Melbourne F1 results, winners and history
Melbourne in Australia is a street circuit on the Formula 1 calendar. The data holds 4 grands prix at Melbourne between 2023 and 2026. George Russell won the most recent race here in 2026 for Mercedes. Every race here in the data has had a different winner. 3 of the 4 races were won from pole position.
- Races held
- 4
- Last race
- 2026
- Most recent winner
- George Russell 2026
- In dataset since
- 2023
- Seasons in data
- 4
Melbourne winners by year
Every grand prix at this circuit in the data. Pole is the driver who started the race from P1.
| Year | Grand prix | Winner | Team | Pole | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Australian Grand Prix | George Russell | Mercedes | George Russell | Max Verstappen1:22.091 |
| 2025 | Australian Grand Prix | Lando Norris | McLaren | Lando Norris | Lando Norris1:22.167 |
| 2024 | Australian Grand Prix | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc1:19.813 |
| 2023 | Australian Grand Prix | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | Max Verstappen | Sergio Perez1:20.235 |
Melbourne records in the data
Covers the 4 grands prix held here in the Pit Lane Data dataset (2023 to 2026), not the full history of the circuit.
- Fastest race lap
- 1:19.813 Charles Leclerc, 2024
- Most wins
- No repeat winner 4 different winners in 4 races
- Most poles
- Max Verstappen 2 poles from 4 races
- Most team wins
- No repeat winning team 4 different winning teams in 4 races
- Won from pole
- 3 of 4 races won by the driver starting P1
- Winner's pit stops
- 2.7 on average from 3 races with pit data
- Safety cars per race
- 1.50 6 safety cars and 6 virtual safety cars in 4 races, with 2 races seeing at least one safety car
Safety car counts come from race control messages. Pit stop counts come from the pit lane timing data.
Pole position time by year
Fastest qualifying lap at Melbourne - 2023 to 2026
Fastest race lap by year
Quickest lap set during the race at Melbourne - a lower line is faster
Tyre strategy norms
What a typical race at Melbourne looks like, from 47 classified runs
- Typical stops
- 2
- Average stops
- 2.8
- Common start tyre
- Medium
- One-stoppers
- 13%
- Two-stoppers
- 53%
- Three+ stops
- 34%
Stop counts are from classified finishers across every race held here in the dataset. The most common starting compound is the medium.
Every session at Melbourne
Results, lap times and strategy for each practice, qualifying, sprint and race session, grouped by year.