F1 Career Pole Positions

F1 Career Pole Positions

Qualifying is an art unto itself in Formula One, with the very best — like Senna and Clark — mastering the ability to turn in a hot lap at the precise moment when track and car conditions are optimal. In the past 15 years, as chicanes and tighter circuits have made overtaking increasingly difficult, the importance of qualifying has been correspondingly heightened.

All drivers with 5 or career more poles, plus current drivers.

Poles Driver Nat. 65 Ayrton Senna BRA 43 Michael Schumacher GER 33 Jim Clark GBR 33 Alain Prost FRA 32 Nigel Mansell GBR 28 Juan Manuel Fangio ARG 26 Mika Hakkinen FIN 24 Niki Lauda AUS 24 Nelson Piquet BRA 20 Damon Hill GBR 18 Mario Andretti USA 18 Rene Arnoux FRA 17 Jackie Stewart GBR 16 Stirling Moss GBR 14 Alberto Ascari ITA 14 James Hunt GBR 14 Ronnie Peterson SUE 13 Jack Brabham AUS 13 Graham Hill GBR 13 Jacky Ickx BEL 13 Jacques Villeneuve CAN 12 Gerhard Berger AUT 12 David Coulthard GBR 10 Jochen Rindt AUT 8 Ricardo Patrese ITA 8 John Surtees GBR 7 Jacques Laffite FRA 6 Emerson Fittipaldi BRA 6 Phil Hill USA 6 Jean Pierre Jabouille FRA 6 Alan Jones AUS 6 Carlos Reutemann ARG 5 Chris Amon NZ 5 Giuseppe Farina ITA 5 Clay Regazzoni SUI 5 Keke Rosberg FIN 5 Patrick Tambay FRA 3 Rubens Barrichello BRA 3 Juan Pablo Montoya COL 2 Jean Alesi FRA 2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen GER 1 Ralf Schumacher GER 1 Giancarlo Fisichella ITA