The Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix takes place on Sunday 10 April 2022.
The start time is 7am German time. The race will be held at the newly renovated Albert Park Circuit in Meldbourne.
Here you can find all the information on the Australian GP in Melbourne – the schedule with practice, qualifying and race, the TV broadcast, the new circuit as well as the favourites with betting odds.
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Formula 1 GP Australia: Schedule & Broadcast
Date, time, broadcast – when is the Australia Formula 1 GP?
The Australian Formula 1 GP on 10 April 2022 is the third race of the 2022 season and will be held at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne.
As usual, the teams start with the two practice sessions.
The first is scheduled for Friday at 5:00 am and 8:00 am German time. The third practice session will take place on Saturday at 5:00 a.m. CET, followed by qualifying from 8:00 a.m. German time.
Who will broadcast the Australian GP in Germany?
There will be no free-TV coverage of the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix in Germany.
In Germany, the Formula 1 GP in Melbourne will be broadcast on TV exclusively on Sky Sport F1. All three practice sessions, qualifying and of course the race will be shown live.
The three free practice sessions as well as the qualifying and, of course, the race can be watched via Sky Ticket or Sky Go in the Formula 1 Livestream.
Who is Sky F1 commentator in Melbourne?
Sky is in action with the tried and tested team for the Formula 1 broadcast in Australia.
Sascha Roos will be the commentator, Ralf Schumacher and Timo Glock will be the experts.
In addition, presenter Peter Hardenacke and reporter Sandra Baumgartner will be present in the pit lane and will conduct the interviews in the mixed zone.
The track of the Australia Formula 1 GP
The Formula 1 Australian GP is traditionally held in Melbourne, at Albert Circuit Park. It has been held continuously since 1996 until 2020, when the Melbourne GP of Australia had to be cancelled twice in a row due to corona.
Since the last race in 2019, however, the track has changed a lot.
In the past, the Melbourne circuit was considered to be less conducive to overtaking. To counteract this action-inhibiting aspect, a lot of work has now been done to make the track more attractive and, above all, faster.
In general, the length of the track has been shortened – from 5.303 kilometres to 5.279 kilometres. The number of bends has also been reduced – from 16 to 14.
The biggest changes were in turns 9 and 10 (the former chicane has completely disappeared, replaced by a full gas section), 11 (to become THE new overtaking spot) and 13.
Turn 1 has also been changed. The first corner of the Australian Formle 1 GP was an absolute accident hotspot in the past – especially at the start – and was widened by two and a half metres on the right in the direction of travel.
The idea behind this: to minimise the funnel effect when many cars meet a narrow usable track strip.
In addition, the entire stretch was resurfaced. This was urgently needed, as the asphalt of the Albert Park Circuit has never been renewed in its F1 history so far, although the track is open to normal traffic for 51 weeks a year.
It will be interesting to see how the track changes affect the 2022 Formula 1 Australian GP.
At the last race in Albert Park, Valtteri Bottas won with an average speed of 215 km/h. Can it be faster in 2021? Can it go faster in 2021?
Winners in Melbourne since 2015
Who is favourite for the 2022 Australian Grand Prix?
Who will win the Melbourne 2022 Grand Prix?
Going by the results of the first two races of the season, the Australian Formula 1 GP comeback could also see a duel between Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen.
Leclerc won the season opener in Bahrain, Verstappen won most recently at the Saudi Arabian GP.
But their teammates could also be in contention to win the 2022 Melbourne GP. Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz comes Down Under with second and third place finishes, while Red Bull driver Sergio Perez was fourth across the finish line in Saudi Arabia.
What are Lewis Hamilton’s chances at the Australian Formula 1 GP on 10 April?
In Saudi Arabia, the pre-season runner-up was just off the pace, finishing 10th, while in the season opener in Bahrain, HAM was jubilant after finishing 3rd, while his teammate George Russell finished 5th at the last GP.
Hamilton knows the feeling of victory in Australia, having won at Melbourne Albert Park in 2015.
Valtteri Bottas, the last winner of the Australian Grand Prix in 2019, on the other hand, is unlikely to be a favourite to win in his Alfa Romeo.
