Most fastest laps at the opening race of a season by an F1 driver
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| # | Driver | Fastest laps | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 5 | 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2004 |
| 2 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | 5 | 2002, 2003, 2007, 2013, 2017 |
| 3 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | 4 | 1951, 1955, 1956, 1958 |
| 4 | (FRA) Alain Prost | 4 | 1982, 1984, 1985, 1993 |
| 5 | (GBR) Stirling Moss | 3 | 1957, 1960, 1961 |
| 6 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | 3 | 1983, 1986, 1987 |
| 7 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg | 3 | 2006, 2009, 2014 |
| 8 | (GBR) Jim Clark | 2 | 1965, 1968 |
| 9 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | 2 | 1959, 1970 |
| 10 | (GBR) John Surtees | 2 | 1963, 1970 |
| 11 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | 2 | 1969, 1972 |
| 12 | (GBR) James Hunt | 2 | 1975, 1977 |
| 13 | (AUS) Alan Jones | 2 | 1980, 1981 |
| 14 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | 2 | 1988, 1990 |
| 15 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso Current | 2 | 2005, 2010 |
| 16 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 2016, 2018 |
| 17 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 2019, 2021 |
| 18 | (GBR) Lando Norris Current | 2 | 2020, 2025 |
| 19 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | 1 | 1950 |
| 20 | (ITA) Piero Taruffi | 1 | 1952 |
| 21 | (ITA) Alberto Ascari | 1 | 1953 |
| 22 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 1 | 1954 |
| 23 | (USA) Richie Ginther | 1 | 1961 |
| 24 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | 1 | 1962 |
| 25 | (GBR) Graham Hill | 1 | 1964 |
| 26 | (ITA) Lorenzo Bandini | 1 | 1966 |
| 27 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | 1 | 1967 |
| 28 | (USA) Mario Andretti | 1 | 1971 |
| 29 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 | 1973 |
| 30 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | 1 | 1974 |
| 31 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | 1 | 1976 |
| 32 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | 1 | 1978 |
| 33 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | 1 | 1979 |
| 34 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | 1 | 1989 |
| 35 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | 1 | 1991 |
| 36 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | 1 | 1992 |
| 37 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | 1 | 1996 |
| 38 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 | 1997 |
| 39 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | 1 | 1998 |
| 40 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 2000 |
| 41 | (FIN) Heikki Kovalainen | 1 | 2008 |
| 42 | (BRA) Felipe Massa | 1 | 2011 |
| 43 | (GBR) Jenson Button | 1 | 2012 |
| 44 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton Current | 1 | 2015 |
| 45 | (MCO) Charles Leclerc Current | 1 | 2022 |
| 46 | (CHN) Guanyu Zhou | 1 | 2023 |
| 47 | (NLD) Max Verstappen Current | 1 | 2024 |