Fans starved of the event during COVID-19 are set to return with an estimated crowd of 125,000 to 130,000 attendees on both the Saturday and Sunday.

The Australian Grand Prix Corporation (AGPC) has overseen a significant transformation of the event on and off the track after a two-year hiatus.

Drivers will race on the recently modified and resurfaced track around the Albert Park lake after undergoing its first upgrade since being laid in 1995.

In addition to the on-track action, ticket holders can enjoy incredible trackside entertainment, live music and food and wine experiences from the some of the biggest names from Victoria’s famed restaurant scene.

Five new fan precincts – Melbourne, Phillip Island, Grampians, Yarra Valley and the Great Ocean Road – will showcase the very best of Victoria in 2022.

The event provides a major boost for the local economy, with visitors flocking to Melbourne from around not just Victoria and Australia but also the rest of the world.

The circuit build and pack down takes 16 weeks and supports more than 2,500 jobs over about 400,000 hours of work.

The circuit upgrade created 500 jobs across 85,000 construction hours.

The world-renowned four-day event beams images of Melbourne and Victoria’s regions into millions of homes around the globe.

While the Melbourne race won’t open the Formula 1 season this year, momentum for the event will be steadily growing as the teams make their way from races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

AGPC CEO Andrew Westacott told the Victorian Chamber that the Grand Prix will rekindle the events scene in Melbourne, with Australia’s biggest pop-up sporting event coming to fruition after 12-24 months’ planning with a bill “that has never been this big”.

“The Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix not only signals to the world that Victoria is open for business, but it also solidifies Melbourne as the country’s home of major international events,” he added in a statement.

The Formula 1® Heineken® Australian Grand Prix 2022 will feature:

• The world’s best drivers, including Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Australia’s own Daniel Ricciardo battling it out in the brand-new Formula 1 cars on recent track modifications intended to encourage faster racing and more battles
• An on-track schedule also fuelled by the Supercars, S5000, Carrera Cup and more
• A new April timeslot outside daylight savings allowing the Albert Park Circuit’s M-Lane precinct to transform into an evening music and food festival for the first time in the event’s history
• The AusGP Sessions music festival featuring a huge roster of Aussie artists
• The ultimate on-circuit retreat, Lakeside Studio at Carousel providing guests with an exclusive, all-encompassing hospitality experience.

The Formula 1^® Heineken^® Australian Grand Prix 2022 runs from 7-10 April. More information and ticketing is available via grandprix.com.au

Victorian Chamber Formula 1® Heineken® Australian Grand Prix Breakfast

The Victorian Chamber is excited to announce that our exclusive Grand Prix breakfast is back in 2022 and will be held on Friday 8 April at Carousel, Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit.

Before the circuit is open to the public for the day, join us trackside with our MC, news and sport presenter Jacqui Felgate, and Formula 1 racing legend, David Coulthard.

Enjoy a premium breakfast while hearing from one of motor racing’s greats.

We will also be joined by special guest Andrew Westacott, CEO of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation. Andrew will talk about the evolution of the Albert Park Grand Prix circuit and what’s new for the event in 2022.

More information and registration is available here.