Most front row starts by an F1 driver
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| # | Driver | Front row starts | Poles | Race starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton Current World Champion | 174 | 103 | 312 |
| 2 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher World Champion | 114 | 67 | 306 |
| 3 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel World Champion | 101 | 57 | 299 |
| 4 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna World Champion | 86 | 64 | 161 |
| 5 | (FRA) Alain Prost World Champion | 85 | 33 | 198 |
| 6 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg World Champion | 59 | 30 | 206 |
| 7 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell World Champion | 56 | 32 | 187 |
| 8 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio World Champion | 48 | 29 | 51 |
| 9 | (GBR) Jim Clark World Champion | 48 | 33 | 72 |
| 10 | (GBR) Damon Hill World Champion | 47 | 20 | 115 |
| 11 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas Current | 46 | 20 | 202 |
| 12 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet World Champion | 44 | 24 | 204 |
| 13 | (NLD) Max Verstappen Current World Champion | 43 | 21 | 165 |
| 14 | (GBR) Graham Hill World Champion | 42 | 13 | 175 |
| 15 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart World Champion | 42 | 17 | 99 |
| 16 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen World Champion | 42 | 18 | 349 |
| 17 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen World Champion | 39 | 26 | 161 |
| 18 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso Current World Champion | 39 | 22 | 357 |
| 19 | (AUS) Jack Brabham World Champion | 38 | 13 | 123 |
| 20 | (GBR) Stirling Moss | 37 | 16 | 66 |
| 21 | (GBR) David Coulthard | 37 | 12 | 246 |
| 22 | (AUS) Mark Webber | 37 | 13 | 215 |
| 23 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | 34 | 18 | 149 |
| 24 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | 33 | 14 | 322 |
| 25 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | 32 | 12 | 210 |
| 26 | (AUT) Niki Lauda World Champion | 31 | 24 | 171 |
| 27 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | 28 | 8 | 256 |
| 28 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina World Champion | 27 | 5 | 33 |
| 29 | (BRA) Felipe Massa | 27 | 16 | 269 |
| 30 | (COL) Juan Pablo Montoya | 26 | 13 | 94 |
| 31 | (ITA) Alberto Ascari World Champion | 25 | 14 | 32 |
| 32 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | 25 | 13 | 114 |
| 33 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | 25 | 14 | 123 |
| 34 | (GBR) James Hunt World Champion | 24 | 14 | 92 |
| 35 | (USA) Mario Andretti World Champion | 24 | 18 | 128 |
| 36 | (GBR) Jenson Button World Champion | 24 | 8 | 306 |
| 37 | (NZL) Denny Hulme World Champion | 23 | 1 | 112 |
| 38 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve World Champion | 23 | 13 | 163 |
| 39 | (MCO) Charles Leclerc Current | 23 | 17 | 104 |
| 40 | (USA) Dan Gurney | 22 | 3 | 86 |
| 41 | (GBR) John Surtees World Champion | 21 | 8 | 111 |
| 42 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | 21 | 5 | 132 |
| 43 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | 21 | 6 | 146 |
| 44 | (NZL) Chris Amon | 19 | 5 | 96 |
| 45 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | 19 | 6 | 180 |
| 46 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt World Champion | 18 | 10 | 60 |
| 47 | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn World Champion | 17 | 4 | 45 |
| 48 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi World Champion | 16 | 6 | 144 |
| 49 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | 14 | 3 | 252 |
| 50 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter World Champion | 13 | 3 | 112 |
| 51 | (AUS) Alan Jones World Champion | 13 | 6 | 116 |
| 52 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 12 | 3 | 26 |
| 53 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 12 | 2 | 156 |
| 54 | (GBR) Tony Brooks | 11 | 3 | 38 |
| 55 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 11 | 6 | 49 |
| 56 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | 11 | 7 | 176 |
| 57 | (GBR) John Watson | 11 | 2 | 152 |
| 58 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | 11 | 4 | 229 |
| 59 | (FRA) Jean Behra | 10 | – | 52 |
| 60 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg World Champion | 10 | 5 | 114 |
| 61 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | 10 | 2 | 201 |
| 62 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo | 10 | 3 | 232 |
| 63 | (USA) Phil Hill World Champion | 9 | 6 | 47 |
| 64 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | 9 | 5 | 114 |
| 65 | (GBR) Peter Collins | 8 | – | 32 |
| 66 | (USA) Richie Ginther | 8 | – | 52 |
| 67 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | 8 | 2 | 67 |
| 68 | (MEX) Sergio Perez Current | 8 | 2 | 237 |
