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

Who is the best F1 driver of all time? An impossible question to answer objectively. The F1 career performance section tries to provide different insights into the greatest driver of all time. 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	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	100%	2	2
1	Pat Flaherty	100%	1	1
1	Bill Vukovich	100%	1	1
1	Pastor Maldonado	100%	1	1
1	Jo Bonnier	100%	1	1
1	Thierry Boutsen	100%	1	1
7	Max Verstappen	77.1%	37	48
8	Emerson Fittipaldi	66.7%	4	6
8	Oscar Piastri	66.7%	4	6
8	Jody Scheckter	66.7%	2	3
11	Alberto Ascari	64.3%	9	14
12	Fernando Alonso	63.6%	14	22
13	Jenson Button	62.5%	5	8
14	Michael Schumacher	58.8%	40	68
15	Lewis Hamilton	58.7%	61	104
16	George Russell	55.6%	5	9
17	Alain Prost	54.5%	18	33
18	Sebastian Vettel	54.4%	31	57
19	Nigel Mansell	53.1%	17	32
20	Juan Manuel Fangio	51.7%	15	29
21	Jo Siffert	50%	1	2
21	John Surtees	50%	4	8
21	Michele Alboreto	50%	1	2
21	Stirling Moss	50%	8	16
21	Tony Brooks	50%	1	2
21	Nico Rosberg	50%	15	30
21	Gilles Villeneuve	50%	1	2
21	Felipe Massa	50%	8	16
21	Giancarlo Fisichella	50%	2	4
21	Carlos Sainz	50%	3	6
21	James Hunt	50%	7	14
21	Carlos Reutemann	50%	3	6
33	Jackie Stewart	47.1%	8	17
33	Lando Norris	47.1%	8	17
35	Jack Brabham	46.2%	6	13
36	Jim Clark	45.5%	15	33
37	Ayrton Senna	44.6%	29	65
38	Mario Andretti	44.4%	8	18
39	Gerhard Berger	41.7%	5	12
40	Jacques Villeneuve	38.5%	5	13
40	Mika Hakkinen	38.5%	10	26
42	Niki Lauda	37.5%	9	24
43	Rubens Barrichello	35.7%	5	14
44	Damon Hill	35%	7	20
45	Alan Jones	33.3%	2	6
45	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	33.3%	1	3
45	Sergio Perez	33.3%	1	3
45	Daniel Ricciardo	33.3%	1	3
45	Phil Hill	33.3%	2	6
45	Kimi Räikkönen	33.3%	6	18
51	Jacky Ickx	30.8%	4	13
51	Graham Hill	30.8%	4	13
51	Mark Webber	30.8%	4	13
54	Jochen Rindt	30%	3	10
54	Valtteri Bottas	30%	6	20
56	Jacques Laffite	28.6%	2	7
57	Jarno Trulli	25%	1	4
57	Riccardo Patrese	25%	2	8
57	Mike Hawthorn	25%	1	4
60	Juan Pablo Montoya	23.1%	3	13
61	Ronnie Peterson	21.4%	3	14
62	Nelson Piquet	20.8%	5	24
63	Clay Regazzoni	20%	1	5
63	Giuseppe Farina	20%	1	5
65	Charles Leclerc	18.5%	5	27
66	David Coulthard	16.7%	2	12
66	Ralf Schumacher	16.7%	1	6
66	Jean Pierre Jabouille	16.7%	1	6
69	Rene Arnoux	11.1%	2	18
70	Elio de Angelis	0%	0	3
70	Patrick Depailler	0%	0	1
70	Carlos Pace	0%	0	1
70	Heikki Kovalainen	0%	0	1
70	Vittorio Brambilla	0%	0	1
70	John Watson	0%	0	2
70	Denny Hulme	0%	0	1
70	Didier Pironi	0%	0	4
70	Peter Revson	0%	0	1
70	Jean Alesi	0%	0	2
70	Patrick Tambay	0%	0	5
70	Dan Gurney	0%	0	3
70	Keke Rosberg	0%	0	5
70	Lorenzo Bandini	0%	0	1
70	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	0%	0	2
70	Robert Kubica	0%	0	1
70	Wolfgang von Trips	0%	0	1

