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Most F1 Front Row Starts

Lewis Hamilton leads on 179 front row starts, ahead of Michael Schumacher on 116 front row starts.

Counts races started from first or second on the grid.

Record holder
179front row starts
Most F1 Front Row Starts
#DriverFront rows
1stLewis Hamilton179
2ndMichael Schumacher116
3rdSebastian Vettel101
4thMax Verstappen91
5thAyrton Senna87
6thAlain Prost86
7thNico Rosberg60
8thNigel Mansell56
9thCharles Leclerc48
10thDamon Hill47
11thValtteri Bottas46
12thNelson Piquet44
13thKimi Räikkönen43
14thFernando Alonso42
15thJim Clark41
=16thJuan Fangio39
=16thMika Häkkinen39
=18thDavid Coulthard37
=18thMark Webber37
=20thLando Norris34
=20thRené Arnoux34
=20thRubens Barrichello34
23rdJackie Stewart33
24thGerhard Berger32
=25thGraham Hill31
=25thNiki Lauda31

How this is measured

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