Australia (Melbourne) 16th March
- Laps: 58
- Length: 5.3km
- Race Distance: 307.4km
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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