Key Details
Location
12 Aughtie Drive, Albert Park
Bunurong Country
Client
Sports and Recreation Victoria
Project Partners
Australian Grand Prix Corporation
Parks Victoria
State Sport Centres Trust
Overview
We are delivering the redevelopment of the Albert Park pit building to meet the contemporary requirements of hosting the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix and to maximise its use by the community throughout the rest of the year.
The new building will include seven indoor sport courts, two more than are currently on site, and improved clubrooms for clubs using the outdoor fields.
It will be complemented by additional park upgrades that benefit all park users and help invigorate the precinct while continuing to be a community sporting hub.
To ensure the Albert Park pit building redevelopment is also fit for a world-class event during the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, the new facility will include:
- 14 world-class garages
- race control, administration facilities
- new media centre
- more prime viewing spaces
- better hospitality facilities.
The Victorian Government is committed to ensuring the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix continues to be a world class event.
The 2025 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix welcomed more than 465,000 fans through the gates across the four days. Hotel occupancy in central Melbourne was around 94 per cent the night before the race.
Initial investigation works by head contractor, Icon, are already underway with demolition works to begin after the 2026 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix event and continue until the end of the 2028 event. Works will not affect the running of the event.
For more information, see our Investigation works and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) in the tabs above.
The project is a partnership between Development Victoria, the Australian Grand Prix Corporation, Parks Victoria, the State Sport Centres Trust and the Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions (DJSIR). Development Victoria is delivering the project on behalf of DJSIR.
Consultation closed
Thank you to everyone who shared their thoughts on the redevelopment of the Albert Park pit building and your relationship with Albert Park via the online survey on Engage Victoria.
Submissions have now closed and we are compiling all responses received into an engagement summary report.
What happens next?
Development Victoria is planning to lodge a Planning Scheme Amendment with the Department of Transport and Planning by the end of 2024, which will begin the planning process and provide bespoke planning controls for the site. The Planning Scheme Amendment process will include development of a transparent planning framework for all key stakeholders, and is the first step in achieving planning approval for the redevelopment of the Albert Park pit building redevelopment.
The engagement summary report will be submitted to the Department of Transport and Planning as part of the Planning Scheme Amendment application.
We look forward to sharing further updates about the project.
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For more information about this project:
- Development Victoria Customer service: 131 852
- Email: AlbertPark@development.vic.gov.au
Investigation works
Our contractors will be undertaking preliminary investigation works at the site of the current pit building until mid-2025.
These preparatory works include geotechnical testing that are an essential part of the construction. It will involve drilling holes within and around the building to investigate the ground condition.
The findings will inform the project's development, ensuring that future designs are based on a thorough understanding of site-specific factors.
We will work closely with our contractors to minimise any potential disruptions for park users.
See the table below for the full list of activities and impacts. We will endeavour to add more details to these works as they come to light.
Dates | Working hours | Description | Affected areas |
22 April to 24 April 28 April to 1 May (7 days) | 7am to 5pm | External investigative works conducted around the pit building and broader park area. Above level and sub surface surveying. | Pit building immediate surroundings extending on to Oval 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18. |
28 April to 1 May (4 days) | 7am to 5pm | External investigative works conducted around the pit building. Geotech investigation through a borehole that will be 40m deep. Samples will be assessed onsite. Following completion of each borehole and associated environmental testing, the hole will be backfilled and compacted up to ground level. | North of pit building. |
28 April to 2 May 5 to 9 May 12 May to 16 May (15 days total) | 7am to 5pm | Environmental test pitting and archaeological investigations. Environmental test pitting to review soil contamination levels and gas monitoring. Archaeological pit depths varies dependant on disturbance expected during construction works. 1.5 metres to 3.2 metres in depth. | Areas surrounding the pit building, plus locations behind Fangio stand, and near existing tunnels north and south of pit building. |
12 to 13 May | 7am to 5pm | Dilapidation assessment following completion of Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix bump out. To document condition of broader construction zone.
| Work area includes inside and outside of pit building, and access routes into the site. |
14 to 16 May | 7am to 5pm | Ground water well install and sampling. | Work area includes outside of pit building, site sheds and construction zone). Sampling of existing wells east of pit building, plus a new location north of the pit building. |
2 June to 6 June | 7am to 5pm | Archaeological investigations. Archaeological pit depths up to 3.2 metres in depth. | Areas surrounding the pit building, plus adjacent to the public toilet near the lake and to the southeast of the pit building. |
FAQs
The existing pit building was constructed in 1995, with no significant upgrades since.
