A red Formula 1 car at speed on a circuit
SportMelbourne, VIC

Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix

The Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park is one of the sport's classic street events, run on a fast parkland circuit around a lake five kilometres from Melbourne's CBD. Albert Park has hosted the race since 1996 and regularly opens the world championship season, with around 450,000 attendances across the four days making it one of the best-attended events on the F1 calendar.

Get there by bus →Four days in mid-MarchPaid

What to expect

The program stacks Formula 2, Formula 3, Supercars and historic racing around the main event, so there is track action from morning to evening every day. General admission mounds give genuine views of the racing, trams run straight to the gates, and Thursday and Friday are the affordable way to see the cars up close.

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Getting there by bus

Tell us where you're starting from and we'll find coach options to Melbourne.

One-way trip

Fares and timetables are confirmed on the operator's site before you book.