Australian Grand Prix

Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park Circuit
(2022–present)
Race information
Number of times held87
First held1928
Most wins (drivers)Australia Lex Davison (4)
Germany Michael Schumacher (4)
Most wins (constructors)Italy Ferrari (14)
Circuit length5.278 km (3.280 miles)
Race length306.124 km (190.216 miles)
Laps58
Last race (2024)
Pole position
Podium
Fastest lap

The Australian Grand Prix is an annual motor racing event which is under contract to host Formula One until 2035.[1] One of the oldest surviving motorsport competitions held in Australia, the Grand Prix has moved frequently with 23 different venues having been used since it was first run at Phillip Island in 1928. The race became part of the Formula One World Championship in 1985. Since 1996, it has been held at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, with the exceptions of 2020 and 2021, when the races were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Before that, it was held in Adelaide.[3]

  1. ^ "Formula 1 to race in Melbourne until 2035 in new agreement". Formula 1. Formula One Group. 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. ^ Hytner, Mike (6 July 2021). "Formula One: Australian Grand Prix cancelled for second straight year". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Archived from the original on 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Formula 1, FIA and AGPC announce cancellation of the 2020 Australian Grand Prix". Formula 1. Formula One Group. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.