Most Q3 appearances at the opening race of a season by an F1 driver
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| # | Driver | Q3 appearances | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton Current | 16 | 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| 2 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | 11 | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| 3 | (BRA) Felipe Massa | 10 | 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| 4 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg | 9 | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| 5 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso Current | 9 | 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| 6 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | 8 | 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| 7 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo | 8 | 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 |
| 8 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas Current | 8 | 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| 9 | (NLD) Max Verstappen Current | 8 | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| 10 | (ESP) Carlos Sainz Current | 8 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| 11 | (AUS) Mark Webber | 7 | 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| 12 | (GBR) Jenson Button | 6 | 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| 13 | (FRA) Romain Grosjean | 6 | 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| 14 | (MEX) Sergio Perez Current | 5 | 2016, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 |
| 15 | (MCO) Charles Leclerc Current | 5 | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| 16 | (DEU) Nico Hulkenberg Current | 5 | 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2023 |
| 17 | (POL) Robert Kubica | 4 | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| 18 | (DNK) Kevin Magnussen Current | 4 | 2014, 2018, 2019, 2022 |
| 19 | (DEU) Nick Heidfeld | 3 | 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| 20 | (ITA) Jarno Trulli | 3 | 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| 21 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 3 | 2006, 2010, 2012 |
| 22 | (GBR) Lando Norris Current | 3 | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| 23 | (CAN) Lance Stroll Current | 3 | 2020, 2021, 2023 |
| 24 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 2006, 2007 |
| 25 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | 2 | 2006, 2009 |
| 26 | (DEU) Timo Glock | 2 | 2008, 2009 |
| 27 | (VEN) Pastor Maldonado | 2 | 2012, 2015 |
| 28 | (RUS) Daniil Kvyat | 2 | 2014, 2017 |
| 29 | (FRA) Pierre Gasly Current | 2 | 2021, 2022 |
| 30 | (GBR) George Russell Current | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| 31 | (AUT) Christian Klien | 1 | 2006 |
| 32 | (COL) Juan Pablo Montoya | 1 | 2006 |
| 33 | (JPN) Takuma Sato | 1 | 2007 |
| 34 | (DEU) Ralf Schumacher | 1 | 2007 |
| 35 | (GBR) David Coulthard | 1 | 2008 |
| 36 | (FIN) Heikki Kovalainen | 1 | 2008 |
| 37 | (DEU) Adrian Sutil | 1 | 2010 |
| 38 | (CHE) Sebastien Buemi | 1 | 2011 |
| 39 | (JPN) Kamui Kobayashi | 1 | 2011 |
| 40 | (RUS) Vitaly Petrov | 1 | 2011 |
| 41 | (GBR) Paul di Resta | 1 | 2013 |
| 42 | (FRA) Jean-Eric Vergne | 1 | 2014 |
| 43 | (THA) Alexander Albon Current | 1 | 2020 |
| 44 | (FRA) Esteban Ocon Current | 1 | 2023 |