Formula 2 - Australian Grand Prix
Australian Grand Prix
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14 - 16 Mar
Completed
Albert Park Circuit
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Track Info
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit - Melbourne, Australia
Temporary street circuit around Albert Park Lake - clockwise - resurfaced and reprofiled for 2022
When was the track built?
The Melbourne F1 deal was signed in 1993, creating a course that stitches together Aughtie Drive and Lakeside Drive plus short link roads around the lake. The park had hosted top-level racing long before: the Australian Grand Prix ran here in 1953 and 1956 on an approximately 5.03 km anti-clockwise course with winners Doug Whiteford and Stirling Moss.
For 2022 the venue underwent its biggest refresh: full resurfacing, multiple widened corners (notably Turns 1, 3, 6, 13 and 15), removal of the old Turn 9-10 chicane to create a high-speed blast, and a widened pit lane designed to allow an 80 km/h speed limit.
When was its first race?
Melbourne's first race of the modern era was the Australian GP on 10 March 1996, won by Damon Hill after a dramatic opening-lap incident that launched Martin Brundle's Jordan at Turn 3. Brundle sprinted back and started the spare car for the restart.
What's the circuit like?
- Fast, flowing street course: It starts green and rubbers in quickly. A precise front end rewards drivers through the rapid Turn 11-12 change of direction. The 2022 reprofiling trimmed lap time and boosted top speeds.
- DRS-heavy: Since 2022 the track has used up to four DRS zones, including along Lakeside Drive, making this one of F1's quickest laps by average speed.
- Pit lane upgrades: Widened by about 2 m to ease traffic and strategy, plus updated pit-exit lines from 2023.
Reference: Max Verstappen's 2024 pole was a 1:15.915, underlining how fast the current 14-turn layout is.
Lap records and benchmarks (by series)
- Formula 1 (race lap): 1:19.813 - Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), lap 56, 2024 Australian GP (current layout).
- Formula 1 (historic layout): 1:24.125 - Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), lap 29, 2004 Australian GP (5.303 km layout).
- FIA Formula 2: Debuted at Albert Park in 2023. Feature Race fastest lap 1:30.712 (Frederik Vesti) on lap 32.
- Supercars Championship (Touring cars): Australia's headline tin-top series races as a GP support with multiple sprints across the weekend. Expect tight packs, slipstreaming and robust overtakes.
- Porsche Carrera Cup Australia: A long-running national one-make series that often opens its season at Albert Park with large grids and Pro vs Pro-Am battles.
Why go?
The GP weekend turns the 176-hectare park into a festival: food villages, live stages and lakeside vistas, with St Kilda and the CBD minutes away. The 2024 event drew approximately 452,000 fans across four days - so booking early makes sense.
Where's the best place to watch?
- Turn 11-12 (Waite Grandstand and lakeside banks): Flat-out direction change - epic commitment and great photos.
- Turn 1-2 (Brabham Grandstand): Starts, safety-car restarts and setup for moves into Turn 3.
- General Admission (Turns 9-10 and 11-12 banks): Grassy viewing with big-screen sightlines for picnic-plus-racing vibes.
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Australian Grand Prix
14 - 16 Mar
Completed
Albert Park Circuit
Track Info
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit - Melbourne, Australia
Temporary street circuit around Albert Park Lake - clockwise - resurfaced and reprofiled for 2022
When was the track built?
The Melbourne F1 deal was signed in 1993, creating a course that stitches together Aughtie Drive and Lakeside Drive plus short link roads around the lake. The park had hosted top-level racing long before: the Australian Grand Prix ran here in 1953 and 1956 on an approximately 5.03 km anti-clockwise course with winners Doug Whiteford and Stirling Moss.
For 2022 the venue underwent its biggest refresh: full resurfacing, multiple widened corners (notably Turns 1, 3, 6, 13 and 15), removal of the old Turn 9-10 chicane to create a high-speed blast, and a widened pit lane designed to allow an 80 km/h speed limit.
When was its first race?
Melbourne's first race of the modern era was the Australian GP on 10 March 1996, won by Damon Hill after a dramatic opening-lap incident that launched Martin Brundle's Jordan at Turn 3. Brundle sprinted back and started the spare car for the restart.
What's the circuit like?
- Fast, flowing street course: It starts green and rubbers in quickly. A precise front end rewards drivers through the rapid Turn 11-12 change of direction. The 2022 reprofiling trimmed lap time and boosted top speeds.
- DRS-heavy: Since 2022 the track has used up to four DRS zones, including along Lakeside Drive, making this one of F1's quickest laps by average speed.
- Pit lane upgrades: Widened by about 2 m to ease traffic and strategy, plus updated pit-exit lines from 2023.
Reference: Max Verstappen's 2024 pole was a 1:15.915, underlining how fast the current 14-turn layout is.
Lap records and benchmarks (by series)
- Formula 1 (race lap): 1:19.813 - Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), lap 56, 2024 Australian GP (current layout).
- Formula 1 (historic layout): 1:24.125 - Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), lap 29, 2004 Australian GP (5.303 km layout).
- FIA Formula 2: Debuted at Albert Park in 2023. Feature Race fastest lap 1:30.712 (Frederik Vesti) on lap 32.
- Supercars Championship (Touring cars): Australia's headline tin-top series races as a GP support with multiple sprints across the weekend. Expect tight packs, slipstreaming and robust overtakes.
- Porsche Carrera Cup Australia: A long-running national one-make series that often opens its season at Albert Park with large grids and Pro vs Pro-Am battles.
Why go?
The GP weekend turns the 176-hectare park into a festival: food villages, live stages and lakeside vistas, with St Kilda and the CBD minutes away. The 2024 event drew approximately 452,000 fans across four days - so booking early makes sense.
Where's the best place to watch?
- Turn 11-12 (Waite Grandstand and lakeside banks): Flat-out direction change - epic commitment and great photos.
- Turn 1-2 (Brabham Grandstand): Starts, safety-car restarts and setup for moves into Turn 3.
- General Admission (Turns 9-10 and 11-12 banks): Grassy viewing with big-screen sightlines for picnic-plus-racing vibes.
