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{{Short description|Temporary race track in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2011}}
{{Infobox motorsport venue
| Name              = Adelaide Street Circuit
| Former_names      = Adelaide Parklands Circuit
| Location          = [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]]
| Coordinates       = {{coord|34|55|50|S|138|37|14|E|display=inline}}
| Time              = [[UTC+09:30]] ([[UTC+10:30]] [[Daylight saving time|DST]])
| Owner             = [[Adelaide City Council]]
| Opened            = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1985|10|31}}<br/>Re-opened in {{Start date and age|df=yes|1999|04|08}}
| Closed            = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1995|11|12}}
| FIA_grade         = 3
| Image             = [[File:Adelaide (short route).svg|240px]]
| Image_caption     = Layout used by [[Supercars Championship|Supercars]] from 1999
| Track_map         = [[File:Adelaide (long route).svg|240px]]
| Track_map_caption = Layout used by [[Formula One]] from 1985 to 1995 and [[American Le Mans Series|ALMS]] in 2000
| Events            = '''Current:'''<br />'''[[Supercars Championship]]'''<br />''[[Adelaide 500|Adelaide Grand Final]]'' (1999–2020, 2022–present)<br />''[[Supercars Challenge (event)|Supercars Challenge]]'' (1985–1995)<br />'''Former:'''<br />[[Formula One]]<br />''[[Australian Grand Prix]]'' (1985–1995)<br/>[[American Le Mans Series]]<br />''[[Race of a Thousand Years]]'' (2000)<br />[[Stadium Super Trucks]] (2015–2018, 2020, 2024)<br />[[GT World Challenge Australia]] (2007–2013, 2015–2017, 2022–2023)<br />[[S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship|S5000]] (2023)<br />[[Tasman Series|S5000 Tasman Series]] (2022)
| Layout1           = Supercars Circuit (1999–2020, 2022–present)
| Length_km         = 3.219
| Length_mi         = 2.001
| Turns             = 14
| Record_time       = 1:16.0357
| Record_driver     = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Aaron Cameron]]
| Record_car        = [[Ligier JS F3|Rogers AF01/V8]]
| Record_year       = [[2023 S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship|2023]]
| Record_class      = [[S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship|S5000]]
| Layout2           = Grand Prix Circuit (1985–1995, 2000)
| Length_km2        = 3.780
| Length_mi2        = 2.349
| Turns2            = 16 
| Record_time2      = 1:15.381
| Record_driver2    = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Damon Hill]]
| Record_car2       = [[Williams FW15C]]
| Record_year2      = [[1993 Australian Grand Prix|1993]]
| Record_class2     = [[Formula One|F1]]
|}}

The '''Adelaide Street Circuit''' (also known as the '''Adelaide Parklands Circuit''') is a temporary [[street circuit]] in the [[Adelaide Parklands|East Parklands]] adjacent to the [[Adelaide central business district]] in [[South Australia]], [[Australia]].

The {{convert|3.780|km|abbr=on}} "Grand Prix" version of the track hosted eleven [[Formula One]] [[Australian Grand Prix]] events from 1985 to 1995, as well as an [[American Le Mans Series]] [[Endurance racing (motorsport)|endurance race]] on [[New Year's Eve]] in 2000 ([[Race of a Thousand Years]]). Between 1999 and 2020 and again from 2022, a shortened {{cvt|3.219|km|abbr=on}} version of the circuit has been used for the [[Adelaide 500]] touring car race. It is also being used by the Adelaide Motorsport Festival.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://glamadelaide.com.au/classic-formula-1-cars-will-return-to-adelaide-at-the-2023-adelaide-motorsport-festival-this-march/ | title=Classic Formula 1 cars will return to town at the 2023 Adelaide Motorsport Festival this March • Glam Adelaide | date=8 March 2023 }}</ref>

