Grand Prix Poles
Qualifying is an art unto itself in Formula One, with the very best — like Senna, Schumacher 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 few decades, as chicanes and tighter circuits have made overtaking increasingly difficult and as “knock out” qualifying rounds were introduced to F1, the importance of pole position has correspondingly been heightened.
All drivers with 5 or career more poles, plus current drivers, through 2011.
| Poles | Driver | Nat. |
| 68 | Michael Schumacher | GER |
| 65 | Ayrton Senna | BRA |
| 33 | Jim Clark | GBR |
| 33 | Alain Prost | FRA |
| 32 | Nigel Mansell | GBR |
| 30 | Sebastian Vettel | GER |
| 29 | Juan Manuel Fangio | ARG |
| 26 | Mika Häkkinen | FIN |
| 24 | Niki Lauda | AUS |
| 24 | Nelson Piquet | BRA |
| 20 | Fernando Alonso | SPA |
| 20 | Damon Hill | GBR |
| 19 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR |
| 18 | Mario Andretti | USA |
| 18 | Rene Arnoux | FRA |
| 17 | Jackie Stewart | GBR |
| 16 | Kimi Räikkönen | FIN |
| 16 | Stirling Moss | GBR |
| 15 | Felipe Massa | BRA |
| 14 | Alberto Ascari | ITA |
| 14 | James Hunt | GBR |
| 14 | Ronnie Peterson | SUE |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | BRA |
| 13 | Jack Brabham | AUS |
| 13 | Graham Hill | GBR |
| 13 | Jacky Ickx | BEL |
| 13 | Jacques Villeneuve | CAN |
| 13 | Juan Pablo Montoya | COL |
| 12 | Gerhard Berger | AUT |
| 12 | David Coulthard | GBR |
| 10 | Jochen Rindt | AUT |
| 9 | Mark Webber | AUS |
| 8 | Ricardo Patrese | ITA |
| 8 | John Surtees | GBR |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | FRA |
| 7 | Jenson Button | GBR |
| 6 | Emerson Fittipaldi | BRA |
| 6 | Phil Hill | USA |
| 6 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | FRA |
| 6 | Alan Jones | AUS |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann | ARG |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | GER |
| 5 | Giuseppe Farina | ITA |
| 5 | Clay Regazzoni | SUI |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | FIN |
| 5 | Patrick Tambay | FRA |
| 5 | Chris Amon | NZL |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli | ITA |
| 1 | Heikki Kovalainen | FIN |
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