| The Amazing Race Australia 1 | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
 | |
| Presented by | Grant Bowler |
| No. of teams | 11 |
| Winner | Tyler Atkins & Nathan Jolliffe |
| No. of legs | 12 |
| Distance traveled | 50,000 km (31,000 mi) |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network |
| Original release | 16 May – 1 August 2011 |
| Additional information | |
| Filming dates | 5 November – 29 November 2010 |
| Season chronology | |
The Amazing Race Australia 1 is the first season of The Amazing Race Australia, an Australian reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. Hosted by Grant Bowler, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the Eastern Hemisphere to win the grand prize of A$250,000. The show was produced by activeTV Australia.[1] This season visited four continents and eleven countries and travelled over 50,000 kilometres (31,000 mi) during twelve legs. Starting in Melbourne, racers travelled through Indonesia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Macau, South Africa, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Poland, Israel, Sri Lanka and Singapore before returning to Australia and finishing in Perth. The show premiered on Australia's Seven Network on 16 May 2011.[2] The season finale aired on 1 August 2011.[3]
Best friends and surfers Tyler Atkins and Nathan Jolliffe were the winners of this season, while models and friends Sam Schoers and Renae Wauhop finished in second place and father and son Jeff and Luke Downes finished in third place.[4]
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- ^ "The Amazing Race Australia airdate revealed". The Spy Report. 9 May 2011. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ "The Amazing Race Australia: finalists". TV Tonight. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "Tyler and Nathan win The Amazing Race Australia". The Spy Report. 2 August 2011. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2011.