CARJAM TV - Subscribe Here Now http://www.youtube.com/carjamradio Like Us Now On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CarjamTV For The World's Best Car Videos Website: http://www.carjamtv.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/carjamtv Tumblr: http://www.carjamtv.tumblr.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CarjamTV Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/carjamtv/carjam-tv/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/CarjamRadio The Australian Grand Prix is a motor race held annually in Australia. The Grand Prix is the oldest surviving motor racing competition held in Australia having been held 77 times since it was first run at Phillip Island in 1928. Since 1985, the race has been a round of the FIA Formula One World Championship and is currently held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit at Albert Park in Melbourne. Prior to its inclusion in the World Championship, it was held at a multitude of venues in every state of Australia. It was a centrepiece of the Tasman Series between 1964 and 1972 and was a round of the Australian Drivers' Championship on many occasions between 1957 and 1983. It became part of the Formula One World Championship in 1985 and was held at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia from that year to 1995, before moving to Melbourne in 1996. The Australian Grand Prix is the first round of the Championship, having been the first race of each year, excluding 2006 and 2010, since the event moved to Melbourne. During its years in Adelaide, the Australian Grand Prix was the final round of the Championship, replacing the Portuguese Grand Prix in that respect. As the final round of the season, the Grand Prix hosted a handful of memorable races, most notably the 1986 and 1994 races which saw the 1986 and 1994 World Drivers' Championships decided. Australian driver Lex Davison and German driver Michael Schumacher are the most successful drivers in the 84-year history of the event taking four wins each; while McLaren has been the most successful constructor with twelve victories, its success stretching back into the pre-Formula One history of the race—its first win being in 1970. Frenchman Alain Prost is the only driver to win the Australian Grand Prix in both non-championship and World Championship formats, having won the race in 1982, 1986, and again in 1988. The current naming rights sponsor of the event is Swiss watchmaker Rolex. The most recent race, the 2014 Australian Grand Prix, was won by Nico Rosberg driving for the Mercedes team. The Australian Grand Prix is contracted to remain in Melbourne until at least 2015. As of November 2011 four times World Drivers' Champion Alain Prost from France remains the only driver to win the AGP in both World Championship and domestic formats winning the Australian Drivers' Championship 1982 race before winning in Adelaide in 1986 and 1988. Number of wins Driver Years Won 4 Australia Lex Davison 1954, 1957, 1958, 1961 Germany Michael Schumacher 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 3 Australia Bill Thompson 1930, 1932, 1933 Australia Doug Whiteford 1950, 1952, 1953 Australia Jack Brabham 1955, 1963, 1964 New Zealand Graham McRae 1972, 1973, 1978 Brazil Roberto Moreno 1981, 1983, 1984 France Alain Prost 1982, 1986, 1988 United Kingdom Jenson Button 2009, 2010, 2012 2 Australia Les Murphy 1935, 1937 New Zealand Bruce McLaren 1962, 1965 Australia Frank Matich 1970, 1971 Australia Max Stewart 1974, 1975 Austria Gerhard Berger 1987, 1992 Brazil Ayrton Senna 1991, 1993 United Kingdom Damon Hill 1995, 1996 United Kingdom David Coulthard 1997, 2003 Finland Kimi Räikkönen 2007, 2013 Multiple winners (constructors) Australia F1 Formula One World Championship. Number of wins Constructor Years Won 12 United Kingdom McLaren 1970, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2012 10 Italy Ferrari 1957, 1958, 1969, 1987, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007 6 United Kingdom Williams 1980, 1985, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996 5 United Kingdom Cooper 1955, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965 4 France Bugatti 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932 United Kingdom MG 1935, 1937, 1939, 1947 United Kingdom Lola 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979 United Kingdom Ralt 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 2 France Talbot-Lago 1952, 1953 Italy Maserati 1956, 1959 United Kingdom Brabham 1963, 1964 United Kingdom BRM 1966, 1967 Australia Matich 1971, 1976 New Zealand McRae 1973, 1978 France Renault 2005, 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Grand_Prix

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