Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia

Lap distance: 5.278 km (3.280 miles)
Number of laps: 58
Racing direction: Clockwise
Corners: 14
Most driver wins: 4 Michael Schumacher
Most constructor wins : 11 Ferrari McLaren
Melbourne, Australia

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Albert Park, Australia circuit details

The Australian GP has been held in Albert Park, Melbourne since 1996 after its move from Adelaide. The track is essentially a street circuit based around a lake in the picturesque Albert Park. Despite some initial opposition to using a park for an F1 race, this has become a popular track for both drivers and fans and now takes its place as the regular opening event of the season. Being a street circuit, it tends to be relatively bumpy and is a high down force circuit, but still manages to produce some exciting races. For the 2022 season the track was resurfaced and several corners remodelled to improve overtaking. The lap is run at 71% of the time on full throttle.

2025

Race winner: Lando Norris McLaren
In a dry qualifying Lando Norris took pole position ahead of team mate Oscar Piastri. In a wet race that let to several crashes and safety cars, Lando Norris won by being on the right tyres at the right time. Oscar Piastri was on track for second until he was caught out in the rain giving Max Verstappen second place. Mercedes had a good race with rookie Kimi Antonelli 4tyh behind George Russell. Alexander Albon was 5th in the much improved Williams.

2024

Race winner: Carlos Sainz Jr Ferrari
Carlos Sainz won from Ferrari team mate Charles Leclerc followed by the two McLaren’s. Max Verstappen had taken pole but retired when a rear brake disc caught fire. Mercedes had two DNFs with Lewis Hamilton retiring early with an engine failure and George Russell crashing on the last lap. Alex Albon crashed in practice but as Williams did not have a spare chassis, he took over Logan Sergeant’s car. Carlos Sainz won despite have had his appendix removed 2 weeks earlier.

2023

Race winner: Max Verstappen Red Bull
Max Verstappen took pole position and won an exciting and dramatic race. There were 3 red flags and plenty of overtaking helped by a particularly effective DRS. The final red flag was on the penultimate lap after a standing restart led to several crashes, meaning plenty of reading of rules as to how to restart the last lap and finish the race.

2022

Race winner: Charles Leclerc Ferrari
Charles Leclerc won comfortable from pole position. His team mate Carlos Sainz Jr and championship rival Max Verstappen both retired from the race. This allowed the George Russell to finish 3rd in the Mercedes behind Sergio Perez in the Red Bull. Alexander Albon in the Williams run the whole race except the last lap on one set of tyres, a strategy that gave Williams a single point.

2021

Race winner:
The 2021 race was cancelled due to the COVID19 virus pandemic

2020

Race winner:
The 2020 race was cancelled due to the COVID19 virus pandemic

2019

Race winner: Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton took pole position ahead of team mate Valtteri Bottas. Bottas took the lead in the first corner and then dominated the race as Hamilton trailed well behind, keeping ahead of Max Verstappen in third place. The Ferrari's were off the pace finishing 4th and 5th. Daniel Ricciardo damaged his front wing on the first lap causing him to retire later in the race.

2018

Race winner: Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton took pole position ahead of the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen. Lewis Hamilton led the race from the start but lost the lead to Sebastian Vettel under the safety car after both Haas cars stopped with wheel problems following their pit stops. Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull were the top teams but Haas had a strong weekend until their retirements and McLaren had both cars in the points in the first race with the Renault engine.

2017

Race winner: Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton took pole position ahead of the Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel. When Lewis Hamilton stopped for new tyres, he came out in traffic allowing Sebastian Vettel to stay out longer, take the lead and win the race.

2016

Race winner: Nico Rosberg Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton took pole position from team mate Nico Rosberg, followed by the two Ferrari's, with Max Verstappen having his best qualifying in 5th.it was Sebastian Vettel who made the start and led for much of the race. However after the restart from a red flag caused a crash involving Fernando Alonso, Ferrari did not change tyres, unlike other teams, a decision which cost Ferrari the lead, and gave Mercedes a first and second place finish. The new Haas team scored points with Romain Grosjean's 6th place and the revamped Renault team finished a solid 11th and 12th. The nature of the race changed with the accident between Fernando Alonso and Esteban Gutierrez. Alonso's car rolled in the air and the accident look bad, but he walked away shaken but unhurt. The choice of three different tyre compounds let to different strategies and an entertaining race.

2015

Race winner: Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton won the 2015 race from pole position with team mate Nico Rosberg second. The Mercedes were comfortably ahead of Sebastian Vettel in his first race for Ferrari, with Felipe Massa 4th in a Williams. Reliability issues meant only 11 cars finished the race, giving points scoring finishes for Felipe Nasr and Carlos Sainz Jr in their first race in Formula 1. Jenson Button was well off the pace in his Honda powered McLaren.

