RECORDS! Group A/V8 support race winners

The Group A/V8 touring cars were the main support series to Formula 1 at the Adelaide Grand Prix from 1985 to 1995.

Though there were no championship points at stake, there was no shortage of action from the category that became known as V8 Supercars and would headline the Adelaide 500 event on the Adelaide Parklands circuit from 1999.

Winners of the Group A/V8 races at the Adelaide Grand Prix:

1985: Dick Johnson – Ford Mustang
1986: Allan Grice – Holden VK Commodore SS
1987: Dick Johnson – Ford Sierra RS500 (📷)
1988: Larry Perkins – Holden VL Commodore SS SV
1989 R1: Tony Longhurst- Ford Sierra RS500
1989 R2: Tony Longhurst – Ford Sierra RS500
1990 R1: Jim Richards – Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R
1990 R2: Glenn Seton – Ford Sierra RS500
1991 R1: Jim Richards – Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R
1991 R2: Jim Richards – Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R
1992 R1: Jim Richards – Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R
1992 R2: Jim Richards – Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R
1993 R1: Larry Perkins – Holden VP Commodore
1993 R2: Wayne Gardner – Holden VP Commodore
1994 R1: John Bowe – Ford EB Falcon
1994 R2: John Bowe – Ford EB Falcon
1995 R1: John Bowe – Ford EF Falcon
1995 R2: John Bowe – Ford EF Falcon