BACKGROUND:

TheAustralian Grand Prixis a motor race held annually inAustraliacurrently under contract to hostFormula Oneuntil 2023.^[1]The Grand Prix is the oldest surviving motor racing competition held in Australia having been held 79 times since it was first run atPhillip Islandin1928. Since1985, the race has been a round of the FIAFormula OneWorld Championship and is currently held at theMelbourne Grand Prix CircuitatAlbert ParkinMelbourne. Prior to its inclusion in the World Championship, it was held at a multitude of venues in every state of Australia, such as Tasmania and Adelaide, South Australia.

The Australian Grand Prix is the first round of the Championship, having been the first race of each year, excluding2006and2010, since the event moved to Melbourne. During its years in Adelaide, the Australian Grand Prix was the final round of the Championship, replacing thePortuguese Grand Prixin that respect. As the final round of the season, the Grand Prix hosted a handful of memorable races, most notably the1986and1994races which saw the1986and1994World Drivers' Championships decided.

Australian driverLex Davisonand German driverMichael Schumacherare the most successful drivers in the 86-year history of the event taking four wins each; whileMcLarenhas been the most successful constructor with twelve victories, its success stretching back into the pre-

Formula One history of the raceits first win being in1970. FrenchmanAlain Prostis the only driver to win the Australian Grand Prix in both Australian domestic and World Championship formats, having won the race in1982driving aFormula PacificRalt RT4and in Formula One in 1986 and1988.

As of the2017 Australian Grand Prix, three sets of fathers and sons have won the race.Stan Jones(1959) and his sonAlan Jones(1980),Graham Hill(1966) and his sonDamon Hill(1995 and 1996), andKeke Rosberg(1985) and his sonNico Rosberg(2016).

The current naming rights sponsor of the event is Swiss watchmakerRolex. The most recent race, the2017 Australian Grand Prix, was won bySebastian Vetteldriving forFerrari. The Australian Grand Prix is contracted to remain at its current Melbourne location until at least 2023. (Australian Gran Prix, 2017)

For more information about the event: http://www.grandprix.com.au

Reference:

1972 Australian Grand Prix. (2017).En.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 14 July 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Australian_Grand_Prix

Students need to discuss with their group members the following:

a. Who are the stakeholders in the case study?

b. What kind of information do each of these stakeholder need?

c. Give a list of data needed to be able to provide the information needed by the stakeholders.

d. Give at least two examples of Business Intelligence needed by the stakeholders.

e. Give one example and explain when knowledge can be used by the stakeholders in the case study.

f. How will information systems assist in the case study's business operations?