Albert Park Set to Witness Record-Equaling F1 Attendance Amidst the Return of Australian GP

The latest news regarding the fan-favorite Australian GP has got everyone talking. Fans are fanatically excited about the Albert Park circuit’s comeback, as they will host their first F1 race in 2 years.

The beautiful track is getting ready for its re-opening to the energetic crowd of Australians and many more. Pre-booking numbers have soared to an all-time high, as fans can tolerate no more wait.

Formula One fans are very particular about the circuits. Amidst the COVID-19 wrath, it’s almost like the FIA was committing sacrilege by not hosting the Australian GP. However, Australia was a badly hit pandemic country, and required steps had to be taken. Located in the beautiful city of Melbourne, the almost street-circuit is a major attraction and a solid track.

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Victorian Sports Minister Martin Pakula and Australian Grand Prix Corporation chief Andrew Westacott have revealed how the crowd number will possibly reach an all-time high. While 1996 is still the record holder of the number of attendees for a race event, Westacott revealed exciting news.

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He said, “We won’t surpass the opening round numbers in 1996 of 154,000 [for race day]. But we expect to have the second- or third-highest attendance on a Sunday, possibly the highest attendance ever on a Saturday and a Friday and possibly on a Thursday as well as we move closer to the event,”

Further clarifying the number of people they expect, Pakula said, “We would expect Saturday and Sunday to be in the 125-130,000 vicinity and probably every chance north of 100,000 on the Friday as well.” Well, if this isn’t music to F1 fans?

Recently, F1 has peaked its popularity in several non-European countries. While Australia was a major hub to F1 fans, the growing numbers speak about the sport’s consistent growth in the country.

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As we try to convince ourselves that Australian GP is not too far, the wait is almost intolerable. See you on 10 April, 2022 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit.