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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

1972 Canadian Grand Prix

Last pole position

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
(BRA) Ayrton Senna4626
(FIN) Mika Hakkinen2610
(GBR) Lewis Hamilton2611
(GBR) James Hunt147
(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen113
(FRA) Alain Prost108
(GBR) David Coulthard71
(AUT) Gerhard Berger41
(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi22
(COL) Juan Pablo Montoya21
(ESP) Fernando Alonso22
(USA) Peter Revson1–
(NZL) Denny Hulme1–
(FIN) Keke Rosberg1–
(FIN) Heikki Kovalainen1–
(GBR) Jenson Button11
(GBR) Lando Norris1–

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Pole positions by year

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

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Pole positions by Grand Prix

Grand PrixPolesYear(s)
Germany121976, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008
Monaco111984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007
Canada111972, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2010
Belgium111985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2012
Italy111977, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Brazil111974, 1976, 1977, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2012
Australia101988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2012
San Marino91988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005
Spain81976, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2005
Hungary81988, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012
USA71976, 1977, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2003, 2007
Britain71977, 1989, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2008
Japan61988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2007, 2008
France41976, 1988, 1989, 1998
Austria41976, 1985, 1999, 2000
South Africa31973, 1976, 1977
Mexico31988, 1989, 1990
Europe32000, 2003, 2009
Portugal21988, 1989
Argentina21977, 1998
China22007, 2008
Singapore22009, 2012
Abu Dhabi22009, 2012
Netherlands11984
Detroit11988
Luxembourg11997
Turkey12005
South Korea12011
Malaysia12012
Russia12021

Bold denotes a one-two start

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Pole positions by circuit

CircuitPolesYear(s)
Monte Carlo111984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007
Hockenheim111984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008
Spa-Francorchamps111985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2012
Monza111977, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Imola91988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005
Interlagos91974, 1976, 1977, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2012
Montreal81988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2010
Hungaroring81988, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012
Silverstone71977, 1989, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2008
Adelaide51988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993
Melbourne51998, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2012
Suzuka41988, 1989, 1990, 1991
Nurburgring41976, 1997, 2000, 2003
Catalunya41991, 1998, 1999, 2005
Mosport31972, 1974, 1976
Kyalami31973, 1976, 1977
Le Castellet31976, 1988, 1989
Mexico City31988, 1989, 1990
Jerez31988, 1989, 1990
Phoenix31989, 1990, 1991
Watkins Glen21976, 1977
Osterreichring21976, 1985
Jacarepagua21988, 1989
Estoril21988, 1989
Buenos Aires21977, 1998
Spielberg21999, 2000
Indianapolis22003, 2007
Fuji22007, 2008
Shanghai22007, 2008
Marina Bay22009, 2012
Yas Marina22009, 2012
Jarama11976
Zandvoort11984
Detroit11988
Magny-Cours11998
Istanbul12005
Valencia12009
Yeongam12011
Sepang12012
Sochi12021

Bold denotes a one-two start

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Chronology

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