==Formula 1 Grand Prix==
{{More citations needed section|date=December 2022}}
[[File:Keke Rosberg Williams FW10 1985 German GP.jpg|thumb|right|[[Keke Rosberg]] driving for [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] won the first Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix.]]
*[[1985 Australian 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. It was the last win for [[Finland]]'s {{f1|1982}} World Champion [[Keke Rosberg]], driving his last race for [[WilliamsF1|Williams]] before taking Lauda's place at McLaren for {{f1|1986}}. Brazilian [[Ayrton Senna]] took pole position with a time of 1:19.843 in his [[Lotus 97T|Lotus]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]]. Senna retired from the lead with a blown engine on lap 62. Earlier in the race he had hit Rosberg's [[Williams FW10|Williams]]-[[Honda Racing F1|Honda]] at the pits hairpin as the Finn braked to pit for tyres, with Senna losing the front wing of his car. He did a full lap before missing the pits after driving too quickly through the previous turn, causing him to do a second lap with the missing front wing. Finishing 2nd and 3rd were [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]] pair [[Jacques Laffite]] and [[Philippe Streiff]]. Streiff tried to overtake his teammate with just over a lap to go and collided with him. Both carried on; Laffite was undamaged but Streiff's left front wheel was held on only by the suspension mounting points which had not broken all the way through. Only 8 of the 26 starters reached the chequered flag in a race run in 35&nbsp;°C heat. It was the last Grand Prix for the factory Renault team, the pioneers of turbocharging in F1 bowing out as a constructor (Renault would return to Grand Prix Racing as a constructor in {{F1|2002}}). The Grand Prix won the [[List of Formula One Promotional Trophy winners#Race Promoters' Trophy|Formula One Race Promoters' Trophy]] as the best run Formula One Grand Prix of {{f1|1985}}.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}
*[[1986 Australian Grand Prix|1986]]: [[Nigel Mansell]]'s Williams Honda blew a tyre on Brabham straight at over {{Convert|180|mph|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, destroying his world title chance on lap 63. He managed to drive the car to safety and avoid a heavy impact with the wall (Mansell later noted that had he not been able to control the car and had hit the wall, the accident most likely would have seen the race stopped, which would have left him as the World Champion). One lap earlier, Keke Rosberg, in his final race before retiring, had also suffered a tyre failure. Rosberg, who at the time led by over 30 seconds, thought it was an engine problem, pulled off the circuit and got out of the [[McLaren MP4/2|McLaren]]-[[Techniques d'Avant Garde|TAG]], not knowing he could have easily made it to the pits to change tyres (the Finn was seen looking at the back of his car soon after stopping before throwing his arms up in despair after a marshal pointed out the tyre).{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} Rosberg's McLaren teammate [[Alain Prost]] won the title after his first victory in Adelaide becoming the first back-to-back F1 World Champion since [[Australians|Australian]] [[Jack Brabham]] had done so in {{f1|1959}} and {{f1|1960}}, with Brabham in attendance to see Prost emulate his feat. Prost's win saw him become the first, and as of [[2018 Australian Grand Prix|2018]], the only winner of the Australian Grand Prix in both World Championship and Australian domestic formats, having previously won the race in [[1982 Australian Grand Prix|1982]]. It was the last race for Australia's {{f1|1980}} World Champion [[Alan Jones (racing driver)|Alan Jones]], who retired from F1 for good after qualifying his [[Lola THL2|Lola]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] 15th, and retiring from the race with a blown engine on lap 15. It was also the team's last race and the last race for his teammate [[Patrick Tambay]]. It was also the last race in which the Lotus team would carry the black and gold sponsorship colours of [[John Player Special]], or run the Renault turbo engine, the turbo pioneers in F1 not supplying their turbocharged engines after the season.
*[[1987 Australian Grand Prix|1987]]: Both qualifying and the race were dominated by [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari's]] [[Gerhard Berger]], who won from pole and set the fastest lap, after also having won the previous race in [[1987 Japanese Grand Prix|Japan]] from pole. Ayrton Senna finished 2nd on the road in his Lotus-Honda, but was later disqualified for oversized brake ducts, giving Berger's teammate [[Michele Alboreto]] 2nd place and Ferrari's first 1–2 since the [[1985 Canadian Grand Prix]]. [[Thierry Boutsen]] finished 3rd in his [[Benetton B187|Benetton]]-Ford in the last race for the Ford V6 turbo as the company had decided to build an all new [[V8 engine]] in readiness for the new naturally aspirated formula to be introduced in 1989.
*[[1988 Australian Grand Prix|1988]]: In a season almost totally dominated by the McLaren-Hondas of {{f1|1988}} World Champion Ayrton Senna and his teammate Alain Prost, Senna took his 13th pole of the season, the pair over 1.6 seconds faster than Nigel Mansell in his [[Naturally aspirated engine|atmospheric]] [[Williams FW12|Williams]]-[[Judd CV|Judd]]. Ferrari's Gerhard Berger, knowing that he most likely would not finish before running out of fuel, told race favourites Prost and Senna that he was going to send the Ferrari turbo out in a blaze of glory by running full turbo boost and would pass them early to put on a show for the fans.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nigel Roebuck |first1=John Townsend |title=Grand Prix - 1988 Formula One World Championship |date=1989 |publisher=Garry Sparke & Associates |location=Glen Waverly, Victoria, Australia |isbn=0 908081 59 6 |pages=154-155 |edition=1st}}</ref> Berger's teammate [[Michele Alboreto]], in his last race for the team, had planned to do the same but a clash with the [[Dallara]]-[[Cosworth DFZ|Ford]] of fellow Italian driver [[Alex Caffi]] just 5 corners into the opening lap saw him retire with suspension damage. Throwing caution to the wind, Berger made good on his promise and charged, first passing Senna on lap 3 then taking the lead from Prost on lap 14. He continued to build a lead until taken out by [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier's]] [[René Arnoux]] on lap 25 while lapping the [[Frenchman]]. Prost then won from Senna, with outgoing World Champion Nelson Piquet in his [[Lotus 100T|Lotus]]-Honda making it an all Honda turbo podium in the last F1 race for turbo powered cars.
