Adelaide Grand Prix

The grid for the 1985 Adelaide Grand Prix. Illustration by Sauro Torreggiani - F1 Illustrator. #F1 #Formula1 #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive

The first grand prix race day in Adelaide in 1985. Image from F1. #F1 #Formula1 #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive

The last John Player Special Lotus - Ayrton Senna’s 1986 Lotus 98T Renault. Images from @RMSothebys. #F1 #Formula1 #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive

A new record crowd for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne with an attendance of 483,934 over the four days. The 1995 Adelaide Grand Prix still holds the event record with an estimated four-day attendance of 520,000. Image from @MercedesAMGF1. #F1 #Formula1 #Adelaide #AusGP

Valtteri Bottas in the 1985 Ferrari 156/85 of Michele Alboreto at the 2026 Adelaide Motorsport Festival. Images from the Adelaide Motorsport Festival. #F1 #Formula1 #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive

Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard at the 2026 Adelaide Motorsport Festival. They are amongst the longest serving teammate pairings in Formula 1 history, racing at McLaren between 1996 and 2001. Images from Adelaide Motorsport Festival #F1 #Formula1 #Adelaide #AusGP

The Rundle Road section of the Adelaide Street Circuit at the Adelaide Grand Prix, which will return for the MotoGP version of the circuit from 2027. Image from @F1. #F1 #MotoGP #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive

‘Stag Corner’ returns on the revised Adelaide Street Circuit from 2027. Image from @WilliamsF1. #F1 #MotoGP #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive

Two newspaper front pages. Two different states. Two grand prix losses. 33 years apart. Image from The Advertiser. #F1 #MotoGP #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive

Motorcycle world champion Wayne Gardner at the 1987 Adelaide Grand Prix. Forty years later and MotoGP is set to race on a revised version of the Adelaide circuit. Image from the South Australian Government, courtesy of the South Australian Motor Sport Board. #MotoGP #Adelaide

The #AustralianGP 🇦🇺 will move to Adelaide from 2027 - marking what will be the first Grand Prix on a city-centre circuit 🆕 #MotoGP

The proposed 4.195km Adelaide Street Circuit for MotoGP. Key details courtesy of Speedcafe.com here: speedcafe.com/motogp-news-20… #Adelaide #MotoGP

Grand Prix racing is returning to Adelaide! MotoGP will race on a revised version of the Adelaide Street Circuit. #Adelaide #MotoGP #F1

The Formula 1 class of 1991 at the Adelaide Grand Prix. Image from F1. #F1 #Formula1 #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive

Roberto Moreno in the AGS JH22 Cosworth at the 1987 Adelaide Grand Prix, where he scored sixth place in his second race for the team - AGS’s first championship point. Image from @Motor_Sport. #F1 #Formula1 #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive

Thirty-five years ago, the debut of the Jordan Grand Prix team. Jordan rolled out its new 191 car with this testing livery ahead of its debut season in 1991. Images from F1 and Jordan Grand Prix. #F1 #Formula1 #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive

The podium at the 1992 Adelaide Grand Prix. McLaren’s Gerhard Berger the victor ahead of the Benetton pair of Michael Schumacher and Martin Brundle. Image from F1. #F1 #Formula1 #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive

The Jordan Grand Prix’s team photo at the 1994 Adelaide Grand Prix. Image from F1. #F1 #Formula1 #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive

Damon Hill locks up in his pursuit of Michael Schumacher at the 1994 Adelaide Grand Prix, before their championship-deciding collision. Image from F1. #F1 #Formula1 #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive

The start of the warm-up lap at the 1991 Adelaide Grand Prix. Image from @McLaren. #F1 #Formula1 #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive