F1 pole positions
Polesitters
| # | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Race | Pole margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | DNS | 0.430s |
| 2 | Brazil | Interlagos | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 0.800s |
| 3 | South Africa | Kyalami | (BRA) Carlos Pace | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 4 | 0.070s |
| 4 | Spain | Montjuic Park | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Ferrari | DNF | 0.100s |
| 5 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1 | 0.690s |
| 6 | Belgium | Zolder | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1 | 0.040s |
| 7 | Sweden | Anderstorp | (ITA) Vittorio Brambilla | March-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 0.380s |
| 8 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 2 | 0.280s |
| 9 | France | Le Castellet | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1 | 0.400s |
| 10 | Britain | Silverstone | (GBR) Tom Pryce | Shadow-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 0.140s |
| 11 | Germany | Nurburgring | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 3 | 1.400s |
| 12 | Austria | Osterreichring | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 6 | 0.120s |
| 13 | Italy | Monza | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 3 | 0.510s |
| 14 | USA | Watkins Glen | (AUT) Niki Lauda | Ferrari | 1 | 0.357s |
- First pole position (drivers)
- Vittorio Brambilla
- Jean-Pierre Jarier
- Carlos Pace
- Tom Pryce
- Last pole position (drivers)
- Vittorio Brambilla
- Carlos Pace
- Tom Pryce
- First pole position (constructors)
- Shadow
- Last pole position (constructors)
- Shadow
- First pole position since…
- 1970 for March
- Last pole position until…
- 1977 for Brabham
- 1978 for Jean-Pierre Jarier
- First pole position by a…
- Italian driver since 1966
- British driver since 1973
- Last pole position by a…
- Brazilian driver until 1980
- Italian driver until 1980