Most pole positions by an F1 driver
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| # | Driver | Pole positions | Race entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton Current World Champion | 103 | 312 |
| 2 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher World Champion | 68 | 308 |
| 3 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna World Champion | 65 | 162 |
| 4 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel World Champion | 57 | 300 |
| 5 | (GBR) Jim Clark World Champion | 33 | 73 |
| 6 | (FRA) Alain Prost World Champion | 33 | 202 |
| 7 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell World Champion | 32 | 191 |
| 8 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg World Champion | 30 | 206 |
| 9 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio World Champion | 29 | 52 |
| 10 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen World Champion | 26 | 165 |
| 11 | (AUT) Niki Lauda World Champion | 24 | 177 |
| 12 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet World Champion | 24 | 207 |
| 13 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso Current World Champion | 22 | 360 |
| 14 | (NLD) Max Verstappen Current World Champion | 21 | 165 |
| 15 | (GBR) Damon Hill World Champion | 20 | 122 |
| 16 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas Current | 20 | 203 |
| 17 | (USA) Mario Andretti World Champion | 18 | 131 |
| 18 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | 18 | 164 |
| 19 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen World Champion | 18 | 353 |
| 20 | (MCO) Charles Leclerc Current | 18 | 105 |
| 21 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart World Champion | 17 | 100 |
| 22 | (GBR) Stirling Moss | 16 | 67 |
| 23 | (BRA) Felipe Massa | 16 | 272 |
| 24 | (ITA) Alberto Ascari World Champion | 14 | 33 |
| 25 | (GBR) James Hunt World Champion | 14 | 93 |
| 26 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | 14 | 123 |
| 27 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | 14 | 326 |
| 28 | (GBR) Graham Hill World Champion | 13 | 178 |
| 29 | (AUS) Jack Brabham World Champion | 13 | 125 |
| 30 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | 13 | 120 |
| 31 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve World Champion | 13 | 165 |
| 32 | (COL) Juan Pablo Montoya | 13 | 95 |
| 33 | (AUS) Mark Webber | 13 | 217 |
| 34 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | 12 | 210 |
| 35 | (GBR) David Coulthard | 12 | 247 |
| 36 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt World Champion | 10 | 62 |
| 37 | (GBR) John Surtees World Champion | 8 | 113 |
| 38 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | 8 | 257 |
| 39 | (GBR) Jenson Button World Champion | 8 | 309 |
| 40 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | 7 | 180 |
| 41 | (USA) Phil Hill World Champion | 6 | 49 |
| 42 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi World Champion | 6 | 149 |
| 43 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 6 | 55 |
| 44 | (AUS) Alan Jones World Champion | 6 | 117 |
| 45 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | 6 | 146 |
| 46 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | 6 | 181 |
| 47 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina World Champion | 5 | 35 |
| 48 | (NZL) Chris Amon | 5 | 108 |
| 49 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | 5 | 139 |
| 50 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | 5 | 123 |
| 51 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg World Champion | 5 | 128 |
| 52 | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn World Champion | 4 | 46 |
| 53 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | 4 | 72 |
| 54 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | 4 | 256 |
| 55 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | 4 | 231 |
| 56 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 3 | 26 |
| 57 | (GBR) Tony Brooks | 3 | 39 |
| 58 | (USA) Dan Gurney | 3 | 87 |
| 59 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | 3 | 143 |
| 60 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter World Champion | 3 | 113 |
| 61 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | 3 | 109 |
| 62 | (ITA) Teo Fabi | 3 | 71 |
| 63 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo | 3 | 232 |
| 64 | (ESP) Carlos Sainz Current | 3 | 165 |
| 65 | (GBR) Stuart Lewis-Evans | 2 | 14 |
| 66 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | 2 | 100 |
| 67 | (GBR) John Watson | 2 | 154 |
| 68 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | 2 | 68 |
| 69 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | 2 | 215 |
| 70 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | 2 | 202 |
| 71 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 | 160 |
| 72 | (MEX) Sergio Perez Current | 2 | 241 |
| 73 | (USA) Walt Faulkner | 1 | 5 |
| 74 | (USA) Duke Nalon | 1 | 3 |
| 75 | (USA) Fred Agabashian | 1 | 9 |
| 76 | (USA) Bill Vukovich | 1 | 5 |
| 77 | (USA) Jack McGrath | 1 | 6 |
| 78 | (USA) Jerry Hoyt | 1 | 5 |
| 79 | (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti | 1 | 14 |
| 80 | (USA) Pat Flaherty | 1 | 6 |
| 81 | (USA) Pat O’Connor | 1 | 5 |
| 82 | (USA) Dick Rathmann | 1 | 5 |
| 83 | (USA) Johnny Thomson | 1 | 8 |
| 84 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | 1 | 108 |
| 85 | (USA) Eddie Sachs | 1 | 4 |
| 86 | (DEU) Wolfgang von Trips | 1 | 29 |
| 87 | (ITA) Lorenzo Bandini | 1 | 42 |
| 88 | (GBR) Mike Parkes | 1 | 7 |
| 89 | (USA) Peter Revson | 1 | 32 |
| 90 | (NZL) Denny Hulme World Champion | 1 | 112 |
| 91 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | 1 | 95 |
| 92 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | 1 | 73 |
| 93 | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla | 1 | 79 |
| 94 | (GBR) Tom Pryce | 1 | 42 |
| 95 | (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli | 1 | 82 |
| 96 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | 1 | 214 |
| 97 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | 1 | 164 |
| 98 | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld | 1 | 185 |
| 99 | (POL) Robert Kubica | 1 | 99 |
| 100 | (FIN) Heikki Kovalainen | 1 | 112 |
| 101 | (DEU) Nico Hulkenberg Current | 1 | 186 |
| 102 | (VEN) Pastor Maldonado | 1 | 96 |
| 103 | (CAN) Lance Stroll Current | 1 | 125 |
| 105 | (GBR) Lando Norris Current | 1 | 84 |
| 106 | (GBR) George Russell Current | 1 | 84 |
| 107 | (DNK) Kevin Magnussen Current | 1 | 144 |