Here we run through the key changes, driver line-ups, dates for your diary and the best Opta facts ahead of lights out at Albert Park.
KEY CHANGES
The most visible change will be the addition of the Halo head protection system to every car on the grid - a contraption that has split opinion, with Mercedes boss Toto Wolff jokingly threatening to remove his with a chainsaw.
All of the tyres supplied by Pirelli in 2018 will be softer, with two new compounds added to the line-up - hypersoft and superhard.
The number of power units available to teams has been reduced from four complete units to three each of a number of different components.
The French Grand Prix and German Grand Prix are back on the calendar, while Malaysia drops off.
McLaren’s woeful spell using Honda power is over and they will be supplied by Renault in 2018, with Toro Rosso now utilising Honda engines.
Races will begin at 10 past the hour, rather than on the hour.
THE DRIVERS
Mercedes Lewis Hamilton (GBR)Valtteri Bottas (FIN)
Ferrari Sebastian Vettel (GER)Kimi Raikkonen (FIN)
Red Bull Daniel Ricciardo (AUS)Max Verstappen (NED)
Force India Sergio Perez (MEX)Esteban Ocon (FRA)
Williams Lance Stroll (CAN)Sergey Sirotkin (RUS)
Renault Nico Hulkenberg (GER)Carlos Sainz (ESP)
Toro Rosso Pierre Gasly (FRA)Brendon Hartley (NZL)
Haas Romain Grosjean (FRA)Kevin Magnussen (DEN)
McLaren Fernando Alonso (ESP)Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL)
Sauber Marcus Ericsson (SWE)Charles Leclerc (MON)
THE CALENDAR
March 25 - AustraliaApril 8 - BahrainApril 15 - ChinaApril 29 - AzerbaijanMay 13 - SpainMay 27 - MonacoJune 10 - CanadaJune 24 - FranceJuly 1 - AustriaJuly 8 - Great BritainJuly 22 - GermanyJuly 29 - HungaryAugust 26 - BelgiumSeptember 2 - ItalySeptember 16 - SingaporeSeptember 30 - RussiaOctober 7 - JapanOctober 21 - USAOctober 28 - MexicoNovember 11 - BrazilNovember 25 - UAE
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