Melbourne F1 Records & Statistics

Melbourne F1 records and Albert Park Grand Prix statistics

Albert Park has been the home of Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne since 1996 and has developed one of Ferrari’s strongest records outside Europe. The temporary parkland circuit has hosted multiple generations of Formula 1 machinery, from the V10 era and Michael Schumacher’s dominant Ferrari years to the current 5.278 km configuration introduced in 2022.

Ferrari has won ten Formula 1 Grands Prix at Albert Park, more than any other constructor. Michael Schumacher remains Melbourne’s most successful driver with four victories, all achieved for the Scuderia, while Charles Leclerc holds the current official race-lap record after setting a 1:19.813 during Ferrari’s one-two finish in 2024.

Formula 1 moved the Australian Grand Prix to Melbourne in 1996

The Australian Grand Prix had previously been held in Adelaide, which hosted the Formula 1 World Championship from 1985 through 1995.

Melbourne took over the event for the 1996 season, with a circuit created using public roads surrounding Albert Park Lake south of the city centre.

The first Melbourne Grand Prix was held on 10 March 1996 and began a long association between Formula 1 and Albert Park.

Albert Park has hosted 29 Formula 1 Grands Prix through 2026

Formula 1 raced at Albert Park every season from 1996 through 2019 before the 2020 event was cancelled shortly before track action was due to begin.

There was no Australian Grand Prix in 2021 either, but Melbourne returned to the calendar in 2022 and has hosted the event every season since.

The completed 2026 Australian Grand Prix was therefore the 29th Formula 1 World Championship race held at Albert Park.

Melbourne and Adelaide have separate Australian Grand Prix records

Albert Park statistics should not be confused with the complete history of the Australian Grand Prix.

Adelaide hosted the World Championship event from 1985 through 1995, while Melbourne has hosted it from 1996 onwards. Ferrari victories, poles and fastest laps from Adelaide therefore belong to a separate circuit record.

You can compare the two eras through our Adelaide F1 Records & Statistics page.

Damon Hill won the first Melbourne Grand Prix in 1996

The inaugural Albert Park race produced a Williams one-two.

Damon Hill won ahead of teammate Jacques Villeneuve, who had taken pole position on his Formula 1 debut.

Eddie Irvine finished third for Ferrari, giving the Scuderia a podium in its first World Championship appearance at the Melbourne circuit.

Eddie Irvine scored Ferrari’s first Albert Park podium

Irvine had qualified third behind the two Williams cars and converted that grid position into Ferrari’s first Melbourne podium.

Michael Schumacher qualified fourth in the second Ferrari but retired after completing 32 laps.

Ferrari therefore began its Albert Park history with a podium but had to wait three more years for its first victory.

Eddie Irvine gave Ferrari its first Melbourne victory in 1999

The 1999 Australian Grand Prix became one of the defining races of Eddie Irvine’s Ferrari career.

Both McLarens encountered problems after dominating qualifying, allowing Irvine to emerge at the front.

He won the race by 1.026 seconds from Heinz-Harald Frentzen, with Ralf Schumacher third.

It was Irvine’s first Formula 1 victory and Ferrari’s first win at Albert Park.

Michael Schumacher began his Melbourne winning streak in 2000

Ferrari returned to Albert Park in 2000 with the car that would end the team’s long wait for another Drivers’ World Championship.

Michael Schumacher won the season opener, while Rubens Barrichello finished second to complete a Ferrari one-two.

The result began an extraordinary period of dominance for Schumacher at the Australian circuit.

Ferrari recorded its first Melbourne one-two in 2000

Schumacher completed the 58 laps 11.415 seconds ahead of Barrichello.

Ralf Schumacher finished third for Williams, more than eight seconds further back.

The Ferrari one-two provided an ideal start to the season that would eventually deliver Schumacher his first Drivers’ Championship with the Scuderia.

Michael Schumacher won again for Ferrari in 2001

Schumacher returned to victory at Albert Park one year later.

The Ferrari driver controlled the race from pole position, while David Coulthard finished second for McLaren.

Rubens Barrichello added another Ferrari podium in third.

Schumacher therefore began the 2001 season exactly where his championship-winning 2000 campaign had ended: at the front.

Michael Schumacher completed three consecutive Melbourne wins in 2002

The 2002 Australian Grand Prix was chaotic from the opening corner, with a multi-car accident eliminating numerous competitors.

Schumacher survived the disruption and eventually won ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya and Kimi Räikkönen.

