The Australian Grand Prix in Numbers

1’20”486

This is the fastest lap recorded in Melbourne. A time set by Valtteri Bottas driving his W10, which earned the Finn pole position last season.

4

This is the number of victories Michael Schumacher holds at the Albert Park circuit. The German driver is more victorious than anyone else in Australia. The seven-time world champion won there from 2000 to 2003 and in 2005.

6

The 2008 edition of the Australian Grand Prix was chaotic, to say the least. Indeed, by the end of the race, only six cars were able to see the checkered flag. This was due to an incredible number of accidents and incidents throughout the Grand Prix, which resulted in no less than three safety cars being deployed. Lewis Hamilton won the race ahead of Nick Heidfeld and Nico Rosberg. This Grand Prix is also the fifth race with the highest recorded temperature.

8

The number of pole positions Lewis Hamilton has secured in Melbourne. However, the Briton only managed to convert it into a victory on 2 occasions: in 2008 and in 2015.

9

Even though Lewis Hamilton has only won the Australian Grand Prix twice, the Briton is the one who has stood on the Australian podium the most times. He achieved this feat from his debut in 2007.

13

The number of different drivers who have won at least one edition of the Australian Grand Prix. For example, we can list: Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Räikkönen, or David Coulthard.

198

The number of laps led by Michael Schumacher in Australia. He is closely followed by Sebastian Vettel, who led 194 laps.

1996

Date of the first F1 race in Melbourne. A Grand Prix that Jacques Villeneuve will never forget. Qualified in pole position while making his debut, the Canadian led a large part of the race before an oil leak forced him to give up the lead to Damon Hill, his teammate at Williams. It would have been the fourth time in F1 history that a rookie won their first race.