Australian Grand Prix

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Australian Grand Prix
Flag of Australia.svg Albert Park Circuit
Route profile
Route data
Main sponsor: Rolex (since 2013)
in the racing calendar: since 1985
Route length: 5.303 km
Race length: 307.574 km in 58 laps
Records
Lap record: 1: 24.125
( 2004 , Michael Schumacher , Ferrari )
Lap record qualification: 1: 20,486
( 2019 , Lewis Hamilton , Mercedes )
Most wins: Michael Schumacher (4)
Most Poles: Lewis Hamilton (8)
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The Australian Grand Prix was first held in 1928. The Grand Prix has been part of the Formula 1 World Championship since 1985 . In Formula 1, it always took place as the season finale on the Adelaide Street Circuit until 1995 , and on the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne since 1996 , mostly (with exceptions in 2006 and 2010 ) as the season opener.

history

Although the Australian Grand Prix marked the season finale at the beginning, there was seldom an actual decision in the fight for the drivers' championship in each race. On October 26, 1986 , Alain Prost overtook Nigel Mansell with a victory in the drivers' championship and thus secured his second world title. On November 13, 1988, Ayrton Senna was able to maintain his narrow lead over Prost, who won the race, with second place behind Prost and win the world championship for the first time. On the other hand, there was another showdown six years later, on November 13, 1994: Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill , separated by only one point in the drivers' championship, both retired after a collision, so that Schumacher won the title.

In the meantime, a curiosity arose in Australia: On November 3, 1991, the shortest race in the history of Formula 1 took place in Adelaide. After just 24 minutes, 34.899 seconds and 14 laps (52.920 km), the race was stopped due to rain.

Before the last race in Adelaide, Mika Häkkinen was seriously injured on November 10, 1995 when his car drove into the lane at a speed of around 190 km / h due to a tire damage. Häkkinen suffered life-threatening injuries, which he was able to cure in a two-month stay in the clinic.

Jacques Villeneuve also made his debut when the race was first held in Melbourne in 1996 . This immediately caused a stir when he was able to qualify for pole position straight away in his first Grand Prix. In the race, however, Villeneuve lost speed towards the end due to an oil leak and was eventually overtaken by his team-mate Damon Hill.

The 1997 race saw the dubious appearance of the Mastercard Lola team , whose drivers Vincenzo Sospiri and Ricardo Rosset both clearly missed qualifying for the race and were already excluded from racing for the next race in Brazil.

On March 4, 2001, an accident occurred during the race in which the 51-year-old marshal Graham Beveridge was killed. He was hit by a torn off wheel from the BAR 003 of the Canadian Jacques Villeneuve and died at the scene of the accident.

On March 16, 2008, of the 22 riders who started, only 6 reached the finish. The reason was also the FIA regulation to abolish traction control .

In 2020, two days before the event and two hours before the start of the first free practice, the Australian Grand Prix planned for March 15 was canceled for the time being due to the COVID-19 pandemic and then finally canceled in mid-April.

Names

Due to sponsorship contracts, the official name of the Grand Prix has often changed, currently it is called the Rolex Australian Grand Prix .

  • 1985: Mitsubishi Australian Grand Prix
  • 1986–1993: Foster's Australian Grand Prix
  • 1994: Adelaide Australian Grand Prix
  • 1995: EDS Australian Grand Prix
  • 1996: Transurban Australian Grand Prix
  • 1997–2001, 2010–2012: Qantas Australian Grand Prix
  • 2002–2006: Foster's Australian Grand Prix
  • 2007–2009: ING Australian Grand Prix
  • since 2013: Rolex Australian Grand Prix

