Here's how many fans attended the record-breaking 2026 F1 Melbourne GP

Record-Breaking 483,000 Fans Witness Mercedes 1-2 at 2026 Australian Grand Prix - Ministry of Sport

The 2026 Formula 1 season officially launched at Albert Park with a record-shattering weekend that solidified the event’s status as a global sporting titan. A total weekend crowd of 483,934 fans attended the four-day festival, marking the highest attendance in the circuit’s thirty-year history on the F1 calendar and ranking as the third-highest weekend total in the history of the sport. This figure represents a robust year-on-year growth of near…

Here's how many fans attended the record-breaking 2026 F1 Melbourne GP

Close to half a million fans visited Albert Park over the four-day event in 2026, but the all-time Australian Grand Prix record – irrespective of city – remains in place after 31 years. Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images More than 480,000 fans walked through the gates of the 2026 Formula One Australian Grand Prix across four days, in the fifth consecutive record for the event in its Melbourne history. The “estimated” attendance of 483,934 repor…