TL;DR
- Lewis Hamilton leads Formula 1 pole positions with 104, surpassing Michael Schumacher's 68.
- Ayrton Senna is third with 65 poles, consistently pushing limits until his final race.
- Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, and Fernando Alonso are active drivers in the top 15.
The Fórmula 1 faces competition not only on Sundays but also on Saturdays. It's not a traditional race, but rather a single-lap event: el más rápido gana la pole. And just as on Sundays, the leader this time is Lewis Hamilton.
The Brit is among the greatest drivers ever, and his statistics prove it; he consistently dominated weekends from start to finish. The 68 poles of Michael Schumacher seemed unbeatable, yet Hamilton shattered that record.
Ayrton Senna ranks third fastest, consistently pushing the limits. This was true even until his final day. In the lead-up to the race where he passed away, the Brazilian set the fastest lap in his Williams at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen (47) reached the top 10 in the 2023 season and the top 5 in 2024, while two other active players are in the top 15: Charles Leclerc (27) and Fernando Alonso (22).
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Pilotos con el mayor número de poles en la historia de la F1
| Puesto | Piloto | Nacionalidad | Cantidad de poles | Última pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton* | Gran Bretaña | 104 | GP Hungría 2023 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Alemania | 68 | GP Francia 2006 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | Brasil | 65 | GP San Marino 1994 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Alemania | 57 | GP Japón 2019 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen* | Países Bajos | 47 | GP Estados Unidos 2025 |
| 6 | Jim Clark | Gran Bretaña | 33 | GP Sudáfrica 1968 |
| 7 | Alain Prost | Francia | 33 | GP Japón 1993 |
| 8 | Nigel Mansell | Gran Bretaña | 32 | GP Australia 1994 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Alemania | 30 | GP Japón 2016 |
| 10 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Argentina | 29 | GP Argentina 1958 |
| 11 | Charles Leclerc* | Mónaco | 27 | GP Hungría 2025 |
| 12 | Mika Hakkinen | Finlandia | 26 | GP Bélgica 2000 |
| 13 | Niki Lauda | Austria | 24 | GP Sudáfrica 1978 |
| 14 | Nelson Piquet | Brasil | 24 | GP España 1987 |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso* | España | 22 | GP Alemania 2012 |
| 16 | Damon Hill | Gran Bretaña | 20 | GP Portugal 1996 |
| 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Finlandia | 20 | GP Brasil 2021 |
| 18 | Mario Andretti | Estados Unidos | 18 | GP Italia 1982 |
| 19 | René Arnoux | Francia | 18 | GP Gran Bretaña 1983 |
| 20 | Kimi Räikkönen | Finlandia | 18 | GP Italia 2018 |
*Se mantienen en activo.