| Adelaide Grand Prix Circuit | |
| Adelaide, Australia | |
| Location: | Center of Adelaide (around city park zone) |
| Latitude/longitude: | 34°55'37.73" S, 138°37'0.81" E |
| Track Length: | 3780 m |
| Laps: | 81 |
| Total Distance: | 306.180 km |
| First Grand Prix: | 1985 |
| Last Grand Prix: | 1995 |
| Grand Prix: | 11 |
| Years: | 1985-1995 |
| Address: | Adelaide Grand Prix Circuit 300 Rundle Street Adelaide 5000 Australia |
| Internet: | www.clipsal500.com.au |
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Adelaide circuit is one of the best tracks located within a city. Wide track goes around city's park zone wrapping a part of Victoria Park. Adelaide circuit is admired by many fans. It has very long straight - unusual for city tracks (speed of 192 mph could be reached on it); this straight leads into a hairpin. There is also a set of amazing turns directly across from a former fruit warehouse; this group of turns was nicknamed "banana". Another feature of Adelaide circuit is a group of smooth 90-degree turns from street to street. Adelaide track is often remembered in connection with Nigel Mansell tire blew out during a critical race in 1986. According to many drivers, in order to win a race on Adelaide circuit one must have a set of exceptionally reliable breaks. |
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| First Winner |
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| 1985 - Keke Rosberg (Williams FW10/Honda RA163E 1.5 V6T) 2:00'40.473 hrs. 154.114 kmh. |
| Pole Position |
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| 1993 - Ayrton Senna (McLaren MP4-8/Ford HB 3.5 V8) 1'13.371 min. 185.468 kmh. |
| Fastest Lap |
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| 1993 - Damon Hill (Williams FW15C/Renault RS5 3.5 V10) 1'15:381 min. 180.523 kmh. |
| Last Winner |
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| 1995 - Damon Hill (Williams FW17/Renault RS7 3.0 V10) 1:49'15.946 hrs. 180.226 kmh. |
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