Formula One Circuits
| Round 1: Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 18, 2007 Albert Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Directions Located in the city centre of Melbourne in the attractive setting of Albert Park. The closest airport is Tullamarine Airport, which lies 21km to the north west of the city. Time difference: GMT +11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Details Circuit Length: 5.301 km No of Laps: 58 Race Distance: 307.574 km Lap Record: Michael Schumacher (GER), Ferrari, 2004, 1min 24.125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History 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 new circuit presents a longer than average lap to grand prix drivers, with an interesting combination of fast, flowing corners, and a tight "hairpin" type bend system onto the start-finish straight. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Address Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit Albert Park 220 Albert Road South Melbourne Tel: (61) 3 9258 7100 Fax: (61) 3 9699 3727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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