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Home / Records / Most podiums at the opening race of a season by an F1 driver

Most podiums at the opening race of a season by an F1 driver

Last updated: 5 March 2023, 20:47

#DriverPodiumsYear(s)
1(GBR) Lewis Hamilton Current122007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
2(FRA) Alain Prost81982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993
3(DEU) Michael Schumacher81994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006
4(BRA) Nelson Piquet71980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991
5(DEU) Sebastian Vettel72011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
6(ESP) Fernando Alonso Current72004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2023
7 (GBR) Graham Hill61963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969
8(GBR) Jackie Stewart61966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973
9(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen62002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2018
10(ITA) Giuseppe Farina51950, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1955
11(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio51951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957
12(ARG) Carlos Reutemann51975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982
13(BRA) Ayrton Senna51986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
14(GBR) David Coulthard51995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003
15(BRA) Rubens Barrichello52000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2009
16(FRA) Maurice Trintignant41955, 1955, 1959, 1960
17(NZL) Denny Hulme41969, 1970, 1972, 1974
18(AUT) Niki Lauda41974, 1976, 1978, 1983
19(DEU) Nico Rosberg42008, 2014, 2015, 2016
20(FIN) Valtteri Bottas Current42017, 2019, 2020, 2021
21(ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez31953, 1954, 1955
22(FRA) Jean Behra31952, 1956, 1957
23(GBR) Stirling Moss31958, 1960, 1961
24(NZL) Bruce McLaren31960, 1962, 1963
25(USA) Richie Ginther31961, 1963, 1964
26(GBR) Jenson Button32009, 2012, 2014
27(NLD) Max Verstappen Current32019, 2021, 2023
28(ITA) Piero Taruffi21951, 1952
29(GBR) Mike Hawthorn21956, 1958
30(ITA) Luigi Musso21956, 1958
31(USA) Phil Hill21961, 1962
32(ITA) Lorenzo Bandini21962, 1966
33(GBR) John Surtees21965, 1967
34(GBR) Jim Clark21965, 1968
35(AUS) Jack Brabham21959, 1970
36(CHE) Clay Regazzoni21971, 1974
37(BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi21973, 1975
38(USA) Mario Andretti21971, 1978
39(FRA) Patrick Depailler21976, 1978
40(AUS) Alan Jones21980, 1981
41(FIN) Keke Rosberg21980, 1984
42(ITA) Elio de Angelis21984, 1985
43(FRA) Jacques Laffite21979, 1986
44(GBR) Nigel Mansell21989, 1992
45(FRA) Jean Alesi21990, 1994
46(AUT) Gerhard Berger21988, 1995
47(GBR) Damon Hill21994, 1996
48(FIN) Mika Hakkinen21997, 1998
49(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen21998, 1999
50(GBR) Eddie Irvine21996, 1999
51(DEU) Ralf Schumacher21999, 2000
52(COL) Juan Pablo Montoya22002, 2003
53(MCO) Charles Leclerc Current22020, 2022
54(ITA) Luigi Fagioli11950
55(GBR) Reg Parnell11950
56(CHE) Rudi Fischer11952
57(ITA) Alberto Ascari11953
58(ITA) Luigi Villoresi11953
59(ITA) Umberto Maglioli11955
60(ARG) Carlos Menditeguy11957
61(GBR) Tony Brooks11959
62(GBR) Cliff Allison11960
63(GBR) Peter Arundell11964
64(RHO) John Love11967
65(MEX) Pedro Rodriguez11967
66(AUT) Jochen Rindt11968
67(BEL) Jacky Ickx11972
68(FRA) Francois Cevert11973
69(GBR) James Hunt11975
70(GBR) Tom Pryce11976
71(BRA) Carlos Pace11977
72(ZAF) Jody Scheckter11977
73(GBR) John Watson11979
74(FRA) Rene Arnoux11982
75(ITA) Michele Alboreto11985
76(SWE) Stefan Johansson11987
77(BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin11989
78(BEL) Thierry Boutsen11990
79(ITA) Riccardo Patrese11992
80(GBR) Mark Blundell11993
81(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve11996
82(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella12005
83(DEU) Nick Heidfeld12008
84(ITA) Jarno Trulli12009
85(BRA) Felipe Massa12010
86(RUS) Vitaly Petrov12011
87(DNK) Kevin Magnussen Current12014
88(GBR) Lando Norris Current12020
89(ESP) Carlos Sainz Current12022
90(MEX) Sergio Perez Current12023

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