The third race of the 2022 Formula One season takes us to Melbourne for the Australian Grand Prix, and BettingPro.com have come up with their top tips and predictions.

Australian Grand Prix Predictions & Tips

The Australian Grand Prix returns to the Formula One calendar after a two-year absence, and all eyes will be on Mercedes to see if they can register their first victory of the season.

My short answer to that question is No.

Mercedes are struggling with the car, and everyone can say it’s a transition period and we knew this would happen, but these are the same people who were saying Lewis Hamilton would win the title driving a Ford Fiesta.

Hamilton’s best finish this season was third in the opening race in Bahrain and he is down in fifth place on the F1 standings, while team-mate George Russell has no wins but has 22 points.

They are picking up points, but Mercedes will not be settling for that. They want podium finishes every single week – unfortunately for all their fans, that might not be happening this year.

Max Verstappen is probably still everyone’s favourite to make it back-to-back title wins, but he is in for another battle as the Ferrari duo of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jnr are fighting him all the way.

Leclerc leads the championship with one win from two, while team-mate Sainz Jnr is 12 points behind him in second.

Leclerc set the pace during Friday’s practice ahead of Verstappen and Sainz Jr, while Fernando Alonso is hanging around in fourth.

I know I have mentioned Verstappen and that he is probably the favourite to win the title, but I am making a bold shout to say he will not be on the podium in Melbourne.

I am backing Ferrari top-two with Leclerc winning the race, while I also expect Valterri Bottas to finish on the podium in his Ferrari-powered Alfa Romero.

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Australian Grand Prix: Circuit Guide

The Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit has been hosting the Australian Grand Prix since 1996. A street circuit that surrounds Albert Park Lake, one lap is just over three miles long and it is considered one of the least-challenging circuits on the calendar due to is fast and undemanding corners. However, there are also very few straights on this track so chances to overtake are limited. It has been a popular track for drivers from the United Kingdom and Germany since returning to the F1 schedule.

A British driver has taken the chequered flag on nine occasions, with a German driver also winning nine times, and the most successful driver in the circuit’s history is Michael Schumacher who has won four instalments of this famous race. In terms of active drivers, Sebastian Vettel leads the way with three successes, having followed up his win in 2011 with back-to-back victories in 2017 and 2018.

Location: Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
Number Of Laps: 58
Lap Length: 3.296 miles
Lap Record: Michael Schumacher, 1 minute 24.125 seconds (2004).

Australian Grand Prix: Winners

YEAR	WINNER	TEAM	CIRCUIT
1928	Arthur Waite	Austin	Phillip Island
1929	Arthur Terdich	Bugatti	Phillip Island
1930	Bill Thompson	Bugatti	Phillip Island
1931	Carl Junker	Bugatti	Phillip Island
1932	Bill Thompson	Bugatti	Phillip Island
1933	Bill Thompson	Riley	Phillip Island
1934	Bob Lea-Wright	Singer	Phillip Island
1935	Les Murphy	MG	Phillip Island
1937	Les Murphy	MG	Victor Harbor
1938	Peter Whitehead	ERA	Bathurst
1939	Alan Tomlinson	MG	Lobethal
1947	Bill Murray	MG	Bathurst
1948	Frank Pratt	BMW	Point Cook
1949	John Crouch	Delahaye	Leyburn
1950	Doug Whiteford	Ford	Nuriootpa
1951	Warwick Pratley	GRS-Ford	Narrogin
1952	Doug Whiteford	Talbot-Lago	Bathurst
1953	Doug Whiteford	Talbot-Lago	Albert Park
1954	Lex Davison	HWM-Jaguar	Southport
1955	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Bristol	Port Wakefield
1956	Stirling Moss	Maserati	Albert Park
1957	Lex Davison/Bill Patterson	Ferrari	Caversham
1958	Lex Davison	Ferrari	Bathurst
1959	Stan Jones	Maserati	Longford
1960	Alex Mildren	Cooper-Maserati	Lowood
1961	Lex Davison	Cooper-Climax	Mallala
1962	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	Caversham
1963	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	Warwick Farm
1964	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	Sandown
1965	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	Longford
1966	Graham Hill	BRM	Lakeside
1967	Jackie Stewart	BRM	Warwick Farm
1968	Jim Clark	Lotus-Cosworth	Sandown
1969	Chris Amon	Ferrari	Lakeside
1970	Frank Matich	McLaren-Repco/Holden	Warwick Farm
1971	Frank Matich	Matich-Repco/Holden	Warwick Farm
1972	Graham McRae	Leda-Chevrolet	Sandown
1973	Graham McRae	McRae-Chevrolet	Sandown
1974	Max Stewart	Lola-Chevrolet	Oran Park
1975	Max Stewart	Lola-Chevrolet	Surfers Paradise
1976	John Goss	Match-Repco/Holden	Sandown
1977	Warwick Brown	Lola-Chevrolet	Oran Park
1978	Graham McRae	McRae-Chevrolet	Sandown
1979	Johnnie Walker	Lola-Chevrolet	Wanneroo
1980	Alan Jones	Williams-Cosworth	Calder
1981	Roberto Moreno	Ralt-Ford	Calder
1982	Alain Prost	Ralt-Ford	Calder
1983	Roberto Moreno	Ralt-Ford	Calder
1984	Roberto Moreno	Ralt-Ford	Calder
1985	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Honda	Adelaide
1986	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	Adelaide
1987	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	Adelaide
1988	Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda	Adelaide
1989	Thierry Boutsen	Williams-Honda	Adelaide
1990	Nelson Piquet	Bennetton-Ford	Adelaide
1991	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	Adelaide
1992	Gerhard Berger	McLaren-Honda	Adelaide
1993	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Ford	Adelaide
1994	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault	Adelaide
1995	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	Adelaide
1996	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	Adelaide
1997	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	Albert Park
1998	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	Albert Park
1999	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Albert Park
2000	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Albert Park
2001	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Albert Park
2002	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Albert Park
2003	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	Albert Park
2004	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Albert Park
2005	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	Albert Park
2006	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Albert Park
2007	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	Albert Park
2008	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	Albert Park
2009	Jenson Button	Brawn-Mercedes	Albert Park
2010	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	Albert Park
2011	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	Albert Park
2012	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	Albert Park
2013	Kimi Raikkonen	Lotus-Renault	Albert Park
2014	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Albert Park
2015	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Albert Park
2016	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Albert Park
2017	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Albert Park
2018	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Albert Park
2019	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	Albert Park