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McLaren F1 pole positions

Pole positions info

Pole positions

156

One-two

63 (40.4%)

Race no. first pole position

67th race

First pole position

Canada flag lazyload 1972 Canadian Grand Prix

Last pole position

Russia flag lazyload 2021 Russian Grand Prix

Consecutive poles

17

Most poles in a season

15 (1988, 1989)

No. of polesitters

17

Statistics

A detailed look at McLaren’s F1 pole positions.

Pole positions by driver

DriverPolesPole & win
Brazil flag lazyload Ayrton Senna4626
Finland flag lazyload Mika Hakkinen2610
United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis Hamilton2611
United Kingdom flag lazyload James Hunt147
Finland flag lazyload Kimi Raikkonen113
France flag lazyload Alain Prost108
United Kingdom flag lazyload David Coulthard71
Austria flag lazyload Gerhard Berger41
Brazil flag lazyload Emerson Fittipaldi22
Colombia flag lazyload Juan Pablo Montoya21
Spain flag lazyload Fernando Alonso22
USA flag lazyload Peter Revson1–
New Zealand flag lazyload Denny Hulme1–
Finland flag lazyload Keke Rosberg1–
Finland flag lazyload Heikki Kovalainen1–
United Kingdom flag lazyload Jenson Button11
United Kingdom flag lazyload Lando Norris1–

Pole positions by year

YearPoles1-2Driver(s)
197211USA flag lazyload Revson (1)
19731–New Zealand flag lazyload Hulme (1)
19742–Brazil flag lazyload Fittipaldi (2)
19768–United Kingdom flag lazyload Hunt (8)
19776–United Kingdom flag lazyload Hunt (6)
19843–France flag lazyload Prost (3)
19852–France flag lazyload Prost (2)
198621
  • France flag lazyload Prost (1)
  • Finland flag lazyload Rosberg (1)
19881512
  • Brazil flag lazyload Senna (13)
  • France flag lazyload Prost (2)
19891511
  • Brazil flag lazyload Senna (13)
  • France flag lazyload Prost (2)
1990126
  • Brazil flag lazyload Senna (10)
  • Austria flag lazyload Berger (2)
1991102
  • Brazil flag lazyload Senna (8)
  • Austria flag lazyload Berger (2)
19921–Brazil flag lazyload Senna (1)
19931–Brazil flag lazyload Senna (1)
19971–Finland flag lazyload Hakkinen (1)
1998129
  • Finland flag lazyload Hakkinen (9)
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Coulthard (3)
1999115Finland flag lazyload Hakkinen (11)
200073
  • Finland flag lazyload Hakkinen (5)
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Coulthard (2)
200121United Kingdom flag lazyload Coulthard (2)
20032–Finland flag lazyload Raikkonen (2)
20041–Finland flag lazyload Raikkonen (1)
200571
  • Finland flag lazyload Raikkonen (5)
  • Colombia flag lazyload Montoya (2)
20063–Finland flag lazyload Raikkonen (3)
200785
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Hamilton (6)
  • Spain flag lazyload Alonso (2)
200881
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Hamilton (7)
  • Finland flag lazyload Kovalainen (1)
200941United Kingdom flag lazyload Hamilton (4)
20101–United Kingdom flag lazyload Hamilton (1)
20111–United Kingdom flag lazyload Hamilton (1)
201284
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Hamilton (7)
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Button (1)
20211–United Kingdom flag lazyload Norris (1)

Pole positions by Grand Prix

Grand PrixPolesYear(s)
Germany flag lazyload Germany121976, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008
Monaco flag lazyload Monaco111984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007
Canada flag lazyload Canada111972, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2010
Belgium flag lazyload Belgium111985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2012
Italy flag lazyload Italy111977, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Brazil flag lazyload Brazil111974, 1976, 1977, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2012
Australia flag lazyload Australia101988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2012
San Marino flag lazyload San Marino91988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005
Spain flag lazyload Spain81976, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2005
Hungary flag lazyload Hungary81988, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012
USA flag lazyload USA71976, 1977, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2003, 2007
United Kingdom flag lazyload Britain71977, 1989, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2008
Japan flag lazyload Japan61988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2007, 2008
France flag lazyload France41976, 1988, 1989, 1998
Austria flag lazyload Austria41976, 1985, 1999, 2000
South Africa flag lazyload South Africa31973, 1976, 1977
Mexico flag lazyload Mexico31988, 1989, 1990
Europe flag lazyload Europe32000, 2003, 2009
Portugal flag lazyload Portugal21988, 1989
Argentina flag lazyload Argentina21977, 1998
China flag lazyload China22007, 2008
Singapore flag lazyload Singapore22009, 2012
United Arab Emirates flag lazyload Abu Dhabi22009, 2012
Netherlands flag lazyload Netherlands11984
USA flag lazyload Detroit11988
Luxembourg flag lazyload Luxembourg11997
Turkey flag lazyload Turkey12005
South Korea flag lazyload South Korea12011
Malaysia flag lazyload Malaysia12012
Russia flag lazyload Russia12021

Bold denotes a one-two start

Pole positions by circuit

CircuitPolesYear(s)
Monaco flag lazyload Monte Carlo111984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007
Germany flag lazyload Hockenheim111984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008
Belgium flag lazyload Spa-Francorchamps111985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2012
Italy flag lazyload Monza111977, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Italy flag lazyload Imola91988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005
Brazil flag lazyload Interlagos91974, 1976, 1977, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2012
Canada flag lazyload Montreal81988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2010
Hungary flag lazyload Hungaroring81988, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012
United Kingdom flag lazyload Silverstone71977, 1989, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2008
Australia flag lazyload Adelaide51988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993
Australia flag lazyload Melbourne51998, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2012
Japan flag lazyload Suzuka41988, 1989, 1990, 1991
Germany flag lazyload Nurburgring41976, 1997, 2000, 2003
Spain flag lazyload Catalunya41991, 1998, 1999, 2005
Canada flag lazyload Mosport31972, 1974, 1976
South Africa flag lazyload Kyalami31973, 1976, 1977
France flag lazyload Le Castellet31976, 1988, 1989
Mexico flag lazyload Mexico City31988, 1989, 1990
Spain flag lazyload Jerez31988, 1989, 1990
USA flag lazyload Phoenix31989, 1990, 1991
USA flag lazyload Watkins Glen21976, 1977
Austria flag lazyload Osterreichring21976, 1985
Brazil flag lazyload Jacarepagua21988, 1989
Portugal flag lazyload Estoril21988, 1989
Argentina flag lazyload Buenos Aires21977, 1998
Austria flag lazyload Spielberg21999, 2000
USA flag lazyload Indianapolis22003, 2007
Japan flag lazyload Fuji22007, 2008
China flag lazyload Shanghai22007, 2008
Singapore flag lazyload Marina Bay22009, 2012
United Arab Emirates flag lazyload Yas Marina22009, 2012
Spain flag lazyload Jarama11976
Netherlands flag lazyload Zandvoort11984
USA flag lazyload Detroit11988
France flag lazyload Magny-Cours11998
Turkey flag lazyload Istanbul12005
Spain flag lazyload Valencia12009
South Korea flag lazyload Yeongam12011
Malaysia flag lazyload Sepang12012
Russia flag lazyload Sochi12021

Bold denotes a one-two start

Chronology

See chronological list of F1 pole positions by McLaren for a detailed list of every pole position.

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