Most pole positions in a season
| Driver | Nationality | Season | Entries | Poles | |
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | British | 1992 | 16 | 14 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Brazilian | 1988 | 16 | 13 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | Brazilian | 1989 | 16 | 13 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | French | 1993 | 16 | 13 |
| 5 | Mika Hakkinen | Finnish | 1999 | 16 | 11 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | German | 2001 | 17 | 11 |
| 7 | Ayrton Senna | Brazilian | 1990 | 16 | 10 |
| 7 | Jaques Villeneuve | Canadian | 1997 | 17 | 10 |