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Results

Edition year route class winner Second Third Pole position Fastest lap
01 1928 Phillip Island FL AustraliaAustralia Arthur Waite ( Austin ) AustraliaAustralia John McCutcheon ( Morris ) AustraliaAustralia Cyril Dickason ( Austin ) unknownunknown unknown unknownunknown unknown
02 1929 Phillip Island AustraliaAustralia Arthur Terdich ( Bugatti ) unknownunknown Reg Brearley ( Bugatti ) unknownunknown Bill Lowe ( Lombard ) unknownunknown unknown unknownunknown unknown
03 1930 Phillip Island AustraliaAustralia Bill Thompson ( Bugatti ) unknownunknown Harold Drake-Richmond ( Bugatti ) AustraliaAustralia Cyril Dickason ( Austin ) unknownunknown unknown AustraliaAustralia Bill Thompson ( Bugatti )
04th 1931 Phillip Island AustraliaAustralia Carl Junker ( Bugatti ) AustraliaAustralia Cyril Dickason ( Austin ) unknownunknown Harold Drake-Richmond ( Bugatti ) unknownunknown unknown unknownunknown Hope Bartlett ( Bugatti )
05 1932 1 Phillip Island AustraliaAustralia Bill Thompson ( Bugatti ) unknownunknown Geoff Disher ( Salmson ) AustraliaAustralia Cyril Dickason ( Austin ) unknownunknown unknown AustraliaAustralia Bill Thompson ( Bugatti )
06th 1933 1 Phillip Island AustraliaAustralia Bill Thompson ( Riley ) unknownunknown unknown unknownunknown unknown unknownunknown unknown unknownunknown unknown
07th 1934 1 Phillip Island AustraliaAustralia Bob Lea-Wright ( singer ) unknownunknown unknown unknownunknown unknown unknownunknown unknown unknownunknown unknown
08th 1935 1 Phillip Island AustraliaAustralia Les Murphy ( MG ) unknownunknown unknown unknownunknown unknown unknownunknown unknown unknownunknown unknown
1936 not a Grand Prix of Australia
09 1937 1 Victor Harbor FL AustraliaAustralia Les Murphy ( MG ) AustraliaAustralia Tim Joshua ( MG ) AustraliaAustralia Bob Lea-Wright ( Terraplane ) unknownunknown unknown AustraliaAustralia Tom Peters ( Bugatti )
10 1938 1 Bathurst FL United KingdomUnited Kingdom Peter Whitehead ( ERA ) AustraliaAustralia Les Burrows ( Terraplane ) AustraliaAustralia Alan Crago ( MG ) unknownunknown unknown unknownunknown unknown
11 1939 1 Lobethal FL AustraliaAustralia Allan Tomlinson ( MG ) AustraliaAustralia Bob Lea-Wright ( Terraplane ) AustraliaAustralia Jack Phillips ( Ford ) unknownunknown unknown AustraliaAustralia Alf Barrett ( Alfa Romeo )
1940 to 1946 not a Grand Prix of Australia
12 1947 1 Bathurst FL AustraliaAustralia Bill Murray ( MG ) AustraliaAustralia Dick Bland ( Mercury ) AustraliaAustralia Lex Davison ( Mercedes-Benz ) unknownunknown unknown unknownunknown unknown
13 1948 1 Point Cook FL AustraliaAustralia Frank Pratt ( BMW ) AustraliaAustralia Alf Najar ( MG ) AustraliaAustralia Dick Bland ( Reed - Ford ) unknownunknown unknown AustraliaAustralia Alf Barrett ( Alfa Romeo )
14th 1949 Leyburn FL AustraliaAustralia John Crouch ( Delahaye ) AustraliaAustralia Ray Gordon ( MG ) AustraliaAustralia Arthur Rizzo ( Rizzo - Riley ) AustraliaAustralia Frank Kleinig ( Kleinig - Hudson ) AustraliaAustralia John Crouch ( Delahaye ) Frank Kleinig ( Kleinig - Hudson )
AustraliaAustralia 
15th 1950 Nuriootpa FL AustraliaAustralia Doug Whiteford ( Ford ) AustraliaAustralia Rupert Steele ( Alfa Romeo ) AustraliaAustralia Jim Gullan ( Ballot - Oldsmobile ) unknownunknown unknown AustraliaAustralia Rupert Steele ( Alfa Romeo ) Doug Whiteford ( Ford )
AustraliaAustralia 
16 1951 Narrogin FL AustraliaAustralia Warwick Pratley ( Reed - Ford ) AustraliaAustralia Dick Bland ( Delahaye ) AustraliaAustralia Steve Tillett ( MG ) unknownunknown unknown AustraliaAustralia John Crouch ( Cooper - JAP )
