Lewis Hamilton became the first Formula 1 driver to reach 100 pole positions in World Championship races.
Hamilton secured his 100th pole at the 2021 Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona. He achieved the milestone during qualifying for the fourth round of the 2021 season, driving for Mercedes.
A pole position is awarded to the driver who records the fastest qualifying time and starts the Grand Prix from first place. Hamilton had already surpassed Michael Schumacher’s previous pole record in 2017, when he took his 69th pole at the Italian Grand Prix.
Hamilton’s qualifying record is part of a broader set of Formula 1 records. He also became the first driver to exceed 100 Grand Prix victories, reaching that mark at the 2021 Russian Grand Prix later in the same season.