2027 is the first time Formula 1's Sprint format has ever been used at Albert Park — a genuinely different weekend from recent years. Friday brings Practice 1 and Sprint Qualifying; Saturday brings the Sprint Race and Qualifying, effectively two competitive sessions in one day; Sunday is the Grand Prix itself. Exact session clock times haven't been published yet — check formula1.com or grandprix.com.au closer to race week for the confirmed schedule.
Anyone who last attended before 2027 should recalibrate their weekend plan around this change rather than assuming the old schedule still applies.
Thursday
Arrival
Friday
Practice 1 & Sprint Qualifying
Saturday
Sprint Race & Qualifying
Sunday
The Grand Prix
Optional Monday
A bookend day before flying out
Get the Itinerary Guide
Buy the Itinerary Guide alone, or the full Event Pack, to unlock the full day-by-day itinerary from Thursday's arrival to Sunday's race — how we'd actually sequence the Great Ocean Road and Yarra Valley around a Sprint weekend's compressed schedule, and the one combination that genuinely doesn't fit.
US$5
Or get every guide in the Event Pack — US$10