It was Schumacher’s third consecutive Albert Park victory and Ferrari’s fourth Melbourne win in as many seasons.

Ferrari took pole in four consecutive Melbourne races from 2001 to 2004

The Scuderia also dominated qualifying during the early 2000s.

Michael Schumacher took pole in 2001, Rubens Barrichello in 2002, Schumacher again in 2003 and Schumacher once more in 2004.

That sequence accounts for four of Ferrari’s six Formula 1 pole positions at Albert Park.

Michael Schumacher dominated Melbourne in 2004

The 2004 Australian Grand Prix produced one of Ferrari’s most complete Albert Park performances.

Michael Schumacher took pole position ahead of Rubens Barrichello, giving Ferrari the entire front row.

The two Ferraris then controlled the race, with Schumacher winning and Barrichello finishing second.

Ferrari completed another Albert Park one-two in 2004

Schumacher and Barrichello were separated by 13.605 seconds at the finish, while Fernando Alonso completed the podium for Renault.

It was Ferrari’s second Melbourne one-two after the 2000 race.

Twenty years would pass before the Scuderia again occupied the first two positions at Albert Park.

Michael Schumacher set the old Albert Park race-lap record in 2004

Schumacher also produced a 1:24.125 on lap 29 of the 2004 Grand Prix.

That remained the official Formula 1 race record for the original 5.303 km configuration until the layout itself was retired after 2019.

Rubens Barrichello was only 0.054 seconds slower with a 1:24.179, underlining Ferrari’s overwhelming performance that weekend.

Michael Schumacher remains Melbourne’s most successful Formula 1 driver

Schumacher won at Albert Park in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2004.

All four victories came with Ferrari.

No other Formula 1 driver has reached four Melbourne victories through the completed 2026 Australian Grand Prix.

Schumacher therefore remains both the driver wins record-holder and the single largest contributor to Ferrari’s constructor record at the circuit.

Kimi Räikkönen won on his Ferrari debut in Melbourne in 2007

The 2007 Australian Grand Prix marked the beginning of Kimi Räikkönen’s Ferrari career.

The Finn immediately took pole position with a 1:26.072 and then controlled the Grand Prix.

Fernando Alonso finished second for McLaren and rookie Lewis Hamilton third on his Formula 1 debut.

Kimi Räikkönen completed a perfect first Ferrari weekend

Räikkönen’s Melbourne debut for Ferrari included pole position, victory and fastest lap.

He recorded a 1:25.235 on lap 41 and won by 7.242 seconds.

The result was the ideal beginning to a season that would eventually end with Räikkönen becoming Formula 1 World Champion for Ferrari.

Felipe Massa recovered from the back in 2007

Ferrari’s second car had a very different weekend.

Felipe Massa suffered a gearbox-related problem during qualifying and was unable to set a representative final time.

After starting at the back, he recovered to sixth place, giving Ferrari additional points alongside Räikkönen’s victory.

Ferrari had to wait ten years for its next Melbourne victory

After Räikkönen’s 2007 success, Ferrari remained a regular contender at Albert Park but went through a decade without another victory.

The period included podium finishes for Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel, while McLaren, Brawn, Red Bull and Mercedes all won races at the circuit.

The drought finally ended in 2017.

Sebastian Vettel returned Ferrari to victory in 2017

Lewis Hamilton started the 2017 Australian Grand Prix from pole, but Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel remained close during the opening stint.

Hamilton stopped first and became delayed in traffic, while Vettel extended his stint and emerged ahead after making his own pit stop.

The Ferrari driver controlled the remainder of the race and gave the Scuderia its first Melbourne victory since Kimi Räikkönen in 2007.

Sebastian Vettel won again for Ferrari in 2018

Ferrari made it back-to-back Melbourne victories one year later.

Hamilton again started from pole, but a Virtual Safety Car created an opportunity for Vettel to make his pit stop while losing less time than under normal racing conditions.

The Ferrari emerged ahead of the Mercedes and remained there to the finish.

Ferrari put two cars on the podium in 2018

Vettel won the 2018 race by 5.036 seconds from Lewis Hamilton.

Kimi Räikkönen finished third in the second Ferrari, only 1.273 seconds behind Hamilton.

The result gave Ferrari two cars on the Melbourne podium for the first time since 2005.

Lewis Hamilton holds the Albert Park pole-position record

Hamilton has been Formula 1’s most successful qualifier in Melbourne.

