Who won the drivers championship in 2002?
Michael Schumacher won the 2002 Formula One World Championship for drivers. Rubens Barrichello was second and Juan Pablo Montoya third. Ferrari won the championship for constructors. 11 constructors and 23 drivers participated in 17 races during the 53rd season of the FIA Formula One World Championchip.
What year did F1 start in Melbourne?
1996
When was its first Grand Prix? Just four months after Adelaide held its last Australian Grand Prix at the end of 1995, the Formula 1 teams were back in Australia for Melbourne’s first Grand Prix at the start of 1996.
Where was the first Grand Prix in Australia?
It is the second oldest surviving motor racing competition held in Australia, after the Alpine rally of East Gippsland. The Grand Prix has moved frequently with 23 different venues having been used since it was first run at Phillip Island in 1928.
Why is Melbourne not the first F1 race?
Melbourne first hosted a Formula 1 championship round in 1996, and in the quarter-century since then the street circuit had been outgrown by the sport it enticed to switch cities all those years ago.
Is F1 coming back to Australia?
“I am delighted to confirm that Melbourne and the Albert Park circuit will continue to be on the Formula One calendar until 2035,” F1 president and chief executive Stefano Domenicali said in a statement.
Who won the 2001 F1 championship?
Michael Schumacher
It commenced on 4 March 2001 and ended on 14 October after seventeen races. Michael Schumacher won the Drivers’ title with a record margin of 58 points, after achieving nine victories and five-second places and Ferrari won the Constructors’ award.
What year did the Australian Grand Prix move from Adelaide to Melbourne?
The race, contested over 81 laps, was the seventeenth and final race of the 1995 Formula One season, and the eleventh and last Australian Grand Prix to be held at Adelaide before the event moved to Melbourne the following year.
Where was the first Grand Prix held?
Silverstone
The first World Championship race was held on 13 May 1950 at Silverstone in the United Kingdom. The Italians once again did well in these early World Championship races, both manufacturers and drivers.
Who won f1 in 2004?
Michael Schumacher and Ferrari’s dominance of Formula 1 showed no signs of ending in 2004. Indeed he won 12 of the first 13 races (and again in Japan) and clinched his seventh title with four races to go.