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

Most poles in a season

15 (1988, 1989)

No. of polesitters

Statistics

A detailed look at McLaren’s F1 pole positions.

Pole positions by driver

Driver	Poles	Pole & win
(BRA) Ayrton Senna	46	26
(FIN) Mika Hakkinen	26	10
(GBR) Lewis Hamilton	26	11
(GBR) James Hunt	14	7
(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen	11	3
(FRA) Alain Prost	10	8
(GBR) David Coulthard	7	1
(AUT) Gerhard Berger	4	1
(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi	2	2
(COL) Juan Pablo Montoya	2	1
(ESP) Fernando Alonso	2	2
(USA) Peter Revson	1	–
(NZL) Denny Hulme	1	–
(FIN) Keke Rosberg	1	–
(FIN) Heikki Kovalainen	1	–
(GBR) Jenson Button	1	1
(GBR) Lando Norris	1	–

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Pole positions by year

Year	Poles	1-2	Driver(s)
1972	1	1	Revson (1)
1973	1	–	Hulme (1)
1974	2	–	Fittipaldi (2)
1976	8	–	Hunt (8)
1977	6	–	Hunt (6)
1984	3	–	Prost (3)
1985	2	–	Prost (2)
1986	2	1	Prost (1) Rosberg (1)
1988	15	12	Senna (13) Prost (2)
1989	15	11	Senna (13) Prost (2)
1990	12	6	Senna (10) Berger (2)
1991	10	2	Senna (8) Berger (2)
1992	1	–	Senna (1)
1993	1	–	Senna (1)
1997	1	–	Hakkinen (1)
1998	12	9	Hakkinen (9) Coulthard (3)
1999	11	5	Hakkinen (11)
2000	7	3	Hakkinen (5) Coulthard (2)
2001	2	1	Coulthard (2)
2003	2	–	Raikkonen (2)
2004	1	–	Raikkonen (1)
2005	7	1	Raikkonen (5) Montoya (2)
2006	3	–	Raikkonen (3)
2007	8	5	Hamilton (6) Alonso (2)
2008	8	1	Hamilton (7) Kovalainen (1)
2009	4	1	Hamilton (4)
2010	1	–	Hamilton (1)
2011	1	–	Hamilton (1)
2012	8	4	Hamilton (7) Button (1)
2021	1	–	Norris (1)

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Pole positions by Grand Prix

Grand Prix	Poles	Year(s)
Germany	12	1976, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008
Monaco	11	1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007
Canada	11	1972, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2010
Belgium	11	1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2012
Italy	11	1977, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Brazil	11	1974, 1976, 1977, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2012
Australia	10	1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2012
San Marino	9	1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005
Spain	8	1976, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2005
Hungary	8	1988, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012
USA	7	1976, 1977, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2003, 2007
Britain	7	1977, 1989, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2008
Japan	6	1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2007, 2008
France	4	1976, 1988, 1989, 1998
Austria	4	1976, 1985, 1999, 2000
South Africa	3	1973, 1976, 1977
Mexico	3	1988, 1989, 1990
Europe	3	2000, 2003, 2009
Portugal	2	1988, 1989
Argentina	2	1977, 1998
China	2	2007, 2008
Singapore	2	2009, 2012
Abu Dhabi	2	2009, 2012
Netherlands	1	1984
Detroit	1	1988
Luxembourg	1	1997
Turkey	1	2005
South Korea	1	2011
Malaysia	1	2012
Russia	1	2021

Bold denotes a one-two start

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Pole positions by circuit

Circuit	Poles	Year(s)
Monte Carlo	11	1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007
Hockenheim	11	1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2008
Spa-Francorchamps	11	1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2012
Monza	11	1977, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Imola	9	1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005
Interlagos	9	1974, 1976, 1977, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2012
Montreal	8	1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2010
Hungaroring	8	1988, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012
Silverstone	7	1977, 1989, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2008
Adelaide	5	1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993
Melbourne	5	1998, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2012
Suzuka	4	1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
Nurburgring	4	1976, 1997, 2000, 2003
Catalunya	4	1991, 1998, 1999, 2005
Mosport	3	1972, 1974, 1976
Kyalami	3	1973, 1976, 1977
Le Castellet	3	1976, 1988, 1989
Mexico City	3	1988, 1989, 1990
Jerez	3	1988, 1989, 1990
Phoenix	3	1989, 1990, 1991
Watkins Glen	2	1976, 1977
Osterreichring	2	1976, 1985
Jacarepagua	2	1988, 1989
Estoril	2	1988, 1989
Buenos Aires	2	1977, 1998
Spielberg	2	1999, 2000
Indianapolis	2	2003, 2007
Fuji	2	2007, 2008
Shanghai	2	2007, 2008
Marina Bay	2	2009, 2012
Yas Marina	2	2009, 2012
Jarama	1	1976
Zandvoort	1	1984
Detroit	1	1988
Magny-Cours	1	1998
Istanbul	1	2005
Valencia	1	2009
Yeongam	1	2011
Sepang	1	2012
Sochi	1	2021

Bold denotes a one-two start

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Chronology

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