Circuits/Round 1 · Australian Grand Prix

Melbourne

Albert Park Circuit8 MarchRaced
5.278
Lap · km
58
Laps
14
Corners
270
Run to turn 1 · m
Street circuitOvertaking mediumTyre wear medium
TURN 1TURN 3TURN 5TURN 7TURN 9

What a lap is made of

From lap telemetry
68%Full throttle
5%Fast corners
19%Medium corners
8%Slow corners

How races go here

6 races since 2019
4/6
Won from the front
6 from the front row
P1.3
Average winning slot
3.4
Places changed
per finisher
4.8
Retirements
per race

Furthest back to win: Carlos Sainz from P2 in 2024.

60%
5 races since 2022 · average 55%
80%
share of races · average 49%
20%
share of races · average 12%
Lap-one incident60%
share of races · average 51%

The simulator plays a safety car in 58% of races here. That’s the record above, pulled toward the average because 5 races is a small sample.

Winners here

With the model's pick for each
YearWinnerStartedPodiumModel before / after quali
2026George RussellMercedesP1RUS · ANT · LECPIA/RUS
2025Lando NorrisMcLarenP1NOR · VER · RUSNOR/NOR
2024Carlos SainzFerrariP2SAI · LEC · NORVER/VER
2023Max VerstappenRed Bull RacingP1VER · HAM · ALOVER/VER
2022Charles LeclercFerrariP1LEC · PER · RUSbefore tracking
2019Valtteri BottasMercedesP2BOT · HAM · VERbefore tracking

Who’s good here

Today's drivers, every start here
DriverStartsWinsPodiumsAvg finish
Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing613P3
Charles LeclercFerrari613P3.8
George RussellMercedes613P6
Lando NorrisMcLaren612P5.3
Carlos SainzWilliams611P6.5
Valtteri BottasCadillac511P8.5
Lewis HamiltonFerrari602P4.4
Kimi AntonelliMercedes201P3