*[[1989 Australian Grand Prix|1989]]: The first of two wet races in Adelaide. Newly crowned World Champion [[Alain Prost]] (McLaren) pulled out after only one lap protesting the conditions. Only eight cars finished, with retirements including former World Champions [[Nelson Piquet]] who drove his [[Lotus 101|Lotus]] into the back of [[Piercarlo Ghinzani|Piercarlo Ghinzani's]] [[Osella]] on lap 19, and Ayrton Senna who drove his McLaren-Honda into the back of [[Martin Brundle]]'s [[Brabham]]-Judd while some 30 seconds in the lead on lap 13. Television commentator [[Murray Walker]] described the vision from the rearward-facing camera on Brundle's car as "Senna bearing down on it like Jaws". Thierry Boutsen, who had finished 3rd in 1987, won his second Grand Prix of the season for Williams-Renault (and his second wet race) from the [[Benetton B189|Benetton]] of the [[1989 Japanese Grand Prix|Japanese Grand Prix]] winner [[Alessandro Nannini]]. [[Satoru Nakajima]] spun at the chicane on the first lap, but then charged hard through the field, setting the fastest lap of the race (1:38.480 compared to Senna's pole time of 1:16.665) and was rewarded with 4th place, only 4.648 seconds behind the Williams of [[Riccardo Patrese]].
*[[1990 Australian Grand Prix|1990]]: The 500th World Championship Grand Prix held was again held in oppressive heat. Newly crowned World Champion Ayrton Senna again dominated qualifying and won the pole in his McLaren-Honda. He then led the race for 61 laps before crashing out when his gearbox failed. Nelson Piquet ([[Benetton B190|Benetton]]-[[Cosworth#Other Formula One engines|Ford]]) won his second F1 GP in a row having won the previous race in [[1990 Japanese Grand Prix|Japan]]. Ferrari's Nigel Mansell set numerous lap records chasing Senna and later Piquet, only to finish 2nd by 3 seconds after a passing move on the last lap at the hairpin at the end of the Brabham Straight just missed taking both cars out. Mansell pulled out to lap the [[Brabham]] of [[Stefano Modena]] and attempted to take the Benetton as well, but was too far back and only just managed to slow his [[Ferrari 641|Ferrari]] up enough to avoid Piquet as he turned into the corner.
[[File:Ayrton Senna 1991 USA 2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Ayrton Senna]] driving for McLaren in 1991]]
*[[1991 Australian Grand Prix|1991]]: Due to the wet conditions, the race was stopped after 14 laps. Race winner [[Ayrton Senna]] had waved furiously from his cockpit that the conditions were too wet to race. 1990 winner Nelson Piquet retired from Formula One after the race, having won 24 races and 3 World Championships ({{f1|1981}}, {{f1|1983}} and {{F1|1987}}) in his career which started in {{f1|1978}}. Only half points were awarded for the race, the first time it had happened in F1 since the wet [[1984 Monaco Grand Prix]].<ref>1991 Formula One telecast of the Australian Grand Prix 1991, BBC. Commentary by [[Murray Walker]].</ref> This race held the record for the shortest Grand Prix until that record was broken by the [[2021 Belgian Grand Prix]].
*[[1992 Australian Grand Prix|1992]]: In his last F1 race before moving to the [[United States|US]]-based [[Champ Car|Indy Car]] championship, {{f1|1992}} World Champion Nigel Mansell qualified his [[Williams FW14|Williams]]-Renault on pole position. He was taken out at the pits hairpin while leading on lap 18 by the [[McLaren MP4/7A|McLaren]]-Honda of outgoing World Champion Ayrton Senna. Senna's teammate Gerhard Berger narrowly won his second Australian Grand Prix, finishing only 0.741 in front of [[Michael Schumacher]]'s [[Benetton B192|Benetton]]-Ford. [[Martin Brundle]] finished 3rd in his Benetton, 54 seconds behind Berger and Schumacher. After five years (1988–92), four World Drivers' Championships, four Constructors Championships (1988–91) and 44 wins (15 turbo and 29 non-turbo), it was the last F1 race for McLaren using Honda engines with the Japanese company pulling out of Formula One.
[[File:Alain Prost during the race in Adelaide on 7 November 1993.jpg|thumb|[[Alain Prost]] during the 1993 Australian Grand Prix. The same model [[Williams F1|Williams]] [[Williams FW15C|FW15C]] [[Renault RS engine|Renault]] [[V10 engine|V10]] driven by his team mate [[Damon Hill]] set the outright GP Circuit lap record in that race]]
*[[1993 Australian Grand Prix|1993]]: Ayrton Senna's 41st and last Grand Prix win in his last race for McLaren, and the 62nd pole position of his career. It was also the last of 199 Grands Prix for four time ({{f1|1985}}, {{f1|1986}}, {{f1|1989}} and {{f1|1993}}) World Champion Alain Prost who finished 2nd in his [[Williams FW15C|Williams]]-Renault. Prost's teammate [[Damon Hill]], the son of twice ({{f1|1962}} and {{f1|1968}}) World Champion [[Graham Hill]] (who also won the non-championship [[1966 Australian Grand Prix|1966 AGP]]), finished 3rd. Hill's fastest lap of 1:15.381 remains the full Grand Prix Circuit's outright lap record as of 2025.
*[[1994 Australian Grand Prix|1994]]: In {{f1|1994}} the World Championship was decided in Adelaide for the second time. [[Damon Hill]] ([[Williams FW16|Williams]]-Renault) and [[Michael Schumacher]] ([[Benetton B194|Benetton]]-Ford) collided on lap 35 at turn 6, and neither was able to complete the race. Schumacher therefore won the drivers' championship, with Hill finishing in second place, one point behind. Making what was thought to be a one off comeback, 1992 World Champion Nigel Mansell, driving for Williams, claimed the pole position for the race which also won Williams their 3rd straight Constructors' Championship and their 7th overall (Mansell had driven for the team in four of their Constructors' title winning years). He went on to score his 31st and last F1 win from the [[Ferrari 412 T1|Ferrari]] of his former Ferrari teammate of 1989 Gerhard Berger, and Martin Brundle in the [[McLaren MP4/9|McLaren]]-[[Peugeot]].
*[[1995 Australian Grand Prix|1995]]: McLaren-Mercedes driver [[Mika Häkkinen]] suffered a tyre failure during the first qualifying session on Friday at the high speed Brewery Bend between Jones and Brabham Straights. He crashed heavily into the wall and required an emergency [[tracheotomy]], which was performed by the side of the track by an off-duty local doctor who happened to be spectating where Häkkinen crashed.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} The Finnish driver was then transported to the [[Royal Adelaide Hospital]], less than 1&nbsp;km from the point of the circuit where he crashed. He would spend a month recovering in the hospital. Damon Hill won the final Grand Prix held at the circuit, lapping all the finishers by at least two laps. Hill's win saw he and his late father Graham (1966) join [[Stan Jones (racing driver)|Stan]] ([[1959 Australian Grand Prix|1959]]) and Alan Jones ([[1980 Australian Grand Prix|1980]]) as the only father-son combinations to win the Australian Grand Prix (they would later be joined by Keke and [[Nico Rosberg|Nico]] Rosberg who won in 1985 and [[2014 Australian Grand Prix|2014]] respectively). The final Grand Prix in Adelaide set a Formula One attendance record of 210,000, which stood until 250,000 attended the [[2000 United States Grand Prix]] held at the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]]. The race was also the third time the Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide had won the Formula One Race Promoters' Trophy as the best run Formula One Grand Prix of the season, having also won in 1985 and 1990.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

