Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton just hard-launched on Instagram

Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton are the Drive to Survive meets The Kardashians crossover we never saw coming.

Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet are not the only surprise couple in the Jenner-Kardashian clan. And no, we’re not talking about Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny’s on-again, off-again relationship.

The internet was buzzing when The Sun reported that Hamilton and Kardashian had been secretly dating, prompting fans of both stars to hunt for clues.

But there was no need for social media sleuthing, as the couple made their romance public at the 2026 Super Bowl. Now, they’re entering a new stage of their relationship and making it official. Yep, they did the Insta hard launch.

Here’s everything we know so far about Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton’s relationship.

Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton relationship timeline

They were first pictured together at the 2014 GQ Man of the Year Awards, alongside their respective previous partners, Kanye West and Nicole Scherzinger.

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West and Hamilton appear to be fast friends, with the F1 driver even going to his Coachella set in 2015 alongside Kim and the rest of the family. Both Hamilton and Kardashian were honoured at the WSJ 2021 Innovator Awards.

Hamilton even spent Easter with the Kardashian-West family, with Kanye West recalling, “Lewis Hamilton’s over at my house, and we’re playing some music in my studio. We’re having an Easter brunch and all of the family’s there, my wife’s family, my friends, everything. And everybody’s like, ‘What is this music?’ And I’m like, ‘It’s Lewis Hamilton’s music.’ They’re like, ‘Oh my God. It’s really good!’”

The two were first linked over New Year’s Eve, when they both attended Kate Hudson’s party in Aspen, Colorado. Although not photographed together at the time, the two began popping up in the same places.

Kardashian and Hamilton were spotted together in Paris, arriving at a luxury hotel in the same SUV. Sources told People that it was “a romantic meetup,” noting that the pair had even reportedly flown in together from the U.K., fuelling speculation that their relationship was heating up.