Australian Grand Prix

F1 Australian Grand Prix winners: The complete all-time list for every race at Adelaide and Melbourne

Graham Shaw Tuesday 24 February 2026 23:55

Michael Schumacher at Australian Grand Prix 2002

The new F1 season will once again get under way with the 2026 Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit in 2026, as an iconic event writes a new chapter in the sport’s rich history.

Lando Norris begins the year as the reigning world champion after giving McLaren its first Drivers’ Championship since Lewis Hamilton back in 2008. He will face mighty competition in 2026 from the likes of Hamilton, four-time champion Max Verstappen and title favourite George Russell.

Australia is now the recognised starting point for a 24-race odyssey which will again provide drama from March to December. But it hasn’t always been that way.

Adelaide (again with a street circuit) played host to the race from its inception in 1985 before Melbourne took over in 1996.

Many of the sport’s greatest names have taken the chequered flag on this terrific street circuit in the city’s suburbs, and another name will be added on Sunday March 8 when the race takes place for the 40th time.

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Australian Grand Prix winners - all-time list

The full list of winners in Australia looks like this:

Year	Circuit	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1985	Adelaide	Keke Rosberg	Williams
1986	Adelaide	Alain Prost	McLaren
1987	Adelaide	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari
1988	Adelaide	Alain Prost	McLaren
1989	Adelaide	Thierry Boutsen	Williams
1990	Adelaide	Nelson Piquet	Benetton
1991	Adelaide	Ayrton Senna	McLaren
1992	Adelaide	Gerhard Berger	McLaren
1993	Adelaide	Ayrton Senna	McLaren
1994	Adelaide	Nigel Mansell	Williams
1995	Adelaide	Damon Hill	Williams
1996	Melbourne	Damon Hill	Williams
1997	Melbourne	David Coulthard	McLaren
1998	Melbourne	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren
1999	Melbourne	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari
2000	Melbourne	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
2001	Melbourne	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
2002	Melbourne	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
2003	Melbourne	David Coulthard	McLaren
2004	Melbourne	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
2005	Melbourne	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault
2006	Melbourne	Fernando Alonso	Renault
2007	Melbourne	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari
2008	Melbourne	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren
2009	Melbourne	Jenson Button	Brawn
2010	Melbourne	Jenson Button	McLaren
2011	Melbourne	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
2012	Melbourne	Jenson Button	McLaren
2013	Melbourne	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus
2014	Melbourne	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
2015	Melbourne	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
2016	Melbourne	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
2017	Melbourne	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
2018	Melbourne	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
2019	Melbourne	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
2022	Melbourne	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
2023	Melbourne	Max Verstappen	Red Bull
2024	Melbourne	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari
2025	Melbourne	Lando Norris	McLaren

NB: The race did not take place in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID pandemic.

Which driver has won most Australian Grands Prix?

The great Michael Schumacher has the edge here with four victories for Ferrari in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2004.

Jenson Button (2009, 2010 and 2012) and Sebastian Vettel (2011, 2017 and 2018) both have three victories each.

Lewis Hamilton meanwhile has claimed two of his 105 Grand Prix victories in Melbourne - in 2008 and 2015.

Which team has the most wins?

Ferrari and McLaren head the roll of honour for constructors in Australia, with 11 wins each.

Youngest Australian Grand Prix winner?

Sebastian Vettel was just 23 years old when he claimed his first Melbourne victory for Red Bull in 2011. His two later successes in 2017 and 2018 came in the red of Ferrari.