Drivers ranked by Pole %, minimum 40 race entries to qualify.
| # | Driver | Pole % | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio 🇦🇷 ARG | 56.86% | 29/51 |
| 2 | Jim Clark 🇬🇧 GBR | 45.21% | 33/73 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna 🇧🇷 BRA | 40.12% | 65/162 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton 🇬🇧 GBR | 26.13% | 104/398 |
| 5 | Stirling Moss 🇬🇧 GBR | 23.88% | 16/67 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher 🇩🇪 DEU | 22.08% | 68/308 |
| 7 | Max Verstappen 🇳🇱 NLD | 19.92% | 50/251 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel 🇩🇪 DEU | 19.00% | 57/300 |
| 9 | Jackie Stewart 🇬🇧 GBR | 17.00% | 17/100 |
| 10 | Nigel Mansell 🇬🇧 GBR | 16.75% | 32/191 |
| 11 | Kimi Antonelli 🇮🇹 ITA | 16.67% | 7/42 |
| 12 | Damon Hill 🇬🇧 GBR | 16.39% | 20/122 |
| 13 | Alain Prost 🇫🇷 FRA | 16.34% | 33/202 |
| 14 | Jochen Rindt 🇦🇹 AUT | 16.13% | 10/62 |
| 15 | Mika Häkkinen 🇫🇮 FIN | 15.76% | 26/165 |
| 16 | James Hunt 🇬🇧 GBR | 15.05% | 14/93 |
| 17 | Nico Rosberg 🇩🇪 DEU | 14.56% | 30/206 |
| 18 | Charles Leclerc 🇲🇨 MCO | 14.14% | 27/191 |
| 19 | Mario Andretti 🇺🇸 USA | 13.74% | 18/131 |
| 20 | Juan Pablo Montoya 🇨🇴 COL | 13.68% | 13/95 |
| 21 | Niki Lauda 🇦🇹 AUT | 13.64% | 24/176 |
| 22 | Nelson Piquet 🇧🇷 BRA | 11.59% | 24/207 |
| 23 | Phil Hill 🇺🇸 USA | 11.54% | 6/52 |
| 24 | Ronnie Peterson 🇸🇪 SWE | 11.38% | 14/123 |
| 25 | Lando Norris 🇬🇧 GBR | 11.18% | 19/170 |
| 26 | René Arnoux 🇫🇷 FRA | 10.98% | 18/164 |
| 27 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille 🇫🇷 FRA | 10.71% | 6/56 |
| 28 | Jacky Ickx 🇧🇪 BEL | 10.66% | 13/122 |
| 29 | Jack Brabham 🇦🇺 AUS | 10.16% | 13/128 |
| 30 | Mike Hawthorn 🇬🇧 GBR | 8.51% | 4/47 |
| 31 | Jacques Villeneuve 🇨🇦 CAN | 7.88% | 13/165 |
| 32 | Valtteri Bottas 🇫🇮 FIN | 7.55% | 20/265 |
| 33 | Graham Hill 🇬🇧 GBR | 7.26% | 13/179 |
| 34 | John Surtees 🇬🇧 GBR | 7.08% | 8/113 |
| 35 | George Russell 🇬🇧 GBR | 7.06% | 12/170 |
| 36 | Oscar Piastri 🇦🇺 AUS | 6.82% | 6/88 |
| 37 | Mark Webber 🇦🇺 AUS | 5.99% | 13/217 |
| 38 | Felipe Massa 🇧🇷 BRA | 5.90% | 16/271 |
| 39 | Gerhard Berger 🇦🇹 AUT | 5.71% | 12/210 |
| 40 | Didier Pironi 🇫🇷 FRA | 5.56% | 4/72 |
| 41 | Alan Jones 🇦🇺 AUS | 5.13% | 6/117 |
| 42 | Kimi Räikkönen 🇫🇮 FIN | 5.11% | 18/352 |
| 43 | Fernando Alonso 🇪🇸 ESP | 4.93% | 22/446 |
| 44 | David Coulthard 🇬🇧 GBR | 4.86% | 12/247 |
| 45 | Chris Amon 🇳🇿 NZL | 4.63% | 5/108 |
| 46 | Rubens Barrichello 🇧🇷 BRA | 4.29% | 14/326 |
| 47 | Teo Fabi 🇮🇹 ITA | 4.23% | 3/71 |
| 48 | Carlos Reutemann 🇦🇷 ARG | 4.11% | 6/146 |
| 49 | Patrick Tambay 🇫🇷 FRA | 4.07% | 5/123 |
| 50 | Emerson Fittipaldi 🇧🇷 BRA | 4.03% | 6/149 |
Percentage from F1DB totals. Minimum 40 entries to chart. · Updated 2026-10-28.