| 69 | (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 70 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | 7 | – | 98 |
| 71 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | 7 | 1 | 72 |
| 72 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | 7 | 1 | 95 |
| 73 | (ESP) Carlos Sainz Current | 7 | 3 | 164 |
| 74 | (ITA) Luigi Musso | 6 | – | 24 |
| 75 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | 6 | 3 | 108 |
| 76 | (GBR) George Russell Current | 6 | 1 | 84 |
| 77 | (ITA) Luigi Villoresi | 5 | – | 31 |
| 78 | (USA) Jack McGrath | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 79 | (GBR) Stuart Lewis-Evans | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 80 | (USA) Harry Schell | 5 | – | 56 |
| 81 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | 5 | 1 | 104 |
| 82 | (ITA) Lorenzo Bandini | 5 | 1 | 42 |
| 83 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | 5 | 2 | 96 |
| 84 | (USA) Peter Revson | 5 | 1 | 30 |
| 85 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | 5 | 3 | 70 |
| 86 | (FIN) Heikki Kovalainen | 5 | 1 | 111 |
| 87 | (ITA) Luigi Fagioli | 4 | – | 7 |
| 88 | (ITA) Piero Taruffi | 4 | – | 18 |
| 89 | (DEU) Wolfgang von Trips | 4 | 1 | 27 |
| 90 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | 4 | 2 | 194 |
| 91 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | 4 | – | 145 |
| 92 | (POL) Robert Kubica | 4 | 1 | 99 |
| 93 | (FRA) Robert Manzon | 3 | – | 28 |
| 94 | (USA) Fred Agabashian | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 95 | (DEU) Karl Kling | 3 | – | 11 |
| 96 | (USA) Jim Rathmann | 3 | – | 10 |
| 97 | (USA) Eddie Sachs | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 98 | (GBR) Innes Ireland | 3 | – | 50 |
| 99 | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | 3 | – | 54 |
| 100 | (FRA) Francois Cevert | 3 | – | 46 |
| 101 | (ITA) Teo Fabi | 3 | 3 | 64 |
| 102 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | 2 | – | 82 |
| 103 | (USA) Pat O’Connor | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 104 | (GBR) Roy Salvadori | 2 | – | 46 |
| 105 | (BEL) Willy Mairesse | 2 | – | 12 |
| 106 | (GBR) Mike Parkes | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 107 | (ITA) Ludovico Scarfiotti | 2 | – | 10 |
| 108 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 2 | – | 85 |
| 109 | (GBR) Tom Pryce | 2 | 1 | 42 |
| 110 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | 2 | 2 | 134 |
| 111 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | 2 | 1 | 208 |
| 112 | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld | 2 | 1 | 183 |
| 113 | (VEN) Pastor Maldonado | 2 | 1 | 95 |
| 114 | (DEU) Nico Hulkenberg Current | 2 | 1 | 183 |
| 115 | (CAN) Lance Stroll Current | 2 | 1 | 124 |
| 116 | (GBR) Lando Norris Current | 2 | 1 | 84 |
| 117 | (GBR) Reg Parnell | 1 | – | 6 |
| 118 | (USA) Walt Faulkner | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 119 | (USA) Mauri Rose | 1 | – | 2 |
| 120 | (ITA) Consalvo Sanesi | 1 | – | 5 |
| 121 | (USA) Duke Nalon | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 122 | (USA) Lee Wallard | 1 | – | 2 |
| 123 | (USA) Andy Linden | 1 | – | 7 |
| 124 | (USA) Bill Vukovich | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 125 | (ITA) Felice Bonetto | 1 | – | 15 |
| 126 | (USA) Jimmy Bryan | 1 | – | 9 |
| 127 | (USA) Jimmy Daywalt | 1 | – | 6 |
| 128 | (USA) Tony Bettenhausen | 1 | – | 11 |
| 129 | (USA) Jerry Hoyt | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 130 | (USA) Pat Flaherty | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 131 | (USA) Troy Ruttman | 1 | – | 8 |
| 132 | (USA) Ed Elisian | 1 | – | 5 |
| 133 | (USA) Dick Rathmann | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 134 | (USA) Jimmy Reece | 1 | – | 6 |
| 135 | (USA) Johnny Thomson | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 136 | (USA) Masten Gregory | 1 | – | 38 |
| 137 | (USA) Rodger Ward | 1 | – | 12 |
| 138 | (BEL) Olivier Gendebien | 1 | – | 14 |
| 139 | (MEX) Ricardo Rodriguez | 1 | – | 5 |
| 140 | (GBR) Trevor Taylor | 1 | – | 27 |
| 141 | (FRA) Johnny Servoz-Gavin | 1 | – | 11 |
| 142 | (GBR) Jackie Oliver | 1 | – | 49 |
| 143 | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla | 1 | 1 | 74 |
| 144 | (DEU) Hans-Joachim Stuck | 1 | – | 74 |
| 145 | (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli | 1 | 1 | 69 |
| 146 | (USA) Eddie Cheever | 1 | – | 132 |
| 147 | (SWE) Stefan Johansson | 1 | – | 79 |
| 148 | (ITA) Pierluigi Martini | 1 | – | 118 |
| 149 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | 1 | 1 | 163 |
| 150 | (ITA) Stefano Modena | 1 | – | 70 |
| 151 | (JPN) Takuma Sato | 1 | – | 90 |
| 152 | (DEU) Timo Glock | 1 | – | 91 |
| 153 | (DEU) Adrian Sutil | 1 | – | 128 |
| 154 | (FRA) Romain Grosjean | 1 | – | 179 |
| 155 | (JPN) Kamui Kobayashi | 1 | – | 75 |
| 156 | (FRA) Pierre Gasly Current | 1 | – | 108 |