Record-breaking crowd confirmed for Australian Grand Prix as Formula 1 soars Down Under

10.04.2022, 09:06 sportingnews.com

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 over 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 1996.128,294 people here at Albert Park today— Oliver Caffrey (@ollycaffrey) 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) INCREDIBLE:Total crowd for #AUSGP: 419,114Largest crowd for a sporting weekend in Australia- EVER!!— Shane McInnes (@shanemcinnes) THIS CROWD IS INSANE…Enjoy #AusGP everyone pic.twitter.com/S2MsPhaVsg— Jac & West McLaren (@Jacqui_and_West) The stands are heaving for the start of the #AusGP. Another mammoth crowd at Albert Park pic.twitter.com/A1A5z6sP1o— Oliver Caffrey (@ollycaffrey) The man of the moment, @danielricciardo! 💫Absolute scenes in Australia! 🇦🇺#AusGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/gcIWg0Rcz8— Formula 1 (@F1) 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.”