17th 1952 Bathurst FL AustraliaAustralia Doug Whiteford ( Talbot-Lago ) AustraliaAustralia Stan Jones ( Maybach ) AustraliaAustralia Bill Murray ( Alfa Romeo - Alvis ) AustraliaAustralia Doug Whiteford ( Talbot-Lago ) AustraliaAustralia Doug Whiteford ( Talbot-Lago )
18th 1953 Melbourne FL AustraliaAustralia Doug Whiteford ( Talbot-Lago ) AustraliaAustralia Curley Brydon ( MG ) AustraliaAustralia Andy Brown ( MG ) unknownunknown unknown AustraliaAustralia Stan Jones ( Maybach )
19th 1954 Southport FL AustraliaAustralia Lex Davison ( HWM - Jaguar ) AustraliaAustralia Curley Brydon ( MG ) AustraliaAustralia Ken Richardson ( Ford ) unknownunknown unknown AustraliaAustralia Dick Cobden ( Ferrari )
20th 1955 Port Wakefield FL AustraliaAustralia Jack Brabham ( Cooper - Bristol ) AustraliaAustralia Reg Hunt ( Maserati ) AustraliaAustralia Doug Whiteford ( Talbot-Lago ) AustraliaAustralia Stan Jones ( Maybach ) AustraliaAustralia Jack Brabham ( Cooper - Bristol ) Reg Hunt ( Maserati )
AustraliaAustralia 
21st 1956 Melbourne FL United KingdomUnited Kingdom Stirling Moss ( Maserati ) FranceFrance Jean Behra ( Maserati ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Peter Whitehead ( Ferrari ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Stirling Moss ( Maserati ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Stirling Moss ( Maserati )
22nd 1957 Caversham FL AustraliaAustralia Lex Davison Bill Patterson ( Ferrari )
AustraliaAustralia 
AustraliaAustralia Stan Jones ( Maserati ) AustraliaAustralia Jack Brabham ( Cooper - Climax ) AustraliaAustralia Stan Jones ( Maserati ) AustraliaAustralia Lex Davison ( Ferrari )
23 1958 Bathurst FL AustraliaAustralia Lex Davison ( Ferrari ) AustraliaAustralia Ern Seeliger ( Maybach - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia Tom Hawkes ( Cooper - Holden ) AustraliaAustralia Ted Gray ( Tornado - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia Ted Gray ( Tornado - Chevrolet )
24 1959 Longford FL AustraliaAustralia Stan Jones ( Maserati ) AustraliaAustralia Len Lukey ( Cooper - Climax ) AustraliaAustralia Arnold Glass ( Maserati ) AustraliaAustralia Stan Jones ( Maserati ) AustraliaAustralia Arnold Glass ( Maserati )
25th 1960 Tarampa FL AustraliaAustralia Alec Mildren ( Cooper - Maserati ) AustraliaAustralia Lex Davison ( Aston Martin ) AustraliaAustralia Bib Stillwell ( Cooper - Climax ) AustraliaAustralia Alec Mildren ( Cooper - Maserati ) AustraliaAustralia Lex Davison ( Aston Martin )
26th 1961 Mallala FL AustraliaAustralia Lex Davison ( Cooper - Climax ) AustraliaAustralia Bib Stillwell ( Cooper - Climax ) AustraliaAustralia David McKay ( Cooper - Climax ) AustraliaAustralia Bill Patterson ( Cooper - Climax ) AustraliaAustralia Bill Patterson ( Cooper - Climax ) Lex Davison ( Cooper - Climax )
AustraliaAustralia 
27 1962 Caversham FL New ZealandNew Zealand Bruce McLaren ( Cooper - Climax ) AustraliaAustralia John Youl ( Cooper - Climax ) AustraliaAustralia Bib Stillwell ( Cooper - Climax ) New ZealandNew Zealand Bruce McLaren ( Cooper - Climax ) AustraliaAustralia Jack Brabham ( Brabham - Climax )
28 1963 Warwick Farm FL AustraliaAustralia Jack Brabham ( Brabham - Climax ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom John Surtees ( Lola - Climax ) New ZealandNew Zealand Bruce McLaren ( Cooper - Climax ) New ZealandNew Zealand Bruce McLaren ( Cooper - Climax ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom John Surtees ( Lola - Climax )
29 1964 Melbourne ANF / A1.5 AustraliaAustralia Jack Brabham ( Brabham - Climax ) AustraliaAustralia Bib Stillwell ( Cooper - Climax ) AustraliaAustralia John Youl ( Cooper - Climax ) AustraliaAustralia Jack Brabham ( Brabham - Climax ) AustraliaAustralia Jack Brabham ( Brabham - Climax ) Bruce McLaren ( Cooper - Climax )
