Adelaide held the Australian Grand Prix between 1985-1995 and it served as the season finale in November of each year. Although it was successful, with 210,000 people attending the final race, it became too expensive to run and Melbourne took over as host the following year.

Formula One statistics for Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne's Albert Park: Lap distance: 5.278km. Total distance: 306.124km (58 laps) 2024 pole position: Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull one minute 15.915 seconds. Race lap record: Sergio Perez (Mexico) Red Bull, 1:20.235, 2023.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton racing a Ferrari for the first time. Reigning world champion Max Verstappen arriving without a lot of mileage in his Red Bull. Lando Norris helping McLaren set a benchmark with his pace in testing.