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Home / Records / Most pole positions in a single season by an F1 driver

Most pole positions in a single season by an F1 driver

#DriverYearPole positions
1(DEU) Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)201115
2(GBR) Nigel Mansell (Williams)199214
3(BRA) Ayrton Senna (McLaren)198813
4(BRA) Ayrton Senna (McLaren)198913
5(FRA) Alain Prost (Williams)199313
6(GBR) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Current201612
7(FIN) Mika Hakkinen (McLaren)199911
8(DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)200111
9(DEU) Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)201411
10(GBR) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Current201511
11(GBR) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Current201711
12(GBR) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Current201811
13(BRA) Ayrton Senna (McLaren)199010
14(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)199710
15(DEU) Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)201010
16(GBR) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Current202010
17(NLD) Max Verstappen (Red Bull) Current202110
18(SWE) Ronnie Peterson (Lotus)19739
19(AUT) Niki Lauda (Ferrari)19749
20(AUT) Niki Lauda (Ferrari)19759
21(BRA) Nelson Piquet (Brabham)19849
22(GBR) Damon Hill (Williams)19969
23(FIN) Mika Hakkinen (McLaren)19989
24(DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)20009
25(DEU) Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)20139
26(MCO) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) Current20229
27(GBR) James Hunt (McLaren)19768
28(USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus)19788
29(BRA) Ayrton Senna (Lotus)19868
30(GBR) Nigel Mansell (Williams)19878
31(BRA) Ayrton Senna (McLaren)19918
32(DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)20048
33(DEU) Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)20168
34(GBR) Jim Clark (Lotus)19637
35(USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus)19777
36(BRA) Ayrton Senna (Lotus)19857
37(GBR) Damon Hill (Williams)19957
38(COL) Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams)20027
39(DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)20027
40(GBR) Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) Current20087
41(GBR) Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) Current20127
42(GBR) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Current20147
43(DEU) Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)20157
44(MCO) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) Current20197
45(NLD) Max Verstappen (Red Bull) Current20227
46(ITA) Alberto Ascari (Ferrari)19536
47(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Ferrari)19566
48(GBR) Jim Clark (Lotus)19626
49(GBR) Jim Clark (Lotus)19656
50(GBR) Jim Clark (Lotus)19676
51(GBR) Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell)19716
52(GBR) James Hunt (McLaren)19776
53(DEU) Michael Schumacher (Benetton)19946
54(ESP) Fernando Alonso (Renault) Current20056
55(ESP) Fernando Alonso (Renault) Current20066
56(GBR) Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) Current20076
57(BRA) Felipe Massa (Ferrari)20076
58(BRA) Felipe Massa (Ferrari)20086
59(DEU) Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)20126
60(ITA) Alberto Ascari (Ferrari)19525
61(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Maserati, Mercedes)19545
62(USA) Phil Hill (Ferrari)19615
63(GBR) Jim Clark (Lotus)19645
64(AUT) Jochen Rindt (Lotus)19695
65(FRA) Rene Arnoux (Renault)19825
66(FRA) Alain Prost (Renault)19825
67(GBR) David Coulthard (Williams)19955
68(FIN) Mika Hakkinen (McLaren)20005
69(DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)20035
70(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen (McLaren)20055
71(AUS) Mark Webber (Red Bull)20105
72(GBR) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Current20135
73(DEU) Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)20185
74(FIN) Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) Current20195
75(GBR) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Current20195
76(FIN) Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) Current20205
77(GBR) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) Current20215

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