Pole Elimination Championship

The Pole Elimination Championship was calculated by Shadaza, based on the conceit that a driver would be automatically disqualified thenceforth from Formula One at the instant they scored their maiden pole position.

All information on this page is not part of canon.

Champions

Year	Champion	Team	Runner-Up	Third Place	Drivers Eliminated
1950	Luigi Fagioli	Alfa Romeo	Template:FRA Louis Rosier	Alberto Ascari	Giuseppe Farina, Juan Manuel Fangio
1951	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Alberto Ascari	Alberto Ascari, Jose Froilan Gonzalez
1952	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	Template:SUI Rudi Fischer	Template:GBR Mike Hawthorn
1953	Template:GBR Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	Luigi Villoresi	Template:SUI Toulo de Graffenried
1954	Template:FRA Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	Template:GBR Mike Hawthorn	Karl Kling
1955	Template:GBR Stirling Moss	Mercedes	Template:FRA Jean Behra	Roberto Mieres	Eugenio Castellotti, Stirling Moss
1956	Template:FRA Jean Behra	Maserati	Template:GBR Peter Collins	Paco Godia
1957	Luigi Musso	Ferrari	Template:GBR Mike Hawthorn	Template:USA Harry Schell	Stuart Lewis-Evans
1958	Template:USA Harry Schell	BRM	Template:GBR Roy Salvadori	Template:FRA Maurice Trintignant	Tony Brooks, Mike Hawthorn
1959	Template:USA Phil Hill	Ferrari	Template:FRA Maurice Trintignant	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	Jo Bonnier, Jack Brabham
1960	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	Template:GBR Innes Ireland	Wolfgang von Trips	John Surtees, Phil Hill
1961	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	Template:USA Dan Gurney	Template:USA Richie Ginther	Wolfgang von Trips
1962	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	Tony Maggs	Template:USA Richie Ginther	Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Dan Gurney
1963	Template:USA Richie Ginther	BRM	Bruce McLaren	Tony Maggs
1964	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	Template:USA Richie Ginther	Bruce McLaren
1965	Template:GBR Jackie Stewart	BRM	Template:GBR Mike Spence	Lorenzo Bandini
1966	Template:AUT Jochen Rindt	Cooper	Bruce McLaren	Template:GBR Jackie Stewart	Lorenzo Bandini
1967	Denny Hulme	Brabham	Chris Amon	Pedro Rodriguez
1968	Denny Hulme	Brabham	Template:GBR Jackie Stewart	Template:BEL Jacky Ickx	Chris Amon, Jochen Rindt, Jo Siffert, Jacky Ickx, Mario Andretti
1969	Template:FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	Bruce McLaren	Denny Hulme
1970	Denny Hulme	McLaren	Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni	Pedro Rodriguez	Clay Regazzoni
1971	Ronnie Peterson	March	Template:FRA Francois Cevert	Pedro Rodriguez
1972	Denny Hulme	McLaren	Template:FRA Francois Cevert	Template:USA Peter Revson	Carlos Reutemann, Emerson Fittipaldi, Peter Revson
1973	Template:FRA Francois Cevert	Tyrrell	Template:GBR James Hunt	Template:FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Denny Hulme
1974	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell	Template:GBR Mike Hailwood	Template:GBR James Hunt	Patrick Depailler, Niki Lauda
1975	Template:GBR James Hunt	Hesketh	Jody Scheckter	Jochen Mass	Jose Carlos Pace, Tom Pryce, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Vittorio Brambilla
1976	Jochen Mass	McLaren	Template:GBR John Watson	Template:AUS Alan Jones	James Hunt, Jacques Laffite
1977	Jochen Mass	McLaren	Gunnar Nilsson	Template:AUS Alan Jones	John Watson
1978	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Template:FRA Patrick Tambay	Template:FRA Didier Pironi	Patrick Depailler
1979	Template:FRA Didier Pironi	Ferrari	Jochen Mass	Elio de Angelis	Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Gilles Villeneuve, Alan Jones, Rene Arnoux
1980	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	Riccardo Patrese	Jochen Mass	Didier Pironi, Nelson Piquet, Bruno Giacomelli
1981	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	Template:USA Eddie Cheever	Hector Rebaque	Riccardo Patrese, Alain Prost
1982	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	Elio de Angelis	Template:FRA Patrick Tambay	Keke Rosberg
