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title: "Interesting Facts about Australian Grand Pix"  
description: "Here are some interesting facts about the Australian Grand Prix."  
author: "Babita Soni"  
published: 2023-03-31  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2125/interesting-facts-about-australian-grand-pix  
category: "sports"  
tags: ["Australian Grand Pix"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# Interesting Facts about Australian Grand Pix

![Interesting Facts about Australian Grand Pix](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/29c2b769-e560-476a-8ac2-e12774f028a3/images/7e90ee54-7772-4632-8477-a896aaf47004.jpeg) ![Interesting Facts about Australian Grand Pix](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/29c2b769-e560-476a-8ac2-e12774f028a3/images/1488052d-d3f0-4ff3-9d79-fd56eb768d00.jpeg) The Australian Grand Prix is a Formula One race held annually in Melbourne, Australia, and is the first race of the F1 season. ![Interesting Facts about Australian Grand Pix](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/29c2b769-e560-476a-8ac2-e12774f028a3/images/d35d2336-2393-4b91-88e0-5ed5fb08e2a3.jpeg) The first Australian Grand Prix was held in 1928 on a dirt track at Phillip Island, Victoria, and was won by Arthur Waite driving an Austin 7. ![Interesting Facts about Australian Grand Pix](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/29c2b769-e560-476a-8ac2-e12774f028a3/images/5cd5d8f6-5371-419f-b480-cd3386271665.jpeg) The Australian Grand Prix was a non-championship race until 1985 when it was included in the Formula One World Championship. ![Interesting Facts about Australian Grand Pix](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/29c2b769-e560-476a-8ac2-e12774f028a3/images/3cdf600f-394c-493b-a65c-4a0786486f0a.jpeg) The Australian Grand Prix has been held at various locations throughout Australia, including Adelaide, Perth, and Sydney. ![Interesting Facts about Australian Grand Pix](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/29c2b769-e560-476a-8ac2-e12774f028a3/images/6cd29b23-42f7-42ca-b1ce-b0ee6681ca4e.jpeg) The Albert Park Circuit is a street circuit that is 5.3 kilometres long and has 16 turns. It is named after the nearby Albert Park. ![Interesting Facts about Australian Grand Pix](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/29c2b769-e560-476a-8ac2-e12774f028a3/images/6b8058a8-6595-4178-9842-a0c6d96fdba9.jpeg) Michael Schumacher is the most successful driver in the history of the Australian Grand Prix, with four wins in 1994, 1995, 2000, and 2001. ![Interesting Facts about Australian Grand Pix](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/29c2b769-e560-476a-8ac2-e12774f028a3/images/a1b6d173-698f-4991-bc24-59b2867db7d8.jpeg) In 1994, Damon Hill won the Australian Grand Prix by just 0.009 seconds, the closest finish in the history of the race. ![Interesting Facts about Australian Grand Pix](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/29c2b769-e560-476a-8ac2-e12774f028a3/images/c64e88ed-b195-4cbf-8974-4a3b94c10de8.jpeg) The fastest lap at the Australian Grand Prix was set by Sebastian Vettel in 2011, with a time of 1 minute 23.529 seconds.

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