He has taken eight Australian Grand Prix poles at Albert Park, more than any other driver.

His run included six consecutive Melbourne poles from 2014 through 2019.

Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari qualifying success remains significant, but Hamilton owns the outright driver record.

Hamilton set the final qualifying benchmark on the original layout

The final Australian Grand Prix held on the original 5.303 km configuration took place in 2019.

Hamilton took pole with a 1:20.486, ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas.

That remains the fastest official qualifying lap from the 1996–2019 version of Albert Park.

Sebastian Vettel qualified third for Ferrari at 1:21.190, with Charles Leclerc fifth.

The 2020 Australian Grand Prix was cancelled before track action began

Formula 1 teams travelled to Melbourne for the scheduled opening round of the 2020 season, but the developing COVID-19 pandemic rapidly changed the situation.

The event was cancelled shortly before the first practice session was due to begin.

No Australian Grand Prix took place in 2020 or 2021.

Albert Park was substantially redesigned before Formula 1 returned in 2022

The two-year interruption provided an opportunity to make the largest changes to the Formula 1 circuit since Melbourne joined the World Championship.

Several corners were widened and reprofiled, while the former Turns 9 and 10 chicane was removed completely.

The change created a much longer high-speed section and reduced the lap from 16 numbered turns to 14.

The current Albert Park circuit measures 5.278 km

Since 2022, Formula 1 has used a 5.278 km, 14-turn configuration at Albert Park.

The race remains 58 laps long, producing a total distance of 306.124 km.

The circuit continues to run clockwise around Albert Park Lake but is significantly faster and more flowing than the configuration used from 1996 through 2019.

Charles Leclerc dominated Formula 1’s return to Melbourne in 2022

Ferrari immediately mastered the redesigned circuit.

Charles Leclerc took pole position and controlled the race from the front.

He won by 20.524 seconds from Sergio Perez, while George Russell finished third for Mercedes.

Carlos Sainz endured a contrasting race and retired after going off during the opening laps.

Charles Leclerc completed a Grand Slam for Ferrari in 2022

Leclerc’s performance went beyond simply winning the race.

He started from pole, led every lap and set the fastest lap at 1:20.260.

That gave Leclerc the first Grand Slam of his Formula 1 career and delivered Ferrari its tenth Australian Grand Prix victory when Adelaide and Melbourne are counted together.

Within the Albert Park record specifically, it was Ferrari’s ninth Melbourne victory.

The 2023 Australian Grand Prix became one of Melbourne’s most chaotic races

Formula 1’s 2023 visit featured multiple red flags and a dramatic late standing restart.

Max Verstappen eventually won ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso.

For Ferrari, the afternoon became one of its most frustrating Melbourne appearances.

Charles Leclerc retired on the opening lap in 2023

Leclerc’s race ended almost immediately after contact sent his Ferrari into the gravel during the opening lap.

The car became beached and the Monegasque driver was unable to continue.

Carlos Sainz therefore became Ferrari’s only remaining representative.

Carlos Sainz lost fourth place to a late penalty in 2023

Sainz recovered strongly after losing positions through the timing of an earlier red flag and was running near the front when the race was restarted late on.

He made contact with Fernando Alonso at the standing restart and received a five-second penalty.

Because the race subsequently ended behind the Safety Car with the field tightly grouped, the penalty dropped Sainz from fourth on the road to 12th in the official classification.

Carlos Sainz won for Ferrari at Albert Park in 2024

One year later, Sainz produced one of the finest victories of his Ferrari career.

He arrived in Melbourne after missing the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix because of appendicitis and the surgery that followed.

Despite the interrupted preparation, Sainz qualified second behind Max Verstappen and immediately challenged the Red Bull in the race.

Max Verstappen’s retirement opened the way for Ferrari in 2024

Verstappen developed a brake problem during the opening laps and retired after only three completed tours.

Sainz had already moved ahead and took control of the Grand Prix.

The Ferrari driver managed the race from the front and crossed the line 2.366 seconds ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc.

Ferrari scored its third Albert Park one-two in 2024

Sainz’s victory and Leclerc’s second place gave Ferrari its first Melbourne one-two for 20 years.

The previous examples had come through Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello in 2000 and 2004.

The 2024 result therefore became Ferrari’s third Formula 1 one-two at Albert Park.

Charles Leclerc set the current Albert Park race-lap record in 2024

Leclerc completed Ferrari’s dominant afternoon by setting the fastest lap on lap 56.

His 1:19.813 remains the official Formula 1 race-lap record for the current Albert Park circuit through the completed 2026 Grand Prix.

Carlos Sainz was also extremely quick, recording a 1:20.031.

Ferrari holds the current Albert Park race-lap record

The 2024 benchmark means Ferrari owns the official race record on both major Formula 1 versions of Albert Park.

Michael Schumacher set a 1:24.125 on the original 5.303 km circuit in 2004.

Charles Leclerc then established the current-layout benchmark of 1:19.813 on the 5.278 km circuit in 2024.

The two times should not be directly compared because they were achieved on significantly different circuit configurations.

Lando Norris set the current Melbourne qualifying record in 2025

McLaren established a new outright qualifying benchmark during the 2025 Australian Grand Prix weekend.

Lando Norris took pole position with a 1:15.096, while teammate Oscar Piastri was only 0.084 seconds slower.

That remains the fastest official Formula 1 qualifying lap on the current 5.278 km Albert Park configuration through 2026.

Ferrari qualified seventh and eighth in Melbourne in 2025

Ferrari was unable to reproduce its dominant performance from the previous season.

Charles Leclerc qualified seventh with a 1:15.755, while Lewis Hamilton started eighth with a 1:15.973 in his first Australian Grand Prix as a Ferrari driver.

The Scuderia therefore began the race from the fourth row.

The wet 2025 Australian Grand Prix was difficult for Ferrari

Changing weather made the season-opening 2025 race highly unpredictable.

Lando Norris won for McLaren ahead of Max Verstappen and George Russell.

Ferrari finished outside the leading battle, with Charles Leclerc classified eighth and Lewis Hamilton tenth.

It was a disappointing result only one year after the Scuderia had dominated the event with a one-two.

George Russell took pole for the 2026 Australian Grand Prix

The arrival of Formula 1’s new technical regulations substantially changed outright lap times in 2026.

George Russell secured pole position for Mercedes with a 1:18.518.

Kimi Antonelli qualified second and Isack Hadjar third, while Charles Leclerc placed Ferrari fourth at 1:19.327.

Lewis Hamilton qualified seventh in the second Ferrari with a 1:19.478.

Norris’s 2025 qualifying record survived the new 2026 cars

Russell’s 2026 pole was more than three seconds slower than Lando Norris’s 1:15.096 benchmark from the previous season.

The difference reflects Formula 1’s major 2026 technical regulation changes rather than any significant slowing of the Albert Park circuit itself.

Norris therefore remains the current-layout qualifying record-holder.

Charles Leclerc surged into the lead at the start in 2026

Ferrari’s race pace was immediately stronger than its qualifying result suggested.

Leclerc launched from fourth and moved into the lead during the opening lap.

George Russell fought back on lap two, but Leclerc used the new Overtake mode to regain first place and the pair continued to exchange attacks through the opening phase.

Ferrari briefly controlled the 2026 Australian Grand Prix

Leclerc eventually established himself at the front, while Lewis Hamilton remained close behind the Mercedes cars.

When Mercedes stopped during a Virtual Safety Car period, Ferrari elected to leave both cars on track.

That decision temporarily placed Leclerc and Hamilton first and second.

The Virtual Safety Car strategy changed Ferrari’s 2026 race

Mercedes used the Virtual Safety Car to make significantly cheaper pit stops, while Ferrari kept both cars out because it believed the race was still too early to make the one-stop strategy work.

The Scuderia later had to stop under normal racing conditions and lost substantially more time.

Kimi Antonelli was consequently able to move ahead of both Ferraris, while George Russell gained the strategic advantage that ultimately delivered victory.

George Russell led a Mercedes one-two in Melbourne in 2026

Russell won the 58-lap race in 1:23:06.801.

Kimi Antonelli finished second, 2.974 seconds behind, completing a Mercedes one-two.

Charles Leclerc finished third for Ferrari at +15.519 seconds, with Lewis Hamilton fourth only 0.625 seconds behind his teammate.

Charles Leclerc gave Ferrari another Albert Park podium in 2026

Leclerc’s third place increased Ferrari’s Melbourne podium total and confirmed strong race pace after the Scuderia had started only fourth and seventh.

The Monegasque driver had led a substantial portion of the opening stint and fought Russell directly before strategy shifted the advantage towards Mercedes.

It was Ferrari’s first podium of the 2026 season.

Lewis Hamilton narrowly missed the Melbourne podium in 2026

Hamilton finished fourth and crossed the line just 0.625 seconds behind Leclerc.

