F1 pole positions
Polesitters
| # | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Race | Pole margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA West | Long Beach | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 0.009s |
| 2 | Brazil | Jacarepagua | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 12 | 0.311s |
| 3 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 0.316s |
| 4 | San Marino | Imola | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | 0.706s |
| 5 | Belgium | Zolder | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 0.850s |
| 6 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 0.078s |
| 7 | Spain | Jarama | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 2 | 0.270s |
| 8 | France | Dijon-Prenois | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Renault | 4 | 0.410s |
| 9 | Britain | Silverstone | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Renault | 9R | 0.046s |
| 10 | Germany | Hockenheim | (FRA) Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | 0.460s |
| 11 | Austria | Osterreichring | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 0.303s |
| 12 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | (FRA) Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 0.079s |
| 13 | Italy | Monza | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Renault | DNF | 0.673s |
| 14 | Canada | Montreal | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 5 | 0.148s |
| 15 | Caesars Palace | Las Vegas | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 8 | 0.174s |
- First pole position (drivers)
- Riccardo Patrese
- Alain Prost
- Last pole position (drivers)
- Jacques Laffite
- Carlos Reutemann
- Gilles Villeneuve
- First pole position (constructors)
- Arrows
- Last pole position (constructors)
- Arrows
- Ligier
- First pole position since…
- 1978 for Carlos Reutemann
- 1979 for Gilles Villeneuve and Ferrari
- Last pole position until…
- 1983 for Riccardo Patrese
- First pole position by a…
- Argentine driver since 1978
- Canadian driver since 1979
- Last pole position by a…
- Canadian driver until 1996