Formula 1: Australian Grand Prix – Information, schedule, stream

Formula 1 has a record 23 races on the schedule this season, with the third event of 2022 being the Formula 1 Heineken Australian Grand Prix. So what’s the schedule and where can you follow the entire race weekend?

The first Grand Prix was held at the Melbourne circuit in 1996 and for many years it served as the opening race of the season. The Queen of Motorsport returns to Australia after two years.

In fact, there will be no racing in Australia in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the race simply didn’t fit into the calendar last year. The Australian Grand Prix, however, is a very popular race for many fans and literally a matter of the heart.

We have witnessed many dramatic moments in Melbourne – the huge crash of Fernando Alonso in 2016, the great controversy between Michael Schumacher and Daymon Hill in the 1994 season, and the mass crash of 2002 are all shining examples.

Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit

The Melbourne circuit has seen quite a lot of work, with the track undergoing various changes. It is currently 5.278 km long and consists of fourteen corners. This track will also be much faster than ever before due to the aforementioned modifications.

The Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, as the official name of the circuit goes, is set to offer four DRS zones with two detection points! The first one is to be located at the exit of Turn 6 and the second one before Turn 13.

In addition to the detection points, you can also see the average speeds that the drivers reach in each corner, as well as which gear they usually shift into in that corner.

Australian Grand Prix – programme

The Formula 1 cars will take to the track for the first time on Friday, April 8, specifically in the early hours of the morning, in the first practice session (officially called Free Practice 1 – ed.). This will last the standard one hour – from five to six in the morning.

FP2 will start at 8 o’clock on the same day. The third and final free practice is scheduled for Saturday 9 April, again at the same time from 5am to 6pm.

At the stroke of 8am on Saturday morning, drivers and teams will qualify for Sunday’s Grand Prix, which F1 has scheduled to start at 07:00.

Australian Grand Prix – stream

Live coverage of the Formula 1 races can be watched on Sport 1 and Sport 2. There will also be internet streams and, last but not least, F1 TV, where you can also switch onboard cameras of individual drivers.

But F1 TV in particular also offers other features, namely livetiming and detailed telemetry. In addition to the full F1 programme, you can also watch press conferences or practice and qualifying sessions in Formula 2 or Formula 3.

Australian Grand Prix – odds

Lewis Hamilton has been very successful on the Melbourne track in recent years, having not finished worse than second in Australia since 2015. However, his Mercedes has struggled in the early part of the 2022 season, so the battle for the win will likely be between Red Bull and Ferrari once again.

Charles Leclerc won in Bahrain, while Max Verstappen finished first in the recent race in Saudi Arabia. Will one of this duo win in Australia or somewhere else entirely?

Formula One World Championship race calendar for the 2022 season

20. march – Bahrain Grand Prix (Sakhir)
27. march – Saudi Arabia Grand Prix (Jeddah)
10. april – Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne)
24. april – Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna (Imola)
8. may – Miami Grand Prix (Miami)
22. may – Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona)
29. may – Monaco Grand Prix (Monaco)
12. june – Azerbaijan Grand Prix (Baku)
19. june – Canadian Grand Prix (Montreal)
3. july – British Grand Prix (Silverstone)
10. july – Austrian Grand Prix (Spielberg)
24. july – French Grand Prix (Paul Ricard)
31. july – Hungarian Grand Prix (Hungaroring)
28. august – Belgian Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps)
4. september – Dutch Grand Prix (Zandvoort)
11. september – Italian Grand Prix (Monza)
2. october – Singapore Grand Prix (Singapore)
9. october – Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka)
23. october – US Grand Prix (Austin)
30. october – Mexican Grand Prix (Mexico City)
13. november – Brazilian Grand Prix (Interlagos)
20. november – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Yas Marina)

With the date of 25 September, the Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi circuit also had a place on the calendar. However, due to recent events, F1 has removed this race from the schedule and its successor has not yet been officially confirmed.

However, according to the latest speculation, the most serious candidate is the Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang circuit. However, there has also been talk of the Portuguese Grand Prix (Portimao) and, subsequently, the Turkish Grand Prix (Istanbul).