86 Stats in 86 Days Until 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans – Day 35, Overall Pole Positions By Qualifications, By Driver (April 25, 2018)

The 86th annual 24 Hours of Le Mans is 52 days away! This is the 35th day of the 86 Stats in 86 Days Until the 86th 24 Hours of Le Mans blog.

Each day from now until the Friday before the 24 Hours of Le Mans, we’ll post a list of stats related to the race. Some are well-known statistics, while others are a little more in-depth.

Here is a look at the drivers who have claimed overall pole positions since qualifying for the race began in 1963.

Overall Pole Positions By Qualifications, By Driver

- Jacky Ickx: 5 (1975, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983)

- Bob Wollek: 3 (1979, 1984, 1987)

- Rinaldo Capello: 3 (2001, 2002, 2006)

- Stephane Sarrazin: 3 (2007, 2008, 2009)

- Jean-Pierre Jabouille: 2 (1976, 1977)

- Hans-Joachim Stuck: 2 (1985, 1988)

- Jean-Louis Schlesser: 2 (1989, 1991)

- Philippe Alliot: 2 (1992, 1993)

- Neel Jani: 2 (2015, 2016)

- Pedro Rodriguez: 1 (1963)

- John Surtees: 1 (1964)

- Phil Hill: 1 (1965)

- Dan Gurney: 1 (1966)

- Bruce McLaren: 1 (1967)

- Jo Siffert: 1 (1968)

- Rolf Stommelen: 1 (1969)

- Vic Elford: 1 (1970)

- Jackie Oliver: 1 (1971)

- Francois Cevert: 1 (1972)

- Arturo Merzario: 1 (1973)

- Henri Pescarolo: 1 (1974)

- John Fitzpatrick: 1 (1980)

- Jochen Mass: 1 (1986)

- Mark Blundell: 1 (1990)

- Alain Ferte: 1 (1994)

- William David: 1 (1995)

- Pierluigi Martini: 1 (1996)

- Michele Alboreto: 1 (1997)

- Bernd Schneider: 1 (1998)

- Martin Brundle: 1 (1999)

- Allan McNish: 1 (2000)

- Tom Kristensen: 1 (2003)

- Johnny Herbert: 1 (2004)

- Emmanuel Collard: 1 (2005)

- Sebastien Bourdais: 1 (2010)

- Benoit Treluyer: 1 (2011)

- Andre Lotterer: 1 (2012)

- Loic Duval: 1 (2013)

- Kazuki Nakajima: 1 (2014)

- Kamui Kobayashi: 1 (2017)