Largest pole position % in a single season by an F1 driver
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| # | Driver | Year | Pole positions | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell (Williams) | 14 | 87.50% | |
| 2 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna (McLaren) | 13 | 81.25% | |
| 3 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna (McLaren) | 13 | 81.25% | |
| 4 | (FRA) Alain Prost (Williams) | 13 | 81.25% | |
| 5 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) | 15 | 78.95% | |
| 6 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Ferrari) | 6 | 75.00% | |
| 7 | (GBR) Jim Clark (Lotus) | 7 | 70.00% | |
| 8 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen (McLaren) | 11 | 68.75% | |
| 9 | (ITA) Alberto Ascari (Ferrari) | 6 | 66.67% | |
| 10 | (GBR) Jim Clark (Lotus) | 6 | 66.67% | |
| 11 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) | 11 | 64.71% | |
| 12 | (AUT) Niki Lauda (Ferrari) | 9 | 64.29% | |
| 13 | (ITA) Alberto Ascari (Ferrari) | 5 | 62.50% | |
| 14 | (USA) Phil Hill (Ferrari) | 5 | 62.50% | |
| 15 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna (McLaren) | 10 | 62.50% | |
| 16 | (GBR) Jim Clark (Lotus) | 6 | 60.00% | |
| 17 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson (Lotus) | 9 | 60.00% | |
| 18 | (AUT) Niki Lauda (Ferrari) | 9 | 60.00% | |
| 19 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) | 10 | 58.82% | |
| 20 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Current | 10 | 58.82% | |
| 21 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) | 11 | 57.89% | |
| 22 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Current | 11 | 57.89% | |
| 23 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Alfa Romeo) | 4 | 57.14% | |
| 24 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Current | 12 | 57.14% | |
| 25 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet (Brabham) | 9 | 56.25% | |
| 26 | (GBR) Damon Hill (Williams) | 9 | 56.25% | |
| 27 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen (McLaren) | 9 | 56.25% | |
| 28 | (NLD) Max Verstappen (Red Bull) Current | 9 | 56.25% | |
| 29 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Maserati, Mercedes) | 5 | 55.56% | |
| 30 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Current | 11 | 55.00% | |
| 31 | (GBR) Jim Clark (Lotus) | 6 | 54.55% | |
| 32 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell) | 6 | 54.55% | |
| 33 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) | 9 | 52.94% | |
| 34 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) | 10 | 52.63% | |
| 35 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Current | 11 | 52.38% | |
| 36 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Alfa Romeo) | 4 | 50.00% | |
| 37 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Maserati) | 4 | 50.00% | |
| 38 | (GBR) Jim Clark (Lotus) | 5 | 50.00% | |
| 39 | (GBR) James Hunt (McLaren) | 8 | 50.00% | |
| 40 | (USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus) | 8 | 50.00% | |
| 41 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna (Lotus) | 8 | 50.00% | |
| 42 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell (Williams) | 8 | 50.00% | |
| 43 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna (McLaren) | 8 | 50.00% | |
| 44 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) | 9 | 47.37% | |
| 45 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt (Lotus) | 5 | 45.45% | |
| 46 | (NLD) Max Verstappen (Red Bull) Current | 10 | 45.45% | |
| 47 | (GBR) Stirling Moss (Cooper) | 4 | 44.44% | |
| 48 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) | 8 | 44.44% | |
| 49 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna (Lotus) | 7 | 43.75% | |
| 50 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Mercedes) | 3 | 42.86% | |
| 51 | (USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus) | 7 | 41.18% | |
| 52 | (GBR) Damon Hill (Williams) | 7 | 41.18% | |
| 53 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) | 7 | 41.18% | |
| 54 | (COL) Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams) | 7 | 41.18% | |
| 55 | (MCO) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) Current | 9 | 40.91% | |
| 56 | (GBR) Stirling Moss (Cooper, Lotus) | 4 | 40.00% | |
| 57 | (GBR) Graham Hill (BRM) | 4 | 40.00% | |
| 58 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) Current | 7 | 38.89% | |
| 59 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) | 8 | 38.10% | |
| 60 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher (Benetton) | 6 | 37.50% | |
| 61 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Current | 7 | 36.84% | |
| 62 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) | 7 | 36.84% | |
| 63 | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari) | 4 | 36.36% | |
| 64 | (GBR) James Hunt (McLaren) | 6 | 35.29% | |
| 65 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) Current | 6 | 35.29% | |
| 66 | (BRA) Felipe Massa (Ferrari) | 6 | 35.29% | |
| 67 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) Current | 7 | 35.00% | |
| 68 | (AUS) Jack Brabham (Brabham) | 3 | 33.33% | |
| 69 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx (Ferrari) | 4 | 33.33% | |
| 70 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso (Renault) Current | 6 | 33.33% | |
| 71 | (BRA) Felipe Massa (Ferrari) | 6 | 33.33% | |
| 72 | (MCO) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) Current | 7 | 33.33% | |
| 73 | (NLD) Max Verstappen (Red Bull) Current | 7 | 31.82% | |
| 74 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso (Renault) Current | 6 | 31.58% | |
| 75 | (FRA) Alain Prost (Renault) | 5 | 31.25% | |
| 76 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux (Renault) | 5 | 31.25% | |
| 77 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) | 5 | 31.25% | |
| 78 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx (Ferrari) | 4 | 30.77% | |
| 79 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart (March, Tyrrell) | 4 | 30.77% | |
| 80 | (AUS) Jack Brabham (Cooper) | 3 | 30.00% | |
| 81 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) | 6 | 30.00% | |
| 82 | (GBR) David Coulthard (Williams) | 5 | 29.41% | |
| 83 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen (McLaren) | 5 | 29.41% | |
| 84 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) Current | 5 | 29.41% | |
| 85 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina (Alfa Romeo) | 2 | 28.57% | |
| 86 | (GBR) Stirling Moss (Vanwall) | 3 | 27.27% | |
| 87 | (GBR) Graham Hill (Lotus) | 3 | 27.27% | |
| 88 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite (Ligier) | 4 | 26.67% | |
| 89 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille (Renault) | 4 | 26.67% | |
| 90 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet (Brabham) | 4 | 26.67% | |
| 91 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux (Renault) | 4 | 26.67% | |
| 92 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay (Ferrari) | 4 | 26.67% | |
| 93 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux (Ferrari) | 4 | 26.67% | |
| 94 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen (McLaren) | 5 | 26.32% | |
| 95 | (AUS) Mark Webber (Red Bull) | 5 | 26.32% | |
| 96 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Current | 5 | 26.32% | |
| 97 | (ITA) Alberto Ascari (Ferrari) | 2 | 25.00% | |
| 98 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina (Ferrari) | 2 | 25.00% | |
| 99 | (GBR) Stirling Moss (Maserati, Vanwall) | 2 | 25.00% | |
| 100 | (NZL) Chris Amon (Ferrari) | 3 | 25.00% | |
| 101 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi (Lotus) | 3 | 25.00% | |
| 102 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet (Williams) | 4 | 25.00% | |
| 103 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (Williams) | 4 | 25.00% | |
| 104 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) | 4 | 25.00% |