A positive resist composition including a base component, an acid-generator component and a fluorine-containing polymer component (F) in a specific amount, the fluorine-containing polymer component (F) including a fluorine-containing polymer (F1) consisting of a structural unit (F-1) represented by general formula (F-1) (RC represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R1 and R2 represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or a fluorinated alkyl group, R3 represents a fluorine atom or a fluorinated alkyl group, and R4 represents an alkyl group or a fluorinated alkyl group) or a fluorine-containing copolymer (F2) containing the structural unit (F-1) and at least one structural unit selected from the group consisting of a structural unit (F-2) derived from an acrylate ester containing an acid dissociable, dissolution inhibiting group and a structural unit (F-3) represented by general formula (F-3) (RC represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, Z represents a single bond or a divalent linking group, and r represents an integer of 0 to 2).