A clock driver placement system and method are provided to place clock drivers in a standard cell block. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a system is provided for placing clock drivers in a standard cell block. The system operates using logic that establishes an initial clock driver placement pattern, and logic that determines a number of clock drivers needed in the standard cell block to comply with a time specification. The system also includes a logic that adds clock drivers to the standard cell block using the initial clock driver placement pattern. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, a method establishes an initial clock driver placement pattern and determines a number of clock drivers needed in the standard cell block to comply with a time specification. Then, the clock drivers are added to the standard cell block using the initial clock driver placement pattern.