Australian Grand Prix

The Australian Grand Prix is annually held in Australia.

History
The Grand Prix is the oldest surviving motor racing competition held in Australia, having been held 77 times since it was first run at Philip Island in 1928. Since 1985, the race has been a round of the FIA Formula 1 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 centrpiece 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 Champioenship in 1985 and was held at the Adelaide StreetCircuit 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 succesful drivers in the 84-year history of the event taking each four wins; which McLaren has been the most succesful 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 on 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.

Races

 * 2014 Australian GP