Australian Grand Prix

The Australian Grand Prix is a motorsport race contested by cars in the Formula One section. The race was first held in Adelaide before moving to Melbourne in 1996.

Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park Circuit
(1996–present)
Race information
Number of times held84
First held1928
Most wins (drivers) Lex Davison (4)
Michael Schumacher (4)
Most wins (constructors) Ferrari (12)
McLaren (12)
Circuit length5.303 km (3.295 mi)
Race length307.574 km (191.071 mi)
Laps58
Last race (2019)
Pole position
Podium
Fastest lap

Winners

Repeat winners (drivers)

Drivers in bold are competing in the Formula One championship in the current season.
A pink background indicates an event which was not part of the Formula One World Championship.

As of the 2018 edition, four-time World Drivers' Champion Alain Prost remains the only driver to win the race in both World Championship and domestic formats, winning the Australian Drivers' Championship 1982 race before winning in Adelaide in 1986 and 1988.

Wins Driver Years won
4 Lex Davison 1954, 1957, 1958, 1961
Michael Schumacher 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004
3 Bill Thompson 1930, 1932, 1933
Doug Whiteford 1950, 1952, 1953
Jack Brabham 1955, 1963, 1964
Graham McRae 1972, 1973, 1978
Roberto Moreno 1981, 1983, 1984
Alain Prost 1982, 1986, 1988
Jenson Button 2009, 2010, 2012
Sebastian Vettel 2011, 2017, 2018
2 Les Murphy 1935, 1937
Bruce McLaren 1962, 1965
Frank Matich 1970, 1971
Max Stewart 1974, 1975
Gerhard Berger 1987, 1992
Ayrton Senna 1991, 1993
Damon Hill 1995, 1996
David Coulthard 1997, 2003
Kimi Räikkönen 2007, 2013
Lewis Hamilton 2008, 2015
Nico Rosberg 2014, 2016

Repeat winners (constructors)

Teams in bold are competing in the Formula One championship in the current season.
A pink background indicates an event which was not part of the Formula One World Championship.

Wins Constructor Years won
12 Ferrari 1957, 1958, 1969, 1987, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2017, 2018
McLaren 1970, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2012
6 Williams 1980, 1985, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996
5 Cooper 1955, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965
4 Bugatti 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932
MG 1935, 1937, 1939, 1947
Lola 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979
Ralt 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
Mercedes 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019
2 Talbot-Lago 1952, 1953
Maserati 1956, 1959
Brabham 1963, 1964
BRM 1966, 1967
Matich 1971, 1976
McRae 1973, 1978
Renault 2005, 2006

Repeat winners (engine manufacturers)

Manufacturers in bold are competing in the Formula One championship in the current season.
A pink background indicates an event which was not part of the Formula One World Championship.

Wins Manufacturer Years won
12 Ferrari 1957, 1958, 1969, 1987, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2017, 2018
11 Mercedes * 1997, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019
10 Ford ** 1950, 1951, 1968, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1993
8 Renault 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2013
7 Chevrolet 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979
5 Climax 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 1965
4 Bugatti 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932
MG 1935, 1937, 1939, 1947
Honda 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992
3 Maserati 1956, 1959, 1960
Repco/Holden 1970, 1971, 1976
2 Talbot-Lago 1952, 1953
BRM 1966, 1967

* Between 1997-2003 built by Ilmor

** Between 1968-1993 designed and built by Cosworth, funded by Ford

By year

Adelaide, used in Formula One from 1985–1995
Melbourne, used in Formula One in 1953, 1956 and every year since 1996
A map of all the locations of the Australian Grand Prix.

A pink background indicates an event which was not part of the Formula One World Championship.

  • Alain Prost is the only driver, as of the 2019 Australian Grand Prix, to win the race in both Australian domestic (1982) and World Championship (1986 and 1988) formats.
  • The last Australian driver to win the AGP was 1980 World Champion Alan Jones who won 1980's non-championship race.
  • The last Australian driver to officially finish on the podium was John Smith in 1983. Australia's only current (2019) Grand Prix driver Daniel Ricciardo had finished 2nd in the 2014 race, but was disqualified post-race.
  • Since becoming a round of the Formula One World Championship in 1985, Jones (1985 and 1986), David Brabham (1990 and 1994), Mark Webber (2002–2013) and Ricciardo (2012–present) are the only Australian drivers to race in the Australian Grand Prix.
Year Driver Constructor Location Report
1928 # Arthur Waite Austin Phillip Island Report
1929 Arthur Terdich Bugatti Report
1930 Bill Thompson Bugatti Report
1931 Carl Junker Bugatti Report
1932 Bill Thompson * Bugatti Report
1933 Bill Thompson * Riley Report
1934 Bob Lea-Wright * Singer Report
1935 Les Murphy * MG Report
1936 Not held
1937 + Les Murphy * MG Victor Harbor Report
1938 Peter Whitehead * ERA Bathurst Report
1939 Alan Tomlinson * MG Lobethal Report
1940

