F1: Top 5 drivers with the most starts

#2 Fernando Alonso

Double-World Champion Spaniard Fernando Alonso has taken part in 17 Formula One seasons. The multi-talented Alonso has also taken part in the 24 Hours of Daytona, Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans which he won spectacularly in his debut attempt earlier this year.

The Spaniard who announced his F1 retirement at the end of the 2018 season looks set to fulfil his ambition of winning 'The Triple Crown' by adding the Indianapolis 500 race to his victories in Monaco and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Alonso has made 308 starts till the 2018 Japanese Grand Prix with 4 different teams.

#1 Rubens Barrichello

Brazilian Rubens Barrichello made his Formula One debut in the year 1993 driving for Team Jordan. He won 11 races and finished on the podium an impressive 68 times during his long and illustrious career. Barrichello drove for 6 different teams with his best results coming with Team Scuderia Ferrari.

Barrichello has started from pole position on 14 different races. Barrichello was runner-up to Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher in 2002 and 2004. He has helped Ferrari win the Constructor's Championship on 5 different occasions and was also part of the 2009 Brawn Team which won the Constructors' title. He was a part of Team Jordan, Stewart, Ferrari, Honda, Brawn and Williams in a career which culminated in 2011. Barrichello is the first man to have hit the 300 race mark in Formula One and finished with 322 race starts.