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Limo & Transport for Australian Grand Prix

Four days, a circuit built on public roads, and half the streets around the lake closed — a driver who knows the way in.

Thursday 1 – Sunday 4 April 2027 — Albert Park (Sprint Saturday 3 April, Grand Prix Sunday 4 April)

The Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix turns the roads around Albert Park lake into a race track for four days. Lakeside Drive, Aughtie Drive and Queens Road sections close, the tram routes reroute, and the surrounding South Melbourne, Middle Park and St Kilda Road streets fill with 400,000-plus people across the weekend. The car parks inside the park are for corporate and accredited access. A chauffeured car with a driver who has done the event before drops your group at the closest open gate and is back at an agreed point after the podium.

Australian Grand Prix 2027 at a glance

Thursday

Thursday 1 April

Opening day

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Friday

Friday 2 April

Practice

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Saturday — Sprint

Saturday 3 April

Melbourne’s first Sprint

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Sunday — Grand Prix

Sunday 4 April

Race day — books out first

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A circuit on public roads

Because the track is the road network, the closures are extensive and they change by the day — build-up, practice days, qualifying, race day. We work from the current AGPC traffic plan and drop at whichever gate (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10) is closest to your grandstand or corporate suite with the roads as they are that day.

Race-day exit is the hardest part: the podium finishes and the entire crowd moves at once through a handful of open gates. We set the pickup well back — often toward South Melbourne or the St Kilda Road side — and wait.

2027 is in April — with Melbourne’s first Sprint

The 2027 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix runs from Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 April at Albert Park — later than the usual March date. For the first time Melbourne hosts a Sprint weekend: the Sprint is on Saturday 3 April and the Grand Prix on Sunday 4 April. Saturday and Sunday will be the busiest days on the roads around the lake, so book those days early.

The Paddock Club and corporate

The Grand Prix is a major corporate event — the Paddock Club, the corporate suites along the main straight, the sponsor activations. We run hosts and clients from city and Southbank hotels, holding the vehicle across the day so guests can move between the suite and the track walk.

Team guests, VIPs and international visitors

The Grand Prix brings more international visitors to Melbourne than almost any other weekend. For guests flying in, we meet them at international arrivals and the same chauffeur can stay with them for the whole race weekend — see private drivers for international visitors. For drivers’ guests, sponsors and well-known visitors, our VIP chauffeur service offers unmarked cars and confidentiality agreements on request.

The car

A Hummer or stretch limousine for a group doing the full weekend; the executive Mercedes and BMW for corporate and hospitality runs; the classic and prestige cars for arriving at a Paddock Club function.

Australian Grand Prix — the transport plan at a glance

—Four days — closures change day to day
—Lakeside Drive, Aughtie Drive, Queens Road sections closed
—Drop at the closest open gate to your grandstand/suite
—Race-day pickup set well back toward South Melbourne
—Corporate: vehicle held across the day
—Runs from city and Southbank hotels covered

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Australian Grand Prix Transport FAQs

How do the road closures around Albert Park affect getting to the Grand Prix?

The circuit is built on the public roads around the lake, so the closures are extensive and they change across the four days. We work from the current traffic plan and drop at whichever gate is closest to your grandstand or suite with the roads as they are that day.

What is the exit like on race day?

The hardest part of the weekend. The podium finishes and the whole crowd leaves at once through a few open gates. We set the pickup point well back — usually toward South Melbourne or St Kilda Road — and wait for you rather than fighting into the immediate crush.

Can you do a corporate Grand Prix booking?

Yes — the Paddock Club and the corporate suites are a big part of the event. We run hosts and clients from city and Southbank hotels and hold the vehicle across the day.

When is the 2027 Australian Grand Prix?

Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 April 2027 at Albert Park, with the Sprint on Saturday 3 April and the Grand Prix on Sunday 4 April. Book race-weekend cars early — Saturday and Sunday go first.

Can one chauffeur look after us for the whole Grand Prix weekend?

Yes. A multi-day booking keeps the same chauffeur and car with you from Thursday to Sunday — hotel, circuit, dinners and the airport.

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