1946
Not held
1947 Bill Murray * MG Bathurst Report
1948 Frank Pratt * BMW Point Cook Report
1949 John Crouch Delahaye Leyburn Report
1950 Doug Whiteford Ford Nuriootpa Report
1951 Warwick Pratley GRS-Ford Narrogin Report
1952 Doug Whiteford Talbot-Lago Bathurst Report
1953 Doug Whiteford Talbot-Lago Albert Park Report
1954 Lex Davison HWM-Jaguar Southport Report
1955 Jack Brabham Cooper-Bristol Port Wakefield Report
1956 Stirling Moss Maserati Albert Park Report
1957 Lex Davison
Bill Patterson
Ferrari Caversham Report
1958 Lex Davison Ferrari Bathurst Report
1959 Stan Jones Maserati Longford Report
1960 Alec Mildren Cooper-Maserati Lowood Report
1961 Lex Davison Cooper-Climax Mallala Report
1962 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax Caversham Report
1963 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax Warwick Farm Report
1964 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax Sandown Report
1965 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax Longford Report
1966 Graham Hill BRM Lakeside Report
1967 Jackie Stewart BRM Warwick Farm Report
1968 Jim Clark Lotus-Cosworth Sandown Report
1969 Chris Amon Ferrari Lakeside Report
1970 Frank Matich McLaren-Repco/Holden Warwick Farm Report
1971 Frank Matich Matich-Repco/Holden Report
1972 Graham McRae Leda-Chevrolet Sandown Report
1973 Graham McRae McRae-Chevrolet Report
1974 Max Stewart Lola-Chevrolet Oran Park Report
1975 Max Stewart Lola-Chevrolet Surfers Paradise Report
1976 John Goss Matich-Repco/Holden Sandown Report
1977 Warwick Brown Lola-Chevrolet Oran Park Report
1978 Graham McRae McRae-Chevrolet Sandown Report
1979 Johnnie Walker Lola-Chevrolet Wanneroo Report
1980 Alan Jones Williams-Cosworth Calder Report
1981 Roberto Moreno Ralt-Ford Report
1982 Alain Prost Ralt-Ford Report
1983 Roberto Moreno Ralt-Ford Report
1984 Roberto Moreno Ralt-Ford Report
1985 Keke Rosberg Williams-Honda Adelaide Report
1986 Alain Prost McLaren-TAG Report
1987 Gerhard Berger Ferrari Report
1988 Alain Prost McLaren-Honda Report
1989 Thierry Boutsen Williams-Renault Report
1990 Nelson Piquet Benetton-Ford Report
1991 Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda Report
1992 Gerhard Berger McLaren-Honda Report
1993 Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford Report
1994 Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault Report
1995 Damon Hill Williams-Renault Report
1996 Damon Hill Williams-Renault Albert Park Report
1997 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes Report
1998 Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes Report
1999 Eddie Irvine Ferrari Report
2000 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
2001 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
2002 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
2003 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes Report
2004 Michael Schumacher Ferrari Report
2005 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault Report
2006 Fernando Alonso Renault Report
2007 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari Report
2008 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes Report
2009 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes Report
2010 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes Report
2011 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault Report
2012 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes Report
2013 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault Report
2014 Nico Rosberg Mercedes Report
2015 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Report
2016 Nico Rosberg Mercedes Report
2017 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari Report
2018 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari Report
2019 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes Report
2020 Cancelled** Report
  • * From 1932 to 1948, the winner was determined on a handicap basis.[1]
  • + The 1937 event was staged as the "South Australian Centenary Grand Prix" on 26 December 1936.[2]
  • # The 1928 event was officially known as the "100 Miles Road Race".[3]
  • ** The 2020 Grand Prix was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but organisers announced their intention to reschedule the race.[4]

References

  1. Graham Howard, After 6,201 miles and 49 races, the 50th AGP marked the end of an era, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1985/86, page 33
  2. The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, 1986, page 82
  3. John B. Blanden, A History of Australian Grand Prix 1928–1939 (1981), page 1
  4. "Australian GP organisers seek to reschedule F1 race". Autosport.com. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.


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