The seven-time World Champion had also led the Grand Prix temporarily before making his pit stop.

Ferrari therefore finished third and fourth despite both cars having spent time at the front of the race.

Max Verstappen set the fastest lap in Melbourne in 2026

The fastest lap of the 2026 Grand Prix belonged to Max Verstappen at 1:22.091.

Lewis Hamilton was Ferrari’s fastest driver at 1:22.423, with Charles Leclerc recording a 1:22.579.

Those times did not threaten Leclerc’s 1:19.813 official race record from 2024.

Albert Park has two separate Formula 1 lap-record sets

The 2022 redesign means Melbourne’s major historical lap records should be separated by circuit configuration.

• 1996–2019 layout, 5.303 km: Lewis Hamilton qualifying record – 1:20.486 in 2019; Michael Schumacher race record – 1:24.125 for Ferrari in 2004.
• 2022–present layout, 5.278 km: Lando Norris qualifying record – 1:15.096 in 2025; Charles Leclerc race record – 1:19.813 for Ferrari in 2024.

This distinction is essential because the removal of the old Turns 9 and 10 chicane fundamentally changed the length and speed profile of the lap.

Ferrari holds the Albert Park constructor wins record

Ferrari has won ten Formula 1 Grands Prix at Albert Park, more than any other constructor.

• 1999: Eddie Irvine.
• 2000: Michael Schumacher.
• 2001: Michael Schumacher.
• 2002: Michael Schumacher.
• 2004: Michael Schumacher.
• 2007: Kimi Räikkönen.
• 2017: Sebastian Vettel.
• 2018: Sebastian Vettel.
• 2022: Charles Leclerc.
• 2024: Carlos Sainz.

Michael Schumacher alone contributed four of those victories, which also makes him the circuit’s most successful driver.

Ferrari has six Formula 1 pole positions at Albert Park

The Scuderia’s six Melbourne poles have been achieved across three different technical eras.

• 2001: Michael Schumacher.
• 2002: Rubens Barrichello.
• 2003: Michael Schumacher.
• 2004: Michael Schumacher.
• 2007: Kimi Räikkönen.
• 2022: Charles Leclerc.

Ferrari has not taken pole at Albert Park since Leclerc’s dominant 2022 weekend.

Ferrari has scored 23 individual podium finishes at Albert Park

Ferrari’s ten victories form the largest part of an extensive Melbourne podium record.

The Scuderia has accumulated 23 individual podium finishes at Albert Park through the 2026 Australian Grand Prix.

The latest came through Charles Leclerc’s third place in 2026, while the most recent double podium was the Carlos Sainz-Charles Leclerc one-two in 2024.

Ferrari has recorded three Melbourne one-two finishes

The Scuderia has filled the first two positions at Albert Park three times.

• 2000: Michael Schumacher P1, Rubens Barrichello P2.
• 2004: Michael Schumacher P1, Rubens Barrichello P2.
• 2024: Carlos Sainz P1, Charles Leclerc P2.

The 20-year gap between the second and third one-two results illustrates how exceptional Ferrari’s 2024 performance was.

Ferrari has set nine fastest laps at Albert Park

Ferrari has also accumulated nine official Grand Prix fastest laps during the Melbourne era.

The list spans several generations of Scuderia machinery and culminates in Charles Leclerc’s 1:19.813 from 2024, which is not merely a Ferrari benchmark but the current outright Formula 1 race-lap record.

Ferrari’s Albert Park record is different from its complete Australian GP record

Ferrari’s complete Australian Grand Prix statistics are slightly larger because the Scuderia also competed at Adelaide before Formula 1 moved to Melbourne.

Ferrari won the Australian Grand Prix at Adelaide through Gerhard Berger in 1987, meaning the Scuderia has 11 Australian Grand Prix victories overall through 2026 but ten specifically at Albert Park.

The same distinction applies to poles, podiums and fastest laps and is important when comparing circuit-specific statistics.

Michael Schumacher holds the Melbourne wins record

Schumacher’s four victories in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2004 remain unmatched.

His record is particularly significant for Ferrari because every one of those wins came for the Scuderia.

Several other drivers have won multiple Melbourne Grands Prix, but nobody has reached Schumacher’s total through 2026.

Lewis Hamilton holds the Melbourne pole record

Hamilton has taken eight Formula 1 pole positions at Albert Park.

That includes a remarkable sequence of six consecutive poles from 2014 through 2019.