==Supercars==
[[File:Adelaide Street Circuit.jpg|thumb|right|The street circuit as seen from a helicopter in November 2024]]
{{main|Adelaide 500}}

During Adelaide's era hosting the Australian Grand Prix, the circuit hosted annual [[Supercars Challenge (event)|non-championship races]] for the [[Australian Touring Car Championship]].

From [[1999 Adelaide 500|1999]] until [[2020 Adelaide 500|2020]], the track hosted an annual [[Supercars Championship|Supercars]] race, the [[Adelaide 500]], (in most years a 2 x 250&nbsp;km race) on a shorter, {{cvt|3.219|km|mi|abbr=on}} variant of the track. The event became one of the most acclaimed on the Supercars calendar, and is the only event added to the [[Supercars Hall of Fame]].<ref name="HoF">{{cite web | url=http://www.supercars.com/championship/hall-of-fame/ | title=Hall of fame | publisher=Supercars | access-date=2 December 2018}}</ref> The event returned in 2022.

==Circuit==
{{More citations needed section|date=December 2022}}
=== Pit Straight ===
[[File:Clipsal 500 - main straight on friday 2008.jpg|thumb|The view looking North down Victoria Park pit straight towards the Senna Chicane during Friday qualifying of the 2008 [[Adelaide 500]].|250x250px]]
The Adelaide Street Circuit pit straight on Victoria Park is {{cvt|500|m|yd|abbr=on}} long and faces northwest. All the buildings and grandstands are temporary and were removed each year due to ongoing campaigning by the Adelaide Parklands Preservation Association Inc.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

===Senna Chicane (Turns 1, 2 and 3)===
[[Image:Adelaide Grand Prix Track Senna Chicane.jpeg|thumb|right|250px|Senna Chicane viewed from Pit Straight]]
At the end of the straight, drivers negotiate the [[Ayrton Senna|Senna]] [[Chicane]], so named after triple World Champion Ayrton Senna following his death at the [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix]].{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} Senna had sat on the pole for the first Adelaide Grand Prix in 1985, and would go on to take the pole in Adelaide 6 times in 9 races, while winning in 1991 (the second shortest race in Formula One history due to torrential rain, after the [[2021 Belgian Grand Prix]]), as well as his last career victory in 1993.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

===Wakefield Road climb===
After the chicane the cars take a fast left turn to go uphill on a short straight on Wakefield Road to [[East Terrace]]. 

=== Christian Brothers College (Turn 4) ===
The first of a series of three 90 degree corners. The first corner was notable for the fortunate vantage point of [[Christian Brothers College, Adelaide|Christian Brothers College]]. 

===Market Chicane (Turns 7 and 8)===
Followed by fourth onto Bartels Road back across the parklands. Then the track follows the fast turn 8 sweeper. This corner was re-configured in 2009 and it produced some protests from many of the teams due to its speed and lack of runoff area.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} Turn 8 has been the site of many crashes in the various categories that have used the shortened version of the circuit.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

=== Stag Corner (Turn 9) ===
[[File:The Stag Hotel, Adelaide.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Stag corner is named after the Stag Hotel.]]
The full Grand Prix circuit bypasses the turn onto Bartels Road and continues with a sweeping left-right-right into Stag Turn (turn 9). This leads onto the {{cvt|360|m|yd|abbr=on}} long Jones Straight, known as Rundle Road for the rest of the year and named after Australia's {{f1|1980}} World Champion [[Alan Jones (racing driver)|Alan Jones]].{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

In 2017, the building and opening of the [[O-Bahn Busway]] access and tunnel running off of Grenfell Street and across the circuit where the sweeping left-right-right (turns 7, 8 and 9) were made it necessary to actually move turns 7 and 8 approximately 100 metres to the south. While not affecting the overall length of the full circuit, it would made the run from turn 6 shorter and the run to turn 9 longer. The sweeping bends were also known as Banana Bend due to its location adjacent to the Adelaide Fruit Markets.

=== Brewery Bend (Turn 10) ===
Brewery Bend is a fast right-hand sweeper named after the [[Kent Town Brewery]] that opens onto Dequetteville Terrace.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

=== Dequetteville Terrace ===
The [[Dequetteville Terrace]] straight (named after [[Jack Brabham]] for Formula One and [[Peter Brock]] for the [[Adelaide 500]]) was a {{cvt|900|m|yd|abbr=on}} stretch where the over {{Convert|1000|bhp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} Formula One cars in the turbo era (1985–88) were reaching speeds in excess of {{Convert|200|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} making Adelaide easily the fastest street circuit of the time as the only others were the much tighter [[Circuit de Monaco|Monaco]], [[Detroit street circuit|Detroit]] and [[Phoenix street circuit|Phoenix]] circuits.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} The short form of the track rejoins Brabham Straight two-thirds of the way down, so the {{cvt|640|m|yd|abbr=on}} long Bartels Road straight is longest on that layout. In 2007 this section of track was renamed Brock Straight after touring car driver Peter Brock.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

=== Britannia Roundabout / Fosters Corner (Turn 11) ===
[[File:Clipsal 500 - turn 9 in 2008.jpg|thumb|250px|Hairpin corner at the end of the Dequetteville Terrace straight]]
At the end of Brabham Straight is a right hand [[hairpin turn]] (at the [[Britannia Roundabout]]) that directs the driver back onto Wakefield Road.

=== Victoria Park (Turns 12, 13, 14 and 15)===
After accelerating out of the hairpin the driver faces a left turn and a long sweeping right-hand curve back into Victoria Park behind the pit area. The lap concludes with another right-hand hairpin (Racetrack Hairpin) onto the pit straight.

