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The Australian Grand Prix

Event Schedule


Thursday 7th of March

0920 - 0945 Opening of Albert Park Circuit
0945 - 1010 Group A Touring Cars Qualifying #1
1100 - 1200 Formula 1 Familiarisation #1
1215 - 1225 1956 Reinactment Parade
1230 - 1250 Celebrity Challenge Familiarisation
1330 - 1430 Formula 1 Familiarisation #2
1445 - 1505 Formula Ford Qualifying #1
1520 - 1540 Porsche Qualifying #1
1555 - 1620 2.0L Super Touring Car Qualifying #1
1635 - 1700 Formula Brabham Qualifying #1
1715 - 1735 Formula Ford Qualifying #2
1750 - 1810 Porsche Qualifying #2

Friday 8th of March

0930 - 0945 Corporate Karts Qualifying
0955 - 1015 1956 Reinactment Parade
1100 - 1200 Formula 1 Practice #1
1210 - 1225 Grand Prix Rally Parade Stage 1
1330 - 1400 Formula 1 Practice #2
1415 - 1440 2.0l Super Touring Car Qualifying #2
1500 - 1512 Porsche Race #1 - 5 laps
1517 - 1530 Porsche Race #2 - 5 laps
1545 - 1610 Group A Touring Cars Qualifying #2
1630 - 1650 Formula Ford Race #1 - 8 laps
1705 - 1725 Celebrity Challenge Practice
1740 - 1805 Formula Brabham Qualifying #2

Saturday 9th of March

0900 - 0945 Formula 1 Practice #3
1015 - 1100 Formula 1 Practice #4
1115 - 1130 Grand Prix Rally Parade Stage 2
1135 - 1150 Corporate Kart Race
1200 - 1220 Exotic Vehicle Parade
1300 - 1400 Formula 1 Qualifying
1420 - 1445 Group A Touring Car Race #1 - 10 laps
1505 - 1525 1956 Reinactment - 5 laps
1545 - 1610 2.0l Super Touring Car Race #1
1625 - 1645 Celebrity Challenge Qualifying
1705 - 1730 Formula Brabham Race - 12 laps
1750 - 1810 Formula Ford Race #2 - 8 laps

Sunday 10th of March

0930 - 1000 Formula 1 Warm Up
1010 - 1025 1956 Reinactment Parade
1035 - 1055 2.0l Super Touring Car Race #2 - 8 laps
1135 - 1155 Celebrity Challenge
1155 - 1200 Celebrity Challenge Parade
1210 - 1227 Group A Touring Car Race #2 - 6 laps
1400 - 1545 1996 Australian Grand Prix, 59 Laps including Warm-up
Information Provided by Simon Mawdesley