Which F1 driver has the highest pole to win ratio per Grand Prix?

Who is the best F1 driver or GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) as it sometimes is referred to? An impossible question to answer objectively. The F1 career performance section provides different insights into the comparison of the greatest F1 drivers from the start of their career based on points and their wins vs poles achievements. In this section you will find the ratio for pole-to-win and non-pole-to-win per grandprix for all F1 drivers. For the overall career view go to the poles vs wins view.

Nr	Driver	Pole to win ratio (per GP)	Pole to wins (per GP)	Poles

1	Bill Vukovich	100%	1	1
1	Jo Bonnier	100%	1	1
1	Pastor Maldonado	100%	1	1
1	Thierry Boutsen	100%	1	1
1	Pat Flaherty	100%	1	1
6	Max Verstappen	82.8%	24	29
7	Emerson Fittipaldi	66.7%	4	6
7	Jody Scheckter	66.7%	2	3
9	Alberto Ascari	64.3%	9	14
10	Fernando Alonso	63.6%	14	22
11	Jenson Button	62.5%	5	8
12	Michael Schumacher	58.8%	40	68
13	Lewis Hamilton	58.7%	61	104
14	Alain Prost	54.5%	18	33
15	Sebastian Vettel	54.4%	31	57
16	Nigel Mansell	53.1%	17	32
17	Juan Manuel Fangio	51.7%	15	29
18	Jo Siffert	50%	1	2
18	George Russell	50%	1	2
18	Michele Alboreto	50%	1	2
18	Carlos Reutemann	50%	3	6
18	Gilles Villeneuve	50%	1	2
18	Tony Brooks	50%	1	2
18	James Hunt	50%	7	14
18	Stirling Moss	50%	8	16
18	Felipe Massa	50%	8	16
18	John Surtees	50%	4	8
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	50%	2	4
18	Nico Rosberg	50%	15	30
30	Jackie Stewart	47.1%	8	17
31	Jack Brabham	46.2%	6	13
32	Jim Clark	45.5%	15	33
33	Ayrton Senna	44.6%	29	65
34	Mario Andretti	44.4%	8	18
35	Gerhard Berger	41.7%	5	12
36	Carlos Sainz	40%	2	5
37	Jacques Villeneuve	38.5%	5	13
37	Mika Hakkinen	38.5%	10	26
39	Niki Lauda	37.5%	9	24
40	Rubens Barrichello	35.7%	5	14
41	Damon Hill	35%	7	20
42	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	33.3%	1	3
42	Kimi Räikkönen	33.3%	6	18
42	Daniel Ricciardo	33.3%	1	3
42	Sergio Perez	33.3%	1	3
42	Alan Jones	33.3%	2	6
42	Phil Hill	33.3%	2	6
48	Mark Webber	30.8%	4	13
48	Jacky Ickx	30.8%	4	13
48	Graham Hill	30.8%	4	13
51	Valtteri Bottas	30%	6	20
51	Jochen Rindt	30%	3	10
53	Jacques Laffite	28.6%	2	7
54	Mike Hawthorn	25%	1	4
54	Riccardo Patrese	25%	2	8
54	Jarno Trulli	25%	1	4
57	Juan Pablo Montoya	23.1%	3	13
58	Ronnie Peterson	21.4%	3	14
59	Nelson Piquet	20.8%	5	24
60	Charles Leclerc	20%	4	20
60	Clay Regazzoni	20%	1	5
60	Giuseppe Farina	20%	1	5
63	Ralf Schumacher	16.7%	1	6
63	David Coulthard	16.7%	2	12
63	Jean Pierre Jabouille	16.7%	1	6
66	Rene Arnoux	11.1%	2	18
67	Keke Rosberg	0%	0	5
67	Heikki Kovalainen	0%	0	1
67	Wolfgang von Trips	0%	0	1
67	Elio de Angelis	0%	0	3
67	John Watson	0%	0	2
67	Patrick Tambay	0%	0	5
67	Didier Pironi	0%	0	4
67	Robert Kubica	0%	0	1
67	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	0%	0	2
67	Patrick Depailler	0%	0	1
67	Carlos Pace	0%	0	1
67	Vittorio Brambilla	0%	0	1
67	Denny Hulme	0%	0	1
67	Peter Revson	0%	0	1
67	Dan Gurney	0%	0	3
67	Lorenzo Bandini	0%	0	1
67	Jean Alesi	0%	0	2

