| 2020 Australian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Layout of the Albert Park Circuit | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | Planned for 15 March 2020 | ||
| Official name | Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2020 | ||
| Location | Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Course | Temporary street circuit | ||
| Course length | 5.303 km (3.295 miles) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 58 laps, 307.574 km (191.118 miles) | ||
The 2020 Australian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2020) was a Formula One motor race that was due to be held on 15 March 2020 in Melbourne, Victoria. The race was to be contested at the Albert Park Circuit and was intended to be the first round of the 2020 Formula One World Championship. Hours before the first practice session was due to begin, the event was cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[2]
The race would have been the 85th race in the combined history of the Australian Grand Prix, which dates back to the 100 Miles Road Race of 1928, as well as the 25th time the event had been held at the Albert Park circuit and the 36th time the Australian Grand Prix had been a part of the Formula One World Championship.
Lewis Hamilton initially entered the round as the defending World Drivers' Champion and his team, Mercedes, was the defending World Constructors' Champions. His teammate Valtteri Bottas was due to be defending race winner.[3]
- ^ "Coronavirus fears force the postponement of the F1 Grand Prix in China in April". abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Australia". formula1.com. Retrieved 15 February 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Valtteri Bottas wins Australian GP after Lewis Hamilton overtake". BBC Sport. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
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