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Home / Records / Most pole positions at the opening race of a season by an F1 driver

Most pole positions at the opening race of a season by an F1 driver

Last updated: 5 March 2023, 20:44

#DriverPole positionsYear(s)
1(GBR) Lewis Hamilton Current82008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
2(GBR) Jim Clark51963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968
3(BRA) Ayrton Senna51986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994
4(GBR) Stirling Moss41957, 1959, 1960, 1961
5(DEU) Michael Schumacher42001, 2003, 2004, 2006
6(ITA) Giuseppe Farina31950, 1952, 1954
7(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio31951, 1956, 1958
8(FIN) Mika Hakkinen31998, 1999, 2000
9(DEU) Sebastian Vettel32010, 2011, 2013
10(AUS) Jack Brabham21967, 1969
11(GBR) Jackie Stewart21970, 1971
12(GBR) James Hunt21976, 1977
13(GBR) Nigel Mansell21987, 1992
14(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve21996, 1997
15(NLD) Max Verstappen Current22021, 2023
16(ITA) Alberto Ascari11953
17(ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez11955
18(GBR) John Surtees11962
19(ARG) Carlos Reutemann11972
20(CHE) Clay Regazzoni11973
21(SWE) Ronnie Peterson11974
22(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier11975
23(USA) Mario Andretti11978
24(FRA) Jacques Laffite11979
25(AUS) Alan Jones11980
26(ITA) Riccardo Patrese11981
27(FRA) Rene Arnoux11982
28(FIN) Keke Rosberg11983
29(ITA) Elio de Angelis11984
30(ITA) Michele Alboreto11985
31(AUT) Gerhard Berger11990
32(FRA) Alain Prost11993
33(GBR) Damon Hill11995
34(BRA) Rubens Barrichello12002
35(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella12005
36(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen12007
37(GBR) Jenson Button12009
38(FIN) Valtteri Bottas Current12020
39(MCO) Charles Leclerc Current12022

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