2017 Australian Grand Prix
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| Race 1 of 20 in the 2017 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 26 March 2017 | ||
| Official name | 2017 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Course | Temporary street circuit | ||
| Course length | 5.303 km (3.295 mi) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 58 laps, 307.574 km (191.118 mi) | ||
The 2017 Australian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2017 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix) is a Formula One motor race that is scheduled to take place on 26 March 2017 in Melbourne. The race is scheduled be contested of fifty-eight laps of the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit and to be the first round of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship. The race is planned to mark the eighty-first race in the combined history of the Australian Grand Prix—which dates back to the 100 Miles Road Race of 1928—and the twenty-second time the event is held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit. The current World Champion Nico Rosberg is the defending race winner, but he will not defend this title as he retired from the sport after the 2016 season.
With the technical regulations undergoing a revision for the 2017 season, the FIA requested that every circuit on the calendar undergo revisions to update safety features.
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