The F1 pole position statistics from 2000 to 2026 provide a complete breakdown of qualifying performance across modern Formula 1 seasons. This detailed analysis covers yearly pole totals, all-time leaders, team dominance trends, and how qualifying success has evolved through regulation changes and competitive eras. Explore full season-by-season pole data and discover which drivers and teams have dominated Saturdays in F1.
2015-2026 Data
🏁 Driver Pole Positions - All Time
| # | Driver | Team | Number | Pole Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton British | Ferrari | #44 | 103 |
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Pole Positions:
Canada Grand Prix (2007)
United States Grand Prix (2007)
Great Britain Grand Prix (2007)
Hungary Grand Prix (2007)
Japan Grand Prix (2007)
China Grand Prix (2007)
Australia Grand Prix (2008)
Canada Grand Prix (2008)
Germany Grand Prix (2008)
Hungary Grand Prix (2008)
Belgium Grand Prix (2008)
Japan Grand Prix (2008)
China Grand Prix (2008)
Europe Grand Prix (2009)
Italy Grand Prix (2009)
Singapore Grand Prix (2009)
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (2009)
Canada Grand Prix (2010)
South Korea Grand Prix (2011)
Australia Grand Prix (2012)
Malaysia Grand Prix (2012)
Hungary Grand Prix (2012)
Italy Grand Prix (2012)
Singapore Grand Prix (2012)
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (2012)
Brazil Grand Prix (2012)
China Grand Prix (2013)
Germany Grand Prix (2013)
Hungary Grand Prix (2013)
Belgium Grand Prix (2013)
Australia Grand Prix (2014)
Malaysia Grand Prix (2014)
China Grand Prix (2014)
Spain Grand Prix (2014)
Italy Grand Prix (2014)
Singapore Grand Prix (2014)
Russia Grand Prix (2014)
Australia Grand Prix (2015)
Malaysia Grand Prix (2015)
China Grand Prix (2015)
Bahrain Grand Prix (2015)
Monaco Grand Prix (2015)
Canada Grand Prix (2015)
Austria Grand Prix (2015)
Great Britain Grand Prix (2015)
Hungary Grand Prix (2015)
Belgium Grand Prix (2015)
Italy Grand Prix (2015)
Australia Grand Prix (2016)
Bahrain Grand Prix (2016)
Spain Grand Prix (2016)
Canada Grand Prix (2016)
Austria Grand Prix (2016)
Great Britain Grand Prix (2016)
Italy Grand Prix (2016)
Malaysia Grand Prix (2016)
United States Grand Prix (2016)
Mexico Grand Prix (2016)
Brazil Grand Prix (2016)
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (2016)
Australia Grand Prix (2017)
China Grand Prix (2017)
Spain Grand Prix (2017)
Canada Grand Prix (2017)
Azerbaijan Grand Prix (2017)
Great Britain Grand Prix (2017)
Belgium Grand Prix (2017)
Italy Grand Prix (2017)
Malaysia Grand Prix (2017)
Japan Grand Prix (2017)
United States Grand Prix (2017)
Australia Grand Prix (2018)
Spain Grand Prix (2018)
France Grand Prix (2018)
Great Britain Grand Prix (2018)
Hungary Grand Prix (2018)
Belgium Grand Prix (2018)
Singapore Grand Prix (2018)
Japan Grand Prix (2018)
United States Grand Prix (2018)
Brazil Grand Prix (2018)
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (2018)
Australia Grand Prix (2019)
Monaco Grand Prix (2019)
France Grand Prix (2019)
Germany Grand Prix (2019)
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (2019)
Styria Grand Prix (2020)
Hungary Grand Prix (2020)
Great Britain Grand Prix (2020)
Spain Grand Prix (2020)
Belgium Grand Prix (2020)
Italy Grand Prix (2020)
Tuscany Grand Prix (2020)
Russia Grand Prix (2020)
Portugal Grand Prix (2020)
Bahrain Grand Prix (2020)
Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix (2021)
Spain Grand Prix (2021)
Hungary Grand Prix (2021)
Qatar Grand Prix (2021)
Saudi Arabia Grand Prix (2021)
Hungary Grand Prix (2023)
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| 2 | Sebastian Vettel German | BMW Sauber | #5 | 56 |
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Pole Positions:
Italy Grand Prix (2008)
China Grand Prix (2009)
Turkey Grand Prix (2009)
Great Britain Grand Prix (2009)
Japan Grand Prix (2009)
Bahrain Grand Prix (2010)
Australia Grand Prix (2010)
China Grand Prix (2010)
Europe Grand Prix (2010)
Great Britain Grand Prix (2010)
Germany Grand Prix (2010)
Hungary Grand Prix (2010)
Japan Grand Prix (2010)
South Korea Grand Prix (2010)
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (2010)
Australia Grand Prix (2011)
Malaysia Grand Prix (2011)
China Grand Prix (2011)
Turkey Grand Prix (2011)
Monaco Grand Prix (2011)
Canada Grand Prix (2011)
Europe Grand Prix (2011)
Hungary Grand Prix (2011)
Belgium Grand Prix (2011)
Italy Grand Prix (2011)
Singapore Grand Prix (2011)
Japan Grand Prix (2011)
India Grand Prix (2011)
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (2011)
Brazil Grand Prix (2011)
Canada Grand Prix (2012)
Europe Grand Prix (2012)
Japan Grand Prix (2012)
India Grand Prix (2012)
United States Grand Prix (2012)
Australia Grand Prix (2013)
Malaysia Grand Prix (2013)
Canada Grand Prix (2013)
Italy Grand Prix (2013)
Singapore Grand Prix (2013)
South Korea Grand Prix (2013)
India Grand Prix (2013)
United States Grand Prix (2013)
Brazil Grand Prix (2013)
Singapore Grand Prix (2015)
Russia Grand Prix (2017)
Hungary Grand Prix (2017)
Singapore Grand Prix (2017)
Mexico Grand Prix (2017)
Bahrain Grand Prix (2018)
China Grand Prix (2018)
Azerbaijan Grand Prix (2018)
Canada Grand Prix (2018)
Germany Grand Prix (2018)
Canada Grand Prix (2019)
Japan Grand Prix (2019)
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| 3 | Max Verstappen Dutch | Red Bull | #1 | 48 |
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Pole Positions:
Hungary Grand Prix (2019)
Brazil Grand Prix (2019)
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (2020)
Bahrain Grand Prix (2021)
France Grand Prix (2021)
Styria Grand Prix (2021)
Austria Grand Prix (2021)
Great Britain Grand Prix (2021)
Belgium Grand Prix (2021)
Netherlands Grand Prix (2021)
Italy Grand Prix (2021)
United States Grand Prix (2021)
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (2021)
Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix (2022)
Canada Grand Prix (2022)
Austria Grand Prix (2022)
Netherlands Grand Prix (2022)
Japan Grand Prix (2022)
Mexico Grand Prix (2022)
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (2022)
Bahrain Grand Prix (2023)
Australia Grand Prix (2023)
Monaco Grand Prix (2023)
Spain Grand Prix (2023)
Canada Grand Prix (2023)
Austria Grand Prix (2023)
Great Britain Grand Prix (2023)
Netherlands Grand Prix (2023)
Japan Grand Prix (2023)
Qatar Grand Prix (2023)
Brazil Grand Prix (2023)
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (2023)
Bahrain Grand Prix (2024)
Saudi Arabia Grand Prix (2024)
Australia Grand Prix (2024)
Japan Grand Prix (2024)
China Grand Prix (2024)
Miami Grand Prix (2024)
Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix (2024)
Austria Grand Prix (2024)
Japan Grand Prix (2025)
Saudi Arabia Grand Prix (2025)
Miami Grand Prix (2025)
Great Britain Grand Prix (2025)
Italy Grand Prix (2025)
Azerbaijan Grand Prix (2025)
United States Grand Prix (2025)
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (2025)
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| 4 | Michael Schumacher German | Ferrari | #1 | 45 |
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Pole Positions:
Spain Grand Prix (2000)
Monaco Grand Prix (2000)
Canada Grand Prix (2000)
France Grand Prix (2000)
Hungary Grand Prix (2000)
Italy Grand Prix (2000)
United States Grand Prix (2000)
Japan Grand Prix (2000)
Malaysia Grand Prix (2000)
Australia Grand Prix (2001)
Malaysia Grand Prix (2001)
Brazil Grand Prix (2001)
Spain Grand Prix (2001)
Austria Grand Prix (2001)
Canada Grand Prix (2001)
Europe Grand Prix (2001)
Great Britain Grand Prix (2001)
Hungary Grand Prix (2001)
United States Grand Prix (2001)
Japan Grand Prix (2001)
Malaysia Grand Prix (2002)
San Marino Grand Prix (2002)
Spain Grand Prix (2002)
Germany Grand Prix (2002)
Belgium Grand Prix (2002)
United States Grand Prix (2002)
Japan Grand Prix (2002)
Australia Grand Prix (2003)
San Marino Grand Prix (2003)
Spain Grand Prix (2003)
Austria Grand Prix (2003)
Italy Grand Prix (2003)
Australia Grand Prix (2004)
Malaysia Grand Prix (2004)
Bahrain Grand Prix (2004)
Spain Grand Prix (2004)
Europe Grand Prix (2004)
Germany Grand Prix (2004)
Hungary Grand Prix (2004)
Japan Grand Prix (2004)
Hungary Grand Prix (2005)
Bahrain Grand Prix (2006)
San Marino Grand Prix (2006)
United States Grand Prix (2006)
France Grand Prix (2006)
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| 5 | Charler Lerclerc Monegasque | Ferrari | #16 | 27 |
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Pole Positions:
Bahrain Grand Prix (2019)
Austria Grand Prix (2019)
Belgium Grand Prix (2019)
Italy Grand Prix (2019)
Russia Grand Prix (2019)
Mexico Grand Prix (2019)
Monaco Grand Prix (2021)
Azerbaijan Grand Prix (2021)
Bahrain Grand Prix (2022)
Australia Grand Prix (2022)
Miami Grand Prix (2022)
Spain Grand Prix (2022)
Monaco Grand Prix (2022)
Azerbaijan Grand Prix (2022)
Great Britain Grand Prix (2022)
France Grand Prix (2022)
Italy Grand Prix (2022)
Singapore Grand Prix (2022)
Azerbaijan Grand Prix (2023)
Belgium Grand Prix (2023)
United States Grand Prix (2023)
Mexico Grand Prix (2023)
Las Vegas Grand Prix (2023)
Monaco Grand Prix (2024)
Belgium Grand Prix (2024)
Azerbaijan Grand Prix (2024)
Hungary Grand Prix (2025)
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| 6 | Nico Rosberg German | Williams | #6 | 27 |
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Pole Positions:
China Grand Prix (2012)
Bahrain Grand Prix (2013)
Spain Grand Prix (2013)
Monaco Grand Prix (2013)
Bahrain Grand Prix (2014)
Monaco Grand Prix (2014)
Canada Grand Prix (2014)
Great Britain Grand Prix (2014)
Germany Grand Prix (2014)
Hungary Grand Prix (2014)
Japan Grand Prix (2014)
United States Grand Prix (2014)
Brazil Grand Prix (2014)
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (2014)
Spain Grand Prix (2015)
Japan Grand Prix (2015)
Russia Grand Prix (2015)
Mexico Grand Prix (2015)
Brazil Grand Prix (2015)
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (2015)
China Grand Prix (2016)
Russia Grand Prix (2016)
Europe Grand Prix (2016)
Hungary Grand Prix (2016)
Belgium Grand Prix (2016)
Singapore Grand Prix (2016)
Japan Grand Prix (2016)
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| 7 | Fernando Alonso Spanish | Aston Martin | #14 | 22 |
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Pole Positions:
Malaysia Grand Prix (2003)
Hungary Grand Prix (2003)
France Grand Prix (2004)
Malaysia Grand Prix (2005)
Bahrain Grand Prix (2005)
France Grand Prix (2005)
Great Britain Grand Prix (2005)
Brazil Grand Prix (2005)
China Grand Prix (2005)
Europe Grand Prix (2006)
Spain Grand Prix (2006)
Monaco Grand Prix (2006)
Great Britain Grand Prix (2006)
Canada Grand Prix (2006)
China Grand Prix (2006)
Monaco Grand Prix (2007)
Italy Grand Prix (2007)
Hungary Grand Prix (2009)
Italy Grand Prix (2010)
Singapore Grand Prix (2010)
Great Britain Grand Prix (2012)
Germany Grand Prix (2012)
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| 8 | Valtteri Bottas Finnish | Cadillac | #77 | 20 |
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Pole Positions:
Bahrain Grand Prix (2017)
Austria Grand Prix (2017)
Brazil Grand Prix (2017)
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (2017)
Austria Grand Prix (2018)
China Grand Prix (2019)
Azerbaijan Grand Prix (2019)
Spain Grand Prix (2019)
Great Britain Grand Prix (2019)
Russia Grand Prix (2019)
United States Grand Prix (2019)
Austria Grand Prix (2020)
70th Anniversary Grand Prix (2020)
Eifel Grand Prix (2020)
Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix (2020)
Sakhir Grand Prix (2020)
Portugal Grand Prix (2021)
Turkey Grand Prix (2021)
Mexico Grand Prix (2021)
Brazil Grand Prix (2021)
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| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen Finnish | McLaren Mercedes | #7 | 18 |
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Pole Positions:
Europe Grand Prix (2003)
United States Grand Prix (2003)
Great Britain Grand Prix (2004)
San Marino Grand Prix (2005)
Spain Grand Prix (2005)
Monaco Grand Prix (2005)
Germany Grand Prix (2005)
Turkey Grand Prix (2005)
Germany Grand Prix (2006)
Hungary Grand Prix (2006)
Italy Grand Prix (2006)
Australia Grand Prix (2007)
Europe Grand Prix (2007)
Belgium Grand Prix (2007)
Spain Grand Prix (2008)
France Grand Prix (2008)
Monaco Grand Prix (2017)
Italy Grand Prix (2018)
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| 10 | Felipe Massa Brazilian | Sauber | #19 | 16 |
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Pole Positions:
Turkey Grand Prix (2006)
Japan Grand Prix (2006)
