needed precise driving last Sunday to secure second place and consolidate the mark of eight appearances in the official awards ceremony.
Estatísticas from podiums of Lewis Hamilton and Ayrton Senna in Monte Carlo
The final numbers of the competitors show different compositions in their trajectories on the Monegasque circuit. Enquanto the Brazilian concentrated most of his appearances on the highest step, the British distributed the results identically between the three prized positions of Fórmula 1.
The detailed retrospective of each driver in Principado presents the following breakdown:
- Ayrton Senna: 6 wins, 1 second place and 1 third place
- Lewis Hamilton: 3 wins, 3 second places and 2 third positions
The Briton’s achievement in 2026 ends the isolation of the Brazilian, who had maintained absolute leadership in this specific aspect for 33 years. The aggregated data points to the regularity of both athletes on one of the most demanding and narrow tracks in the entire world championship.
Ayrton Senna maintains the isolated lead in number of victories on the track
Mesmo with the tie established by Lewis Hamilton in the total number of podiums, the Brazilian driver remains untouchable in the criteria of biggest winner of the Monte Carlo circuit. The three-time world champion has six triumphs on the city’s streets, a feat that no other competitor has managed to surpass so far in the modern history of the category.
Ayrton Senna’s historic run in Mônaco began in the 1984 season. On Naquela occasion, the Brazilian caught the world’s attention in heavy rain by crossing the finish line in second position while driving the Toleman team’s limited model. Dois years later, in 1986, the athlete climbed to the third step of the podium driving the Lotus car. The first official triumph on the Monegasque track would occur in 1987, also by the Lotus team, paving the way for the hegemony that earned it the historic nickname in the sport.
The British driver has a long way to go if he wants to match Ayrton Senna’s number of victories on the circuit. Lewis Hamilton won the race in three editions, needing three more first places to tie the main record. The consistency in Monte Carlo raises the level of the two drivers, who now share the top spot in the top three in the most charming race in motorsport.