His final pole on the original layout, the 1:20.486 recorded in 2019, also remains the qualifying benchmark for that configuration.

Charles Leclerc owns one of Albert Park’s most important current records

Although Leclerc is not yet a multiple Melbourne winner, his Ferrari record at the circuit is already substantial.

He won from pole with a Grand Slam in 2022, finished second in Ferrari’s one-two in 2024, set the current 1:19.813 race-lap record that year and returned to the podium with third place in 2026.

That makes Leclerc one of the central figures in the modern Albert Park record book.

Albert Park is unusually fast for a temporary circuit

The redesign completed before the 2022 race transformed the character of the lap.

The removal of the old Turn 9-10 chicane created a long, high-speed section and raised average lap speeds substantially.

Teams now need strong aerodynamic efficiency because the circuit combines several fast corners with long periods of acceleration.

Turn 9 and Turn 10 became one of Melbourne’s fastest sections

The modern Turn 9-10 sequence is approached after a long flat-out run created by the removal of the previous chicane.

Drivers carry very high speed through the rapid direction change, making aerodynamic stability and confidence particularly important.

The section is one of the clearest differences between the current layout and the Albert Park configuration used before 2022.

The Albert Park surface evolves rapidly during a Grand Prix weekend

Because many of the roads are ordinarily used for everyday traffic, the circuit begins a Formula 1 weekend with relatively little racing rubber on the surface.

Grip therefore develops considerably as Formula 1 and the support categories complete more laps.

This evolution can make Friday practice conditions significantly different from qualifying and race day.

Melbourne weather adds another strategic variable

The Australian Grand Prix has experienced everything from warm sunshine to heavy rain and rapidly changing temperatures.

Those variations affect tyre warm-up and degradation and can transform race strategy with relatively little warning.

The wet and changeable 2025 Grand Prix demonstrated how quickly the competitive order can change when weather arrives at Albert Park.

Albert Park has witnessed several landmark Ferrari victories

Ferrari’s ten Melbourne wins are notable not simply for their number but for their historical importance.

Eddie Irvine scored his first Formula 1 victory there in 1999. Michael Schumacher began several championship campaigns with dominant wins, Kimi Räikkönen won on his Ferrari debut in 2007 and Charles Leclerc completed his first career Grand Slam in 2022.

Carlos Sainz then returned from appendicitis surgery to lead a Ferrari one-two in 2024.

Ferrari’s complete Formula 1 record at Albert Park through 2026

Ferrari has established the leading constructor victory record at Melbourne since Formula 1 moved the Australian Grand Prix to Albert Park in 1996.

The Scuderia has ten victories, six pole positions, 23 individual podium finishes, three one-two finishes and nine official fastest laps at the circuit.

Michael Schumacher is Ferrari’s most successful Melbourne driver with four wins. Eddie Irvine, Kimi Räikkönen, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have one victory each, while Sebastian Vettel won twice.

Ferrari also holds the official race-lap record for both principal Albert Park configurations: Michael Schumacher’s 1:24.125 from 2004 on the original circuit and Charles Leclerc’s 1:19.813 from 2024 on the current layout.

The latest Australian Grand Prix added another Ferrari podium when Leclerc finished third in 2026, with Lewis Hamilton fourth after both Scuderia drivers had led portions of the race.

Melbourne records are updated through the 2026 Australian Grand Prix

The latest completed race at Albert Park took place on 8 March 2026.

George Russell won ahead of Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli, with Charles Leclerc third and Lewis Hamilton fourth for Ferrari.

Lando Norris’s 1:15.096 remains the current-layout qualifying record, while Leclerc’s 1:19.813 remains the official race-lap benchmark.

Ferrari continues to lead the Albert Park constructor victory ranking with ten wins.

Why Albert Park remains one of Ferrari’s strongest modern circuits

Few Formula 1 circuits outside Italy have produced such a sustained Ferrari record across multiple generations.

The Scuderia has won at Melbourne with Eddie Irvine, Michael Schumacher, Kimi Räikkönen, Sebastian Vettel, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, covering more than a quarter of a century of Ferrari Formula 1 history.

The circuit has produced championship-launching victories, Grand Slams, three Ferrari one-two finishes and both historical and current-layout race-lap records for the Scuderia.

With Charles Leclerc returning to the podium in 2026 and Ferrari continuing to hold the constructor wins record, Albert Park remains one of the most important circuits in the team’s modern statistical history.

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