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	Max Verstappen	18.1%	34	188
11	Stirling Moss	16%	8	50
12	Lewis Hamilton	15.8%	44	278
13	Damon Hill	15.6%	15	96
14	Giuseppe Farina	13.8%	4	29
15	Troy Ruttman	12.5%	1	8
15	Ayrton Senna	12.5%	12	96
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	Wolfgang von Trips	7.7%	2	26
30	Gilles Villeneuve	7.7%	5	65
32	Oscar Piastri	7.4%	5	68
32	Mika Hakkinen	7.4%	10	136
34	Jody Scheckter	7.3%	8	109
35	Emerson Fittipaldi	7.2%	10	138
36	Denny Hulme	7.2%	8	111
37	Jack Brabham	7%	8	114
38	Peter Revson	6.9%	2	29
39	Carlos Reutemann	6.4%	9	140
40	Ronnie Peterson	6.4%	7	109
41	Graham Hill	6.1%	10	163
42	Jochen Rindt	6%	3	50
43	Piero Taruffi	5.6%	1	18
44	Juan Pablo Montoya	4.9%	4	82
45	Dan Gurney	4.8%	4	83
46	Giancarlo Baghetti	4.8%	1	21
46	Mike Hawthorn	4.8%	2	42
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	Fernando Alonso	4.4%	18	409
54	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	4.3%	1	23
55	Jacques Villeneuve	4%	6	151
56	Bruce McLaren	3.9%	4	102
57	Jacky Ickx	3.9%	4	103
58	James Hunt	3.8%	3	78
59	Rene Arnoux	3.8%	5	132
60	Mario Andretti	3.6%	4	110
60	Pedro Rodriguez	3.6%	2	55
62	Jenson Button	3.4%	10	298
63	Peter Gethin	3.3%	1	30
63	John Watson	3.3%	5	150
65	Clay Regazzoni	3.1%	4	127
66	Gunnar Nilsson	3.1%	1	32
67	Ralf Schumacher	2.9%	5	174
68	Daniel Ricciardo	2.8%	7	253
69	Eddie Irvine	2.7%	4	147
70	Gerhard Berger	2.5%	5	198
71	Mark Webber	2.5%	5	202
72	Lorenzo Bandini	2.4%	1	41
73	Maurice Trintignant	2.4%	2	83
74	Phil Hill	2.4%	1	42
75	Jacques Laffite	2.4%	4	170
76	Jean Pierre Jabouille	2.3%	1	43
77	Lando Norris	2.2%	3	139
78	Francois Cevert	2.1%	1	47
78	Patrick Depailler	2.1%	2	94
80	Michele Alboreto	2.1%	4	192
81	Charles Leclerc	2%	3	150
81	Innes Ireland	2%	1	50
83	Rubens Barrichello	1.9%	6	310
83	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1.9%	3	155
85	Richie Ginther	1.9%	1	52
85	John Surtees	1.9%	2	104
87	Elio de Angelis	1.9%	2	105
88	Johnny Herbert	1.9%	3	162
89	Patrick Tambay	1.8%	2	111
90	Sergio Perez	1.8%	5	281
91	Valtteri Bottas	1.8%	4	228
92	Riccardo Patrese	1.6%	4	249
93	Carlos Pace	1.4%	1	71
94	Vittorio Brambilla	1.4%	1	73
95	Alessandro Nannini	1.3%	1	77
96	Thierry Boutsen	1.2%	2	162
97	Felipe Massa	1.2%	3	254
98	Jean Pierre Beltoise	1.2%	1	86
99	Jo Siffert	1.1%	1	94
100	Robert Kubica	1%	1	97
101	Jochen Mass	0.9%	1	106
102	Heikki Kovalainen	0.9%	1	111
103	George Russell	0.7%	1	147
104	Olivier Panis	0.6%	1	158
105	Pierre Gasly	0.6%	1	180
106	Esteban Ocon	0.5%	1	183
107	Jean Alesi	0.5%	1	199
108	Giancarlo Fisichella	0.4%	1	225
109	Carlos Sainz	0.4%	1	229
110	Luigi Musso	0%	0	25
110	Luigi Fagioli	0%	0	7
110	Jo Bonnier	0%	0	103
110	Pastor Maldonado	0%	0	95
110	Jarno Trulli	0%	0	250
110	Pat Flaherty	0%	0	4
110	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	0%	0	25

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: 1152

Pole-to-win ratio: 43.6% (total pole-to-wins: 502)
Non-pole-to-win ratio: 56.4% (total non-pole-to-wins: 650)

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: 2026-04-14 00:04:02 - 1 day ago

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

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