Melbourne GP Circuit Walk

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Why this exists

Built the same way as the Singapore and Las Vegas guides — researched remotely using public GPS data, race reports, and Wikipedia, not walked in person.

Albert Park is a public park that stays open to walkers, joggers, and cyclists all year — it only closes for the race weekend. The 2022 layout change (removing the Turn 9/10 chicane) shifted every corner number after it down by two, which took real care to get right using an independent source confirming the old-to-new mapping.

Treat it as a work in progress rather than ground truth, and if you walk it yourself, corrections and reports are very welcome.

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Fan-made walking guide — S/F line + all 14 corners of the Albert Park Circuit

No corners visited yet — enable GPS and start walking.

Stored only on this device (localStorage) — no account, nothing sent anywhere.

Prev / Next — walk corners in racing order.

Tap any marker on the map to jump directly to that corner.

Sector tabs — skip between the four circuit sections.

▾ button — collapse the info panel to see more map. Reopens automatically at the next corner.

Tap GPS to enable live tracking. The app measures your distance to the next corner every few seconds using your device's built-in location — nothing is sent externally.

When you're within 40 metres of a corner, its marker turns orange. When you're within 25 metres of the next corner, the panel auto-advances.

Use the Auto button to turn auto-advance on or off — useful if you want to explore freely without the panel switching.

The screen stays on automatically while GPS is active.

Battery/CPU impact is negligible — same as having Maps open.

After first load, the app and map tiles work fully offline. This makes it useful as a general Albert Park GPS map even when roaming doesn't work.

GPS itself doesn't require internet — your device's location hardware works independently of mobile data.

Map tiles you've already viewed are cached automatically, or download the whole route now while you have signal:

Albert Park Lake is home to a breeding population of black swans, which frequently wander onto the road — sometimes with up to five cygnets in tow — causing traffic delays for everyday drivers around the park, race weekend or not.

iOS: Open in Safari → Share → "Add to Home Screen". Opens as a standalone app with no browser chrome.

Android: Open in Chrome or Brave → install prompt or browser menu → Add to Home Screen.

Once installed, the app works fully offline and the screen stays on while GPS is active.

⛶ Fullscreen button available on Android and desktop — including when installed as a PWA. Hidden on iOS where the Fullscreen API is not supported.

Racing line GPS from bacinger/f1-circuits (MIT licence, OpenStreetMap source). Historical facts are original writing.

Unofficial fan project — not affiliated with Formula One Licensing B.V. or any circuit's organising body.

✓ GPS stays on-device✓ No cookies✓ Cookieless analytics only

Found a corner that's off? A fact that's wrong? Open an issue on GitHub — corrections welcome.

F1Melbourne GP Circuit Walk

Walk all 14 corners of the Albert Park Circuit, looping Albert Park Lake just south of Melbourne's CBD.

Start at the S/F marker on Lakeside Drive — that's where the race starts and ends each lap.

Enable GPS and the app follows you — auto-advancing to the next corner as you approach. Orange markers mean you're close. Use Auto to toggle this.

Works offline — once loaded, the map and app work without internet. Useful as a general Albert Park GPS map if roaming doesn't work.

Tap Help anytime for full details on all features.

⬇ Install as an app — Safari → Share → "Add to Home Screen" on iOS, or Chrome/Brave on Android. Works offline after first load.

No cookies. GPS stays on your device. Fan project — not affiliated with F1 or any circuit's organisers.

Melbourne GP Circuit Walk — Albert Park Guide

A walking guide to all 14 corners of the Albert Park Circuit around Albert Park Lake, with GPS tracking, historical facts, and offline maps. Free, no tracking, works as a PWA.

Walking the Albert Park Circuit

The Albert Park Circuit is 5.278 km long with 14 turns, raced clockwise around Albert Park Lake, a public park just south of Melbourne's CBD. The park stays open to walkers, joggers, and cyclists all year, closing only for the Grand Prix weekend. A full resurface and reprofile ahead of 2022 removed the old Turn 9/10 chicane, creating a 1.3 km flat-out section at speeds over 330 km/h — and shifting every corner number after it down by two. Albert Park Lake is also home to a breeding population of black swans, which regularly wander onto the road and hold up everyday traffic, race week or not.