New ZealandNew Zealand 
30th 1965 Longford ANF / A1.5 New ZealandNew Zealand Bruce McLaren ( Cooper - Climax ) AustraliaAustralia Jack Brabham ( Brabham - Climax ) United StatesUnited States Phil Hill ( Cooper - Climax ) AustraliaAustralia Jack Brabham ( Brabham - Climax ) AustraliaAustralia Jack Brabham ( Brabham - Climax )
31 1966 Brisbane ANF / A1.5 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Graham Hill ( BRM ) AustraliaAustralia Frank Gardner ( Brabham - Climax ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jim Clark ( Lotus - Climax ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jackie Stewart ( BRM ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Graham Hill ( BRM ) Jackie Stewart ( BRM )
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
32 1967 Warwick Farm ANF / A1.5 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jackie Stewart ( BRM ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jim Clark ( Lotus - Climax ) AustraliaAustralia Frank Gardner ( Brabham - Climax ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jackie Stewart ( BRM ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jackie Stewart ( BRM )
33 1968 Melbourne ANF / A1.5 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jim Clark ( Lotus - Climax ) New ZealandNew Zealand Chris Amon ( Ferrari ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Graham Hill ( Lotus - Climax ) AustraliaAustralia Jack Brabham ( Brabham - Repco ) New ZealandNew Zealand Chris Amon ( Ferrari )
34 1969 Brisbane ANF / AF2 New ZealandNew Zealand Chris Amon ( Ferrari ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Derek Bell ( Ferrari ) AustraliaAustralia Leo Geoghegan ( Lotus - Repco ) New ZealandNew Zealand Chris Amon ( Ferrari ) New ZealandNew Zealand Chris Amon ( Ferrari )
35 1970 Warwick Farm AF1 / AF2 AustraliaAustralia Frank Matich ( McLaren - Repco-Holden ) AustraliaAustralia Niel Allen ( McLaren - Chevrolet ) New ZealandNew Zealand Graeme Lawrence ( Ferrari ) AustraliaAustralia Frank Matich ( McLaren - Repco-Holden ) AustraliaAustralia Frank Matich ( McLaren - Repco-Holden )
36 1971 Warwick Farm AF1 / AF2 AustraliaAustralia Frank Matich ( McLaren - Repco-Holden ) AustraliaAustralia Kevin Bartlett ( McLaren - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia Alan Hamilton ( McLaren - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia Frank Matich ( McLaren - Repco-Holden ) AustraliaAustralia Frank Matich ( McLaren - Repco-Holden )
37 1972 Melbourne AF1 / AF2 New ZealandNew Zealand Graham McRae ( Leda - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia Frank Gardner ( Lola - Chevrolet ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom David Hobbs ( McLaren - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia Frank Matich ( McLaren - Repco-Holden ) New ZealandNew Zealand Graham McRae ( Leda - Chevrolet )
38 1973 Melbourne AF1 / AF2 New ZealandNew Zealand Graham McRae ( McRae - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia John McCormack ( Elfin - Holden ) AustraliaAustralia Johnnie Walker ( Lola - Holden ) AustraliaAustralia John McCormack ( Elfin - Holden ) New ZealandNew Zealand Graham McRae ( McRae - Chevrolet )
39 1974 Narellan AF1 / AF2 AustraliaAustralia Warwick Brown ( Lola - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia John McCormack ( Elfin - Repco-Holden ) New ZealandNew Zealand Graeme Lawrence ( Lola - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia Max Stewart ( Lola - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia Warwick Brown ( Lola - Chevrolet )
40 1975 Surfers Paradise AF1 / AF2 AustraliaAustralia Max Stewart ( Lola - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia John Leffler ( Bowin - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia Ray Winter ( Mildren - Ford ) AustraliaAustralia Bruce Allison ( Lola - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia Max Stewart ( Lola - Chevrolet )
41 1976 Melbourne AF1 / AF2 AustraliaAustralia John Goss ( Matich - Repco-Holden ) AustraliaAustralia Vern Schuppan ( Elfin - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia John Leffler ( Lola - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia Max Stewart ( Lola - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia John Goss ( Matich - Repco-Holden ) Vern Schuppan ( Elfin - Chevrolet )
AustraliaAustralia 
42 1977 Narellan AF1 / AF2 AustraliaAustralia Warwick Brown ( Lola - Chevrolet ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Peter Gethin ( Chevron - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia John Goss ( Matich - Repco-Holden ) AustraliaAustralia Warwick Brown ( Lola - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia Alan Jones ( Lola - Chevrolet )
43 1978 Melbourne AF1 New ZealandNew Zealand Graham McRae ( McRae - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia John Briggs ( Matich - Repco-Holden ) AustraliaAustralia Peter Edwards ( Lola - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia John McCormack ( McLaren - Leyland ) New ZealandNew Zealand Graham McRae ( McRae - Chevrolet )
44 1979 Wattle Ave AF1 AustraliaAustralia Johnnie Walker ( Lola - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia John Bowe ( Elfin - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia Rob Butcher ( Lola - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia Alfredo Costanzo ( Lola - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia Johnnie Walker ( Lola - Chevrolet ) John Wright ( Lola - Chevrolet )
AustraliaAustralia 
45 1980 Melbourne AF1 AustraliaAustralia Alan Jones ( Williams - Ford ) ItalyItaly Bruno Giacomelli ( Alfa Romeo ) FranceFrance Didier Pironi ( Elfin - Chevrolet ) AustraliaAustralia Alan Jones ( Williams - Ford ) AustraliaAustralia Alan Jones ( Williams - Ford )
46 1981 Melbourne FP Brazil 1968Brazil Roberto Moreno ( Ralt - Ford ) Brazil 1968Brazil Nelson Piquet ( Ralt - Ford ) AustraliaAustralia Geoff Brabham ( Ralt - Ford ) Brazil 1968Brazil Roberto Moreno ( Ralt - Ford ) Brazil 1968Brazil Roberto Moreno ( Ralt - Ford )
47 1982 Melbourne AF1 FranceFrance Alain Prost ( Ralt - Ford ) FranceFrance Jacques Laffite ( Ralt - Ford ) Brazil 1968Brazil Roberto Moreno ( Ralt - Ford ) FranceFrance Alain Prost ( Ralt - Ford ) FranceFrance Jacques Laffite ( Ralt - Ford )
48 1983 Melbourne AF1 Brazil 1968Brazil Roberto Moreno ( Ralt - Ford ) AustraliaAustralia John Smith ( Ralt - Ford ) FranceFrance Jacques Laffite ( Ralt - Ford ) Brazil 1968Brazil Roberto Moreno ( Ralt - Ford ) AustraliaAustralia Alan Jones ( Ralt - Ford )
49 1984 Melbourne FM Brazil 1968Brazil Roberto Moreno ( Ralt - Ford ) FinlandFinland Keke Rosberg ( Ralt - Cosworth ) ItalyItaly Andrea de Cesaris ( Ralt - Ford ) Brazil 1968Brazil Roberto Moreno ( Ralt - Ford ) AustriaAustria Niki Lauda ( Ralt - Ford )
50 1985 Adelaide F1 FinlandFinland Keke Rosberg ( Williams - Honda ) FranceFrance Jacques Laffite ( Ligier - Renault ) FranceFrance Philippe Streiff ( Ligier - Renault ) Brazil 1968Brazil Ayrton Senna ( Lotus - Renault ) FinlandFinland Keke Rosberg ( Williams - Honda )
51 1986 Adelaide F1 FranceFrance Alain Prost ( McLaren - TAG ) Brazil 1968Brazil Nelson Piquet ( Williams - Honda ) SwedenSweden Stefan Johansson ( Ferrari ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Nigel Mansell ( Williams - Honda ) Brazil 1968Brazil Nelson Piquet ( Williams - Honda )
