RECORDS! Lap leaders at the Adelaide Grand Prix

Twelve drivers led laps across the 11 Adelaide Grand Prix races. Eight of those drivers were Formula 1 world champions, while all 12 of them were grand prix winners.

Ayrton Senna led the most laps with 171, ahead of Gerhard Berger (135) and Keke Rosberg (127). Impressively, Rosberg only competed in two races in Adelaide, surpassing the laps led of two-time winner Alain Prost.

Senna and Berger were the only drivers to lead from start to finish in a race in Adelaide, though Senna’s win was achieved in the rain-shortened event in 1991 (pictured above) while Berger recorded the feat in full-race distance in 1987.

The first Adelaide Grand Prix in 1985 saw the most lead changes, with Rosberg and Senna trading the lead in addition to a brief cameo by Niki Lauda in his final race.

Lap leaders at the Adelaide Grand Prix:

1985:

1-41: Keke Robserg
42-43: Ayrton Senna
44-52: Keke Robserg
53-55: Ayrton Senna
56-57: Niki Lauda
58-61: Ayrton Senna
62-82: Keke Robserg

Totals: Keke Robserg (71), Ayrton Senna (9), Niki Lauda (2)

1986:

1-6: Nelson Piquet
7-62: Keke Rosberg
63-64: Nelson Piquet
65-82: Alain Prost

Totals: Keke Rosberg (56), Alain Prost (18), Nelson Piquet (8)

1987:

1-82: Gerhard Berger

Totals: Gerhard Berger (82)

1988:

1-13: Alain Prost
14-25: Gerhard Berger
26-82: Alain Prost

Totals: Alain Prost (70), Gerhard Berger (12)

1989:

1-13: Ayrton Senna
14-70: Thierry Boutsen

Totals: Thierry Boutsen (57), Ayrton Senna (13)

1990:

1-61: Ayrton Senna (61)
62-81: Nelson Piquet (20)

Totals: Ayrton Senna (61), Nelson Piquet (20)

1991:

1-14: Ayrton Senna (14)

Totals: Ayrton Senna (14)

1992:

1-18: Nigel Mansell
19-50: Riccardo Patrese
51-81: Gerhard Berger

Totals: Riccardo Patrese (32), Gerhard Berger (31), Nigel Mansell (18)

1993:

1-23: Ayrton Senna
24-28: Alain Prost
29-79: Ayrton Senna

Totals: Ayrton Senna (74), Alain Prost (5)

1994:

1-35: Michael Schumacher
36-53: Nigel Mansell
54-63: Gerhard Berger
64-81: Nigel Mansell

Totals: Nigel Mansell (36), Michael Schumacher (35), Gerhard Berger (10)

1995:

1-19: David Coulthard
20-21: Michael Schumacher
22-81: Damon Hill

Totals: Damon Hill (60), David Coulthard (19), Michael Schumacher (2).

Most laps led at the Adelaide Grand Prix:

Ayrton Senna – 171
Gerhard Berger – 135
Keke Rosberg – 127
Alain Prost – 93
Damon Hill – 60
Thierry Boutsen – 57
Nigel Mansell – 54
Michael Schumacher – 37
Riccardo Patrese – 32
Nelson Piquet – 28
David Coulthard – 19
Niki Lauda – 2

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