| Circuit Information |
Circuit: Australia - Melbourne
Lap Length: 5,303 Km
Race Laps: 58
Total Distance: 307.574 Km
Address: Albert Park, 220 Albert Road
Website: Website
Track Record: 1:24.215
Driver: M. Schumacher
Team: Ferrari
Year: 2004 |
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| General Information |
Melbourne ran its first Formula One race in 1996, after taking the Australian venue from Adelaide. With this maiden race, also came the shift of the Australian race to the beginning of the Formula One calender. the transition didn't come smoothly, with many disruptions from protestors, which still carry on today, although the numbers have greatly dwindled.
The Melbourne track, is contained in a park, the layout smooth and flowing. It runs clockwise around a lake, and the scenery is breathtaking.
Damon Hill, still all charged up from his victory in the closing race of 1995, continued where he left off, winning the maiden Melbourne GP, after his new Williams team-mate, Jacques Villenueve, had to slow at the end of the race with engine problems. |
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