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Oval 21 at Albert Park. Parks Victoria gives a rent subsidy to the Grand Prix amounting to several million dollars every year, as mandated in the Australian Grand Prix Act but is 'responsible' for Albert Park, including all the sporting grounds.

 

2013 grand prix: A claim of 69,800 fans on the Thursday. Where are they? In the main straight, during the popular V8 Supercar event, shown here? This is typical of claims that are contradicted by hard evidence. We have a set of photos that ask the same question.

Alternative facts: Grand Prix deception exposed. This fact sheet demolishes all the false and misleading claims about the grand prix. Here is the proof

$765 million in taxpayer's money has been sunk on the grand prix but weren't we promised the profits would pay back initial borrowings? Worse, many hidden subsidies have pushed the real cost way beyond one billion dollars, as estimated here.

As the government did not follow the Auditor-General's recommendation to perform an annual cost-benefit analysis to determine if the grand prix is worthwhile, SAP commissioned Economists at Large (www.ecolarge.com) to update the A-G's cost-benefit analysis. They found the 2012 event resulted in a net economic loss to Victoria of $60.6 million. The report is here.

SOME ALTERNATIVE FACTS ON GRAND PRIX ATTENDANCE

The government and the grand prix corporation have consistently refused to disclose under FOI any documents that can prove (or disprove) their claims of attendance. SAP has appealed to VCAT, asking for details of how they made up the attendance figures at last years race as they are far above those apparent from the audited ticket sales. The grand prix says revealing the truth would disadvantage them. Indeed. We have posted a public interest statement (here) for the VCAT judge to consider.

Why do politicians persist with the grand prix, despite all the evidence it's a loser? An expert tells all

Report on the Report. Here is a full analysis of unsubstantiated claims published in the 2014 report from the grand prix corporation.

Ecclestone's bribery and corruption scandal. Here are the facts that Melbourne's newspapers won't print

For schools considering attending the GP, we suggest an alternative educational experience to the one offered by the AGPC

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