Most Q3 appearances in a debut season by an F1 driver
| # | Driver | Year | Q3 | Pole positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) Current | 17 | 6 | |
| 2 | (DNK) Kevin Magnussen (McLaren) Current | 15 | – | |
| 3 | (GBR) Lando Norris (McLaren) Current | 14 | – | |
| 4 | (NLD) Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso) Current | 10 | – | |
| 5 | (THA) Alexander Albon (Toro Rosso, Red Bull) Current | 9 | – | |
| 6 | (JPN) Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) Current | 9 | – | |
| 7 | (FIN) Heikki Kovalainen (Renault) | 8 | – | |
| 8 | (DEU) Nico Hulkenberg (Williams) Current | 8 | 1 | |
| 9 | (RUS) Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) | 8 | – | |
| 10 | (MCO) Charles Leclerc (Sauber) Current | 8 | – | |
| 11 | (ESP) Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso) Current | 7 | – | |
| 12 | (FRA) Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso) | 6 | – | |
| 13 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg (Williams) | 5 | – | |
| 14 | (POL) Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) | 5 | – | |
| 15 | (RUS) Vitaly Petrov (Renault) | 5 | – | |
| 16 | (GBR) Paul di Resta (Force India) | 5 | – | |
| 17 | (CHE) Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso) | 4 | – | |
| 18 | (BRA) Nelsinho Piquet (Renault) | 3 | – | |
| 19 | (VEN) Pastor Maldonado (Williams) | 3 | – | |
| 20 | (MEX) Sergio Perez (Sauber) Current | 3 | – | |
| 21 | (MEX) Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber) | 3 | – | |
| 22 | (CAN) Lance Stroll (Williams) Current | 3 | – | |
| 23 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel (BMW Sauber, Toro Rosso) | 2 | – | |
| 24 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas (Williams) Current | 2 | – | |
| 25 | (BRA) Felipe Nasr (Sauber) | 2 | – | |
| 26 | (CHN) Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo) Current | 2 | – |