52 1987 Adelaide F1 AustriaAustria Gerhard Berger ( Ferrari ) ItalyItaly Michele Alboreto ( Ferrari ) BelgiumBelgium Thierry Boutsen ( Benetton - Ford ) AustriaAustria Gerhard Berger ( Ferrari ) AustriaAustria Gerhard Berger ( Ferrari )
53 1988 Adelaide F1 FranceFrance Alain Prost ( McLaren - Honda ) Brazil 1968Brazil Ayrton Senna ( McLaren - Honda ) Brazil 1968Brazil Nelson Piquet ( Lotus - Honda ) Brazil 1968Brazil Ayrton Senna ( McLaren - Honda ) FranceFrance Alain Prost ( McLaren - Honda )
54 1989 Adelaide F1 BelgiumBelgium Thierry Boutsen ( Williams - Renault ) ItalyItaly Alessandro Nannini ( Benetton - Ford ) ItalyItaly Riccardo Patrese ( Williams - Renault ) Brazil 1968Brazil Ayrton Senna ( McLaren - Honda ) JapanJapan Satoru Nakajima ( Lotus - Judd )
55 1990 Adelaide F1 Brazil 1968Brazil Nelson Piquet ( Benetton - Ford ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Nigel Mansell ( Ferrari ) FranceFrance Alain Prost ( Ferrari ) Brazil 1968Brazil Ayrton Senna ( McLaren - Honda ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Nigel Mansell ( Ferrari )
56 1991 Adelaide F1 Brazil 1968Brazil Ayrton Senna ( McLaren - Honda ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Nigel Mansell ( Williams - Renault ) AustriaAustria Gerhard Berger ( McLaren - Honda ) Brazil 1968Brazil Ayrton Senna ( McLaren - Honda ) AustriaAustria Gerhard Berger ( McLaren - Honda )
57 1992 Adelaide F1 AustriaAustria Gerhard Berger ( McLaren - Honda ) GermanyGermany Michael Schumacher ( Benetton - Ford ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Martin Brundle ( Benetton - Ford ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Nigel Mansell ( Williams - Renault ) GermanyGermany Michael Schumacher ( Benetton - Ford )
58 1993 Adelaide F1 BrazilBrazil Ayrton Senna ( McLaren - Ford ) FranceFrance Alain Prost ( Williams - Renault ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Damon Hill ( Williams - Renault ) BrazilBrazil Ayrton Senna ( McLaren - Ford ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Damon Hill ( Williams - Renault )
59 1994 Adelaide F1 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Nigel Mansell ( Williams - Renault ) AustriaAustria Gerhard Berger ( Ferrari ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Martin Brundle ( McLaren - Peugeot ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Nigel Mansell ( Williams - Renault ) GermanyGermany Michael Schumacher ( Benetton - Ford )
60 1995 Adelaide F1 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Damon Hill ( Williams - Renault ) FranceFrance Olivier Panis ( Ligier - Mugen-Honda ) ItalyItaly Gianni Morbidelli ( Footwork - Hard ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Damon Hill ( Williams - Renault ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Damon Hill ( Williams - Renault )
61 1996 Melbourne F1 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Damon Hill ( Williams - Renault ) CanadaCanada Jacques Villeneuve ( Williams - Renault ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Eddie Irvine ( Ferrari ) CanadaCanada Jacques Villeneuve ( Williams - Renault ) CanadaCanada Jacques Villeneuve ( Williams - Renault )
62 1997 Melbourne F1 United KingdomUnited Kingdom David Coulthard ( McLaren - Mercedes ) GermanyGermany Michael Schumacher ( Ferrari ) FinlandFinland Mika Häkkinen ( McLaren - Mercedes ) CanadaCanada Jacques Villeneuve ( Williams - Renault ) GermanyGermany Heinz-Harald Frentzen ( Williams - Renault )
63 1998 Melbourne F1 FinlandFinland Mika Häkkinen ( McLaren - Mercedes ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom David Coulthard ( McLaren - Mercedes ) GermanyGermany Heinz-Harald Frentzen ( Williams - Mecachrome ) FinlandFinland Mika Häkkinen ( McLaren - Mercedes ) FinlandFinland Mika Häkkinen ( McLaren - Mercedes )
