2026 Australian Grand Prix

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2026 Australian Grand Prix
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Albert Park Circuit 2021.svg
Layout of the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
Race details
Date8 March 2026
Official name Formula 1 Louis Vuitton Australian Grand Prix 2025
Location Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
Course Temporary street circuit
Course length 5.278 km (3.280 miles)
Distance 58 laps, 306.124 km (190.217 miles)

The 2026 Australian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Louis Vuitton Australian Grand Prix 2025) is a Formula One motor race that is due to be held on 16 March 2025 at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, Victoria. It will be the first round of the 2025 Formula One World Championship.

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Background

The event will be held at Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne for the 28th time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 14–16 March. [1] The Grand Prix will be the first round of the 2025 Formula One World Championship and the 88th running of the Australian Grand Prix. [2] [3] This will be the first Australian Grand Prix to be held after returning to its season-opening slot since 2019. [4]

Entrants

The drivers and teams are set to be the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.

Arvid Lindblad is set to make his debut as full-time driver with Racing Bulls. [5]

Tyre choices

Tyre supplier Pirelli will bring the C3, C4, and C5 tyre compounds, designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event. [6]

Practice

Three free practice sessions will be held for the event. The first free practice session will be held on 06 March 2025, at 12:30 local time (UTC+11). The second free practice session will be held on the same day, at 16:00 local time. The third free practice session will be held on 07 March 2025, at 12:30 local time. [7]

Qualifying

Qualifying will be held on 07 March 2025, at 16:00 local time (UTC+11), and will determine the starting grid order for the race. [7]

Race

The race will be held on 08 March 2025, at 15:00 local time (UTC+11), and is set to be run for 58 laps. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "2025 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix: All You Need to Know". Network 10. 11 March 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Australia". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  3. ↑ Mayne, Joshua (11 March 2025). "Melbourne F1 2025: Dates, tickets, calendar for Australian Grand Prix". Sporting News. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Patterson, Emily (2 February 2024). "Revealed: Aussie F1 fans get major Hamilton coup". Nine's Wide World of Sports . Nine Entertainment Co. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024. [...] organisers of the Australian Grand Prix revealed on Friday that the 2025 edition of the event will return to the season-opening slot for the first time since 2020.
  5. ↑ "Your guide to the young drivers joining the F1 grid in 2025". Formula 1.com. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Under starters orders in Melbourne and something new on the podium". Pirelli.com. 10 March 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 "Australia Grand Prix 2025 – F1 Race". Formula 1. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
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