Albert Park Circuit – F1 Track Layout, Records & Winners

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Albert Park Circuit

Australian F1 GP, Melbourne

1996

First Grand Prix

Grand Prix

Most Driver Wins

Michael Schumacher

Most Constructor Wins

Ferrari

Albert Park Circuit is a semi-permanent street circuit around Albert Park Lake in Melbourne, Australia, hosting the Australian Grand Prix since 1996. The 5.278 km layout combines public roads with dedicated sections, and was reprofiled in 2021 with faster corners and a fourth DRS zone. Traditionally the season opener, it rewards rhythm and confidence on a low-grip surface that evolves rapidly across the weekend.

Where in the world

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Layout & Facts

Lap distance	5.278 km / 3.280 mi
Circuit type	Hybrid (permanent & street)
DRS zones	4 zones
Elevation change	25 meters / 82 feet
Driving direction	Clockwise ↻
Corners	14 corners (4 low / 6 medium / 4 high speed)

Wins by grid position	P145%P224%P314%P46.9%P6+10%based on 29 races
Pole position side	Left side
Top speed	330 km/h (205 mph)
Average race speed	238 km/h (148 mph)
Pit lane time loss	21.5 seconds
Lap record	1:19.813 (238 km/h / 148 mph) (Charles Leclerc, 2024)

Opened	1953 (73 years ago)
Local timezone	Australia/Melbourne (AEST, UTC+10)
Designer	Charlie Crichton-Stuart
Owner	Australian Grand Prix Corporation
Official website	www.grandprix.com.au

History

More circuit history coming soon — we are still adding key corner stories for this track.

