Which Formula One driver recently passed Michael Schumacher's record of 68 pole position starts?

On Saturday 2nd September 2017, Lewis Hamilton won pole position for the 69th time at the Italian Grand Prix. Hamilton holds the record for the most pole positions, having qualified first on 69 occasions. Michael Schumacher is second with 68 pole positions. Ayrton Senna is third with 65 poles.

Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must conform. The F1 World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held usually on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets. The polesitter is the driver that has qualified for a Grand Prix in pole position, at the front of the starting grid. Drivers are awarded points based on their position at the end of each race, and the driver who accumulates the most points over each calendar year is crowned that year's World Champion.

Qualifying is traditionally contested on the Saturday of a Grand Prix weekend to determine the drivers' positions on the starting grid.