The 2016 Formula One Australian Grand Prix will be held on Sunday, March 20, as part of a four-day event at Albert Park that will also see four V8 Supercars races occur. The Grand Prix itself is scheduled to take place as the finale to the event, beginning at 4pm on Sunday and expected to conclude around 6pm. However racing action begins as early as Thursday with a number of warm up events, most notably the V8 Supercars. Catch all the live actions from Thursday to Sunday free streaming by clicking here.
The key events on the schedule are:
Thursday
12:50pm V8 Supercars first practice session
3:15pm V8 Supercars second practice session
4:50pm V8 Supercars qualifying session
Friday
12:30pm Formula One first practice session
2:20pm V8 Supercars first race
4:30pm Formula One second practice session
6:20pm V8 Supercars second race
Saturday
2:00pm Formula One third practice session
3:20pm V8 Supercars third race
5:00pm Formula One qualifying session
Sunday
12:20pm V8 Supercars fourth race
2:30pm Formula One drivers parade
4:00pm Formula One Australian Grand Prix
The races on Friday, Saturday and Sunday will all be broadcast live both on free-to-air TV via Network Ten, and via Foxtel on Fox Sports 5 (channel 506).
Fox Sports 5 will broadcast all four V8 Supercars races, all Formula One practice and qualifying sessions, and the Grand Prix itself.
Network Ten will run day-long coverage of Friday Saturday and Sunday from a variety of channels, to the following schedule:
Friday: 11:30am – 7:30pm on channel ONE.Saturday: 10am – 6:30pm on channels Ten, Ten HD, and ONE.
Sunday: 10am – 6pm on channels Ten and Ten HD.
This event marks both the 20th time that the V8 Supercars have appeared at Albert Park, and the 80th race in the history of the Australian Grand Prix.
All four V8 Supercars races will be 12 laps of Albert Park’s 5.303km circuit. The Australian Grand Prix will be conducted over 58 laps for a distance of roughly 307km covered.
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