Winners & Podiums

No.	Year	Podium	Team	Fastest Lap	Laps	Results
29	2026	1 George Russell 1:23:06.801 2 Kimi Antonelli +2.974 3 Charles Leclerc +15.519	Mercedes Mercedes Ferrari	1:22.091 Max Verstappen Red Bull	58	2026 Race Report & Results
28	2025	1 Lando Norris 1:42:06.304 2 Max Verstappen +0.895 3 George Russell +8.481	McLaren Red Bull Mercedes	1:22.167 Lando Norris McLaren	57	2025 Race Report & Results
27	2024	1 Carlos Sainz 1:20:26.843 2 Charles Leclerc +2.366 3 Lando Norris +5.904	Ferrari Ferrari McLaren	1:19.813 Charles Leclerc Ferrari	58	2024 Race Report & Results
26	2023	1 Max Verstappen 2:32:38.371 2 Lewis Hamilton +0.179 3 Fernando Alonso +0.769	Red Bull Mercedes Aston Martin	1:20.235 Sergio Pérez Red Bull	58	2023 Race Report & Results
25	2022	1 Charles Leclerc 1:27:46.548 2 Sergio Pérez +20.524 3 George Russell +25.593	Ferrari Red Bull Mercedes	1:20.260 Charles Leclerc Ferrari	58	2022 Race Report & Results
24	2019	1 Valtteri Bottas 1:25:27.325 2 Lewis Hamilton +20.886 3 Max Verstappen +22.520	Mercedes Mercedes Red Bull	1:25.800 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes	58	2019 Race Report & Results
23	2018	1 Sebastian Vettel 1:29:33.283 2 Lewis Hamilton +5.036 3 Kimi Räikkönen +6.309	Ferrari Mercedes Ferrari	1:25.945 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull	58	2018 Race Report & Results
22	2017	1 Sebastian Vettel 1:24:11.672 2 Lewis Hamilton +9.975 3 Valtteri Bottas +11.250	Ferrari Mercedes Mercedes	1:26.538 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari	57	2017 Race Report & Results
21	2016	1 Nico Rosberg 1:48:15.565 2 Lewis Hamilton +8.060 3 Sebastian Vettel +9.643	Mercedes Mercedes Ferrari	1:28.997 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull	57	2016 Race Report & Results
20	2015	1 Lewis Hamilton 1:31:54.067 2 Nico Rosberg +1.360 3 Sebastian Vettel +34.523	Mercedes Mercedes Ferrari	1:30.945 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes	58	2015 Race Report & Results
19	2014	1 Nico Rosberg 1:32:58.710 2 Kevin Magnussen +26.777 3 Jenson Button +30.027	Mercedes McLaren McLaren	1:32.468 Nico Rosberg Mercedes	57	2014 Race Report & Results
18	2013	1 Kimi Räikkönen 1:30:03.225 2 Fernando Alonso +12.451 3 Sebastian Vettel +22.346	Lotus F1 Ferrari Red Bull	1:29.274 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1	58	2013 Race Report & Results
17	2012	1 Jenson Button 1:34:09.565 2 Sebastian Vettel +2.139 3 Lewis Hamilton +4.075	McLaren Red Bull McLaren	1:29.187 Jenson Button McLaren	58	2012 Race Report & Results
16	2011	1 Sebastian Vettel 1:29:30.259 2 Lewis Hamilton +22.297 3 Vitaly Petrov +30.560	Red Bull McLaren Renault	1:28.947 Felipe Massa Ferrari	58	2011 Race Report & Results
15	2010	1 Jenson Button 1:33:36.531 2 Robert Kubica +12.034 3 Felipe Massa +14.488	McLaren Renault Ferrari	1:28.358 Mark Webber Red Bull	58	2010 Race Report & Results
14	2009	1 Jenson Button 1:34:15.784 2 Rubens Barrichello +0.807 3 Jarno Trulli +1.604	Brawn Brawn Toyota	1:27.706 Nico Rosberg Williams	58	2009 Race Report & Results
13	2008	1 Lewis Hamilton 1:34:50.616 2 Nick Heidfeld +5.478 3 Nico Rosberg +8.163	McLaren BMW Sauber Williams	1:27.418 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren	58	2008 Race Report & Results
12	2007	1 Kimi Räikkönen 1:25:28.770 2 Fernando Alonso +7.242 3 Lewis Hamilton +18.595	Ferrari McLaren McLaren	1:25.235 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari	58	2007 Race Report & Results
11	2006	1 Fernando Alonso 1:34:27.870 2 Kimi Räikkönen +1.800 3 Ralf Schumacher +24.800	Renault McLaren Toyota	1:26.045 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren	57	2006 Race Report & Results
10	2005	1 Giancarlo Fisichella 1:24:17.336 2 Rubens Barrichello +5.553 3 Fernando Alonso +6.712	Renault Ferrari Renault	1:25.683 Fernando Alonso Renault	57	2005 Race Report & Results
9	2004	1 Michael Schumacher 1:24:15.757 2 Rubens Barrichello +13.605 3 Fernando Alonso +34.673	Ferrari Ferrari Renault	1:24.125 Michael Schumacher Ferrari	58	2004 Race Report & Results
8	2003	1 David Coulthard 1:34:42.100 2 Juan-Pablo Montoya +8.675 3 Kimi Räikkönen +9.192	McLaren Williams McLaren	1:27.724 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren	58	2003 Race Report & Results
7	2002	1 Michael Schumacher 1:35:36.792 2 Juan-Pablo Montoya +18.628 3 Kimi Räikkönen +25.067	Ferrari Williams McLaren	1:28.541 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren	58	2002 Race Report & Results
6	2001	1 Michael Schumacher 1:38:26.533 2 David Coulthard +1.717 3 Rubens Barrichello +33.491	Ferrari McLaren Ferrari	1:28.214 Michael Schumacher Ferrari	58	2001 Race Report & Results
5	2000	1 Michael Schumacher 1:34:01.987 2 Rubens Barrichello +11.415 3 Ralf Schumacher +20.009	Ferrari Ferrari Williams	1:31.481 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari	58	2000 Race Report & Results
4	1999	1 Eddie Irvine 1:35:01.659 2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen +1.027 3 Ralf Schumacher +7.012	Ferrari Jordan Williams	1:32.112 Michael Schumacher Ferrari	57	1999 Race Report & Results
3	1998	1 Mika Häkkinen 1:31:46.000 2 David Coulthard +0.702 3 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	McLaren McLaren Williams	1:31.649 Mika Häkkinen McLaren	58	1998 Race Report & Results
2	1997	1 David Coulthard 1:30:28.718 2 Michael Schumacher +20.046 3 Mika Häkkinen +22.177	McLaren Ferrari McLaren	1:30.585 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams	58	1997 Race Report & Results
1	1996	1 Damon Hill 1:32:50.400 2 Jacques Villeneuve +38.020 3 Eddie Irvine +1:02.571	Williams Williams Ferrari	1:33.421 Jacques Villeneuve Williams	58	1996 Race Report & Results

