Piastri grandstand location
The Piastri Grandstand, named after the current F1 driver Oscar Piastri, is new for 2026. It’s located on the outside (left-hand) side of the start / finish straight on the Albert Park circuit layout, as the map below shows.
It’s opposite the pit lane and pit garages, and part of it is directly in line with the start / finish line. This new grandstand is the end section of the Fangio grandstand which it’s directly adjacent to. That stand has now shrunk to make way for this one.
The nearest stand to this one on its left is the Moss grandstand which is much closer to Turn 1.
Other grandstands
Grandstand tickets - Australian Grand Prix
Tickets for this grandstand are likely to be very popular and will probably sell out immediately on the official site. If that’s the case, you can buy tickets through Stubhub instead, all the way until the last few minutes before the race.
NOTE: If you’re visiting StubHub from Australia, you’ll need to use a VPN from another country to see the tickets available for the Aus GP. I use NordVPN who currently offer a 30-day money back guarantee.
I’ve bought F1 tickets through StubHub numerous times over the last few seasons and have always had a great experience. They have a robust FanProtect guarantee which will keep your tickets / money safe.
- Tickets include access to all of the Park Pass General Admission areas
- Tickets include access to all fan zones and concerts on the day(s) of your ticket
Grandstand details
Merch
If you get a ticket to the Piastri stand, the Aus GP organisers have confirmed the original ticket purchaser will also get one OP81 cap and one OP81 t-shirt. If you buy through a reseller don’t expect to get the merch.
TV Screens
There are 2 TV screens visible from this grandstand. One screen on top of the pit buildings opposite that’s visible to people sat in sections A, B and C, and another screen on the other side of the track near the pit exit visible to those in sections D and E.
The video lower down this page gives a clear view of the TV screens.
Seats
The seats will be chairs with fixed backs and bases. Chairs in the premium section have arm rests and cup holders.
Cover
There are Standard and Premium seats in the stand. Standard is uncovered, premium is mostly covered.
The roof is over the top half of the stand which gives the premium seats at the top some shade from the sun. But it’s not full weather protection. Only the back rows of premium are likely to be completely protected. The only downside to being seated in the premium area is that the poles that support the roof can obscure your view slightly, but it’s not too much of an issue.
The red seats in the top half of the stand are premium. But in reality if you’re going for premium seats you want to try and avoid the first five rows as they’re barely under the cover. The further up you go the more you’ll be in shade throughout the day.
For reference, the back row of the standard section, row N, is in the sun until around 4pm.
Check out my guide on what to wear to the Australian GP for tips on how to dress to keep comfortable in the Melbourne temperatures.
Piastri grandstand seating map
The Piastri stand is made up of 5 sections named A to E. Section A is closest to the last corner, Section E is closest to Turn 1.
Section C is directly in line with the start / finish line, and sections B and C are directly opposite the podium.
The premium seats are those in rows AA – NN in the top half of the stand. The basic non-covered seats are in rows below those with single letters that go from A at the front to N at the top. There’s no row I.
As the map shows, seat numbers will increase from left to right as you stand on the track and look up at the stand. They will start from 1 again at the beginning of each section. Each section is 62 seats wide.
Piastri grandstand view at the Aus GP
The image below shows the parts of the track that are likely to be visible from this stand highlighted in pink.
The view from this grandstand is mainly of the start / finish line, the pit lane and the podium. You will struggle to see up towards the first or last turns during the race. as the safety fencing can obscure your view a lot when you look along it.
To see over the pit wall in to the pit lane more easily then you will want be sitting in row K or above. Anything lower than that and you’ll find it hard to see the pit garage clearly due to the pit lane wall and fences obscuring your view.
The video below filmed at the 2026 Australian Grand Prix shows the views from a number of different seats in the Piastri grandstand:
- Section C Row E Seat 29
- Section C Row M Seat 31
- Section C Row GG Seat 31
- Section C Row NN Seat 42
- Section E Row E Seat 24
- Section E Row BB Seat 22
- Section E Row LL Seat 10
- Section E Row NN Seat 2
As the video shows, in section C you’re directly in line with the start line and the podium on the opposite side of the track, so that is my favourite section to sit in.
Wherever you sit you can’t see down to turn 1, nor can you quite see the cars exiting the final corner.
The higher seats give you a much better vantage point to see in to the pit lane. And the higher rows of the premium section (row FF and above) give you shade for a lot / most of the day.
Best seats Piastri grandstand
I’d suggest going for seats in sections B and C so you’re directly opposite the podium and pretty much opposite the start / finish line.
If you want the premium seats to stay out of the shade, go for rows FF and up. Or ideally, go as high as you can – the higher you go the more you’ll be in shade throughout the day.
Nearest entrance
The best and nearest Albert Park entrance gate to this stand at the Aus GP is Gate 1, only a short walk away.
I’m trying to decide between Section F of the Jones Stand (Row R) and section D of Piastri (Row MM of premium). The only negative about Jones is that section F is so far away from the track as its directly facing the gravel trap. I’m also concerned that I won’t be able to see the podium or into any of the pitboxes from section D of Piastri due to the position and the pole that holds the lights. What do you think I should do?
I think it comes down to what is your priority. If you want to see the grid, pit lane, pit stops then go for Piastri. If you want to see some first corner action and overtaking then go for Jones. I’d pick the Jones stand because I’d rather see some on-track passing.
I can only get tickets for the Friday, which grandstand area would give you the best view into Pit lane to see some of that action
Go for the lower sections of this stand (A, B, C)
Hi Alex – great information, thank you.
was lucky to get to some for Saturday. Fangio Section B Row LL, then Piastri Section B Row E became available. I think they’re both great options, but was considering keeping Piastri. Is this what you’d recommend?
Hi Louise. The row LL seats in Fangio will be covered, the row E seats in Piastri will not – so that’s the biggest difference between the two.