Start / Finish Line

On the pit straight at the western edge of the park. When Albert Park was rebuilt for Melbourne's first Grand Prix in 1996, the direction of travel was reversed from the original 1950s configuration — the modern circuit runs clockwise where the historic one ran anticlockwise.

Turn 1 — Jones

A sharp right-hander that kicks off the lap, with a blind apex that makes it a notorious first-lap bottleneck. Named after Alan Jones, who won the 1980 World Championship with Williams — the Jones Grandstand sits right alongside it.

Turn 2 — Brabham

A fast, sweeping left where drivers open the DRS on the way out. Named after Sir Jack Brabham, the Australian who won three World Championships (1959, 1960, 1966) — still the only driver in F1 history to win a title in a car of his own construction.

Turn 3

Heavy braking into a tight right-hander — one of the more reliable overtaking spots on the lap.

Turn 4

A quick move to the left before diving into this tight left-hander.

Turn 5 — Whiteford

A flat-out right-hander that tests car balance at high speed. Named after Doug Whiteford, who won the Australian Grand Prix a record four times in the 1950s, long before Melbourne hosted a round of the F1 World Championship.

Turn 6

A medium-speed right-hander requiring precision to keep momentum through the exit.

Turn 7 — Marina

A fast, flat-out left-hand sweep, marking the start of Lakeside Drive alongside Albert Park Lake.

Turn 8 — Lauda

A right-hand kink taken flat, named for three-time champion Niki Lauda, leading onto roughly 1.3 km of flat-out running at over 330 km/h — a stretch that used to end in a chicane (the old Turns 9 and 10) before it was removed in 2022.

Turn 9

A high-speed left-hander — until 2022 this was the entry to a chicane and was numbered Turn 11. Drivers experience roughly 5.1G here, the highest cornering forces recorded anywhere on the 2025 calendar.

Turn 10

The right-hander completing the high-speed left-right — formerly Turn 12, before the 2022 renumbering.

Turn 11 — Ascari

A tightened, more pronounced 90-degree right-hander, widened from 12 to 15 metres in 2022. Named for two-time champion Alberto Ascari and formerly numbered Turn 13.

Turn 12 — Stewart

A sharp right-hander named for three-time champion Sir Jackie Stewart, formerly numbered Turn 14.

Turn 13 — Senna

A tight, widened left-hander that catches drivers out — named for Ayrton Senna, formerly numbered Turn 15, and the start of the lap's final, technical sequence.

Turn 14 — Prost

A sweeping right-hander under power, named for four-time champion Alain Prost, leading onto the main straight — a strong exit here matters for the whole of the next lap.

Practical Guide: Walking the Albert Park Circuit

Researched remotely rather than walked in person. Practical notes for anyone visiting:

The racing line is drawn from public GPS data; corner positions are a first-draft estimate based on the confirmed corner order and known straight lengths, and still need a proper alignment pass against the real track — treat exact placements as provisional.
Albert Park is a public park with a path around the lake usable year-round — the racing surface itself is normal public road, walkable any time outside race week.
Start at the S/F line on the western side of the park and walk in racing direction (clockwise) toward Turn 1 for the most logical route.

About This App

Part of a small collection of fan-made circuit walking guides, starting with Monaco (built and beta-tested on site) and extended here to Melbourne (researched remotely — corrections welcome). GPS tracking uses your device's built-in location hardware — nothing is sent externally. No cookies — privacy-friendly, cookieless Cloudflare Web Analytics only. Works as a Progressive Web App (PWA) installable on iOS and Android for full offline use. Source on GitHub at drumandbytes/f1-walk. Unofficial fan project — not affiliated with Formula One Licensing B.V. or any circuit's organising body.

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