Last updated: 30 Aug 2026, 14:34

Drivers Ranking

NO	Driver	GP	1st	2nd	3rd	Pod	Pole	FL	Avg Grid	Avg Pos	Points
1	Michael Schumacher	14	4	1	0	5	3	3	5.1	9.4	52
2	Sebastian Vettel	13	3	1	3	7	3	0	5.0	8.1	150
3	Jenson Button	17	3	0	1	4	2	1	9.2	9.5	88
4	Lewis Hamilton	18	2	6	2	10	8	1	4.4	5.9	207
5	David Coulthard	13	2	2	0	4	0	0	7.5	9.3	39
6	Kimi Räikkönen	17	2	1	3	6	1	6	8.2	7.4	99
7	Nico Rosberg	11	2	1	1	4	0	2	6.5	8.6	89
8	Fernando Alonso	21	1	2	3	6	0	1	9.0	7.6	134
9	Max Verstappen	10	1	1	1	3	2	1	5.6	8.3	85
10	Charles Leclerc	7	1	1	1	3	1	2	6.6	7.4	74
11	George Russell	6	1	0	2	3	1	0	6.5	9.7	55
12	Lando Norris	6	1	0	1	2	1	1	5.8	5.3	68
13	Valtteri Bottas	10	1	0	1	2	0	1	12.2	9.1	63
14	Eddie Irvine	7	1	0	1	2	0	0	8.6	9.1	20
15	Mika Häkkinen	6	1	0	1	2	3	1	2.8	9.8	16
16	Carlos Sainz	10	1	0	0	1	0	0	9.7	12.2	34
17	Giancarlo Fisichella	14	1	0	0	1	1	0	10.4	10.3	23
18	Damon Hill	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.0	9.7	10
19	Rubens Barrichello	16	0	4	1	5	1	1	8.0	10.2	42
20	Juan-Pablo Montoya	6	0	2	0	2	0	0	6.2	7.3	21
21	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	8	0	1	1	2	0	1	6.3	7.1	15
22	Sergio Pérez	13	0	1	0	1	0	1	13.0	10.2	51
23	Kimi Antonelli	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	3.0	30
24	Kevin Magnussen	8	0	1	0	1	0	0	11.5	11.6	27
25	Nick Heidfeld	11	0	1	0	1	0	0	9.8	10.4	21
26	Robert Kubica	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	8.0	12.4	18
27	Jacques Villeneuve	10	0	1	0	1	2	1	7.5	10.6	14
28	Ralf Schumacher	11	0	0	3	3	0	0	8.6	10.2	21
29	Felipe Massa	15	0	0	1	1	0	1	9.5	11.1	66
30	Vitaly Petrov	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	14.3	13.7	15
31	Jarno Trulli	14	0	0	1	1	0	0	10.4	11.5	12
32	Nico Hülkenberg	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.5	10.2	46
33	Daniel Ricciardo	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	10.1	11.8	42
34	Mark Webber	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	7.4	10.8	38
35	Lance Stroll	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.8	10.5	30
36	Oscar Piastri	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.7	7.0	18
37	Alex Albon	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.3	11.8	11
38	Felipe Nasr	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	10.0	10
39	Romain Grosjean	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.9	15.0	9
40	Kamui Kobayashi	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	18.0	8
41	Adrian Sutil	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.6	12.4	8
42	Yuki Tsunoda	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.5	11.0	7
43	Esteban Ocon	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.1	11.9	7
44	Oliver Bearman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.5	10.5	6
45	Gerhard Berger	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.5	4.0	6
46	Paul di Resta	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.7	9.3	6
47	Vitantonio Liuzzi	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.7	12.3	6
48	Sébastien Buemi	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.7	12.0	6
49	Daniil Kvyat	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.7	9.3	5
50	Timo Glock	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.2	11.6	5
51	Arvid Lindblad	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	8.0	4
52	Jean-Eric Vergne	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	10.3	4
53	Marcus Ericsson	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.8	15.8	4
54	Heikki Kovalainen	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	14.0	13.8	4
55	Kazuki Nakajima	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	12.0	3
56	Sébastien Bourdais	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.0	7.5	3
57	Pierre Gasly	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.9	12.1	3
58	Gabriel Bortoleto	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.5	12.5	2
59	Stoffel Vandoorne	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.5	11.0	2
60	Zhou Guanyu	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.7	11.7	2
61	Christian Klien	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.7	12.3	2
62	Mika Salo	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.6	9.6	2
63	Olivier Panis	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.1	11.4	2
64	Nicola Larini	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	6.0	1
65	Ricardo Zonta	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.5	7.5	1
66	Pedro de la Rosa	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	11.5	1
67	Johnny Herbert	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.5	17.3	1
68	Jack Doohan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	19.0	0
69	Giorgio Pantano	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	14.0	0
70	Esteban Tuero	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.0	15.0	0
71	Luca Badoer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.0	10.0	0
72	Lucas di Grassi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24.0	16.0	0
73	Mick Schumacher	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	13.0	0
74	Alessandro Zanardi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	17.0	0
75	Ralph Firman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.0	19.0	0
76	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.0	14.0	0
77	Pedro Lamy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.0	12.0	0
78	Luciano Burti	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.0	8.0	0
79	Gianmaria Bruni	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.0	17.0	0
80	Allan McNish	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	22.0	0
81	Nicholas Latifi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	16.0	0
82	Martin Brundle	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.0	19.0	0
83	Giedo van der Garde	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.0	18.0	0
84	Rio Haryanto	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.0	19.0	0
85	Antônio Pizzonia	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	13.0	0
86	Patrick Friesacher	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	17.0	0
87	Franco Colapinto	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	14.0	0
88	Yuji Ide	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.0	13.0	0
89	Tarso Marques	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.0	20.0	0
90	Zsolt Baumgartner	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.0	19.0	0
91	Sergey Sirotkin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.0	20.0	0
92	Karun Chandhok	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.0	14.0	0
93	Nyck de Vries	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	15.0	0
94	Narain Karthikeyan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	15.0	0
95	Isack Hadjar	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	20.0	0
96	Pascal Wehrlein	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.0	16.0	0
97	Justin Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.0	16.0	0
98	Alex Yoong	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.0	7.0	0
99	Brendon Hartley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	15.0	0
100	Ukyo Katayama	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	13.0	0

Last updated: 30 Aug 2026, 14:34

Constructors Ranking

NO	Team	GP	1st	2nd	3rd	Pod	Pole	FL	Avg Grid	Avg Pos	Points
1	Ferrari	29	10	6	7	23	6	9	5.6	7.4	442
2	McLaren	29	7	6	7	20	6	7	7.3	8.1	339
3	Mercedes	15	5	7	3	15	7	3	4.7	7.5	346
4	Red Bull	20	2	3	2	7	5	5	7.2	9.5	253
5	Renault	14	2	1	3	6	1	1	10.6	9.0	103
6	Williams	29	1	3	4	8	2	3	10.4	11.7	131
7	Brawn	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	1.5	1.5	18
8	Lotus F1	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	12.1	12.4	32
9	BMW Sauber	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	8.5	10.4	21
10	Jordan	10	0	1	0	1	0	0	11.3	14.5	8
11	Toyota	8	0	0	2	2	0	0	12.1	11.1	19
12	Aston Martin	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	12.9	11.0	47
13	Force India	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	11.0	49
14	Sauber	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	12.7	41
15	Haas	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.9	12.9	31
16	Toro Rosso	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.4	12.0	29
17	Benetton	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.2	9.3	11
18	Alfa Romeo	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.2	10.3	10
19	Racing Bulls	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.6	10.4	10
20	Alpine	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.3	13.4	7
21	BAR	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.6	11.0	7
22	AlphaTauri	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.8	12.3	3
23	Jaguar	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.6	13.3	3
24	Audi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	9.0	2
25	Racing Point	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	11.0	2
26	Stewart	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.2	14.2	2
27	Honda	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	11.5	13.8	2
28	Prost	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.6	11.8	2
29	Minardi	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.8	13.5	2
30	Tyrrell	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	13.3	1
31	Arrows	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.6	13.4	1
32	Spyker	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.5	19.5	0
33	Ligier	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.5	8.5	0
34	Footwork	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	13.0	0
35	Cadillac	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.5	17.5	0
36	Midland	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.5	13.0	0
37	Virgin Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.5	15.0	0
38	Super Aguri	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.3	13.8	0
39	HRT	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.5	17.0	0
40	Manor	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.8	15.4	0
41	Caterham	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.0	17.0	0

Last updated: 30 Aug 2026, 14:34

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Albert Park Circuit — Frequently Asked Questions

How many F1 Grands Prix have been held at Albert Park Circuit?

Albert Park Circuit has hosted 29 Formula 1 Grands Prix since the first edition in 1996.

Who has the most F1 wins at Albert Park Circuit?

Michael Schumacher holds the record at Albert Park Circuit with 4 victories.

Which constructor has won most often at Albert Park Circuit?

Ferrari is the most successful constructor at Albert Park Circuit with 10 wins.

What is the lap record at Albert Park Circuit?

The lap record at Albert Park Circuit is 01:19.813, set by Charles Leclerc in 2024.

Where is Albert Park Circuit located?

Albert Park Circuit is located in Melbourne.

When was Albert Park Circuit built?

Albert Park Circuit opened in 1953.

Who designed Albert Park Circuit?

Albert Park Circuit was designed by Charlie Crichton-Stuart.

In which direction is Albert Park Circuit driven?

Albert Park Circuit is driven clockwise.

How many corners does Albert Park Circuit have?

Albert Park Circuit has 14 corners.

How many DRS zones does Albert Park Circuit have?

Albert Park Circuit has 4 DRS zones.

Is Albert Park Circuit a street or permanent circuit?

Albert Park Circuit is a hybrid circuit.

Last updated: 30 Aug 2026, 14:34

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