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Event Details

Location
Melbourne, Australia (Map this address )
Start
MAR 25, 2011 at 12:00 AM
End
MAR 27, 2011 at 11:59 PM
About
Get ready to experience the action in Melbourne as the 2011 Formula 1 blasts onto the Albert Park circuit. Feed off the electric atmosphere around the track and join a crowd of thousands to watch Aussie Mark Webber and the world’s premier drivers, including world champion Sebastian Vettel and defending Australian Grand Prix champion Jenson Button. The Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit is a street circuit around Albert Park Lake, only a few kilometres south of central Melbourne.

The circuit uses everyday sections of road that circle Albert Park Lake which is a small man-made body of water. The road sections that are used were rebuilt prior to the inaugural event in 1996 to ensure consistency and smoothness. The course is considered to be fast and relatively easy, drivers having commented that the consistent placement of corners allows them to easily learn the circuit and achieve competitive times. However, the flat terrain around the lake, coupled with a track design that features few true straights, means that the track is not conducive to overtaking or easy spectating unless in possession of a grandstand seat.

During the 9 months of the year when the track is not required for Grand Prix preparation or the race weekend, most of the track can be driven by ordinary street-registered vehicles either clockwise or anti-clockwise. Although the speed limit is generally 50 kph which is slower than an F1 car under pit lane speed restrictions! Overtaking is also illegal.