Lewis Hamilton etched his name in the record books as he continued his strong display in the 2026 season for Ferrari by finishing in second spot for the second race in a row at the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix after also securing a runners-up finish at the Canada GP. He finished behind Italian teenage prodigy Kimi Antonelli in both races.
Hamilton started in the third spot from qualification, but Max Verstappen’s nightmare start, which led to him retiring, allowed the seven-time world champion to climb up the ladder. The British racing legend kept the position for the entire race as Kimi led the race on every lap. Hamilton’s Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc was third for large periods, but he crashed out of the race in 68th, which meant the current and former Mercedes driver was joined by Red Bull’s Issac Hadjar on the podium.
Lewis Hamilton Emulates Ayrton Senna
Hamilton etched his name in the history books with an eighth career podium in Monaco. This is the joint-most by any driver, as he equaled legendary Brazilian driver Aryton Senna’s record, which has been in place for 33 years since his final podium at the iconic Circuit de Monaco in 1993.
Most Podiums In Monaco GP History
| Driver | Podiums |
| Lewis Hamilton | 8 |
| Artyon Senna | 8 |
| Graham Hill | 7 |
| Michael Schumacher | 7 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 7 |
Monaco has become the 13th circuit at which Hamilton has eight (or more) podiums. No other driver has done it at 10 different races. Michael Schumacher is second on the list with at least eight podiums at nine different venues in his career.
Lewis Hamilton’s Unique Century
This marks the 100th instance of Hamilton finishing on the podium without winning the race (in 2nd or 3rd position). No other driver has achieved the unique century of podium finishes in their career before the British great.
Most Podiums Without Race Win In F1 career (2nd Or 3rd Place Finishes)
| Driver | Podiums Without Race Wins |
| Lewis Hamilton | 100 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 82 |
| Fernando Alonso | 74 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 69 |
| Michael Schumacher | 64 |
The Monaco GP marked the 59th time Hamilton has finished second in his career in a race, which is also the most by any driver in history. He also has 41 third-place finishes to his name, which is the second-most behind Raikkonen (45). He also has the most race wins in history with 105 victories.
Meanwhile, Hamilton extended his record for the most podium finishes in F1 history. This is the 205th instance in his career that the Englishman stood on the podium. He has a huge lead over second place, Michael Schumacher (155), now 50 behind him.
Hamilton has finished on the podium in 53.11% of races he has competed in in his career. Among drivers who have over 50 podiums, this is the third-best behind Max Verstappen (53.56%) and Alain Prost (53.27%).
Hamilton now has three podiums in the 2026 season after a nightmare debut campaign with Ferrari, where he failed to get a top three finish even once. However, the legendary driver is yet to win a race with the Prancing Horse and will hope to end streak soon.