Formula 1: What time does the Australian Formula 1 GP start?
What time does the F1 GP Australia 2022 start?
The Australian GP starts on Sunday, April 10 at 7 a.m. Dutch time. That’s going to be an alarm clock!
| Session | Date | Dutch time |
| 1st free practice | Friday 8 April | 05:00 – 06:00 |
| 2nd free practice | Friday 8 April | 08:00 – 09:00 |
| 3rd free practice | Saturday 9 April | 05:00 – 06:00 |
| Qualification | Saturday 9 April | 08.00 – 09.00 |
| Race | Sunday 10 April | 07.00 – 09:00 |
Who qualified well last time?
As mentioned in the intro, Formula 1 was last in Australia in 2019. Then Hamilton was fastest in qualifying. Followed by Bottas and Vettel, who was still driving for Ferrari at the time. Max Verstappen had to settle for P4. The drivers of Haas F1, Grosjean and Magnussen, were positive for their excellent qualifying. They were allowed to leave from P6 and P7 on Sunday. Pierre Gasly, then Verstappen’s teammate at Red Bull, got no further than a disappointing P17.
What should you know about the Australian GP?
The Albert Park circuit in Melbourne is a street circuit, which traditionally provides the opening of the F1 season. Due to the corona pandemic, this GP has not been held for the past two years. In addition , the organization has renovated the circuit in the past two years to make it more exciting . The race is known as relatively boring, because there are no overtaking opportunities. That seems to have been corrected now.
Statistics
Official Name: FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 2022
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Circuit length: 5.278 km
Number of laps: 58
Number of turns: 14
Total race distance: 306.124 km
Lap record: nnb
