Pole positions per driver
List of Formula One drivers that reached pole positions during their career. (until after Abu Dhabi 2009)
| Driver Name | Pole positions |
|---|---|
| Michael Schumacher | 68 |
| Ayrton Senna | 65 |
| Alain Prost | 33 |
| Jim Clark | 32 |
| Nigel Mansell | 32 |
| Juan Manuel Fangio | 28 |
| Mika Häkkinen | 26 |
| Nelson Piquet | 24 |
| Niki Lauda | 24 |
| Damon Hill | 19 |
| Rene Arnoux | 19 |
| Mario Andretti | 18 |
| Fernando Alonso | 19 |
| Jackie Stewart | 16 |
| Stirling Moss | 16 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 16 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 16 |
| Felipe Massa | 15 |
| Alberto Ascari | 14 |
| James Hunt | 14 |
| Ronnie Peterson | 14 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 14 |
| David Coulthard | 13 |
| Jack Brabham | 13 |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 13 |
| Gerhard Berger | 12 |
| Graham Hill | 12 |
| Jacques Villeneuve | 12 |
| Jacky Ickx | 11 |
| Jochen Rindt | 9 |
| Jacques Laffite | 8 |
| John Surtees | 8 |
| Riccardo Patrese | 8 |
| Jenson Button | 7 |
| Alan Jones | 6 |
| Carlos Reutemann | 6 |
| Emerson Fittipaldi | 6 |
| Giuseppe Farina | 6 |
| Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 6 |
| Phil Hill | 6 |
| Ralf Schumacher | 6 |
| Chris Amon | 5 |
| Clay Regazzoni | 5 |
| Keke Rosberg | 5 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 5 |
| Didier Pironi | 4 |
| Mike Hawthorn | 4 |
| Patrick Tambay | 4 |
| Tony Brooks | 4 |
| Jarno Trulli | 4 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 4 |
| Dan Gurney | 3 |
| Elio de Angelis | 3 |
| Eugenio Castellotti | 3 |
| Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 3 |
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | 3 |
| Jody Scheckter | 3 |
| Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 3 |
| Teo Fabi | 3 |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 2 |
| Jean Alesi | 2 |
| Jo Bonnier | 2 |
| Jo Siffert | 2 |
| John Watson | 2 |
| Michele Alboreto | 2 |
| Stuart Lewis-Evans | 2 |
| Andrea de Cesaris | 1 |
| Bill Vukovich | 1 |
| Bruno Giacomelli | 1 |
| Carlos Pace | 1 |
| Denny Hulme | 1 |
| Dick Rathmann | 1 |
| Duke Nalon | 1 |
| Eddie Sachs | 1 |
| Felice Bonetto | 1 |
| Freddie Agabashian | 1 |
| Jack Fairman | 1 |
| Jack McGrath | 1 |
| Jerry Hoyt | 1 |
| Johnny Thomson | 1 |
| Ken Wharton | 1 |
| Lorenzo Bandini | 1 |
| Luigi Fagioli | 1 |
| Luigi Villoresi | 1 |
| Maurice Trintignant | 1 |
| Mike Parkes | 1 |
| Mike Spence | 1 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 1 |
| Pat Flaherty | 1 |
| Pat O'Connor | 1 |
| Patrick Depailler | 1 |
| Peter Revson | 1 |
| Thierry Boutsen | 1 |
| Tom Pryce | 1 |
| Vittorio Brambilla | 1 |
| Walt Faulkner | 1 |
| Wolfgang von Trips | 1 |
| Robert Kubica | 1 |
| Heikki Kovalainen | 1 |
| Mark Webber | 1 |
