Australian Grand Prix facts for kids
Albert Park Circuit (1996–present) |
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Race information | |
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Number of times held | 84 |
First held | 1928 |
Most wins (drivers) | Lex Davison (4) Michael Schumacher (4) |
Most wins (constructors) | Ferrari (12) McLaren (12) |
Circuit length | 5.303 km (3.295 mi) |
Race length | 307.574 km (191.071 mi) |
Laps | 58 |
Last race (2019) | |
Pole position | |
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Podium | |
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Fastest lap | |
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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.
Contents
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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 |
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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.
- + The 1937 event was staged as the "South Australian Centenary Grand Prix" on 26 December 1936.
- # The 1928 event was officially known as the "100 Miles Road Race".
- ** The 2020 Grand Prix was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but organisers announced their intention to reschedule the race.
Images for kids
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Jenson Button, winner of the 2009, 2010 and 2012 Australian Grands Prix
See also
In Spanish: Gran Premio de Australia para niños