Grand Prix Poles
Qualifying is an art unto itself in Formula One, with the very best — like Senna, Schumacher, Clark and Vettel — 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 2012.
| Poles | Driver | Nat. |
| 68 |  Michael Schumacher * |
GER |
| 65 |  Ayrton Senna |
BRA |
| 36 | Sebastian Vettel |
GER |
| 33 |  Jim Clark |
GBR |
| 33 |  Alain Prost |
FRA |
| 32 | Nigel Mansell |
GBR |
| 29 |  Juan Manuel Fangio |
ARG |
| 26 |  Mika Häkkinen |
FIN |
| 26 | Lewis Hamilton |
GBR |
| 24 |  Niki Lauda |
AUS |
| 24 | Nelson Piquet |
BRA |
| 22 |  Fernando Alonso |
SPA |
| 20 | Damon Hill |
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 |
| 11 | Mark Webber |
AUS |
| 10 | Jochen Rindt |
AUT |
| 8 | Jenson Button |
GBR |
| 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 |
| 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 |  Nico Rosberg |
FIN |
| 1 |  Pastor Maldonado |
VEN |
| * Michael Schumacher really should have 69 pole positions, but his 2013 Monaco pole was forfeited due to a grid penalty from the previous Spanish GP. | ||
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