Australia: Button has won three of the last four Australian Grands Prix (with Brawn in 2009 and McLaren in 2010 and 2012).

Michael Schumacher won four times in Australia (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004), the most by any driver.

All five active world champions have won in Australia.

No Australian driver has ever won his home race. There are two Australians on the starting grid - Red Bull's Mark Webber and Toro Rosso's Daniel Ricciardo - and both scored ... more 

Australia: Button has won three of the last four Australian Grands Prix (with Brawn in 2009 and McLaren in 2010 and 2012).

Michael Schumacher won four times in Australia (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004), the most by any driver.

All five active world champions have won in Australia.

No Australian driver has ever won his home race. There are two Australians on the starting grid - Red Bull's Mark Webber and Toro Rosso's Daniel Ricciardo - and both scored points last year.

Five Australians have scored points in Formula One - Jack Brabham, Alan Jones, Tim Schenken, Webber and Ricciardo.

Melbourne has been the season-opener on 15 previous occasions. Since 2002, the winner in Australia has ended the season as champion on seven occasions.The exceptions were David Coulthard in 2003, Giancarlo Fisichella in 2005 and Button in 2010 and 2012.

In total, the winner in Melbourne has gone on to be champion 11 times in 17 races there.

The race winner at Albert Park has started on pole on eight occasions. Eddie Irvine, in 1999, was the lowest starter to win after qualifying 11th.

The safety car has been deployed in six of the last 10 races, and four of the last five, in Melbourne. less