The current building does not meet the standards required by Formula 1 and the motorsport governing body, Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, to host a Formula 1 event.
The pit building is being redeveloped to ensure Melbourne can continue to host the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix through to 2037.
The Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix event generates significant economic benefits and adds to Victoria’s global reputation and image.
The 2025 event drew an attendance of 465,498 individuals to Albert Park across the 4-days.
Hotel occupancy across Melbourne reached 94% on the Saturday of the 2025 event.
An economic report published in 2023 showed the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix poured $268 million into Victoria’s visitor economy and supported 1,149 full time jobs.
Victoria’s enviable calendar of major events gives locals the chance to enjoy world-class culture, sports and entertainment, while providing a boost of over $3.3 billion a year to our economy.
The upgrade will overhaul raceday facilities for drivers, support staff, race administration, media and spectators.
To ensure the Albert Park pit building redevelopment is fit for a world-class spectacle during the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, the new facility will include:
- 14 new car garages (12 team garages and 2 officials’ garages)
- New facilities for race control and administration
- New media centre
- Hospitality facilities (the Paddock Club) for 5,000 people, including prime viewing spaces, patron amenities and kitchen facilities.
Preliminary geotechnical investigations began in April 2025.
The current building will be demolished after the 2026 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix.
The new garages and a temporary Paddock Club 2,500 capacity facility will be constructed for the 2027 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix.
The new facility will be completed in time for the 2028 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix.
It is expected that the new garages will be constructed for the 2027 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix and that a temporary 2,500 capacity Paddock Club facility will be provided for the event.
The project will be completed in time for the 2028 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix.
Development Victoria is leading delivery of the project in consultation with key partners, including the Australian Grand Prix Corporation, Parks Victoria, State Sport Centres Trust and the Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions.
We will work hard to minimise any impacts for the local community. Works notices will be distributed to local residents and businesses when main works commence and throughout the construction process whenever planned disruptions or traffic management activities are scheduled.
These notices will be made available on the project partner websites and casual park users will have the opportunity to opt into the community update emails.
We will work hard to minimise any impacts for the local community including the three schools bordering Albert Park. The project will keep the three schools in Albert Park updated via emails and community updates.
You can register for project updates at www.development.vic.gov.au or email the project team at AlbertPark@development.vic.gov.au
The pit building will be under construction between the 2026 and 2028 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix events and, therefore, not available to use by the public.
The three community sporting groups that will be provided temporary clubroom facilities during construction and will be able to access their existing playing fields.
The area immediately around the pit building will be impacted during the works and some roadways and paths may be diverted. Notice of any changes to access ways and will be provided on site including directional signage.
Some of the casual use courts at the south eastern end of the existing building as well as field 16 west will be impacted by the works and unavailable during the construction period.
Access to allocated playing fields for tenant clubs will be maintained or suitable alternatives identified.
Tree removal
To support the Albert Park pit building redevelopment project, an arborist report has identified trees for removal to allow for the construction of the new building.
The maximum number of trees that will be removed is 34, however a review is being undertaken seeking to reduce this number.
The image below indicates the maximum number of trees that could be removed. It is anticipated that a total of 120 trees will be replanted around the new building and the wider park.
The tree removal will occur throughout July.
The trees are exotic Yunnan Poplars as well as some Australian Spotted Gum, and exotic Callery Pears.
Our contractors will implement tree protection measures such as fencing and signage to the remaining trees in the area during construction.
Please see the image below for an illustration of the trees identified for removal.
As part of our commitment to sustainability, we will be working closely with Parks Victoria to ensure we maintain and enhance the natural landscape in Albert Park through the replanting of trees around the new building and in the nearby parkland during the project.
Tree removal map
Tree replacement process
The project has undertaken the Burnley Method to assess the values of the trees proposed for removal. The Burnley Method of tree valuation considers factors like tree size, location, overall condition, and life expectancy to determine a tree's value and is the standard process required by Parks Victoria for any tree removal for development at Albert Park.
It is intended that trees will be replanted around the new building to provide a similar feel to the existing building surrounds.
Parks Victoria will manage this additional tree planting throughout the wider park.
The final tree species will be determined through consultation with the Bunurong Land Council and Parks Victoria and will increase the overall tree canopy within the park.
More information on the locations for these plantings will be provided as the project progresses.
Updated on 23 June 2025