Fly-in + transfer
best use: arrivalrisk: major hub <120km; 3 airports <150km
Circuit almanac
Historic circuit shape, winners and pace context for this venue.
5.3 km Circuit length
14 Turns
29 Editions tracked
1996 First tracked season
Melbourne Australia
Recent winners
2026 RUSGeorge Russell 1:23:06.801
2025 NORLando Norris 1:42:06.304
2024 SAICarlos Sainz Jr. 1:20:26.843
2023 VERMax Verstappen 2:32:38.371
2022 LECCharles Leclerc 1:27:46.548
2019 BOTValtteri Bottas 1:25:27.325
2018 VETSebastian Vettel 1:29:33.283
2017 VETSebastian Vettel 1:24:11.672
Most wins
#1 MSCMichael Schumacher 4
#2 BUTJenson Button 3
#3 VETSebastian Vettel 3
#4 COUDavid Coulthard 2
#5 HAMLewis Hamilton 2
Pole and fastest laps
45% Pole-to-win · 13/29
2026 VERMax Verstappen FL
2025 NORLando Norris FL
2024 LECCharles Leclerc FL
2023 PERSergio Pérez FL
2022 LECCharles Leclerc FL
2019 BOTValtteri Bottas FL
2018 RICDaniel Ricciardo FL
2017 RAIKimi Räikkönen FL
Weekend read
A compact view of demand, comfort and trip difficulty for this race.
53 Buzz · med
41 Weekend comfort · med
12 Logistics difficulty
What changed
Recent changes that may affect planning.
weather drama increased since the last update.
proximity increased since the last update.
Why this score
The main ingredients behind the weekend read.
Proximity / access ×0.15 88
Ticket scarcity ×0.15 56
On-site cost pressure ×0.1 55
Historic crowd ×0.15 100
Visitor lean ×0.2 2
Weather drama ×0.1 52
Top transport modes
Best ways to approach the circuit, with the tradeoffs that matter on race weekend.
100
Tram
best use: race dayrisk: nearest tram 1.3km: Stop 132: St Kilda Station
Rail
best use: avoid trafficrisk: nearest rail 6.1km: Victoria Park
58–74°F rain · medium
typical 6-yr typical race-week window drama 52
inter likely
Available on sale
Tickets available; typical demand for this event. Availability changes quickly. Check official channels before booking.
Official channelsOn-site cost
Weekend cost on the ground — lodging, local transport, food, camping/value, ticket pressure. Not flights.
Cost index 55 · Mid pressure
Lodging pressure 28
Local transport pressure 78
Food drink pressure 54
Camping value score 30
Ticket pressure 66
Street circuit in Melbourne; inputs: Big Mac index (food), OSM hotel density (157/5km, lodging), derived local transport; peak-month premium 6.