Age at the First Pole Position (Youngest Pole Position)

A list of ages of drivers at their first pole position (youngest pole position). This list includes drivers, ages, dates of birth, and races where they made the first pole position.
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#DriverDate of BirthFirst Pole PositionAge
1

Sebastian Vettel

July 3, 1987

2008 Italian Grand Prix

21y74d
2

Charles Leclerc

October 16, 1997

2019 Bahrain Grand Prix

21y167d
3

Fernando Alonso

July 29, 1981

2003 Malaysian Grand Prix

21y237d
4

Max Verstappen

September 30, 1997

2019 Hungarian Grand Prix

21y308d
5

Lando Norris

November 13, 1999

2021 Russian Grand Prix

21y318d
6

Lance Stroll

October 29, 1998

2020 Turkish Grand Prix

22y18d
7

Rubens Barrichello

May 23, 1972

1994 Belgian Grand Prix

22y97d
8

Lewis Hamilton

January 7, 1985

2007 Canadian Grand Prix

22y154d
9

Andrea de Cesaris

May 31, 1959

1982 United States Grand Prix West

22y310d
10

Nico Hülkenberg

August 19, 1987

2010 Brazilian Grand Prix

23y81d
11

Robert Kubica

December 7, 1984

2008 Bahrain Grand Prix

23y121d
12

Jacky Ickx

January 1, 1945

1968 German Grand Prix

23y216d
13

Kimi Räikkönen

October 17, 1979

2003 European Grand Prix

23y256d
14

David Coulthard

March 27, 1971

1995 Argentine Grand Prix

24y14d
15

Jenson Button

January 19, 1980

2004 San Marino Grand Prix

24y98d
16

George Russell

February 15, 1998

2022 Hungarian Grand Prix

24y167d
17

Eugenio Castellotti

October 10, 1930

1955 Belgian Grand Prix

24y238d
18

Chris Amon

July 20, 1943

1968 Spanish Grand Prix

24y298d
19

Jacques Villeneuve

April 9, 1971

1996 Australian Grand Prix

24y336d
20

Ayrton Senna

March 21, 1960

1985 Portuguese Grand Prix

25y32d
21

Niki Lauda

February 22, 1949

1974 South African Grand Prix

25y36d
22

Felipe Massa

April 25, 1981

2006 Turkish Grand Prix

25y124d
23

Michael Schumacher

January 3, 1969

1994 Monaco Grand Prix

25y133d
24

Emerson Fittipaldi

December 12, 1946

1972 Monaco Grand Prix

25y155d
25

Elio de Angelis

March 26, 1958

1983 European Grand Prix

25y184d
26

Giancarlo Fisichella

January 14, 1973

1998 Austrian Grand Prix

25y193d
27

Stirling Moss

September 17, 1929

1955 British Grand Prix

25y302d
28

Juan Pablo Montoya

September 20, 1975

2001 German Grand Prix

25y313d
29

Ralf Schumacher

June 30, 1975

2001 French Grand Prix

26y2d
30

Tom Pryce

June 11, 1949

1975 British Grand Prix

26y38d
31

Jochen Rindt

April 18, 1942

1968 French Grand Prix

26y81d
32

Tony Brooks

February 25, 1932

1958 Monaco Grand Prix

26y83d
33

Jim Clark

March 4, 1936

1962 Monaco Grand Prix

26y91d
34

Jerry Hoyt

January 29, 1929

1955 Indianapolis 500

26y113d
35

Jody Scheckter

January 29, 1950

1976 Swedish Grand Prix

26y136d
36

Alain Prost

February 24, 1955

1981 German Grand Prix

26y160d
37

John Surtees

February 11, 1934

1960 Portuguese Grand Prix

26y185d
38

Heikki Kovalainen

October 19, 1981

2008 British Grand Prix

26y261d
39

Nico Rosberg

June 27, 1985

2012 Chinese Grand Prix

26y293d
40

Daniel Ricciardo

July 1, 1989

2016 Monaco Grand Prix

26y333d
41

Riccardo Patrese

April 17, 1954

1981 United States Grand Prix West

26y334d
42

Pastor Maldonado

March 9, 1985

2012 Spanish Grand Prix

27y66d
43

Michele Alboreto

December 23, 1956

1984 Belgian Grand Prix

27y128d
44

Stuart Lewis-Evans

April 20, 1930

1957 Italian Grand Prix

27y141d
45

Nelson Piquet

August 17, 1952

1980 United States Grand Prix West

27y226d
46

Valtteri Bottas

August 28, 1989

2017 Bahrain Grand Prix

27y232d
47

Carlos Sainz

September 1, 1994

2022 British Grand Prix

27y306d
48

Nick Heidfeld

May 10, 1977

2005 European Grand Prix

28y20d
49

