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Australia (Melbourne) 16th March

  • Laps: 58
  • Length: 5.3km
  • Race Distance: 307.4km
Melbourne

Length: 5.3

Time difference: GMT +11

No of Laps: 58

Race Distance: 307.574 km

Lap Record: 1:24.125 - M Schumacher (2004)

Melbourne fought hard to win the right to stage the Australian Grand Prix, overcoming stern protests from the environmental lobby, and provided a memorable first race in the superb settings of Albert Park.

Facilities are excellent, and novel; a "shuttle boat" moves photographers around the vantage points using the major central lake.

Albert Park staged racing in the 1950s , including two events called the Australian Grand Prix but not counting towards the World Championship.

The circuit has an interesting combination of fast, flowing corners, and a tight "hairpin" type bend system onto the start-finish straight.

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