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Youngest and oldest F1 drivers on pole position
First task for a Formula1 driver in a weekend, is to get a good psoition at start. Of course the best is the pole position. The youngest driver on pole is Sebastien Vettel, at Monza 2008. In Top 10 youngest F1 drivers we found drivers from last F1 seasons, except Andrea de Cesaris (1982 Long Beach) and Jacky Ickx (1968 Nurburgring).
The oldest F1 drivers on pole is Luigi Fagioli (1951 Rheims) at the age of 52 years 11 months and 23 days.
Top 10 youngest F1 driver on pole position
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 2008 Monza | 21y 2m 11d |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | 2003 Sepang | 21y 7m 25d |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | 1994 Spa-Francorchamps | 22y 3m 5d |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 2007 Montreal | 22y 5m 3d |
| 5 | Andrea de Cesaris | 1982 Long Beach | 22y 10m 4d |
| 6 | Robert Kubica | 2008 Bahrain | 23y 3m 30d |
| 7 | Jacky Ickx | 1968 Nurburgring | 23y 7m 3d |
| 8 | Kimi Raikkonen | 2003 Nurburgring | 23y 8m 12d |
| 9 | David Coulthard | 1995 Buenos Aires | 24y 0m 13d |
| 10 | Jenson Button | 2004 Imola | 24y 3m 6d |
Top oldest drivers on pole position
| 1 | Luigi Fagioli | 1951 Rheims | 52y 11m 23d |
| 2 | Felice Bonetto | 1953 Bremgarten | 50y 2m 14d |
| 3 | Giuseppe Farina | 1955 Buenos Aires | 48y 2m 17d |
| 4 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 1958 Buenos Aires | 46y 6m 25d |
| 5 | Luigi Villoresi | 1953 Nurburgring | 44y 2m 17d |
| 6 | Jack Brabham | 1970 Jarama | 44y 0m 17d |
| 7 | Jack Fairman | 1956 Silverstone | 43y 3m 30d |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | 1982 Monza | 42y 6m 13d |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | 1994 Adelaide | 41y 3m 5d |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | 1983 Zandvoort | 39y 10m 7d |
