Circuit Albert Park is located around Albert Park Lake near Melbourne in Australia. It is the venue for the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, also known as the Melbourne Grand Prix.
The circuit held its 1st Grand Prix race event in 1996. Compared to other street circuits, Albert Park has a quite smooth surface. Until 2007 it was one of the few circuits next to a body of water. Most of the new circuits such as the ones in Valencia, Singapore and Abu Dhabi have imitated that feature.
Circuit Albert Park is semi-permanent, utilizing parts of the public road around Albert Park during the Australian Grand Prix weekend. It has a length of 5,303 km with 16 turns. The circuit is considered to be quite fast and easy to drive. According to the drivers the consistent placement of the corners allows them to easily learn the circuit and achieve competitive times. On this circuit, drivers should rely on speed as the circuit does not offer many overtaking opportunities due to its design with relatively few long straights and flat surface.
Albert Park has the distinction of being the only venue to hold the Australian Grand Prix in both the World Championship and a smaller format. Prior to the 1996 Australian Grand Prix, a modified version of the current circuit was used for both the 1953 and 1956 Australian Grand Prix. During this time Albert Park ran anti-clockwise opposed to the current Grand Prix circuit.
The contract with the Formula 1 management for circuit Albert Park to host the Melbourne GP is valid until at least 2015. | 
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