64 1999 Melbourne F1 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Eddie Irvine ( Ferrari ) GermanyGermany Heinz-Harald Frentzen ( Jordan - Mugen-Honda ) GermanyGermany Ralf Schumacher ( Williams - Supertec ) FinlandFinland Mika Häkkinen ( McLaren - Mercedes ) GermanyGermany Michael Schumacher ( Ferrari )
65 2000 Melbourne F1 GermanyGermany Michael Schumacher ( Ferrari ) BrazilBrazil Rubens Barrichello ( Ferrari ) GermanyGermany Ralf Schumacher ( Williams - BMW ) FinlandFinland Mika Häkkinen ( McLaren - Mercedes ) BrazilBrazil Rubens Barrichello ( Ferrari )
66 2001 Melbourne F1 GermanyGermany Michael Schumacher ( Ferrari ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom David Coulthard ( McLaren - Mercedes ) BrazilBrazil Rubens Barrichello ( Ferrari ) GermanyGermany Michael Schumacher ( Ferrari ) GermanyGermany Michael Schumacher ( Ferrari )
67 2002 Melbourne F1 GermanyGermany Michael Schumacher ( Ferrari ) ColombiaColombia Juan Pablo Montoya ( Williams - BMW ) FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen ( McLaren - Mercedes ) BrazilBrazil Rubens Barrichello ( Ferrari ) FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen ( McLaren - Mercedes )
68 2003 Melbourne F1 United KingdomUnited Kingdom David Coulthard ( McLaren - Mercedes ) ColombiaColombia Juan Pablo Montoya ( Williams - BMW ) FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen ( McLaren - Mercedes ) GermanyGermany Michael Schumacher ( Ferrari ) FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen ( McLaren - Mercedes )
69 2004 Melbourne F1 GermanyGermany Michael Schumacher ( Ferrari ) BrazilBrazil Rubens Barrichello ( Ferrari ) SpainSpain Fernando Alonso ( Renault ) GermanyGermany Michael Schumacher ( Ferrari ) GermanyGermany Michael Schumacher ( Ferrari )
70 2005 Melbourne F1 ItalyItaly Giancarlo Fisichella ( Renault ) BrazilBrazil Rubens Barrichello ( Ferrari ) SpainSpain Fernando Alonso ( Renault ) ItalyItaly Giancarlo Fisichella ( Renault ) SpainSpain Fernando Alonso ( Renault )
71 2006 Melbourne F1 SpainSpain Fernando Alonso ( Renault ) FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen ( McLaren - Mercedes ) GermanyGermany Ralf Schumacher ( Toyota ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jenson Button ( Honda ) FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen ( McLaren - Mercedes )
72 2007 Melbourne F1 FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen ( Ferrari ) SpainSpain Fernando Alonso ( McLaren - Mercedes ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( McLaren - Mercedes ) FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen ( Ferrari ) FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen ( Ferrari )
73 2008 Melbourne F1 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( McLaren - Mercedes ) GermanyGermany Nick Heidfeld ( BMW Sauber ) GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg ( Williams - Toyota ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( McLaren - Mercedes ) FinlandFinland Heikki Kovalainen ( McLaren - Mercedes )
74 2009 Melbourne F1 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jenson Button ( Brawn - Mercedes ) BrazilBrazil Rubens Barrichello ( Brawn - Mercedes ) ItalyItaly Jarno Trulli ( Toyota ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jenson Button ( Brawn - Mercedes ) GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg ( Williams - Toyota )
75 2010 Melbourne F1 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jenson Button ( McLaren - Mercedes ) PolandPoland Robert Kubica ( Renault ) BrazilBrazil Felipe Massa ( Ferrari ) GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull - Renault ) AustraliaAustralia Mark Webber ( Red Bull - Renault )
