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Apr 9, 2022 · The first Adelaide GP in 1985 was an immediate success and, right from the start, other cities were circling. The Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide was the final race of the F1 season. (Getty ...
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Promotional poster for the first Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide in 1985. The Australian Grand Prix became a round of the FIA Formula One World Championship in 1985 with the last race of the season held on the street circuit in Adelaide.
Sep 8, 2017 · ‘Adelaide Alive’ was the promotional title for the 1985 Australian Grand Prix, the first world championship event on the streets of the South Australian capital. The Formula 1 community didn’t know what to expect from a city most had never heard of.
Keke Rosberg driving for Williams won the first Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix. 1985: McLaren's three time and defending World Champion Niki Lauda raced his last Grand Prix before retiring, crashing out of the lead on lap 57 with brake failure.
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The 1950s would prove to include many great moments at the Australian Grand Prix with major wins from future F1 heroes. Jack Brabham, who until today is the most successful driver from Australia with three F1 driving championships. Jack is also the only driver to win the title whilst driving a race car that bore his own name on it. Britain’s Sterli...
During the 60s Australia would continue to attract top-tier talent to participate in its races. The land down under was ideal for racing during European winters, which meant drivers and teams can continue to hone their skills all year round. Jack Brabham would continue to please his home crowd Fans winning the Grand Prix in 1963 and 1964. Bruce McL...
Formula 5000 would take control of the Australian Grand Prix and the race was hosted at Warwick Farm. Australians and New Zealanders were the origins of the vast majority of drivers participating until the late seventies when Europeans slowly returned to the series to take part in the series and races.
Formula 5000 would prove to be an unsuccessful venture and the Australian Grand Prix was under threat if not for Alan Jones, son of the great Aussie Stan Jones, who decided to host the race at Calder Park. Alan Jones, who was the current F1 World Drivers Champion, decided to include F1 cars, Formula 5000 cars, and Formula Atlantic Cars in the race....
The Australian Grand Prix officially joined the Formula 1 Championship in 1985, hosting the last race of the F1 season in Adelaide. The Adelaide Street Circuit, which ran for 3.780km with sixteen turns, was deemed a tricky track that challenged drivers and pleased fans. The inaugural race would not play a deciding factor for the Championship but di...
PROST AND SENNA, LOVE AND HATE The Australian Grand Prix hosted Formula 1’s 500thrace which included many racing greats to assist in the trophy presentation at the end of the race. Juan Manuel Fangio, Jack Brabham, Jackie Stewart, and Niki Lauda were all in attendance for that momentous race. Senna and Prost continued their feud that boiled over in...
SCHUMACHER TAKES THE SCUDERIA TO NEW HEIGHTS In 1999 Ferrari would kickoff their dominance on the track when Eddie Irvine won the race taking advantage of Schumacher, Coulthard, and Hakinnen’s early exits from the race. Schumacher, like on many other tracks during the early years of this decade, began his dominance with a string of victories. He cl...
BUTTON SHINES Jenson revisited the top of the podium at the top of the decade in 2010, beating out Robert Kubica and Felipe Massa who finished second and third. In 2011 Germany’s Sebastien Vettel took his first Australian title sharing the podium with Lewis Hamilton in second and for the first time ever a Russian made the podium in third; Vitaly Pe...
COVID 19 PUTS AUSTRALIA ON HOLD The 2020 and 2021 Grand Prix were both canceled due to the worldwide pandemic due to the virus Covid -19. Formula 1 will return to Albert Park in 2022 barring any setbacks or health mandates preventing the race from happening. The Australian Grand Prix is under contract with Formula 1 until 2025.
The sixteenth and final race of the 1985 Formula One World Championship, it was the 50th running of the Australian Grand Prix and the first to be held on the streets of Adelaide on a layout specifically designed for the debut of the World Championship in Australia.
Mar 18, 2024 · This victory was not just a win on the track but a triumph for Australia on the world motorsport stage, heralding the arrival of the Australian GP as a must-watch event in the Formula 1 season. Nov 3, 1985: Keke Rosberg and @WilliamsRacing win the inaugural Australian GP in Adelaide. ©LAT pic.twitter.com/8Z6SunX9Gq.