Gerhard Berger

August 27, 1959

1987 Portuguese Grand Prix

28y25d
50

Bruno Giacomelli

September 10, 1952

1980 United States Grand Prix

28y26d
51

Didier Pironi

March 26, 1952

1980 Monaco Grand Prix

28y54d
52

James Hunt

August 29, 1947

1976 Brazilian Grand Prix

28y150d
53

Jean-Pierre Jarier

July 10, 1946

1975 Argentine Grand Prix

28y187d
54

Mario Andretti

February 28, 1940

1968 United States Grand Prix

28y222d
55

Pat O'Connor

October 9, 1928

1957 Indianapolis 500

28y233d
56

José Froilán González

October 5, 1922

1951 British Grand Prix

28y282d
57

Ronnie Peterson

February 14, 1944

1973 Brazilian Grand Prix

28y364d
58

Mika Häkkinen

September 28, 1968

1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix

28y366d
59

Mike Hawthorn

April 10, 1929

1958 Belgian Grand Prix

29y66d
60

Gilles Villeneuve

January 18, 1950

1979 United States Grand Prix West

29y81d
61

Jo Bonnier

January 31, 1930

1959 Dutch Grand Prix

29y120d
62

Carlos Reutemann

April 12, 1942

1972 Argentine Grand Prix

29y287d
63

Patrick Depailler

August 9, 1944

1974 Swedish Grand Prix

29y304d
64

Jarno Trulli

July 13, 1974

2004 Monaco Grand Prix

29y315d
65

Jackie Stewart

June 11, 1939

1969 Monaco Grand Prix

29y343d
66

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

May 18, 1967

1997 Monaco Grand Prix

29y359d
67

Kevin Magnussen

October 5, 1992

2022 Brazilian Grand Prix

30y39d
68

Jean Alesi

June 11, 1964

1994 Italian Grand Prix

30y92d
69

Walt Faulkner

February 16, 1920

1950 Indianapolis 500

30y104d
70

Pat Flaherty

January 6, 1926

1956 Indianapolis 500

30y145d
71

Jose Carlos Pace

October 6, 1944

1975 South African Grand Prix

30y146d
72

Teo Fabi

March 9, 1955

1985 German Grand Prix

30y149d
73

Lorenzo Bandini

December 21, 1935

1966 French Grand Prix

30y195d
74

Nigel Mansell

August 8, 1953

1984 Dallas Grand Prix

30y335d
75

John Watson

May 4, 1946

1977 Monaco Grand Prix

31y19d
76

René Arnoux

July 4, 1948

1979 Austrian Grand Prix

31y39d
77

Clay Regazzoni

September 5, 1939

1970 Mexican Grand Prix

31y51d
78

Dan Gurney

April 13, 1931

1962 German Grand Prix

31y115d
79

Sergio Pérez

January 26, 1990

2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

32y61d
80

Jo Siffert

July 7, 1936

1968 Mexican Grand Prix

32y120d
81

Alan Jones

November 2, 1946

1979 British Grand Prix

32y255d
82

Damon Hill

September 17, 1960

1993 French Grand Prix

32y291d
83

Jacques Laffite

November 21, 1943

1976 Italian Grand Prix

32y297d
84

Mark Webber

August 27, 1976

2009 German Grand Prix

32y320d
85

Eddie Sachs

May 28, 1927

1960 Indianapolis 500

33y3d
86

Alberto Ascari

July 13, 1918

1951 German Grand Prix

33y16d
87

Thierry Boutsen

July 13, 1957

1990 Hungarian Grand Prix

33y31d
88

Jack Brabham

April 2, 1926

1959 British Grand Prix

33y107d
89

Graham Hill

February 15, 1929

1962 Belgian Grand Prix

33y123d
90

Wolfgang von Trips

May 4, 1928

1961 Italian Grand Prix

33y130d
91

Phil Hill

April 20, 1927

1960 Italian Grand Prix

33y138d
92

Peter Revson

February 27, 1939

1972 Canadian Grand Prix

33y211d
93

Keke Rosberg

December 6, 1948

1982 British Grand Prix

33y225d
94

Patrick Tambay

June 25, 1949

1983 United States Grand Prix West

33y276d
95

Dick Rathmann

January 6, 1924

1958 Indianapolis 500

34y145d
96

Bill Vukovich

December 13, 1918

1953 Indianapolis 500

34y169d
97

Jack McGrath

October 8, 1919

1954 Indianapolis 500

34y236d
98

Mike Parkes

September 24, 1931

1966 Italian Grand Prix

34y346d
99

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

October 1, 1942

1979 South African Grand Prix

36y154d
100

Denny Hulme

June 18, 1936

1973 South African Grand Prix

36y259d