Most front row starts in final season by an F1 driver
| # | Driver | Year | Front row starts | Pole positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) | 20 | 8 | |
| 2 | (FRA) Alain Prost (Williams) | 16 | 13 | |
| 3 | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari) | 8 | 4 | |
| 4 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson (Lotus) | 6 | 3 | |
| 5 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt (Lotus) | 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | (AUS) Mark Webber (Red Bull) | 5 | 2 | |
| 7 | (GBR) Stuart Lewis-Evans (Vanwall) | 4 | 1 | |
| 8 | (DEU) Wolfgang von Trips (Ferrari) | 4 | 1 | |
| 9 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell) | 4 | 3 | |
| 10 | (AUS) Jack Brabham (Brabham) | 3 | 1 | |
| 11 | (CHE) Jo Siffert (BRM) | 3 | 1 | |
| 12 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna (Williams) | 3 | 3 | |
| 13 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen (McLaren) | 3 | – | |
| 14 | (ITA) Alberto Ascari (Lancia) | 2 | – | |
| 15 | (DEU) Karl Kling (Mercedes) | 2 | – | |
| 16 | (ITA) Luigi Musso (Ferrari) | 2 | – | |
| 17 | (GBR) Peter Collins (Ferrari) | 2 | – | |
| 18 | (GBR) Stirling Moss (Lotus) | 2 | 1 | |
| 19 | (FRA) Francois Cevert (Tyrrell) | 2 | – | |
| 20 | (ITA) Felice Bonetto (Maserati) | 1 | – | |
| 21 | (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti (Ferrari) | 1 | – | |
| 22 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Maserati) | 1 | 1 | |
| 23 | (FRA) Jean Behra (Ferrari) | 1 | – | |
| 24 | (BEL) Olivier Gendebien (Ferrari) | 1 | – | |
| 25 | (ITA) Lorenzo Bandini (Ferrari) | 1 | – | |
| 26 | (GBR) Jim Clark (Lotus) | 1 | 1 | |
| 27 | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez (BRM) | 1 | – | |
| 28 | (BRA) Carlos Pace (Brabham) | 1 | – | |
| 29 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) | 1 | – | |
| 30 | (FRA) Didier Pironi (Ferrari) | 1 | 2 | |
| 31 | (USA) Mario Andretti (Ferrari) | 1 | 1 | |
| 32 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg (McLaren) | 1 | 1 | |
| 33 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger (Benetton) | 1 | 1 | |
| 34 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India) | 1 | 1 | |
| 35 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) | 1 | – |