Australian Grand Prix facts for kids

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Australian Grand Prix

Albert Park Circuit (1996–present)
Race information
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
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:20.486
Podium
1. V. Bottas Mercedes 1:25:27.325 2. L. Hamilton Mercedes +20.886 3. M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda +22.520
Fastest lap
Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:25.580

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.

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.
• + 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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  Arthur Waite won the 1928 100 Miles Road Race at the Phillip Island road circuit driving an Austin 7

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  Promotional poster for the first Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide in 1985.

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  Demonstration event held in Melbourne just before the start of the 2005 Grand Prix

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  Nick Heidfeld and Nico Rosberg at Corner 6 of the Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne

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  Celebrity Challenge, 2008 GP

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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