Brazil Grand Prix (2006)
Malaysia Grand Prix (2007)
Bahrain Grand Prix (2007)
Spain Grand Prix (2007)
France Grand Prix (2007)
Turkey Grand Prix (2007)
Brazil Grand Prix (2007)
Malaysia Grand Prix (2008)
Turkey Grand Prix (2008)
Monaco Grand Prix (2008)
Europe Grand Prix (2008)
Singapore Grand Prix (2008)
Brazil Grand Prix (2008)
Austria Grand Prix (2014)
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| 11 | Lando Norris British | McLaren | #4 | 16 |
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Pole Positions:
Russia Grand Prix (2021)
Spain Grand Prix (2024)
Hungary Grand Prix (2024)
Netherlands Grand Prix (2024)
Italy Grand Prix (2024)
Singapore Grand Prix (2024)
United States Grand Prix (2024)
Brazil Grand Prix (2024)
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (2024)
Australia Grand Prix (2025)
Monaco Grand Prix (2025)
Austria Grand Prix (2025)
Belgium Grand Prix (2025)
Mexico Grand Prix (2025)
Brazil Grand Prix (2025)
Las Vegas Grand Prix (2025)
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| 12 | Juan Pablo Montoya Colombian | Williams BMW | #6 | 13 |
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Pole Positions:
Germany Grand Prix (2001)
Belgium Grand Prix (2001)
Italy Grand Prix (2001)
Brazil Grand Prix (2002)
Monaco Grand Prix (2002)
Canada Grand Prix (2002)
Europe Grand Prix (2002)
Great Britain Grand Prix (2002)
France Grand Prix (2002)
Italy Grand Prix (2002)
Germany Grand Prix (2003)
Italy Grand Prix (2005)
Belgium Grand Prix (2005)
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| 13 | Mark Webber Australian | Minardi | #23 | 13 |
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Pole Positions:
Germany Grand Prix (2009)
Malaysia Grand Prix (2010)
Spain Grand Prix (2010)
Monaco Grand Prix (2010)
Turkey Grand Prix (2010)
Belgium Grand Prix (2010)
Spain Grand Prix (2011)
Great Britain Grand Prix (2011)
Germany Grand Prix (2011)
Monaco Grand Prix (2012)
South Korea Grand Prix (2012)
Japan Grand Prix (2013)
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (2013)
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| 14 | Rubens Barrichello Brazilian | Ferrari | #2 | 12 |
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Pole Positions:
Great Britain Grand Prix (2000)
Australia Grand Prix (2002)
Austria Grand Prix (2002)
Hungary Grand Prix (2002)
Brazil Grand Prix (2003)
Great Britain Grand Prix (2003)
Japan Grand Prix (2003)
United States Grand Prix (2004)
Italy Grand Prix (2004)
China Grand Prix (2004)
Brazil Grand Prix (2004)
Brazil Grand Prix (2009)
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| 15 | George Russell British | Mercedes | #63 | 8 |
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Pole Positions:
Hungary Grand Prix (2022)
Canada Grand Prix (2024)
Great Britain Grand Prix (2024)
Las Vegas Grand Prix (2024)
Qatar Grand Prix (2024)
Canada Grand Prix (2025)
Singapore Grand Prix (2025)
Australia Grand Prix (2026)
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| 16 | Jenson Button British | Brawn Mercedes | #22 | 8 |
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Pole Positions:
San Marino Grand Prix (2004)
Canada Grand Prix (2005)
Australia Grand Prix (2006)
Australia Grand Prix (2009)
Malaysia Grand Prix (2009)
Spain Grand Prix (2009)
Monaco Grand Prix (2009)
Belgium Grand Prix (2012)
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| 17 | Oscar Piastri Australian | McLaren | #81 | 7 |
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Pole Positions:
Miami Grand Prix (2024)
China Grand Prix (2025)
Bahrain Grand Prix (2025)
Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix (2025)
Spain Grand Prix (2025)
Netherlands Grand Prix (2025)
Qatar Grand Prix (2025)
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| 18 | Carlos Sainz Spanish | Williams | #55 | 5 |
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Pole Positions:
Belgium Grand Prix (2022)
United States Grand Prix (2022)
Italy Grand Prix (2023)
Singapore Grand Prix (2023)
Mexico Grand Prix (2024)
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| 19 | Mika Häkkinen Finnish | McLaren Mercedes | #8 | 5 |
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Pole Positions:
