26 to 28 March 2010
The 5.303km Albert Park track is one of the few street circuits on the Formula 1 calendar and therefore used by everyday road traffic when Formula One isn’t in town. As a result, drivers are faced with minimal grip levels during the race weekend’s opening sessions, combined with the recent ban on traction control, the circuit’s limited run-off areas may claim some unprecedented victims over the weekend before grip levels improve as the cars lay rubber.

On track, Albert Park blends a testing mix of short straights (on which the drivers will reach speeds in excess of 300km/h and spend 70% of the lap at full throttle), interspersed with 16 slow and medium speed corners, which will demand nearly 3,500 gear changes during the race.

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The tight combination of Turn 3 and Turn 4 at the end of a longish straight is one of the most challenging points on the circuit as is the penultimate tight left hander just before the pit lane entry.

Torque to power the cars out of the corners, a balanced set-up, a robust gearbox and stability under braking are therefore all essential components to achieve a successful lap during qualifying and a strong result at the Australian Grand Prix.
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The circuit has in the past hosted the opening round of the Formula 1 World Championship but is in 2010 the second race on the calendar. Melbourne is a popular venue and the city goes out of it’s way to make the most of the Grand Prix weekend. Support races, parades, festivals are all part and parcel of the show.

2009 Australian GP Images

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	Year	Circuit	Date	Driver	Team	Laps
25	2009	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit	29 March	1 Jenson Button 2 Rubens Barrichello 3 Jarno Trulli	Brawn Brawn Toyota	58 58 58
24	2008	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit	16 March	1 Lewis Hamilton 2 Nick Heidfeld 3 Nico Rosberg	McLaren BMW Sauber Williams	58 58 58
23	2007	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit	18 March	1 Kimi Räikkönen 2 Fernando Alonso 3 Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari McLaren McLaren	58 58 58
22	2006	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit	2 April	1 Fernando Alonso 2 Kimi Räikkönen 3 Ralf Schumacher	Renault McLaren Toyota	57 57 57
21	2005	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit	6 March	1 Giancarlo Fisichella 2 Rubens Barrichello 3 Fernando Alonso	Renault Ferrari Renault	57 57 57
20	2004	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit	7 March	1 Michael Schumacher 2 Rubens Barrichello 3 Fernando Alonso	Ferrari Ferrari Renault	58 58 58
19	2003	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit	9 March	1 David Coulthard 2 Juan Pablo Montoya 3 Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren Williams McLaren	58 58 58
18	2002	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit	3 March	1 Michael Schumacher 2 Juan Pablo Montoya 3 Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari Williams McLaren	58 58 58
17	2001	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit	4 March	1 Michael Schumacher 2 David Coulthard 3 Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari McLaren Ferrari	58 58 58
16	2000	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit	12 March	1 Michael Schumacher 2 Rubens Barrichello 3 Ralf Schumacher	Ferrari Ferrari Williams	58 58 58
15	1999	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit	7 March	1 Eddie Irvine 2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 3 Ralf Schumacher	Ferrari Jordan Williams	57 57 57
14	1998	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit	March 8	1 Mika Häkkinen 2 David Coulthard 3 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	McLaren McLaren Williams	58 58 57
13	1997	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit	9 March	1 David Coulthard 2 Michael Schumacher 3 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren Ferrari McLaren	58 58 58
12	1996	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit	10 March	1 Damon Hill 2 Jacques Villeneuve 3 Eddie Irvine	Williams Williams Ferrari	58 58 58
11	1995	Adelaide Street Circuit	12 November	1 Damon Hill 2 Olivier Panis 3 Gianni Morbidelli	Williams Ligier Footwork	81 79 79
10	1994	Adelaide Street Circuit	13 November	1 Nigel Mansell 2 Gerhard Berger 3 Martin Brundle	Williams Ferrari McLaren	81 81 81
9	1993	Adelaide Street Circuit	7 November	1 Ayrton Senna 2 Alain Prost 3 Damon Hill	McLaren Williams Williams	79 79 79
8	1992	Adelaide Street Circuit	November 8	1 Gerhard Berger 2 Michael Schumacher 3 Martin Brundle	McLaren Benetton Benetton	81 81 81
7	1991	Adelaide Street Circuit	November 3	1 Ayrton Senna 2 Nigel Mansell 3 Gerhard Berger	McLaren Williams McLaren	14 14 14
6	1990	Adelaide Street Circuit	November 4	1 Nelson Piquet 2 Nigel Mansell 3 Alain Prost	Benetton Ferrari Ferrari	81 81 81
5	1989	Adelaide Street Circuit	November 5	1 Thierry Boutsen 2 Alessandro Nannini 3 Riccardo Patrese	Williams Benetton Williams	70 70 70
4	1988	Adelaide Street Circuit	November 13	1 Alain Prost 2 Ayrton Senna 3 Nelson Piquet	McLaren McLaren Lotus	82 82 82
3	1987	Adelaide Street Circuit	November 15	1 Gerhard Berger 2 Michele Alboreto 3 Thierry Boutsen	Ferrari Ferrari Benetton	82 82 81
2	1986	Adelaide Street Circuit	October 26	1 Alain Prost 2 Nelson Piquet 3 Stefan Johansson	McLaren Williams Ferrari	82 82 81
1	1985	Adelaide Street Circuit	November 3	1 Keke Rosberg 2 Jacques Laffite 3 Philippe Streiff	Williams Ligier Ligier	82 82 82

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