Pierre Gasly Becomes the 10th French Driver to Take an F1 Pole
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- Pierre Gasly took the first pole position of his Formula One career at Monza and will start the Italian Grand Prix from the front.
- He became the first French driver to take pole since Jean Alesi in 1997.
- French drivers have now recorded 80 pole positions, with Alain Prost holding the national record at 33.
Pierre Gasly has joined one of Formula One's most exclusive French clubs. At Monza, on the circuit where he won his first Grand Prix in September 2020, the Alpine driver claimed the first pole position of his career.
He will start Sunday's Italian Grand Prix from the front, becoming the first Frenchman to take pole since Jean Alesi in 1997. Gasly is also the 10th French driver to secure at least one Formula One pole.
French drivers have now taken 80 pole positions in total. Alain Prost leads the national list with 33, followed by René Arnoux with 18 and Jacques Laffite with seven.
Jean-Pierre Jabouille has six poles, Patrick Tambay five, Didier Pironi four and Jean-Pierre Jarier three. Alesi has two, while Patrick Depailler and Gasly each have one. Gasly's entry into the list comes in 2026.
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Originally published by Le Figaro in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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