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Pole conversion counts wins from pole. Lower DNF rate is better. Era normalisation scales each season’s points so a win is worth 25; winner awards are inferred from imported results until local scoring rules are supplied.
On the same team 3 SHARED TEAM SEASONS
| Season / team | Quali H2H | Race H2H | Points share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012McLaren | 3–17 | 4–9 | 49.7% |
| 2011McLaren | 6–13 | 7–7 | 54.3% |
| 2010McLaren | 5–14 | 4–10 | 47.1% |
H2H reads Button–Hamilton. Race duels require both drivers to have official finishing positions. Points share is Button’s share of their combined Grand Prix points in shared rounds; sprint points are unavailable. “—” means no comparable data.
Career by year
| Career year | Button | Points | Hamilton | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 | 12 | 2007 | 109 |
| 2 | 2001 | 2 | 2008 | 98 |
| 3 | 2002 | 14 | 2009 | 49 |
| 4 | 2003 | 17 | 2010 | 240 |
| 5 | 2004 | 85 | 2011 | 227 |
| 6 | 2005 | 37 | 2012 | 190 |
| 7 | 2006 | 56 | 2013 | 189 |
| 8 | 2007 | 6 | 2014 | 384 |
| 9 | 2008 | 3 | 2015 | 381 |
| 10 | 2009 | 95 | 2016 | 380 |
| 11 | 2010 | 214 | 2017 | 363 |
| 12 | 2011 | 270 | 2018 | 408 |
| 13 | 2012 | 188 | 2019 | 413 |
| 14 | 2013 | 73 | 2020 | 347 |
| 15 | 2014 | 126 | 2021 | 387.5 |
| 16 | 2015 | 16 | 2022 | 240 |
| 17 | 2016 | 21 | 2023 | 234 |
| 18 | 2017 | 0 | 2024 | 223 |
| 19 | — | — | 2025 | 156 |
| 20 | — | — | 2026 | 191 |
Year 1 is each driver’s first imported racing season. Missing earlier seasons will move this alignment automatically as the archive fills; sabbaticals are skipped.
1966–2026 · 61 imported seasons. Career figures reflect imported data. Race starts exclude DNS and non-qualifiers; poles use race grid position. Points use official season standings.
Points systems have changed over time. Raw totals are retained above; the rates block also provides a rescaled points comparison.