How to watch F1 Australian Grand Prix: Race start time for Albert Park, Melbourne

Joshua Mayne

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Albert Park in Melbourne is currently hosting another edition of the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix.

Fans are showing up in droves, with record attendance recorded on Friday and Saturday.

The Sporting News has all the key timings and broadcast details for the race below.

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F1 Melbourne: Race start time in Australia

For the first time this season, fans based Down Under won't have to wake up in the middle of the night, with the race in Melbourne scheduled to begin at 3:00 pm AEDT on Sunday, March 24.

Drivers will complete 58 laps around the Albert Park Circuit.

F1 Melbourne schedule: Grand Prix times, sessions in Australia

A full breakdown of the 2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix schedule is below (all times in AEDT):

Session Date Start time Approx. finish
Practice 1 Fri. Mar. 22 12:30 pm 1:30 pm
Practice 2 Fri. Mar. 22 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
Practice 3 Sat. Mar. 23 12:30 pm 1:30 pm
Qualifying Sat. Mar. 23 4:00 pm 5:00 pm
Race Sun. Mar. 24 3:00 pm 4:45 pm

How to watch the F1 Australian Grand Prix: TV channel, free-to-air guide

Fans can catch all the action from Melbourne on Fox Sports (Channel 506) and on free-to-air via Channel 10.

How to live stream the F1 Australian Grand Prix 

The Australian Grand Prix can be streamed on Kayo SportsFoxtel Go and 10 Play.

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Joshua Mayne

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Joshua Mayne is a content producer for The Sporting News Australia based in Sydney, Australia. He has previously worked as a newsreader at 2SER and journalist at Ministry of Sport. While Joshua’s main passions are football, rugby league, basketball and F1, he will watch any sport that's on. He is still waiting for Arsenal to win the Premier League again.