List of Formula 1 pole-setters
The list of pole-setters in Formula 1 lists all drivers, nations and designers of the Formula 1 World Championship (until 1980: Automobile World Championship ) who have been able to achieve the pole position since it was founded in 1950 . A driver is treated as a pole setter who has acquired the right to start from first place on the grid, usually through the best lap time in the final qualification .
According to drivers
In addition to the number of pole positions achieved, the following table shows the respective pole quota in relation to the Grand Prix starts - this is the relationship between the number of pole positions and the total number of starts. In addition, it gives both the time in which the respective driver was active in Formula 1 and an overview of the makes with which he achieved the pole positions. The names of the drivers who qualified for at least one Grand Prix in the 2020 Formula 1 World Championship are highlighted in gray.
At the Hungarian Grand Prix on August 4, 2019, Max Verstappen was the 100th driver to start from pole position in at least one Formula 1 World Championship run.
Status: 2020 Belgian Grand Prix
* = World champion
According to nations
The following table shows the number of all pole positions broken down by driver nation. It also shows the number of drivers who were successful for a nation, as well as the names of the three most common pole setters in a country.
The names of the nations under whose flag at least one driver competed in at least one Grand Prix of the 2020 Formula 1 season are highlighted in gray.
Status: 2020 Belgian Grand Prix
underlined = drivers active in the 2020 season
According to designers
The names of the designers whose vehicles competed in at least one Grand Prix in the 2020 Formula 1 season are highlighted in gray.
Status: 2020 Belgian Grand Prix
space | constructor | nation | Poles | Starts | Quota | from | to | Most successful drivers (poles) |
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1 | Ferrari | Italy | 228 | 998 | 22.85% | 1950 | 2020 | M. Schumacher (58), N. Lauda (23), F. Massa (15) |
2 | McLaren | Great Britain | 155 | 870 | 17.82% | 1966 | 2020 | A. Senna (46), M. Häkkinen / L. Hamilton je (26) |
3 | Williams | Great Britain | 128 | 726 | 17.63% | 1973 | 2020 | N. Mansell (28), D. Hill (20), A. Prost / J. Villeneuve (13 each) |
4th | Mercedes | Germany | 118 | 217 | 54.38% | 1954 | 2020 | L. Hamilton (67), N. Rosberg (30), V. Bottas (13) |
5 | lotus | Great Britain | 107 | 491 | 21.79% | 1958 | 1994 | J. Clark (33), M. Andretti (17), A. Senna (16) |
6th | Red Bull | Austria | 62 | 293 | 21.16% | 2005 | 2020 | S. Vettel (44), M.Webber (13), D. Ricciardo (3) |
7th | Renault | France | 51 | 352 | 14.49% | 1977 | 2020 | F. Alonso (16), R. Arnoux (14), A. Prost (10) |
8th | Brabham | Great Britain | 39 | 394 | 9.90% | 1962 | 1992 | N. Piquet (18), J. Brabham (8) |
9 | Benetton | Italy | 15th | 260 | 5.77% | 1986 | 2001 | M. Schumacher (10), T. Fabi (2), J. Alesi / G. Berger / G. Fisichella (1 each) |
10 | Tyrrell | Great Britain | 14th | 430 | 3.26% | 1970 | 1998 | J. Stewart (12), P. Depailler / J. Scheckter (1 each) |
11 | Alfa Romeo | Italy | 12 | 110 | 10.91% | 1950 | 1985 | JM Fangio (8), G. Farina (2), A. de Cesaris / B. Giacomelli (1 each) |
12 | BRM | Great Britain | 11 | 197 | 5.58% | 1951 | 1977 | G. Hill (8), J. Bonnier / C. Regazzoni / J. Siffert (1 each) |
cooper | Great Britain | 11 | 128 | 8.59% | 1950 | 1969 | J. Brabham / S. Moss (5 each), J. Surtees (1) | |
14th | Maserati | Italy | 10 | 70 | 14.29% | 1950 | 1960 | JM Fangio (8), S. Moss (2) |
15th | Ligier | France | 9 | 326 | 2.76% | 1976 | 1996 | J. Laffite (7), D. Pironi (2) |
16 | Vanwall | Great Britain | 7th | 28 | 25.00% | 1954 | 1960 | S. Moss (4), S. Lewis-Evans (2), T. Brooks (1) |
17th | Kurti's power | United States | 6th | 12 | 50.00% | 1950 | 1960 | F. Agabashian / W. Faulkner / B. Vukovich (1 each) |
18th | Brawn | Great Britain | 5 | 17th | 29.41% | 2009 | 2009 | J. Button (4), R. Barrichello (1) |
March | Great Britain | 5 | 205 | 2.44% | 1970 | 1992 | J. Stewart (3), V. Brambilla / R. Peterson (1 each) | |
20th | Matra | France | 4th | 60 | 6.67% | 1966 | 1972 | C. Amon / J. Stewart (2 each) |
21st | Shadow | Great Britain | 3 | 104 | 2.88% | 1973 | 1980 | J.-P. Jarier (2), T. Pryce (1) |
Toyota | Japan | 3 | 139 | 2.16% | 2002 | 2009 | J. Trulli (2), R. Schumacher (1) | |
23 | BAR | Great Britain | 2 | 117 | 1.71% | 1999 | 2005 | J. Button (both) |
Honda | Japan | 2 | 89 | 2.25% | 1964 | 2008 | J. Button / J. Surtees (1 each) | |
Jordan | Great Britain | 2 | 250 | 0.80% | 1991 | 2005 | R. Barrichello / H.-H. Frentzen (1 each) | |
Lancia | Italy | 2 | 4th | 50.00% | 1954 | 1955 | A. Ascari / E. Castellotti (1 each) | |
Watson | United States | 2 | 9 | 22.22% | 1950 | 1960 | P. Flaherty / Dick Rathmann (1 each) | |
28 | Arrows | Great Britain | 1 | 382 | 0.26% | 1978 | 2002 | R. Patrese |
BMW | Germany | 1 | 70 | 1.43% | 2006 | 2009 | R. Kubica | |
Ewing | United States | 1 | 2 | 50.00% | 1950 | 1960 | E. Sachs | |
Force India | India | 1 | 203 | 0.49% | 2008 | 2018 | G. Fisichella | |
Lesovsky | United States | 1 | 9 | 11.11% | 1950 | 1960 | J. Thomson | |
Lola | Great Britain | 1 | 148 | 0.68% | 1962 | 1997 | J. Surtees | |
Porsche | Germany | 1 | 30th | 3.33% | 1957 | 1964 | D. Gurney | |
Stevens | United States | 1 | 6th | 16.67% | 1950 | 1956 | J. Hoyt | |
Stewart | Great Britain | 1 | 49 | 2.04% | 1997 | 1999 | R. Barrichello | |
Toleman | Great Britain | 1 | 57 | 1.75% | 1981 | 1985 | T. Fabi | |
Toro Rosso | Italy | 1 | 275 | 0.36% | 2006 | 2020 | S. Vettel | |
wolf | Great Britain | 1 | 47 | 2.13% | 1977 | 1979 | J. Scheckter |