<P> Lewis Hamilton holds the record for the most pole positions , having qualified first on 73 occasions . Michael Schumacher is second with 68 pole positions. Ayrton Senna is third with 65 poles . Senna holds the record for the most consecutive poles ; he qualified in first place eight Grands Prix in a row from the 1988 Spanish Grand Prix to the 1989 United States Grand Prix . Sebastian Vettel is the youngest polesitter , he was 21 years , 72 days old when he qualified in first place for the 2008 Italian Grand Prix . The oldest person to qualify in pole position was Nino Farina , who was 47 years , 79 days old when he was polesitter for the 1954 Argentine Grand Prix . As of the 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix , 98 drivers have been on pole position in the 976 Grands Prix since the first World Championship race , the 1950 British Grand Prix . From 2014 onwards the driver who achieves the most pole positions in a season is awarded the Pole Trophy . The inaugural Pole Trophy was won by Nico Rosberg ; the 2015 , 2016 and 2017 Trophies were won by Lewis Hamilton . </P>
<P> Lewis Hamilton holds the record for the most pole positions , having qualified first on 73 occasions . Michael Schumacher is second with 68 pole positions. Ayrton Senna is third with 65 poles . Senna holds the record for the most consecutive poles ; he qualified in first place eight Grands Prix in a row from the 1988 Spanish Grand Prix to the 1989 United States Grand Prix . Sebastian Vettel is the youngest polesitter , he was 21 years , 72 days old when he qualified in first place for the 2008 Italian Grand Prix . The oldest person to qualify in pole position was Nino Farina , who was 47 years , 79 days old when he was polesitter for the 1954 Argentine Grand Prix . As of the 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix , 98 drivers have been on pole position in the 976 Grands Prix since the first World Championship race , the 1950 British Grand Prix . From 2014 onwards the driver who achieves the most pole positions in a season is awarded the Pole Trophy . The inaugural Pole Trophy was won by Nico Rosberg ; the 2015 , 2016 and 2017 Trophies were won by Lewis Hamilton . </P>
who has the most pole positions in formula 1
who has the most pole positions in formula 1
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton