Australian GP key stats and facts
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The Australian Grand Prix
First Albert Park grand prix: 1996
Circuit distance: 5.303 km (3.314 miles)
Lap record: 1min 25.125secs by Michael Schumacher in a Ferrari (2004)
Albert Park was renamed from South Park in 1862 after the death of Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert
You could fit 30 Melbourne Cricket Grounds inside Albert Park
That's 2,000,000 square metres
Most wins by driver:
4 Michael Schumacher
3 Jenson Button
2 Six other drivers
Most wins by team:
11 McLaren
7 Ferrari
5 Williams
Despite Alan Jones, Mark Webber and Daniel Ricciardo winning grands prix, no Aussie driver has finished in the top 3 in their home race.
24 minutes, 25 seconds
The shortest ever race - because of rain in 1991 - was won by Ayrton Senna
184,762 bottles of beer sold at the race in 2014
290,000 man hours go into putting on the Australian GP
This translates to 33 years (the age of Fernando Alonso)
The building of the circuit requires 3,000 concrete barriers
That's 12,000,000kg - the weight of 44 Boeing 747s