Lewis Hamilton wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2014 (VIDEO)

F1 champion Lewis Hamilton was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2014, beating golfer Rory McIlroy and athlete Jo Pavey.

Lewis got 209,920 votes out of 620,932 votes cast. McIlroy got 123,745 and Pavey got 88,813.

Charlotte Dujardin, dressage Olympic rider and the niece of So You Think You Can Dance judge Nigel Lythgoe, got 75,814 votes.

"I want to say a huge thank you to all the people who called in, I really wasn't expecting it," said Hamilton on receiving the award. "I am so speechless. I'm so proud and honored to be among such great sporting talent."

Hamilton won his second driver's championship this year driving for the Mercedes Formula 1 team.

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Via BBC