2010 Formula One Australian Grand Prix

Circuit Key

About Australia


The 5.303km Albert Park track is one of the few street circuits on the 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.

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.

Australia

28 March 2010

Albert Park

  • Number of laps 58
  • Circuit Length 5.303 km/3.295 miles
  • Race Length 307.574 km/191.11 miles
  • Race Start 5:00pm
  • WF1 Race Wins 5
  • WF1 Poles 6
  • WF1 Fastest Laps 7
  • WF1 Entries 25
  • 2009 Fastest Lap N Rosberg, AT&T Williams
  • 2009 Pole Sitter J Button, Brawn GP
  • 2009 Race Winner J Button, Brawn GP
  • 2009 Williams Result NR Q5 / R6 KN Q11 / DNF

Countdown to Race

Powered by Oris - Swiss Watches

You need the Adobe Flash Player 9 in order to view this content.

Get Adobe Flash player