Albert Park, turn by turn

Turn numbers before 2022

The circuit was reconfigured for the 2022 Australian Grand Prix: the old Turn 9-10 chicane was removed, so the former Turns 11 to 16 are now Turns 9 to 14. Driver notes below marked with an older turn number come from the earlier layout.

All 14 turns

Shapes come from Purple Sector’s registry geometry.

Turn 1

Turn 1 is an open right-hander, turning through about 72°. Turn 1 comes 845 m after T14, and T2 follows 120 m later.

• Oscar Piastri: A quick right-hander. The artificial grass on the exit is very slippery, so keep the car off it. (The Australian Financial Review)

Turn 2

Turn 2 is an open left-hander, turning through about 69°. Turn 2 comes 120 m after T1, and T3 follows 615 m later.

• Oscar Piastri: Try to stay as close to full throttle as you can through this left-hander. (The Australian Financial Review)

Turn 3

Turn 3 is a roughly right-angle right-hander, turning through about 108°. Turn 3 comes 615 m after T2, and T4 follows 140 m later.

• Oscar Piastri: A tight hairpin. Do not let the car run too far left on the exit, because the left-hander comes straight after. (The Australian Financial Review)

Turn 4

Turn 4 is a roughly right-angle left-hander, turning through about 82°. Turn 4 comes 140 m after T3, and T5 follows 210 m later.

• Oscar Piastri: An awkward left-hander that tends to understeer; the challenge is getting the front tyres to grip. (The Australian Financial Review)

Turn 5

Turn 5 is an open right-hander, turning through about 57°. Turn 5 comes 210 m after T4, and T6 follows 440 m later.

• Oscar Piastri: Taken flat on a qualifying lap in an F1 car, and the wall is close, so there is little room for a mistake. (The Australian Financial Review)
• Craig Lowndes: A very fast corner where keeping the car balanced is the hard part. (Supercars)

Turn 6

Turn 6 is a roughly right-angle right-hander, turning through about 85°. Turn 6 comes 440 m after T5, and T7 follows 80 m later. In 2026 Turn 6 was dedicated to engineers Laura Mueller and Hannah Schmitz under the In Her Corner initiative of Engineers Australia and the Australian Grand Prix Corporation. (Formula1.com; AGPC)

• Oscar Piastri: The highest cornering load of the lap. A compression mid-corner makes it easy to bottom the car out. (The Australian Financial Review)
• Oscar Piastri: Only a short brake before committing to the turn-in, then watch the exit kerb, which has a step partway along it. (The Australian Financial Review)

Turn 8

Turn 8 is an open right-hander, turning through about 73°. Turn 8 comes 210 m after T7, and T9 follows 1,145 m later.

• Craig Lowndes: A fast, heavily loaded corner. Close to flat on your own, but following another car brings aerodynamic understeer. (Supercars)

Turn 9

Turn 9 is an open left-hander, turning through about 50°. Turn 9 comes 1,145 m after T8, and T10 follows 125 m later.

• Oscar Piastri: With Turn 10, one of the fastest and trickiest sections of the lap to get right. (The Australian Financial Review)
• Craig Lowndes: Expect some understeer through the left-hand part of this quick chicane. (Supercars; the source calls it Turn 11 (pre-2022 layout))

Turn 10

Turn 10 is an open right-hander, turning through about 50°. Turn 10 comes 125 m after T9, and T11 follows 710 m later.

• Oscar Piastri: The right-hand part of the chicane has a sharp apex that demands real precision. (The Australian Financial Review)
• Oscar Piastri: Stay off the aggressive exit kerb; it can damage the car’s floor. (The Australian Financial Review)

Turn 11

Turn 11 is a roughly right-angle right-hander, turning through about 87°. Turn 11 comes 710 m after T10, and T12 follows 275 m later.

• Oscar Piastri: A slow, right-angle right-hander and a good place to overtake. (The Australian Financial Review)
• Oscar Piastri: The rear tyres are hot from the fast corners before it, so putting the power down on the kerb is tricky. (The Australian Financial Review)

Turn 12

Turn 12 is a roughly right-angle right-hander, turning through about 78°. Turn 12 comes 275 m after T11, and T13 follows 240 m later.

• Oscar Piastri: Only a lift is needed, but move back to the right side of the track quickly to set up the next corner. (The Australian Financial Review)
• Craig Lowndes: A blind corner; get it right and you carry good speed through it. (Supercars; the source calls it Turn 14 (pre-2022 layout))

Turn 13

Turn 13 is a roughly right-angle left-hander, turning through about 105°. Turn 13 comes 240 m after T12, and T14 follows 135 m later.

• Oscar Piastri: There are no clear braking references and the approach curves, so you are still turning slightly while you brake. (The Australian Financial Review)
• Oscar Piastri: The slowest corner of the lap. Accept the speed it costs and place the car well for the final corner. (The Australian Financial Review)

Turn 14

Turn 14 is a roughly right-angle right-hander, turning through about 95°. Turn 14 comes 135 m after T13, and T1 follows 845 m later.

• Oscar Piastri: Mostly a traction zone with speed building throughout. The tyres are fading, so be patient with the throttle to avoid wheelspin; the exit wall is close. (The Australian Financial Review)
• Oscar Piastri: Expect some understeer on entry from tired front tyres, then balance the car on the rears through the exit. (The Australian Financial Review)

Questions

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