Australian Grand Prix

The F1 community loves the Australian Grand Prix! In 2025, the race attracted a crowd of more than 460,000 people with media, teams, officials, volunteers and spectators rating it as one of the best race weekends of the year.

The race takes place on a street circuit that surrounds Melbourne’s Albert Park lake and draws visitors from around the world. See more about the circuit here.

If you want to stay with the team bosses and drivers, see if you can wrangle a room at the Crown Casino on the Yarra River. It’s on the track side of the city and offers plenty when it comes to food, drink and entertainment.

Many choose to take the tram to the track as parking can be tricky if it’s not included in your package. Closer to the track and on the opposite side from the city, is the cosmopolitan suburb of St Kilda. It’s home to a handful of hotels and a myriad of eateries.

Melbourne’s airport is about 30 minutes from the track and the city by car in light traffic.

Shopping in the city and suburbs is plentiful with Chappel Street, South Yarra hosting a plethora of boutiques while Chadstone Shopping Centre is the country’s biggest shopping mall.

This year, there’ll be a much larger pedestrian track overpass near gate 1; triple the size of the original structure. And a new pontoon structure across the lake will replace the original, in addition to the second pontoon structure which was added for the 2025 event.

The Australian GP normally runs more support events and on track activities than most grands prix so you will be spoiled for motoring entertainment over the 4 days of the event.