Essential information for the 2017 Australian Grand Prix, round 1 of the 2017 F1 season.
Race weekend information
F1 session times
F1 support races
Albert Park
2017 Australian Grand Prix
Other F1 tracks in Australia
Previous F1 races in Australia
F1 session times
Friday 24th March 2017
Australian Grand Prix Free Practice 1: 12:00-13:30 (UK time: 1:00-2:30)
Australian Grand Prix Free Practice 2: 16:00-17:30 (UK time: 5:00-6:30)
Saturday 25th March 2017
Australian Grand Prix Free Practice 3: 14:00-15:00 (UK time: 3:00-4:00)
Australian Grand Prix Qualifying: 17:00 (UK time: 6:00)
Sunday 26th March 2017
Australian Grand Prix: 16:00 (UK time: 6:00)
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F1 support races
Supercars, Australian GT, Porsche Carrera Cup
Albert Park
The 2017 Australian Grand Prix is being held at Albert Park. See here for more information on Albert Park.
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Other F1 tracks in Australia
Adelaide (1985-95)
Albert Park, Melbourne (1996-present)
Previous F1 races in Australia
- Bottas makes a perfect start in more ways than one2019 Australian Grand Prix review
- Vettel can’t ignore Mercedes’ superior speed after lucky win2018 Australian Grand Prix review
- Ferrari renaissance sets up Vettel vs Hamilton title fight2017 Australian Grand Prix review
- Mercedes made to work for one-two despite Ferrari slip-up2016 Australian Grand Prix review
- Crushing Melbourne win shows Hamilton and Mercedes are ready for repeat of 20142015 Australian Grand Prix review
- Heartbreak for home hero Ricciardo as Rosberg and Mercedes dominate2014 Australian Grand Prix review
- Strategic superiority gets Raikkonen and Lotus off to a winning start2013 Australian Grand Prix review
- Jenson Button starts his season with an emphatic win in Melbourne2012 Australian Grand Prix report
- Vettel dominates to win in Melbourne2011 Australian Grand Prix
- Button wins thrilling Australian GP2010 Australian Grand Prix
- Button wins for Brawn in spectacular start to season2009 Australian Grand Prix
- Ferrari falter and Hamilton triumphs2008 Australian Grand Prix
- Raikkonen wins on Ferrari debut as Hamilton starts F1 career with podium2007 Australian Grand Prix review
- A winning start for Fisichella in Melbourne2005 Australian Grand Prix review
- Schumacher a winner and Webber a hero after huge crash2002 Australian Grand Prix flashback
- McLaren end win drought after first lap crash1997 Australian Grand Prix flashback
- Hill two laps clear as he ends tough year on a high1995 Australian Grand Prix flashback
- Schumacher’s first title tainted by clash with Hill1994 Australian Grand Prix flashback
- Heartbreak for Mansell in dramatic Adelaide finale1986 Australian Grand Prix flashback
Australian Grand Prix pictures
- Top ten pictures from the 2017 Australian Grand Prix
- 2017 Australian Grand Prix in pictures
- 2017 Australian Grand Prix qualifying and final practice in pictures
- 2017 Australian Grand Prix practice in pictures
- 2017 Australian Grand Prix build-up in pictures
Previous race: 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Next race: 2017 Chinese Grand Prix
2017 Australian Grand Prix
- Australian Grand Prix cost government £56 million last year
- Red Bull ran Verstappen’s car without a drinks bottle in Australia
- Renault fix Palmer’s Melbourne problems
- Melbourne win “doesn’t mean much” – Vettel
- Mercedes explain why 2017’s first race had so little passing
- Magnussen retired unnecessarily in Australia
- 2017 Australian Grand Prix team radio transcript
- Vettel takes back-to-back Driver of the Weekend wins
- Australian GP gets second-lowest rating in a decade
- Top ten pictures from the 2017 Australian Grand Prix
