Australia's F1 history starts and ends, for the moment, with three exceptional drivers. Jack Brabham took three championships in 1959, 1960 and 1966 — the only driver to have won the title in a car bearing his own name. Alan Jones took the 1980 title for Williams in their first championship-winning season, anchoring the team's establishment as a giant.
After a quieter stretch, Mark Webber's nine wins for Red Bull through 2009-2013 kept the country relevant during the German team's dominance. Daniel Ricciardo brought the gold helmet and the shoey through eight seasons of front-running drives. The current grid has Oscar Piastri, the McLaren wonderkid who is already a multi-time race winner, and his arrival looks to be the start of a new chapter.