76 2011 Melbourne F1 GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull - Renault ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( McLaren - Mercedes ) RussiaRussia Vitaly Petrov ( Renault ) GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull - Renault ) BrazilBrazil Felipe Massa ( Ferrari )
77 2012 Melbourne F1 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jenson Button ( McLaren - Mercedes ) GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull - Renault ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( McLaren - Mercedes ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( McLaren - Mercedes ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jenson Button ( McLaren - Mercedes )
78 2013 Melbourne F1 FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen ( Lotus - Renault ) SpainSpain Fernando Alonso ( Ferrari ) GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull - Renault ) GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ( Red Bull - Renault ) FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen ( Lotus - Renault )
79 2014 Melbourne F1 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes ) DenmarkDenmark Kevin Magnussen ( McLaren - Mercedes ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jenson Button ( McLaren - Mercedes ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes ) GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes )
80 2015 Melbourne F1 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes ) GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes ) GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ( Ferrari ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes )
81 2016 Melbourne F1 GermanyGermany Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes ) GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ( Ferrari ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes ) AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo ( Red Bull - TAG Heuer )
82 2017 Melbourne F1 GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ( Ferrari ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes ) FinlandFinland Valtteri Bottas ( Mercedes ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes ) FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen ( Ferrari )
83 2018 Melbourne F1 GermanyGermany Sebastian Vettel ( Ferrari ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes ) FinlandFinland Kimi Raikkonen ( Ferrari ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes ) AustraliaAustralia Daniel Ricciardo ( Red Bull - TAG Heuer )
84 2019 Melbourne F1 FinlandFinland Valtteri Bottas ( Mercedes ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes ) NetherlandsNetherlands Max Verstappen ( Red Bull - Honda ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes ) FinlandFinland Valtteri Bottas ( Mercedes )
- 2020 canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Legend
abbreviation class comment
F1 formula 1 Formula 1 World Championship from 1950
F2 Formula 2
FL Formula libre Vehicle class usually advertised by the organizer
SW Sports car
TW Touring car
GP Grand Prix vehicles
↓ Solid gray lines indicate when a new course was used in history. ↓
Entries with a light red background were not runs for the automobile or Formula 1 world championship.
Entries with a yellow background were runs for the European Championship .
1The race was decided according to a handicap rule.

Web links

Commons : Australian Grand Prix  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

Coordinates: 37 ° 50 ′ 49.7 ″  S , 144 ° 58 ′ 24.8 ″  E