The track is essentially flat except for a small valley on the Brock Straight, and a slight incline on Jones Straight, while the run-up Wakefield Road from turns 3 to 4 also has a slight incline.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}} All of these sections of the track run in an east–west direction. The elevation ranges from {{cvt|36–53|m|ft}}.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

During the Formula One and early V8 Supercar eras the Victoria Park Racecourse, a [[horse racing]] track, was located at the park, though has since been removed.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}

==Sprint Circuit==
Between 2014 and 2018, an annual [[Adelaide Motorsport Festival]] ran on the Victoria Park Sprint Circuit, a shortened {{cvt|1.4|km|mi|abbr=on}} layout. The layout turned right along Wakefield Street after the Senna Chicane and then rejoined the main circuit for the final corners.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ivan Capelli Targets Lap Record at Adelaide Motorsport Festival |url=https://autoaction.com.au/2018/11/30/ivan-capelli-targets-lap-record-at-adelaide-motorsport-festival |publisher=[[Auto Action]] |date=30 November 2018 |access-date=2 December 2018}}</ref> The event had attracted older Formula 1 machinery, with [[Ivan Capelli]] holding the lap record in a [[March CG891]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Howard |first=Tom |title=Capelli smashes Adelaide Motorsport Festival lap record |url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/12/02/capelli-smashes-adelaide-motorsport-festival-lap-record/ |publisher=[[Speedcafe]] |date=2 December 2018 |access-date=2 December 2018}}</ref> The event was returned on March 24–26, 2023; and was also held on March 15–17, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Adelaide Motorsport Festival return locked in |url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2022/08/16/adelaide-motorsport-festival-return-locked-in/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221193042/https://www.speedcafe.com/2022/08/16/adelaide-motorsport-festival-return-locked-in/ |author=Iwan Jones |website=[[Speedcafe]] |date=16 August 2022 |archive-date=21 December 2022 |access-date=21 December 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Adelaide Motorsport Festival |url=https://www.adelaidemotorsportfestival.com.au |website=Adelaide Motorsport Festival |access-date=25 November 2023}}</ref>

==Events==

; Current

* November: [[Supercars Championship]] ''[[Adelaide 500]]'', [[Australian National Trans-Am Series]], [[Aussie Racing Cars]], [[Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship]], [[Super2 Series]]

; Former

* [[American Le Mans Series]]
** ''[[Race of a Thousand Years]]'' (2000)
* [[Audi R8 LMS Cup]] (2018–2019)
* [[Australian Drivers' Championship]] (1987, 1990, 1999–2001)
* [[Australian Formula 3|Australian Formula 3 Championship]] (2002–2004, 2008–2009, 2012, 2014)
* [[Australian Formula Ford Championship]] (1987, 2005–2007, 2011)
* [[Australian GT Production Car Championship]] (2000, 2002)
* [[Australian Mini Challenge]] (2010)
* [[Australian Nations Cup Championship]] (2000–2004)
* [[Australian Performance Car Championship]] (2001–2005)
* [[Australian Production Car Championship]] (2003–2004)
* [[Formula One]]
** ''[[Australian Grand Prix]]'' (1985–1995)
* [[GT World Challenge Australia]] (2007–2013, 2015–2017, 2022–2023)
* [[S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship]] (2023)
* [[Tasman Series|S5000 Tasman Series]] (2022)
* [[Australian Prototype Series|Sports Racer Series]] (2010)
* [[Stadium Super Trucks]] (2015–2018, 2020, 2024)
* [[Supercars Championship]]
** ''[[Supercars Challenge (event)|Supercars Challenge]]'' (1985–1995)
* [[SuperUtes Series]] (2018–2019, 2024)
* [[Touring Car Masters]] (2005–2012, 2014–2020, 2022–2023)
* [[V8 Ute Racing Series]] (2002–2016)

==Lap records==

The fastest ever recorded lap of the original {{cvt|3.780|km|mi|abbr=on}} Grand Prix Circuit was 1:13.371 by triple [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Champion]] [[Ayrton Senna]] driving a [[McLaren MP4/8]] [[Cosworth#HB|Ford]] during qualifying for the [[1993 Australian Grand Prix]].<ref name='sa_fl_records'>{{cite web |url=http://www.austin7clubsa.com.au/index.php/lap-records |title=Austin 7 Club (S.A.) Inc. - Lap Records |website=www.austin7clubsa.com.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320091103/http://www.austin7clubsa.com.au/index.php/lap-records |archive-date=20 March 2012 |access-date=18 December 2022}}</ref> However, as this was in qualifying and not a race, it does not count as the lap record.

The fastest officially recorded lap of the {{cvt|3.219|km|mi|abbr=on}} Supercars circuit is 1:16.0357 set by [[Aaron Cameron]] on 24 November 2023 driving a [[Ligier JS F3|Rogers AF01/V8]] in [[2023 S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship]].<ref name='adelaide_s5000_record_2023'>{{Cite web |title=Cameron Cruises to Opening Adelaide Win |url=https://s5000.com.au/2023/11/24/cameron-cruises-to-opening-adelaide-win/ |website=[[S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship|S5000]] |date=24 November 2023 |access-date=25 November 2023}}</ref> As of November 2024, the fastest official race lap records at Adelaide Street Circuit are listed as:<ref name='sa_fl_records' /><ref name='adelaide_fl_comparison'>{{cite web |title=Adelaide Fastest Lap Comparison |url=https://www.driverdb.com/circuits/fastestlaps/adelaide-street-circuit/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228211816/https://www.driverdb.com/circuits/fastestlaps/adelaide-street-circuit/ |archive-date=28 February 2023 |access-date=26 November 2023 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Natsoft Race Timing & Results Archives |url=http://www.natsoft.com.au/results/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717081807/http://www.natsoft.com.au/results/ |archive-date=17 July 2012 |access-date=24 October 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

