Adelaide Grand Prix

Forty-one years ago today, race day for the inaugural Adelaide Grand Prix in 1985. A sold-out crowd of 107,500 was on hand for the historic event. Image from F1. #F1 #Formula1 #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive

Ligier team photo at the 1993 Adelaide Grand Prix, featuring the 'art car' that Martin Brundle raced in the last two races of that season. Image from Ligier. #F1 #Formula1 #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive

Gerhard Berger's flaming McLaren Honda at the 1990 Adelaide Grand Prix. Image from Honda Racing F1. #F1 #Formula1 #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive

Alessandro Zanardi and Mika Häkkinen doing battle at the 1991 Adelaide Grand Prix. Image from F1. #F1 #Formula1 #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive

Benetton's message of thanks to Adelaide following the last Adelaide Grand Prix in 1995. Image from F1. #F1 #Formula1 #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive

The dates for Adelaide’s inaugural MotoGP event are confirmed: November 12 to 14 in 2027. It means grand prix racing will return to Adelaide 32 years to the day (November 12) since the last Formula 1 Adelaide Grand Prix in 1995. Image from @MotoGP. #MotoGP #F1 #Adelaide #AusGP

The Formula 1 end-of-season class photo, brought inside due to rain at the 1989 Adelaide Grand Prix. Image from Honda Racing F1. #F1 #Formula1 #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive

Michael Schumacher at the 1994 Adelaide Grand Prix, on the brink of his first Formula 1 world championship win. Image from F1. #F1 #Formula1 #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive

Australian Senna Agius, named after Ayrton Senna, will ride for the Tech3 KTM team in the 2027 MotoGP world championship. He will be the sole Australian in MotoGP's premier class for the inaugural Adelaide MotoGP event. Image from Tech3. #MotoGP #Adelaide #AusGP

Alan Jones (#15) in his last start in Formula 1 in the early stages of the 1986 Adelaide Grand Prix. Image from F1. #F1 #Formula1 #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive

Ayrton Senna at the 1991 Adelaide Grand Prix. Image from Honda Racing F1. #F1 #Formula1 #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive

Coming soon to Netflix, a documentary on Michael Schumacher's first Formula 1 world championship title which was won at the 1994 Adelaide Grand Prix. #F1 #Formula1 #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive

Rundle Mall, Adelaide's pedestrian shopping mall, is celebrating its 50th anniversary today. It hosted a number of Adelaide Grand Prix activations and launches. Images from the South Australian Government, courtesy of the South Australian Motor Sport Board. #F1 #Adelaide

Track maps for the new-look Adelaide Street Circuit and the differences between the MotoGP and Supercars layouts. Images from Department for Infrastructure and Transport. #MotoGP #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive #ADLGF – at Adelaide, South Australia

A first look at the new-look Adelaide Street Circuit for MotoGP from 2027. Video from @MotoGP. #MotoGP #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive

The podium at the 1990 Adelaide Grand Prix, featuring winner Nelson Piquet, second place Nigel Mansell and third place Alain Prost. Image from F1. #F1 #Formula1 #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive – at Adelaide, South Australia

Michele Alboreto and Satoru Nakajima at the 1991 Adelaide Grand Prix. Image from Honda Racing F1. #F1 #Formula1 #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive – at Adelaide, South Australia

Niki Lauda on his way to his 25th and last grand prix win at the 1985 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, five races before his last start in Formula 1 at the Adelaide Grand Prix. Image from F1. #F1 #Formula1 #Adelaide #AusGP #DutchGP

Mika Häkkinen gets it wrong at ‘Brewery Bend’ during the 1993 Adelaide Grand Prix - the same corner where two years later he suffered a near-fatal accident. Image from F1. #F1 #Formula1 #Adelaide #AusGP #AdelaideAlive – at Adelaide, South Australia