(Motorsport-Total.com) – Lewis Hamilton has once again made history in Formula 1 with his victory at the 2026 Barcelona-Catalonia Grand Prix: The Briton now belongs to an exclusive group of only ten drivers who have won a Grand Prix race at over 40 years of age.
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The Ferrari driver was exactly 41 years, five months, and seven days old at his triumph in Spain – making him the seventh oldest winner of a Formula 1 race. Additionally, Hamilton is the fourth oldest world champion to have won a race in the top class: only Giuseppe Farina, Juan Manuel Fangio, and Jack Brabham were older.
A special case remains the American Sam Hanks, who won the legendary Indy 500 in 1957 at the age of 42 years, ten months, and 17 days. Although the race was officially part of the World Championship at the time, it was not a classic Formula 1 Grand Prix and thus holds a statistical special position in historical classification.
Nigel Mansell was the last over-40 winner so far
The last time a Formula 1 driver was over 40 years old when winning a Grand Prix was more than three decades ago: Williams driver Nigel Mansell was 41 years, three months, and five days old when he won the Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide on November 13, 1994.
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Over 40 at number one: The oldest Formula 1 race winners
By the way: The likelihood that Hamilton will challenge the record as the oldest winner in Formula 1 history is very low. For that, the Briton would have to win again in the 2038 season, twelve years from now. Only then would he crown himself the undisputed oldest Grand Prix winner in history.
Which driver currently holds this age record and which other drivers have also won a Grand Prix beyond the age of 40 is revealed in our photo gallery with all previous over-40 winners in Formula 1 history.