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! colspan=5 | Supercars Circuit: 3.219&nbsp;km (1999–present)
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| [[S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship|S5000]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Aaron Cameron]] || [[Ligier JS F3|Rogers AF01/V8]] || '''1:16.0357'''<ref name='adelaide_s5000_record_2023' /><ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 VAILO Adelaide 500 - Adelaide Parklands Circuit - 2023 S5000 Australian Drivers Championship - Race 1 - Classification |url=http://racing.natsoft.com.au/639003611/object_171827.81c/Result?25 |date=24 November 2023 |access-date=25 November 2023}}</ref> || [[2023 S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship|24 November 2023]]
|-
| [[Group GT3|GT3]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Matt Campbell (racing driver)|Matt Campbell]] || [[Porsche 911 GT3#992 GT3 R (2023–)|Porsche 911 (992) GT3 R]] || '''1:17.2337''' || [[2023 GT World Challenge Australia|25 November 2023]]
|-
| [[Formula Three]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Simon Hodge]] || [[Mygale F3 car|Mygale M11]] || '''1:17.9726'''<ref name='adelaide_fl_comparison' /> || [[2014 Australian Drivers' Championship|28 February 2014]]
|-
| [[Formula Holden]] || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Simon Wills (racing driver)|Simon Wills]] || [[Reynard 94D]] || '''1:19.9556'''<ref name='sa_fl_records' /><ref name='adelaide_fl_comparison' /> || [[2001 Australian Drivers' Championship|8 April 2001]]
|-
| [[Supercars Championship]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Reynolds (racing driver)|David Reynolds]] || [[Ford Mustang (seventh generation)#Supercars Championship|Ford Mustang GT]] || '''1:19.9571'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 VAILO Adelaide 500 - Adelaide Parklands Circuit - 2023 Repco Supercars Championship - Race 27 - Classification |url=http://racing.natsoft.com.au/639003611/object_171827.81c/Result?40 |date=25 November 2023 |access-date=25 November 2023}}</ref> || [[2023 Supercars Championship|25 November 2023]]
|-
| [[Porsche Carrera Cup]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bayley Hall]] || [[Porsche 911 GT3#992 GT3 Cup (2021–)|Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup]] || '''1:20.1441'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Round 8, 2023: VAILO Adelaide 500 |url=https://www.carreracup.com.au/results/ |access-date=25 November 2023}}</ref> || [[2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia|24 November 2023]]
|-
| [[Super2 Series]] || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Ryan Wood (racing driver)|Ryan Wood]] || [[Holden Commodore (ZB)|Holden ZB Commodore]] || '''1:20.5121''' || [[2023 Super2 Series|25 November 2023]]
|-
| [[Super3 Series]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Cameron McLeod]] || [[Nissan Altima#Motorsports|Nissan Altima L33]] || '''1:21.6779''' || [[2023 Super2 Series|26 November 2023]]
|-
| [[Group GT1#GTS "GT1" (2000–2009)|GT1 (GTS)]] || {{flagicon|DNK}} [[Allan Simonsen (racing driver)|Allan Simonsen]] || [[Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello|Ferrari 550 Millennio]] || '''1:23.1553'''<ref name='sa_fl_records' /><ref>{{Cite web |title=CLEANEVENTS NATIONS CUP - RACE 3 |url=http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?21%2F03%2F2004.ADEL.R21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329163348/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?21%2F03%2F2004.ADEL.R21 |date=21 March 2004 |archive-date=29 March 2012 |access-date=2 October 2018 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref> || [[2004 Australian Nations Cup Championship|21 March 2004]]
|-
| [[Australian National Trans-Am Series|Trans-Am Australia]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Hazelwood]] || [[Ford Mustang (sixth generation)#Motorsport|Ford Mustang Trans Am]] || '''1:23.3466'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 VAILO Adelaide 500 - Adelaide Parklands Circuit - 2024 Trico Trans Am Series - Race 3 |url=http://racing.natsoft.com.au/643636274/object_654559.81K/Result?38 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241117065716/http://racing.natsoft.com.au/643636274/object_654559.81K/Result?38 |date=17 November 2024 |archive-date=17 November 2024 |access-date=14 June 2025 |url-status=dead}}</ref> || 17 November 2024
|-
| [[Sports Racer Series|Sports Racer]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Josh Hunt]] || [[West WR1000|West WR1000 Kawasaki]] || '''1:24.5335'''<ref name='adelaide_fl_comparison' /> || [[2010 Sports Racer Series|13 March 2010]]
|-
| [[Group N-GT|N-GT]] || {{flagicon|DNK}} [[Allan Simonsen (racing driver)|Allan Simonsen]] || [[Ferrari 360#360 GT|Ferrari 360 Modena GT]] || '''1:24.851'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Australian GT Championship Adelaide 2007 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Adelaide-2007-03-04-16936.html |access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref> || [[2007 Australian GT Championship|4 March 2007]] 
|-
| [[SRO GT4|GT4]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sam Brabham]] || [[Mercedes-AMG GT#AMG GT4 (2017–present)|Mercedes-AMG GT4]] || '''1:25.7405''' || [[2022 GT World Challenge Australia|3 December 2022]]
|-
| [[Formula Ford]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Cameron Waters]] || [[Mygale#Racing cars|Mygale SJ010A]] || '''1:26.5441'''<ref name='adelaide_fl_comparison' /> || [[2011 Australian Formula Ford Championship|18 March 2011]]
|-
| [[Touring Car Masters]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[George Miedecke]] || [[Chevrolet Camaro (first generation)|Chevrolet Camaro RS]] || '''1:26.7998''' || [[2022 Touring Car Masters|3 December 2022]]
|-
| [[Group 3E Series Production Cars]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ray Hislop]] || [[Ford Falcon (BF)|Ford BF Falcon]] || '''1:29.4477'''<ref name='adelaide_fl_comparison' /> || [[2018 Australian Production Car Series|4 March 2018]]
|-
| [[Formula One]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Lovely]] || [[Lotus 49|Lotus 49B]] || '''1:30.96'''<ref name='sa_fl_records' /><ref name='adelaide_fl_comparison' /> || 8 April 2000
|-
| [[Aussie Racing Cars]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Joel Heinrich]] || [[Ford Mustang|Mustang]]-[[Yamaha FJ1200|Yamaha]] || '''1:31.4449''' || [[2022 Aussie Racing Car Series|3 December 2022]]
|-
| [[Australian Production Car Championship|Production Cars]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Chris Alajajian]] || [[Subaru Impreza WRX STi]] || '''1:32.6755'''<ref name='adelaide_fl_comparison' /> || [[2005 Australian Production Car Championship|19 March 2005]]
|-
| [[SuperUtes Series]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Adam Marjoram]] || [[Isuzu D-Max]] || '''1:33.6751'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 VAILO Adelaide 500 - Adelaide Parklands Circuit - 2024 Tyrepower V8 SuperUte Series - Race 1 |url=http://racing.natsoft.com.au/652885093/object_437956.81F/Result?13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250614205411/http://racing.natsoft.com.au/652885093/object_437956.81F/Result?13 |date=15 November 2024 |archive-date=14 June 2025 |access-date=14 June 2025 |url-status=dead}}</ref> || [[2024 SuperUtes Series|15 November 2024]]