2014

Race winner: Nico Rosberg Mercedes
The 2014 race was the first under the new regulations. A wet qualifying put Lewis Hamilton on pole, rookie Kevin Magnussen fourth and last years champion Sebastian Vettel only thirteenth. Both Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel retired early early in the race with car problems leaving Nico Rosberg to take a convincing win for Mercedes. Daniel Ricciardo finished second in his first race for Red Bull but was disqualified for a technical infringement, meaning rookie Kevin Magnussen finished second in his first F1 race and Jenson Button finished third. This gave McLaren two podium positions in the first race compared with none in the previous season. Valtteri Bottas finished fifth despite having a puncture from grazing the wall giving Williams more points from this one finish than they achieved in all of the previous season. The other rookie driver Daniil Kvyat had a solid race finishing ninth for Torro Rosso.

2013

Race winner: Kimi Raikkonen Lotus
The qualifying for 2013 had to be completed on Sunday morning due to heavy rain on the Saturday. Kimi Raikkonen won from Fernando Alonso in a race that was dominated by significant tyre wear, which Kimi Raikkonen and the Lotus managed better.

2012

Race winner: Jenson Button McLaren
Jenson Button won from the Red Bull of Sebastian Vettel who had started from pole position. Lewis Hamilton was third in the other McLaren.

2011

Race winner: Sebastian Vettel Red Bull
Sebastian Vettel won the 2011 race from pole position from Lewis Hamilton with Vitally Petrov bringing the Renault home in third position. The 2 Hispania cars did not make the grid as they were outside of the 107% rule and the 2 Sauber cars were disqualified after the race for a technical infringement.

2010

Race winner: Jenson Button McLaren
The 2010 race was again won by Jenson Button in an action packed race. Sebastian Vettel had brake problems and Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber had a coming together late in the race. Ferrari were on the pace, but not competing for the win.

2009

Race winner: Jenson Button Brawn
The 2009 race was won by Jenson Button in the first race for Brawn GP, with his team mate taking second place after Vettel and Kubica collided with 3 laps to go. Hamilton was excluded from third place after after a controversial incident with Trulli under the resulting safety car conclusion to the race.

2008

Race winner: Nico Rosberg Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton won from pole position ahead of the BMW of Nick Heidfeld and Nico Rosberg in the Williams. A selection of accidents and mechanical failures meant only 6 cars completed the full race distance.

2007

Race winner: Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari
Kimi Raikkonen won from pole position in front of the two McLaren's of Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton.

2006

Race winner: Fernando Alonso Renault
Fernando Alonso won from Kimi Raikkonen in a McLaren and Ralf Schumacher in a Toyota. Jenson Button took pole position but he stopped a few yards from the finish line after an engine failure.

2005

Race winner: Giancarlo Fisichella Renault
Giancarlo Fisichella won from pole position ahead of the Ferrari of Reubens Barrichello and Fernando Alonso in the other Renault.

2004

Race winner: Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Ferrari dominated the race with Michael Schumacher wining from pole position ahead of Rubens Barrichello and Fernando Alonso in a Renault.

2003

Race winner: David Coulthard McLaren
David Coulthard won the race, his final F1 race win of his career. Juan Pablo Montoya in a Williams was second and Kimi Raikkonen third in a McLaren. Michael Schumacher finished fourth after taking pole position.

2002

Race winner: Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Rubens Barrichello took pole position but crashed out on the first lap. Michael Schumacher won from Juan Pablo Montoya in a Williams and Kimi Raikkonen in a McLaren. A series of accidents meant only 8 cars completed the full race distance.

2001

Race winner: Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Michael Schumacher won from pole position from David Coultard in a McLaren and Rubens Barrichello in the other Ferrari.

2000

Race winner: Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Mika Hakkinen started from pole position but retired with engine problems. Michael Schumacher won from his Ferrari team mate Rubens Barrichello and Ralf Schumacher in a Williams.

1999

Race winner: Eddie Irvine Ferrari
The McLaren's of Mika Hakkinen and David Coultard dominated qualifying. Eddie Irvine won from Heinz Harald Frentzen in a Jordan and Ralf Schumacher in a Williams. There was a lot of mechanical problems in the race meaning only 8 cars were running at the end of the race.

1998

Race winner: Mika Hakkinen McLaren
The race was dominated by the McLaren’s of Mike Hakkinen and David Coultard. Heinz-Harald Frentzen in a Williams was third a lap down on the McLaren’s. The end of the race was controversial was David Coultard let Mika Hakkinen past him to let Hakkinen win the race leading to the FIA investigating team orders.

1997

Race winner: David Coultard McLaren
David Coultard won ahead of Michael Schumacher in a Ferrari and Mika Hakkinen in the other McLaren. Jacques Villeneuve in a Williams took pole position in a Williams but crashed out on the first lap.