Formula 1 Exhibition coming to Melbourne

For the first time, the official Formula 1 Exhibition, a global success, is coming to Australia.

Fittingly, it will be held at the home of the Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne, opening on Saturday, November 29 and remaining for another five months.

The special and unmissable insight for F1 fans covering all eras of the sport will take place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on the Yarra River.

Fan can sign up to a waitlist at f1exhibition.au to receive an exclusive pre-sale on Friday 3 October at 10am ahead of the full public on-sale at 11am on Monday, 6 October via Ticketek. 

It will arrive down under as part of a venture by Sony Music and TEG Experiences and feature cars and memorabilia from the previous 75 years.

The F1 exhibition is coming here following successful runs in Madrid, Vienna, Toronto, Buenos Aires, London and most recently, Amsterdam.

The F1 Exhibition will see Legendary F1 cars on display with a focus on Australian history.

State-of-the-art racing simulators will be on offer, plus interactive installations and exclusive content.

Special displays such as Williams’ race suits from Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet in the 1980s are part of the exhibition.

The Exhibition will start with a gallery called Once Upon a Time in F1 and then the design lab where fans will see special insights from Pirelli, Williams Racing, McLaren Racing, Oracle Red Bull Racing, Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team, and Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber. 

Fans will hear from drivers recalling stories about numerous legends, including Hall of Fame drivers.

A big highlight will be a display of more than 60 helmets and race suits from the last seven decades.

The Revolution By Design section will look at the groundbreaking designs of famous cars contstructed by the likes of Lotus, McLaren, Ferrari, Mercedes AMG Petronas, Honda and Honda.

Insights by Susie Wolff also offers an insight into the world of F1 Academy that provides a platfrom for female racers.

F1 helmets from all eras will be a special sight.

Visitors then enter Survival as they are awestruck by seeing some rarely seen parts of Romain Grosjean’s destroyed Haas from his horrific 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix fireball crash.

The final piece of the experience is the Pit Wall, where fans will relive the greatest moments in F1 history.

“Every time Formula 1 comes to Melbourne we feel the passion for the sport throughout this amazing city, so it’s only fitting for it to be the destination for the first F1 Exhibition show in Asia-Pacific,” said Emily Prazer, Chief Commercial Officer at Formula 1.

“The Exhibition celebrates the sport’s rich history and Australia’s outstanding contribution to Formula 1.

“I’m really excited for fans to go on an incredible immersive journey through our sport’s most memorable moments.”

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