|-
| [[V8 Ute Racing Series]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ryal Harris]] || [[Ford Falcon (FG)|Ford FG Falcon Ute]] || '''1:35.3306'''<ref name='adelaide_fl_comparison' /> || [[V8 Ute Racing Series|1 March 2015]]
|-
| [[Australian Mini Challenge]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Stokell]] || [[Mini Hatch#Mini John Cooper Works Challenge (2008–2014)|Mini John Cooper Works Challenge]] || '''1:37.2144'''<ref name='adelaide_fl_comparison' /> || 12 March 2010
|-
| [[Group N Historic Touring Cars]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Stubber]] || [[Chevrolet Camaro (first generation)#1969|Chevrolet Camaro SS (1969)]] || '''1:37.6254'''<ref name='sa_fl_records' /> || 23 March 2003
|-
| Lotus Super Series || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dean Evans (racing driver)|Dean Evans]] || [[Lotus Exige#Exige (2004–2006)|Lotus Exige]] || '''1:38.4984'''<ref name='adelaide_fl_comparison' /> || 26 March 2006
|-
| [[Australian Saloon Car Series]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bruce Heinrich]] || [[Ford Falcon (EA)#Motorsport|Ford EA Falcon]] || '''1:39.7741'''<ref name='sa_fl_records' /><ref name='adelaide_fl_comparison' /> || 20 March 2003
|-
| [[Stadium Super Trucks]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Matthew Brabham]] || [[Stadium Super Trucks|Stadium Super Truck]] || '''1:43.2613'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 VAILO Adelaide 500 - Adelaide Parklands Circuit - Boost Mobile Australian Stadium Super Trucks - Race 2 |url=http://racing.natsoft.com.au/652885332/object_456602.63r/Result?37 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250614205747/http://racing.natsoft.com.au/652885332/object_456602.63r/Result?37 |date=17 November 2024 |archive-date=14 June 2025 |access-date=14 June 2025 |url-status=dead}}</ref> || [[2024 Stadium Super Trucks|17 November 2024]] 
|-
| Mirage Cup || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Gavin Harvey]] || [[Mitsubishi Mirage#Australia|Mitsubishi Mirage]] || '''1:43.5619'''<ref name='sa_fl_records' /><ref name='adelaide_fl_comparison' /> || 9 April 2000
|-
| [[Holden HQ|HQ Holdens]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Philip Collier (racing driver)|Philip Collier]] || [[Holden Kingswood#HQ|Holden HQ Kingswood]] || '''1:49.6988'''<ref name='sa_fl_records' /> || 10 April 1999
|-
! colspan=5 | Grand Prix Circuit: 3.780&nbsp;km (1985–1995, 2000)
|-
| [[Formula One]] || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Damon Hill]] || [[Williams FW15C]] || '''1:15.381''' || [[1993 Australian Grand Prix|7 November 1993]]
|-
| [[Le Mans Prototype#History|LMP900]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rinaldo Capello]] || [[Audi R8 (race car)|Audi R8]] ||  '''1:25.2189'''<ref name='2000_adelaide_alms'>{{Cite web |title=Asia Pacific Le Mans Series 2000 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Adelaide-2000-12-31.html |date=31 December 2000 |access-date=18 June 2022}}</ref> || [[Race of a Thousand Years|31 December 2000]]
|-
| [[Formula Brabham]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Stokell]] || [[Reynard 91D]] || '''1:29.97'''<ref name='sa_fl_records' /> || 12 November 1995 
|-
| [[Formula Mondial]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ross Cheever]]{{efn|name=Adelaide Formula Mondial FL|Both drivers took the same lap time independently on different years.}}<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Bowe (racing driver)|John Bowe]]{{efn|name=Adelaide Formula Mondial FL|Both drivers took the same lap time independently on different years.}} || [[Ralt RT4]]{{efn|name=Adelaide Formula Mondial FL|Both drivers took the same lap time independently on different years.}}<br />[[Ralt RT4]] Cosworth{{efn|name=Adelaide Formula Mondial FL|Both drivers took the same lap time independently on different years.}} || '''1:33.20'''<ref name='sa_fl_records' /> || 2 November 1985{{efn|name=Adelaide Formula Mondial FL|Both drivers took the same lap time independently on different years.}}<br />25 October 1986{{efn|name=Adelaide Formula Mondial FL|Both drivers took the same lap time independently on different years.}}
|-
| [[Group GT1#GTS "GT1" (2000–2009)|GT1 (GTS)]] || {{flagicon|POR}} [[Ni Amorim]] || [[Chrysler Viper GTS-R]] || '''1:35.5296'''<ref name='2000_adelaide_alms' /> || [[Race of a Thousand Years|31 December 2000]]
|-
| [[Formula 2]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Brabham]] || [[Ralt|Ralt RT30]] Volkswagen || '''1:35.90'''<ref name='sa_fl_records' /> || [[Australian Formula 2|15 November 1987]] 
|-
| [[Group B Sports Sedans|Sports Sedan]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kerry Baily]] || [[Nissan 300ZX#Motorsports|Nissan 300ZX Turbo]] || '''1:36.5959'''<ref name='sa_fl_records' /> || 31 December 2000
|-
| [[Group GT2#History|ALMS GT]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Dirk Müller (racing driver)|Dirk Müller]] || [[Porsche 911 GT3#996 GT3 R (1999–2001)|Porsche 911 (996) GT3-R]] || '''1:36.8501'''<ref name='2000_adelaide_alms' /> || [[Race of a Thousand Years|31 December 2000]]
|-
| [[Supercars Championship#Group 3A|Group 3A Touring Car]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Bowe (racing driver)|John Bowe]] || [[Ford EF Falcon]] || '''1:37.72'''<ref name='sa_fl_records' /> || [[1995 Australian Touring Car season#EDS Five-Litre V8 Touring Cars|12 November 1995]]
|-
| 250cc [[Superkart]] || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stefan Rindeström]] || 250cc [[Superkart]] || '''1:37.99'''<ref name='sa_fl_records' /> || 4 November 1989 
|-
| [[Group A#Touring car racing|Group A Touring Car]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Glenn Seton]] || [[Ford Sierra RS Cosworth#Touring car racing|Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth]] || '''1:42.47'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=1990 Ansett Air Freight Challenge, Formula 1 support race |url=http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1990%20Adelaide%20GP.html |date=4 November 1990 |access-date=21 December 2022}}</ref> || [[1990 Australian Touring Car season#Ansett Air Freight Challenge|4 November 1990]]
|-
| [[Ferrari Challenge]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Noske]] || [[Ferrari 360#360 Challenge|Ferrari 360 Challenge]] || '''1:43.2832'''<ref name='sa_fl_records' /> || 31 December 2000
|-
| [[Formula Ford]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Bright]] || [[Van Diemen|Van Diemen RF95]] || '''1:44.02'''<ref name='sa_fl_records' /> || [[Australian Formula Ford Championship|11 November 1995]] 
|-
| [[Group N Touring Cars]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Darren Edwards (racing driver)|Darren Edwards]] || [[Ford Mustang (first generation)|Ford Mustang]] ||  '''1:53.42'''<ref name='sa_fl_records' /> || 11 November 1995
|-
| [[Group 3E Series Production Cars]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kent Youlden]] || [[Ford EA Falcon]] || '''2:02.14'''<ref name='sa_fl_records' /> || 3 November 1990 
|-
| [[Holden HQ|HQ Holdens]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Holmes (racing driver)|Peter Holmes]] || [[Holden Kingswood#HQ|Holden HQ Kingswood]] || '''2:06.05'''<ref name='sa_fl_records' /> || 11 November 1995
|-
|}

