Oldest pole sitter

Nino Farina holds the record with 47 years, 79 days (1954 Argentine Grand Prix).

Age at most recent pole position. Ties share a rank. 108 drivers qualify; the top 25 are shown.

Rank	Driver	Age	Race
1	Nino Farina	47 years, 79 days	1954 Argentine Grand Prix
2	Juan Fangio	46 years, 209 days	1958 Argentine Grand Prix
3	Jack Brabham	44 years, 17 days	1970 Spanish Grand Prix
4	Michael Schumacher	43 years, 145 days	2012 Monaco Grand Prix
5	Mario Andretti	42 years, 196 days	1982 Italian Grand Prix
6	Nigel Mansell	41 years, 97 days	1994 Australian Grand Prix
7	Carlos Reutemann	39 years, 188 days	1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix
8	Graham Hill	39 years, 156 days	1968 British Grand Prix
9	Kimi Räikkönen	38 years, 320 days	2018 Italian Grand Prix
10	Fred Agabashian	38 years, 283 days	1952 Indianapolis 500
11	Alain Prost	38 years, 242 days	1993 Japanese Grand Prix
12	Lewis Hamiltonactive	38 years, 197 days	2023 Hungarian Grand Prix
13	Riccardo Patrese	38 years, 121 days	1992 Hungarian Grand Prix
14	Duke Nalon	38 years, 89 days	1951 Indianapolis 500
15	Gerhard Berger	37 years, 334 days	1997 German Grand Prix
16	Keke Rosberg	37 years, 233 days	1986 German Grand Prix
17	Jacques Laffite	37 years, 212 days	1981 Spanish Grand Prix
18	Vittorio Brambilla	37 years, 209 days	1975 Swedish Grand Prix
19	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	37 years, 152 days	1980 South African Grand Prix
20	Rubens Barrichello	37 years, 148 days	2009 Brazilian Grand Prix
21	Mark Webber	37 years, 68 days	2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
22	Johnny Thomson	37 years, 51 days	1959 Indianapolis 500
23	Denny Hulme	36 years, 258 days	1973 South African Grand Prix
24	Giancarlo Fisichella	36 years, 228 days	2009 Belgian Grand Prix
25	Clay Regazzoni	36 years, 205 days	1976 United States Grand Prix West

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