1983	Template:USA Eddie Cheever	Renault	Template:SUI Marc Surer	Template:GBR Nigel Mansell	Patrick Tambay, Elio de Angelis
1984	Ayrton Senna	Toleman	Template:GBR Derek Warwick	Teo Fabi	Nigel Mansell
1985	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	Template:BEL Thierry Boutsen	Template:GBR Derek Warwick	Ayrton Senna, Teo Fabi
1986	Stefan Johansson	Ferrari	Template:AUT Gerhard Berger	Template:GBR Martin Brundle
1987	Stefan Johansson	McLaren	Template:BEL Thierry Boutsen	Template:USA Eddie Cheever	Gerhard Berger
1988	Template:BEL Thierry Boutsen	Benetton	Template:GBR Derek Warwick	Alessandro Nannini
1989	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	Template:BEL Thierry Boutsen	Template:GBR Derek Warwick
1990	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton	Template:FRA Jean Alesi	Template:BEL Thierry Boutsen	Thierry Boutsen
1991	Template:FRA Jean Alesi	Ferrari	Roberto Moreno	Stefano Modena
1992	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	Template:GBR Martin Brundle	Mika Hakkinen
1993	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	Template:GBR Martin Brundle	Template:FRA Jean Alesi	Damon Hill
1994	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	Template:FRA Jean Alesi	Template:GBR Martin Brundle	Michael Schumacher, Jean Alesi
1995	Template:GBR Johnny Herbert	Benetton	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Template:FRA Olivier Panis	David Coulthard
1996	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	Template:FRA Olivier Panis	Template:GBR Eddie Irvine	Jacques Villeneuve
1997	Template:GBR Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Giancarlo Fisichella	Template:GBR Johnny Herbert	Heinz-Harald Frentzen
1998	Template:GBR Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Template:AUT Alexander Wurz	Ralf Schumacher	Giancarlo Fisichella
1999	Template:GBR Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Ralf Schumacher	Template:AUT Alexander Wurz
2000	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	Template:GBR Jenson Button	Mika Salo
2001	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	Kimi Raikkonen	Jarno Trulli	Ralf Schumacher, Juan Pablo Montoya
2002	Template:GBR Jenson Button	Renault	Kimi Raikkonen	Nick Heidfeld
2003	Jarno Trulli	Renault	Template:AUS Mark Webber	Kimi Raikkonen	Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen
2004	Felipe Massa	Sauber	Takuma Sato	Template:AUS Mark Webber	Jenson Button, Jarno Trulli
2005	Template:AUS Mark Webber	Williams	Felipe Massa	Template:AUT Christian Klien	Nick Heidfeld
2006	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Template:USA Scott Speed
2007	Heikki Kovalainen	Renault	Robert Kubica	Nico Rosberg	Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa
2008	Template:AUS Mark Webber	Red Bull	Timo Glock	Nico Rosberg
2009	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Timo Glock	Template:Sui Sebastien Buemi	Mark Webber
2010	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Adrian Sutil	Jaime Alguersuari	Nico Hulkenberg
2011	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Adrian Sutil	Template:GBR Paul di Resta
2012	Template:GBR Paul di Resta	Force India	Template:FRA Romain Grosjean	Kamui Kobayashi	Nico Rosberg, Pastor Maldonado
2013	Template:FRA Romain Grosjean	Lotus	Sergio Perez	Template:GBR Paul di Resta
2014	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Template:AUS Daniel Ricciardo	Template:DEN Kevin Magnussen
2015	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	Daniil Kvyat	Sergio Perez
2016	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Sergio Perez	Valtteri Bottas	Daniel Ricciardo
2017	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Sergio Perez	Template:FRA Esteban Ocon	Valtteri Bottas
2018	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Carlos Sainz	Sergio Perez
2019	Alexander Albon	Red Bull	Max Verstappen	Template:FRA Pierre Gasly	Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen

Most Race Wins

	Driver	Career Wins
1	Max Verstappen	49
2	Template:GBR Eddie Irvine	36
3	Nico Rosberg	30
4	Denny Hulme	25
5	Template:AUS Mark Webber	23
6	Template:FRA Romain Grosjean	22
	Michael Schumacher	22
8	Valtteri Bottas	21
	Stefan Johansson	21
10	Bruce McLaren	20