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Pole Sitters in Formula One History:
On the Table, below: the the green or red starting lane lights preceding a driver's name, below, indicates whether or not he is currently active in F1 racing
The numbers on this table reflect a simple collection of results; that is, they bear an absolute character.
For related relative statistics—i.e., the percentage of Pole Positions obtained per Grand Prix raced—please see Pole⁄GP Ratios (next page).
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| Rank | F1 2006 | Poles | ||
| 1 | |
Michael Schumacher | 68 | Germany |
| 2 | |
Ayrton Senna | 65 | Brazil |
| 3 | |
Jim Clark Alain Prost |
33 | Great Britain France |
| 5 | |
Nigel Mansell | 32 | Great Britain |
| 6 | |
Juan Manuel Fangio | 29 | Argentina |
| 7 | |
Mika Häkkinen | 26 | Finland |
| 8 | |
Niki Lauda Nelson Piquet |
24 | Austria Brazil |
| 10 | |
Damon Hill | 20 | Great Britain |
| 11 | |
Mario Andretti René Arnoux |
18 | U.S.A. France |
| 13 | |
Jackie Stewart | 17 | Great Britain |
| 14 | |
Stirling Moss | 16 | Great Britain |
| 15 | |
Fernando Alonso | 15 | Spain |
| 16 | |
Alberto Ascari James Hunt Ronnie Peterson |
14 | Italy Great Britain Sweden |
| 19 | |
Graham Hil Jack Brabham Jacky Ickx Jacques Villeneuve Juan Pablo Montoya Rubens Barrichello |
13 | Great Britain Australia Belgium Canada Colombia Brazil |
| 25 | |
Gerhard Berger David Coulthard |
12 | Austria Great Britain |
| 27 | |
Kimi Räikkönen | 11 | Finland |
| 28 | |
Jochen Rindt | 10 | Austria |
| 29 | |
John Surtees Riccardo Patrese |
8 | Great Britain Italy |
| 31 | |
Jacques Laffite | 7 | France |
| 32 | |
Phil Hill Emerson Fittipaldi Jean Pierre Jabouille Alan Jones Carlos Reutemann Ralf Schumacher |
6 | U.S.A. Brazil France Australia Argentina Germany |
| 38 | |
Nino Farina Chris Amon Clay Regazzoni Patrick Tambay Keke Rosberg |
5 | Italy New Zealand Switzerland France Finland |
| 43 | |
Mike Hawthorn Didier Pironi |
4 | Great Britain France |
| 45 | |
José Froilan Gonzalez Tony Brooks Dan Gurney Jean Pierre Jarier Jody Scheckter Elio de Angelis Teo Fabi Jarno Trulli Jenson Button Giancarlo Fisichella Felipe Massa |
3 | Argentina Great Britain U.S.A. France South Africa Italy Italy Italy Great Britain Italy Brazil |
| 56 | |
Michele Alboreto Jean Alesi Gilles Villeneuve Jo Siffert John Watson Stuart Lewis-Evans Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
2 | Italy France Canada Switzerland Great Britain Great Britain Germany |
| 63 | |
Wolfgang von Trips Dick Rathmann Pat O'Connor Jack McGrath Fred Agabashian Eugenio Castellotti Bill Vukovich Pat Flaherty Walt Faulkner |
1 | Germany U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. Italy U.S.A. U.S.A. U.S.A. |
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Tom Pryce Johnny Thomson Jo Bonnier, SWE Duke Nalon Eddie Sachs Lorenzo Bandini Jerry Hoyt Mike Parkes Denny Hulme |
Great Britain U.S.A. Sweden U.S.A. U.S.A. Italy U.S.A. Great Britain New Zealand |
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Thierry Boutsen Bruno Giacomelli Vittorio Brambilla Peter Revson José Carlos Pace Patrick Depailler Andrea de Cesaris Nick Heidfeld |
Belgium Italy Italy U.S.A. Brazil France Italy Germany |
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