Most Formula One pole positions in career

Most Formula One pole positions in career
Who
Lewis Hamilton
What
104 total number
Where
Hungary
When
22 July 2023

The most Formula One pole positions in a career is 104, achieved by Lewis Hamilton (UK) for McLaren and Mercedes from 9 June 2007 to 22 July 2023.

Hamilton completed a century of pole positions at the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix, having bypassed Michael Schumacher’s record of 68 poles at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on 2 September 2017. Hamilton has qualified fastest at 32 different circuits – also a record. His best season to date in terms of qualifying was 2016, with 12 poles.