Motorsport News

Victoria has secured the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix until at least 2035, with the world’s top motorsport category to continue racing at Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit.

Fans will flock to Albert Park this weekend for what is set to be one of the biggest Australian Grand Prix’s ever, and it’ll be a new-look Albert Park circuit with enhancements on and off the track.

The F1 Australian Grand Prix will return next year, and it’ll be a new-look Albert Park circuit, with the final stage of the track upgrade to be completed in summer.

A push to rip up sections of the Adelaide Grand Prix circuit within Victoria Park has failed, with the Adelaide City Council to instead investigate state heritage options for the track. It comes as a return of the Adelaide 500 race appears unlikely.

Motorsport has a massive fanbase in Australia with everything from Formula One to the Supercars Championship, which is watched avidly at the various tracks around the country.

Construction on the new Sydney International Speedway at Eastern Creek has passed the halfway point and is due for completion in September this year.

In its peak, 46,000 fans packed the Thunderdome to watch NASCAR racing, now a petition has been started calling for Calder Park Raceway to be restored to its former glory.

Plans for a new $175 million motor racing circuit in Toowoomba, Queensland, have been unveiled, with construction set to commence in the coming months.

The new $200 million Cardinia Motor Complex has been given the green light, with the racetrack able to cater for up to 60,000 fans and include a four-star hotel.

The $33 million upgrade of Sydney Motorsport Park has commenced with the installation of the first light tower which will bring night racing back to Eastern Creek.

Phillip Island has long been the hub of motorsport in Australia, and rightly so. Its most distinguishing features - and significant moments in history - are already well-documented.

Melbourne's Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit has been a fixture on the F1 calendar since 1996 and it holds a special place on that calendar, hosting the opening race of the season.