Most wins at the opening race of a season by an F1 driver
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| # | Driver | Wins | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (FRA) Alain Prost | 6 | 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1993 |
| 2 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 6 | 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 |
| 3 | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | 5 | 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 |
| 4 | (GBR) Graham Hill | 3 | 1962, 1963, 1964 |
| 5 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | 3 | 1966, 1969, 1972 |
| 6 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 2011, 2017, 2018 |
| 7 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton Current | 3 | 2008, 2015, 2021 |
| 8 | (GBR) Stirling Moss | 2 | 1958, 1961 |
| 9 | (GBR) Jim Clark | 2 | 1965, 1968 |
| 10 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | 2 | 1959, 1970 |
| 11 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | 2 | 1973, 1975 |
| 12 | (USA) Mario Andretti | 2 | 1971, 1978 |
| 13 | (AUS) Alan Jones | 2 | 1980, 1981 |
| 14 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | 2 | 1983, 1986 |
| 15 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | 2 | 1990, 1991 |
| 16 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | 2 | 1989, 1992 |
| 17 | (GBR) David Coulthard | 2 | 1997, 2003 |
| 18 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso Current | 2 | 2006, 2010 |
| 19 | (GBR) Jenson Button | 2 | 2009, 2012 |
| 20 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen | 2 | 2007, 2013 |
| 21 | (DEU) Nico Rosberg | 2 | 2014, 2016 |
| 22 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas Current | 2 | 2019, 2020 |
| 23 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | 1 | 1950 |
| 24 | (ITA) Piero Taruffi | 1 | 1952 |
| 25 | (ITA) Alberto Ascari | 1 | 1953 |
| 26 | (ITA) Luigi Musso | 1 | 1956 |
| 27 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | 1 | 1960 |
| 28 | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | 1 | 1967 |
| 29 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | 1 | 1974 |
| 30 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | 1 | 1976 |
| 31 | (ZAF) Jody Scheckter | 1 | 1977 |
| 32 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | 1 | 1979 |
| 33 | (GBR) Damon Hill | 1 | 1996 |
| 34 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | 1 | 1998 |
| 35 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | 1 | 1999 |
| 36 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 2005 |
| 37 | (MCO) Charles Leclerc Current | 1 | 2022 |
| 38 | (NLD) Max Verstappen Current | 1 | 2023 |