Albert Park Circuit
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| Location
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Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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| Opened
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November 20, 1953
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| Other Names
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Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
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| Tenants
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Formula One (1985-95)
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The Albert Park Circuit is a motorsport street circuit around Albert Park Lake, three kilometers south of central Melbourne. It is used annually as a circuit for the Formula One Australian Grand Prix, the supporting Supercars Championship Melbourne 400 and other associated support races. The circuit has an FIA Grade 1 license.[3]
Although the entire track consists of normally public roads, each sector includes medium to high-speed characteristics more commonly associated with dedicated racetracks facilitated by grass and gravel run-off safety zones that are reconstructed annually. However, the circuit also has characteristics of a street circuit's enclosed nature due to concrete barriers annually built along the Lakeside Drive curve, in particular, where run-off is not available due to the proximity of the lake shore.
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