===Sprint circuit===
The fastest recorded lap of the {{cvt|1.4|km|mi|abbr=on}} Victoria Park Sprint circuit is 0:42.5753 set by [[Ivan Capelli]] on 2 December 2018 driving a [[March CG891]] car from the [[1989 Formula One season]].
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Class
! Driver
! Vehicle
! Time
! Date
|-
! Outright
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ivan Capelli]]
| [[March CG891]] Ilmor
| '''0:42.5753'''
| [[Adelaide Motorsport Festival|2 December 2018]]
|-
|}

== Other information ==
{{More citations needed section|date=December 2022}}
When the idea of holding a Grand Prix in the parklands was first raised, there was some opposition from people concerned about environmental damage, as the parks have a number of mature trees with [[bird]]s and [[Phalangeriformes|possums]] living in them. There is no larger wildlife in the parklands, as they are heavily developed. These concerns seem to have been proven unfounded, as spectators often watch [[Australian magpie|magpie]]s and [[Adelaide rosella|rosellas]] when there is nothing happening on the track. Indeed, the total road traffic during race weekend is significantly less than there is any other day of the year.

The race meetings have the feature race, but also a number of races for "lesser" categories, making four days of entertainment for the crowds of spectators, without long periods of boredom that could occur if only practice and qualifying for the main event preceded it. Many of the events also have after-race concerts on a stage erected for the purpose on a playing field in the middle of the track. Some of the artists who have performed the concerts either at the Grand Prix or the Clipsal 500 include [[Cher]], [[Paul Simon]], [[Tina Turner]], [[Daryl Braithwaite]], [[INXS]] and [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]. During her concert following the 1993 AGP, Tina Turner had an impromptu visitor in the form of the race winner and triple World Champion Ayrton Senna. Although she had already performed the song earlier, as a tribute to Senna, Turner again sung her hit song "[[The Best (song)|The Best]]".

The stadium section also hosted the [[Pedal Prix]] and a prologue stage of the [[Classic Adelaide]] Rally and the replacement [[Targa Adelaide]] Rally.

The pit straight is used each November for the [[Sporting Car Club of South Australia]]'s annual John Blanden's '''Climb to the Eagle'''. This event commenced as part of the 1985 Formula One with many well known racing identities taking part. The event sees up to 600 sports and exotic cars lined up on the starting grid before leaving to drive to Eagle on the Hill in the Adelaide Hills on the Friday of the weekend when the F1 Grand Prix was traditionally held in Adelaide. Another event held in November is the annual Toy Run which features over 1,000 motorcycle riders donating toys for under privileged children. The Toy Run moved to using the pit straight as its starting point in 2012 after previously starting from [[Glenelg, South Australia|Glenelg]].

<gallery>
image:Adelaide (short route).svg|Shorter route used by V8 Supercars
Image:Adelaide (long route).svg|Longer route used by Formula 1 and ALMS
</gallery>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Image:Pole Adelaide.jpg|Pole position for the Adelaide 500
Image:Grand Prix Track Pole Position, Adelaide.jpeg|Adelaide GP circuit pole position
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Supercars Championship]]
*[[Formula One]]
*[[American Le Mans Series]]
*[[Australian Grand Prix]]
*[[Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170718111958/http://www.clipsal500.com.au/ Clipsal 500]
*{{Racing-Reference track|Adelaide_Grand_Prix_Circuit}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080704142151/http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/cir-002.html Grandprix.com GP Encyclopedia: Circuits: Adelaide]
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Adelaide,+Australia&ie=UTF8&om=1&t=k&ll=-34.927161,138.618064&spn=0.013423,0.020084&z=16 Satellite picture by Google Maps]

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