The deal to host Formula 1 in Melbourne was done in 1993, with the decision taken to create a circuit using a mixture of the existing roads around the city’s Albert Park – mainly Aughtie Drive and Lakeside Drive if you fancy driving it yourself – with a little detour through the Lakeside Stadium’s car park. Just four months after Adelaide held its last Australian Grand Prix at the end of 1995, the Formula 1 teams were back in Australia for Melbourne’s first Grand Prix at the start of 1996. That race is most often remembered for Martin Brundle’s infamous Jordan crash at Turn 3 after he launched himself off the back of Johnny Herbert’s Sauber.
Visit ScuderiaFans to get up-to-the-minutes for the latest restults, timings, news and updates from the Albert Park Circuit, as the first practice session for the 2022 Australian Grand Prix is about to start. Scuderia Ferrari drivers Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc will hit the track behind the wheel of the F1-75 car, with the aim of evaluating tyre management and identifying the ideal aerodynamic set-up ahead of the qualifying session on Saturday and the race on Sunday.
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