Lewis Hamilton is now the most successful British driver in terms of grand prix wins, pole positions and podiums - but does that make him the best Formula One racer to hail from Great Britain?
While the debate is always subjective, DSG has compiled a list of Britain's best, based on an aggregate of victories, poles and podium finishes, comparable to the number of races they started.
To qualify, a driver must have won at least one Formula One world championship and/or five grands prix. In total there were 14 who met the criteria.
While reigning world champion Hamilton's average aggregate of 34.2 per cent places him second on the list, the top honour - with 41.6 per cent - goes to two-time world champion Jim Clark.
List:
Jim Clark - 41.6
Lewis Hamilton - 34.2
Sir Jackie Stewart - 29.1
Sir Stirling Moss - 28.3
Damon Hill - 24.3
Nigel Mansell - 21.8
Mike Hawthorn - 18.5
James Hunt - 17
Tony Brooks - 16.6
Graham Hill - 12
David Coulthard - 11.8
John Surtees - 11.4
Jenson Button - 8.9
John Watson - 5.9
Breakdown of the drivers' starts/wins/poles/podiums and the respective percentages:
Lewis Hamilton - Starts 156 - Wins 37, Poles 45, Podiums 78. Wins percentage 23.7, Poles percentage 28.9, Podiums percentage 50.
Nigel Mansell - 187 - 31, 32, 59. 16.6, 17.1, 31.6.
Sir Jackie Stewart - 99 - 27, 17, 43. 27.2, 17, 43.
Jim Clark - 72 - 25, 33, 32. 34.7, 45.8, 44.4.
Damon Hill - 115, 22, 20, 42. 19, 17.4, 36.5.
Sir Stirling Moss - 66, 16, 16, 24. 24.2, 24.2, 36.4.
Jenson Button - 273, 15, 8, 50. 5.5, 2.9, 18.3.
Graham Hill - 176, 14, 13, 36. 8, 7.4, 20.5.
David Coulthard - 247, 13, 12, 62. 5.3, 4.9, 25.1.
James Hunt - 92, 10, 14, 23. 10.9, 15.2, 25.
Tony Brooks, 38, 6, 3, 10. 15.7, 7.9, 26.3.
John Surtees - 111, 6, 8, 24. 5.4, 7.2, 21.6.
John Watson - 152, 5, 2, 20 3.3 1.3 13.2
Mike Hawthorn - 45, 3, 4, 18. 6.7, 8.9, 40.
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Source: PA
