Most front row starts in a debut season by an F1 driver
| # | Driver | Year | Front row starts | Pole positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) Current | 12 | 6 | |
| 2 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) | 9 | 3 | |
| 3 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio (Alfa Romeo) | 6 | 4 | |
| 4 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina (Alfa Romeo) | 6 | 2 | |
| 5 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart (BRM) | 5 | – | |
| 6 | (COL) Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams) | 5 | 3 | |
| 7 | (ITA) Luigi Fagioli (Alfa Romeo) | 4 | – | |
| 8 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari) | 2 | 1 | |
| 9 | (GBR) Reg Parnell (Alfa Romeo) | 1 | – | |
| 10 | (ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez (Maserati) | 1 | – | |
| 11 | (ITA) Alberto Ascari (Ferrari) | 1 | – | |
| 12 | (ITA) Consalvo Sanesi (Alfa Romeo) | 1 | – | |
| 13 | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn (Cooper) | 1 | – | |
| 14 | (DEU) Karl Kling (Mercedes) | 1 | – | |
| 15 | (ITA) Eugenio Castellotti (Lancia) | 1 | 1 | |
| 16 | (GBR) Stuart Lewis-Evans (Vanwall) | 1 | 1 | |
| 17 | (USA) Dan Gurney (Ferrari) | 1 | – | |
| 18 | (GBR) John Surtees (Lotus) | 1 | 1 | |
| 19 | (USA) Richie Ginther (Ferrari) | 1 | – | |
| 20 | (BEL) Willy Mairesse (Ferrari) | 1 | – | |
| 21 | (MEX) Ricardo Rodriguez (Ferrari) | 1 | – | |
| 22 | (GBR) Jackie Oliver (Lotus) | 1 | – | |
| 23 | (USA) Mario Andretti (Lotus) | 1 | 1 | |
| 24 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann (Brabham) | 1 | 1 | |
| 25 | (DEU) Nico Hulkenberg (Williams) Current | 1 | 1 | |
| 26 | (CAN) Lance Stroll (Williams) Current | 1 | – |