Nr	Driver	Non-pole to win ratio (per GP)	Non-pole to wins (per GP)	Non-poles

1	Lee Wallard	50%	1	2
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	40.9%	9	22
3	Jim Clark	25.6%	10	39
4	Bill Vukovich	25%	1	4
5	Jackie Stewart	22.9%	19	83
6	Alberto Ascari	22.2%	4	18
7	Michael Schumacher	21.3%	51	239
8	Bob Sweikert	20%	1	5
9	Alain Prost	19.6%	33	168
10	Lewis Hamilton	19.1%	42	220
11	Max Verstappen	16.1%	24	149
12	Stirling Moss	16%	8	50
13	Damon Hill	15.6%	15	96
14	Giuseppe Farina	13.8%	4	29
15	Ayrton Senna	12.5%	12	96
15	Troy Ruttman	12.5%	1	8
15	Sam Hanks	12.5%	1	8
18	Jimmy Bryan	11.1%	1	9
18	Johnnie Parsons	11.1%	1	9
20	Tony Brooks	10.8%	4	37
20	Niki Lauda	10.8%	16	148
22	Ludovico Scarfiotti	10%	1	10
22	Jim Rathmann	10%	1	10
24	Nelson Piquet	9.9%	18	181
25	Sebastian Vettel	9.2%	22	239
26	Alan Jones	9.1%	10	110
27	Nigel Mansell	9%	14	156
28	Peter Collins	8.6%	3	35
29	Rodger Ward	8.3%	1	12
30	Gilles Villeneuve	7.7%	5	65
30	Wolfgang von Trips	7.7%	2	26
32	Mika Hakkinen	7.4%	10	136
33	Jody Scheckter	7.3%	8	109
34	Emerson Fittipaldi	7.2%	10	138
35	Denny Hulme	7.2%	8	111
36	Jack Brabham	7%	8	114
37	Peter Revson	6.9%	2	29
38	Carlos Reutemann	6.4%	9	140
39	Ronnie Peterson	6.4%	7	109
40	Graham Hill	6.1%	10	163
41	Jochen Rindt	6%	3	50
42	Piero Taruffi	5.6%	1	18
43	Fernando Alonso	5.1%	18	351
44	Juan Pablo Montoya	4.9%	4	82
45	Dan Gurney	4.8%	4	83
46	Mike Hawthorn	4.8%	2	42
46	Giancarlo Baghetti	4.8%	1	21
48	David Coulthard	4.7%	11	235
49	Keke Rosberg	4.6%	5	109
50	Nico Rosberg	4.6%	8	175
51	Kimi Räikkönen	4.5%	15	334
52	Didier Pironi	4.5%	3	67
53	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	4.3%	1	23
54	Jacques Villeneuve	4%	6	151
55	Bruce McLaren	3.9%	4	102
56	Jacky Ickx	3.9%	4	103
57	James Hunt	3.8%	3	78
58	Rene Arnoux	3.8%	5	132
59	Pedro Rodriguez	3.6%	2	55
59	Mario Andretti	3.6%	4	110
61	Jenson Button	3.4%	10	298
62	Peter Gethin	3.3%	1	30
62	John Watson	3.3%	5	150
64	Clay Regazzoni	3.1%	4	127
65	Gunnar Nilsson	3.1%	1	32
66	Daniel Ricciardo	3%	7	230
67	Ralf Schumacher	2.9%	5	174
68	Eddie Irvine	2.7%	4	147
69	Gerhard Berger	2.5%	5	198
70	Mark Webber	2.5%	5	202
71	Lorenzo Bandini	2.4%	1	41
72	Maurice Trintignant	2.4%	2	83
73	Phil Hill	2.4%	1	42
74	Jacques Laffite	2.4%	4	170
75	Jean Pierre Jabouille	2.3%	1	43
76	Francois Cevert	2.1%	1	47
76	Patrick Depailler	2.1%	2	94
78	Michele Alboreto	2.1%	4	192
79	Valtteri Bottas	2.1%	4	194
80	Sergio Perez	2%	5	247
81	Innes Ireland	2%	1	50
82	Rubens Barrichello	1.9%	6	310
82	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1.9%	3	155
84	John Surtees	1.9%	2	104
84	Richie Ginther	1.9%	1	52
86	Elio de Angelis	1.9%	2	105
87	Johnny Herbert	1.9%	3	162
88	Patrick Tambay	1.8%	2	111
89	Riccardo Patrese	1.6%	4	249
90	Carlos Pace	1.4%	1	71
91	Vittorio Brambilla	1.4%	1	73
92	Alessandro Nannini	1.3%	1	77
93	Thierry Boutsen	1.2%	2	162
94	Felipe Massa	1.2%	3	254
95	Jean Pierre Beltoise	1.2%	1	86
96	Jo Siffert	1.1%	1	94
97	Robert Kubica	1%	1	97
98	Charles Leclerc	1%	1	99
99	Jochen Mass	0.9%	1	106
100	Heikki Kovalainen	0.9%	1	111
101	Pierre Gasly	0.8%	1	122
102	Esteban Ocon	0.8%	1	127
103	Olivier Panis	0.6%	1	158
104	Jean Alesi	0.5%	1	199
105	Giancarlo Fisichella	0.4%	1	225
106	Luigi Fagioli	0%	0	7
106	Carlos Sainz	0%	0	173
106	Jarno Trulli	0%	0	250
106	Pat Flaherty	0%	0	4
106	Jo Bonnier	0%	0	103
106	Pastor Maldonado	0%	0	95
106	Luigi Musso	0%	0	25
106	George Russell	0%	0	96

Overall (all drivers)
The chance to convert a pole to win or a non-pole to win (combining all non-pole positions as 1 per GP).
Total grand prix completed: 1095

Pole-to-win ratio: 42.8% (total pole-to-wins: 469)
Non-pole-to-win ratio: 57.2% (total non-pole-to-wins: 626)

Explanation
In the pole-to-win per grandprix view, drivers are compared based on the ratios for their ability to convert a pole to win per Grand prix and for a non-pole start to convert to a win. Use the switch in the top left to switch between the views. This view provides insights in performance of drivers in their ability to drive for the win. This view takes into account the Grand Prix perspective, meaning that it looks at each individual GP and checks for pole/win resp non-pole/win to calculate the ratio.

Pole to win: total number of pole-to-wins divided by total number of poles. Each is calculated per Grand Prix
Non-pole to win: total number of non-poles-to-wins divided by total number of non-poles. Each is calculated per Grand Prix

Date last modified: 2023-09-26 00:03:26 - 2 days ago

Which F1 driver has the highest pole to win ratio per Grand Prix?

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