The 2022 Australian GP drew what was a Melbourne-era record crowd with a four-day attendance of 419,114.
That eclipsed the previous four-day record of 401,000 set in 1996, the year the AGP moved from Adelaide to Melbourne.
In response to the record, the Australian Grand Prix Corporation announced that grandstand capacity has been increased for 2023.
Thanks to a redesign of the grandstand areas, the number of seats will increase from 39,000 to 44,000 in the 16 grandstands of the Albert Park compound.
Tickets for the newly redesigned stands will go on sale tomorrow as part of a phased release, with phase two then starting on December 6.
“In 2022 we saw grandstand seats sell out in record time and with the 2023 event on track to follow suit, be sure to get online well and early to avoid missing out,” said Samantha O’Hearn, AGPC Senior Director – Product and Customer Experience.
The new overall attendance record set in April included individual records for Friday and Saturday, while race day attendance was the third highest on record.
A number of factors have been attributed to the huge crowds, including the general rise in popularity of Formula 1, as well as what was effectively a three-year break between Australian GPs due to the global health crisis.
Melbourne has also been one of Australia’s cities hardest hit by COVID-19 in terms of lockdowns, with residents embracing the return of international events.
The record came despite earlier predictions from the AGPC that labor shortages would be a factor limiting the total number of spectators for the event to run in 2022.
The 2023 Australian Grand Prix, which runs from March 30 to April 2, is the first in a new agreement between F1 and the AGPC for Melbourne to host the race until 2035.
Formula 2 and Formula 3 will join the backing bill for the first time next year alongside Supercars, which will stage its second round of the 2023 season at Albert Park.
Fans behind a barrier
Photo by: Carl Bingham / Motorsport Images
The 2022 Australian GP drew what was a Melbourne-era record crowd with a four-day attendance of 419,114.
That eclipsed the previous four-day record of 401,000 set in 1996, the year the AGP moved from Adelaide to Melbourne.
In response to the record, the Australian Grand Prix Corporation announced that grandstand capacity has been increased for 2023.
Thanks to a redesign of the grandstand areas, the number of seats will increase from 39,000 to 44,000 in the 16 grandstands of the Albert Park compound.
Tickets for the newly redesigned stands will go on sale tomorrow as part of a phased release, with phase two then starting on December 6.
“In 2022 we saw grandstand seats sell out in record time and with the 2023 event on track to follow suit, be sure to get online well and early to avoid missing out,” said Samantha O’Hearn, AGPC Senior Director – Product and Customer Experience.
The new overall attendance record set in April included individual records for Friday and Saturday, while race day attendance was the third highest on record.
A number of factors have been attributed to the huge crowds, including the general rise in popularity of Formula 1, as well as what was effectively a three-year break between Australian GPs due to the global health crisis.
Melbourne has also been one of Australia’s cities hardest hit by COVID-19 in terms of lockdowns, with residents embracing the return of international events.
The record came despite earlier predictions from the AGPC that labor shortages would be a factor limiting the total number of spectators for the event to run in 2022.
The 2023 Australian Grand Prix, which runs from March 30 to April 2, is the first in a new agreement between F1 and the AGPC for Melbourne to host the race until 2035.
Formula 2 and Formula 3 will join the backing bill for the first time next year alongside Supercars, which will stage its second round of the 2023 season at Albert Park.
Fans behind a barrier
Photo by: Carl Bingham / Motorsport Images