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  Grand Prix Australia -- 4 Maret 2001
 
Jum'at - 2/3
Latihan Bebas 1
Latihan Bebas 2
Sabtu - 3/3
Latihan Bebas 1
Latihan Bebas 2
Kualifikasi
Minggu - 4/3
Pemanasan
Balapan

Informasi Sirkuit:

Round Number: 1  
Tanggal Balapan: 04-03-2001  
Negara: Australia  
Kota: Melbourne (click for location map)  

Nama Sirkuit: Melbourne  
Panjang Sirkuit: 5.303 m.  
Jumlah Laps: 58  
Jarak Tempuh: 307.574 m  

Pole Position 2000: Mika Häkkinen  
Juara 2000: Michael Schumacher  
Lap tercepat 2000: Michael Schumacher  


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BALAP KELILING DANAU

Menggulir F1 sejak 1996, sirkuit Albert Park, Melbourne sudah disukai. karakter jalan raya modern, membuatnya tidak jauh berbeda dengan permanen.

Sebelumnya, GP Australia juga dilaksanakan di trek jalan raya Adelaide. Pada 1995, fanatikan F1 Australia terhenyak saat Adelaide kehilangan haknya menghajat jet darat. Namun ternyata ada udang di balik batu.

Konglomerat asal Merlbourne Ron Walker belakangan diketahui punya rencana besar. Dengan modal kuatnya, ia menyulap jalan kota di sekeliling danau Albert Park jadi sebuah sirkuit modern. "Ruang membangun fasilitas, lebih mudah. Karena daerah sekitar danau relatif kosong", jelas Walker.

Hasilnya, meski bersifat temporary (sementara), tampilan sirkuit benar-benar persis permanen. Bukan cuma gedung pendukung seperti tower dan pit building berdiri kokoh, di tiap tikungan pun terhampar gravel bed. Fakta menunjukkan, sampai sekarang belum ada satu pun pembalap F1 cedera saat bertarung di sana.

Karakternya bisa dibilang medium speed. Sebagian besar tikungan berkesulitan sedang, dengan 4 tikungan mirip S (kanan langsung ke kiri).

Karena cuaca Australia terbalik dengan negara-negara di belahan utara seperti eropa, Albert Park selalu jadi seri pembuka. Pasalnya awal tahun, selalu musim panas.

Circuit Description, History, Facts and Figures

Officially, there have only been twelve Australian Grands Prix counting towards the world championship, dating back to 1985 in Adelaide. However, a race bearing that title was held as far back as 1928 at Philip Island, just outside Melbourne. It was won by Captain Arthur Waite at the wheel of an Austin 7.

The first time a grand prix was held in Albert Park was 1953, which makes one wonder why the environmentalists made such a fuss about the event when it returned here in 1996. 40 cars were entered to tackle 64 laps of a five kilometre track.

1956 saw the Olympic Games come to Montreal and a grand prix to Albert Park. Stirling Moss was the winner, beating local boy Jack Brabham amongst others.

The first Australian race to be officially part of the world championship was run on the Adelaide city centre street circuit as the final race of the 1985 championship. Keke Rosberg, now Mika Hakkinen's manager, took his last grand prix win here for Williams. Ayrton Senna started from pole in a Lotus. He was the quickest qualifier on six of his nine attempts at the event.

Adelaide hosted the 500th GP in the history of the sport in 1990. It was won by Nelson Piquet in a Benetton, who just managed to hold off Nigel Mansell's Ferrari in a thrilling finish.

The following year, the Australian race once again earned a place in the record books; this time for the shortest ever GP. The race had to be abandoned after just 14 laps, because of a heavy rain.

Sir Jack Brabham is without doubt the most famous Australian F1 racer. He won back to back world championships in 1959 and 1969 and in 1966 he made history as the first man to win the title driving a car which bore his own name; in this case the Repco Brabham. Tim Schenken, now head of the Confederation of Australian Motorsport raced F1 in the Seventies scoring points three times from 33 starts. Alan Jones brought the title back to Australia, winning the championship in 1980 for Williams. He won a total of 12 grands prix during his career.

McLaren has been the most successful team in the 15 Australian Grands Prix held to date, with seven wins. Williams has five, Ferrari two and Benetton one. Of the drivers, Alain Prost, Gerhard Berger, Ayrton Senna and Damon Hill have both won it twice.

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