The 2022 Australian Grand Prix has seen a record-breaking 419,114 fans attend Albert Park across four days of action.
A race day crowd of 128,294 on Sunday made it the highest attended GP ever held in Melbourne and one of the most popular sporting weekends in Australian history.
In 2019, the last time the event took place, it was estimated that just under 325,000 fans attended over the four days.
The Austin GP was Formula 1's most popular event in 2021 with a total crowd figure of 400,000.
Australia's appetite for F1 action has clearly built up over the past few years with Netflix's 'Drive to Survive' no doubt playing some part in that.
Record attendance of 419,114 for the #AusGP, topping the previous overall high of 401,000 at the first Melbourne event back in 1996.
— Oliver Caffrey (@ollycaffrey) April 10, 2022
128,294 people here at Albert Park today
It's been 756 days since the last #AusGP🇦🇺. Biggest estimated crowd on record. One of the all-time biggest crowds in #F1. Sun's shining on a superb Melbourne afternoon. After two years away, it finally feels like we're back.
— Michael Lamonato (@MichaelLamonato) April 10, 2022
INCREDIBLE:
— Shane McInnes (@shanemcinnes) April 10, 2022
Total crowd for #AUSGP: 419,114
Largest crowd for a sporting weekend in Australia- EVER!!
THIS CROWD IS INSANE…
— Jac & West McLaren (@Jacqui_and_West) April 10, 2022
Enjoy #AusGP everyone pic.twitter.com/S2MsPhaVsg
The stands are heaving for the start of the #AusGP. Another mammoth crowd at Albert Park pic.twitter.com/A1A5z6sP1o
— Oliver Caffrey (@ollycaffrey) April 10, 2022
The man of the moment, @danielricciardo! 💫
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 10, 2022
Absolute scenes in Australia! 🇦🇺#AusGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/gcIWg0Rcz8
Aussie driver Daniel Ricciardo got the biggest cheers of the weekend on his home turf and noticed a bump in the crowds from the outset.
“It’s been really cool,” he told Speedcafe.com.
“Walking in on Thursday, I’ll keep going back to that, that was just insane.
“For a day that we’re not even driving on track to have that kind of entrance and everyone here and already guns blazing, it was pretty cool.”
Ricciardo finished the 2022 Australian Grand Pix in sixth with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc claiming a dominant victory.