Australia Grand Prix (2000)
Brazil Grand Prix (2000)
San Marino Grand Prix (2000)
Austria Grand Prix (2000)
Belgium Grand Prix (2000)
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| 20 | Ralf Schumacher German | Williams BMW | #4 | 5 |
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Pole Positions:
France Grand Prix (2001)
Monaco Grand Prix (2003)
Canada Grand Prix (2003)
France Grand Prix (2003)
Japan Grand Prix (2005)
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| 21 | David Coulthard British | Red Bull Renault | #4 | 4 |
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Pole Positions:
Europe Grand Prix (2000)
Germany Grand Prix (2000)
San Marino Grand Prix (2001)
Monaco Grand Prix (2001)
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| 22 | Jarno Trulli Italian | Renault | #9 | 4 |
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Pole Positions:
Monaco Grand Prix (2004)
Belgium Grand Prix (2004)
United States Grand Prix (2005)
Bahrain Grand Prix (2009)
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| 23 | Daniel Ricciardo Australian | HRT | #3 | 3 |
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Pole Positions:
Monaco Grand Prix (2016)
Monaco Grand Prix (2018)
Mexico Grand Prix (2018)
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| 24 | Giancarlo Fisichella Italian | Ferrari | #11 | 3 |
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Pole Positions:
Australia Grand Prix (2005)
Malaysia Grand Prix (2006)
Belgium Grand Prix (2009)
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| 25 | Sergio Perez Mexican | Cadillac | #11 | 3 |
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Pole Positions:
Saudi Arabia Grand Prix (2022)
Saudi Arabia Grand Prix (2023)
Miami Grand Prix (2023)
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| 26 | Heikki Kovalainen Finnish | Lotus Renault | #7 | 1 |
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Pole Positions:
Great Britain Grand Prix (2008)
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| 27 | Kevin Magnussen Danish | McLaren Mercedes | #20 | 1 |
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Pole Positions:
Brazil Grand Prix (2022)
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| 28 | Lance Stroll Canadian | Aston Martin | #18 | 1 |
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Pole Positions:
Turkey Grand Prix (2020)
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| 29 | Nick Heidfeld German | Renault | #9 | 1 |
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Pole Positions:
Europe Grand Prix (2005)
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| 30 | Nico Hülkenberg German | Audi | #27 | 1 |
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Pole Positions:
Brazil Grand Prix (2010)
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| 31 | Pastor Maldonado Venezuelan | Lotus Mercedes | #13 | 1 |
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Pole Positions:
Spain Grand Prix (2012)
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| 32 | Robert Kubica Polish | Williams Mercedes | #88 | 1 |
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Pole Positions:
Bahrain Grand Prix (2008)
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Summary
The F1 Poles Statistics page on F1Versus.com presents comprehensive historical data on Formula 1 pole positions, showcasing which drivers have qualified fastest across the sport’s modern era. The all-time list is led by Lewis Hamilton with 104 pole positions, followed by prominent names like Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen, with detailed records for dozens of drivers and their pole counts over multiple seasons. This authoritative stats resource offers fans and analysts a clear view of qualifying performance trends, helping users explore F1’s top qualifiers from past seasons through 2026 and understand how the fastest drivers on Saturday have shaped the grid across decades.
F1 Stats Last Updated: January 10, 2026 | All statistics, lap times, and driver comparisons on this page reflect the most current data available from the official F1 sources. And updated till the last race which happened in 7th December 2025