Most front row starts at the opening race of a season by an F1 driver
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| # | Driver | Front row starts | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton Current | 10 | 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 |
| 2 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | 8 | 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 |
| 3 | (GBR) Jim Clark | 7 | 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968 |
| 4 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 7 | 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 |
| 5 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | 6 | 1959, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970 |
| 6 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | 6 | 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
| 7 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | 5 | 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 |
| 8 | (FRA) Jean Behra | 5 | 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 |
| 9 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | 5 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009 |
| 10 | (GBR) Stirling Moss | 4 | 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961 |
| 11 | (GBR) Graham Hill | 4 | 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968 |
| 12 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | 4 | 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972 |
| 13 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | 4 | 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017 |
| 14 | (NLD) Max Verstappen Current | 4 | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| 15 | (GBR) John Surtees | 3 | 1962, 1965, 1966 |
| 16 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | 3 | 1971, 1973, 1974 |
| 17 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | 3 | 1982, 1986, 1987 |
| 18 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | 3 | 1987, 1988, 1992 |
| 19 | (FRA) Alain Prost | 3 | 1983, 1991, 1993 |
| 20 | (GBR) David Coulthard | 3 | 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| 21 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | 3 | 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| 22 | (ITA) Luigi Villoresi | 2 | 1951, 1953 |
| 23 | (ITA) Alberto Ascari | 2 | 1953, 1955 |
| 24 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 2 | 1954, 1955 |
| 25 | (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti | 2 | 1956, 1957 |
| 26 | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn | 2 | 1954, 1958 |
| 27 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | 2 | 1967, 1969 |
| 28 | (NZL) Chris Amon | 2 | 1970, 1971 |
| 29 | (GBR) James Hunt | 2 | 1976, 1977 |
| 30 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | 2 | 1972, 1978 |
| 31 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | 2 | 1979, 1980 |
| 32 | (AUS) Alan Jones | 2 | 1980, 1981 |
| 33 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | 2 | 1984, 1985 |
| 34 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | 2 | 1983, 1985 |
| 35 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | 2 | 1981, 1989 |
| 36 | (GBR) Damon Hill | 2 | 1995, 1996 |
| 37 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | 2 | 1996, 1997 |
| 38 | (BRA) Felipe Massa | 2 | 2006, 2010 |
| 39 | (GBR) Jenson Button | 2 | 2009, 2012 |
| 40 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
| 41 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | 2 | 2007, 2018 |
| 42 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas Current | 2 | 2019, 2020 |
| 43 | (ITA) Luigi Fagioli | 1 | 1950 |
| 44 | (GBR) Reg Parnell | 1 | 1950 |
| 45 | (FRA) Robert Manzon | 1 | 1952 |
| 46 | (ITA) Piero Taruffi | 1 | 1952 |
| 47 | (ITA) Luigi Musso | 1 | 1956 |
| 48 | (GBR) Peter Collins | 1 | 1958 |
| 49 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | 1 | 1960 |
| 50 | (GBR) Innes Ireland | 1 | 1960 |
| 51 | (USA) Richie Ginther | 1 | 1961 |
| 52 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | 1 | 1969 |
| 53 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | 1 | 1973 |
| 54 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | 1 | 1974 |
| 55 | (BRA) Carlos Pace | 1 | 1975 |
| 56 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | 1 | 1976 |
| 57 | (GBR) John Watson | 1 | 1977 |
| 58 | (USA) Mario Andretti | 1 | 1978 |
| 59 | (FRA) Patrick Depailler | 1 | 1979 |
| 60 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | 1 | 1982 |
| 61 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | 1 | 1984 |
| 62 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | 1 | 1990 |
| 63 | (ITA) Pierluigi Martini | 1 | 1990 |
| 64 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 | 1997 |
| 65 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 2005 |
| 66 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | 1 | 2005 |
| 67 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso Current | 1 | 2007 |
| 68 | (POL) Robert Kubica | 1 | 2008 |
| 69 | (AUS) Mark Webber | 1 | 2013 |
| 70 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 2014 |
| 71 | (MCO) Charles Leclerc Current | 1 | 2022 |
| 72 | (MEX) Sergio Perez Current | 1 | 2023 |