F1 Australian GP Facts and stats 22.03.2017: Formula 1- Australian Grand-Prix 2017 Melbourne, Albert Park Circuit • Total number of race laps: 58

Formula 1- Australian Grand-Prix 2017
Melbourne,  Albert Park Circuit




•    Total number of race laps: 58


•    Complete race distance: 307.574 kilometers (191.118 miles)


•    Pit lane speed limit: 60 kph (37 mph)


•    This 5.303-kilometer (3.295-mile), 16-turn Albert Park Circuit has hosted Formula One since 1996, with last year’s Australian Grand Prix serving as the venue’s 21st grand prix. However, this is the 33rd Australian Grand Prix, with the inaugural Formula One race taking place in 1985 on the Adelaide Street Circuit, which was won by Keke Rosberg, father of reigning Formula One champion Nico Rosberg.


•    Michael Schumacher holds the race lap record at Albert Park Circuit (1:24.125), set in 2004 with Scuderia Ferrari.


•    Sebastian Vettel holds the qualifying lap record at Albert Park Circuit (1:23.529), set in 2011 with Red Bull in Q3.




F1 Australian Grand-Prix betting odds are all going in the direction: Fight Ferrari - Mercedes!


Vettel can he break the Mercedes dominance and break his own lap record? The yound newcomer Valtteri Bottas will he beat his teammate Hamilton?




Barcelona F1 tests best times:


Raikkonen    Ferrari    SUPERSOFT    01:18,634    DAY 8
Vettel    Ferrari    ULTRASOFT    01:19,024    DAY 7
Bottas    Mercedes    SUPERSOFT    01:19,310    DAY 6
Hamilton    Mercedes    ULTRASOFT    01:19,352    DAY 7
Massa    Williams    ULTRASOFT    01:19,420    DAY 6
Verstappen    Red Bull    SUPERSOFT    01:19,438    DAY 8
Sainz J    Toro Rosso    ULTRASOFT    01:19,837    DAY 8
Hulkenberg    Renault    ULTRASOFT    01:19,885    DAY 8
Ricciardo    Red Bull    ULTRASOFT    01:19,900    DAY 5
Perez    Force India    ULTRASOFT    01:20,116    DAY 8
Ocon    Force India    ULTRASOFT    01:20,161    DAY 7
Palmer    Renault    ULTRASOFT    01:20,205    DAY 8
Stroll    Williams    SOFT    01:20,335    DAY 8
Kvyat    Toro Rosso    SUPERSOFT    01:20,416    DAY 7
Magnussen    Haas    ULTRASOFT    01:20,504    DAY 7
Grosjean    Haas    ULTRASOFT    01:21,110    DAY 8
Vandoorne    McLaren    ULTRASOFT    01:21,348    DAY 7
Alonso    McLaren    ULTRASOFT    01:21,389    DAY 8
Ericsson    Sauber    ULTRASOFT    01:21,670    DAY 8
Wehrlein    Sauber    ULTRASOFT    01:22,347    DAY 7




•    The Albert Park Circuit comprises public roads encircling Albert Park Lake, a man-made body of water just south of Melbourne’s central business district.


The roads were rebuilt prior to Formula One’s debut at the track in 1996, but because the surface only sees racecars about once a year, grip is hard to come by, especially in the initial practice sessions. It’s a street circuit that some say behaves more like a natural road course.



•    DYK? Albert Park hosted races in the 1950s on a 5.03-kilometer (3.125-mile) configuration of the current circuit. During this time, however, the race ran in an anti-clockwise direction, as opposed to the current clockwise direction of the track’s layout.



•    During the course of the Australian Grand Prix, lows will range from 12-14 degrees Celsius (53-57 degrees Fahrenheit) to highs of 22-24 degrees Celsius (71-76 degrees Fahrenheit).



Relative humidity ranges from 40 percent (comfortable) to 91 percent (very humid), with a dew point varying from 6 degrees Celsius/43 degrees Fahrenheit (dry) to 14 degrees Celsius/57 degrees Fahrenheit (comfortable).



The dew point is rarely below 2 degrees Celsius/36 degrees Fahrenheit (dry) or above 17 degrees Celsius/63 degrees Fahrenheit (mildly humid). Typical wind speeds vary from 3-27 kph/2-17 mph (light air to moderate breeze), rarely exceeding 43 kph/27 mph (strong breeze).
 



 •    Pirelli is bringing three tire compounds to Australia:


o    P Zero Yellow soft – less grip, less wear (used for long-race stints)

o    P Zero Red supersoft – more grip, medium wear (used for shorter-race stints and for initial portion of qualifying)

o    P Zero Purple ultrasoft – highest amount of grip, highest amount of wear (used for qualifying and select race situations)





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