RECORDS! Support races at the Adelaide Grand Prix

The Adelaide Grand Prix revolutionised the show around the main race at Formula 1 events, in particular with the support categories on the schedule.

Australian-based categories received a great boost in racing at a Formula 1 event, with national television exposure on Nine Network.

There were three main support races that appeared in all 11 events in Adelaide: Australian touring cars (Group A and then the V8-based Group 3A rules), Australia’s premier open wheelers (Formula Mondial, Formula 2 and Formula Holden/Brabham) and the Celebrity Challenge (which ran to a pro-am format in 1985).

The support races at the Adelaide Grand Prix:

1985:

Group A touring cars
Formula Mondial
Celebrity Pro-Am

1986:

Group A touring cars
Formula Mondial
Formula Ford
Superkarts
Celebrity Challenge

1987:

Group A touring cars
Formula 2
Formula Ford
Celebrity Challenge

1988:

Group A touring cars
Formula 2
Formula Ford
Historic touring cars
Sports sedans
Celebrity Challenge

1989:

Group A touring cars
Formula Holden
Historic touring cars
Historic open wheelers
Superkarts
Celebrity Challenge

1990:

Group A touring cars
Formula Holden
Production touring cars
Sports sedans
Historic sportscars
Celebrity Challenge

1991:

Group A touring cars
Formula Brabham
Formula Ford
Porsche Cup
Superkarts
Celebrity Challenge

1992:

Group A touring cars
Formula Brabham
Formula Ford
Porsche Challenge
Superkarts
Historic open wheelers
Celebrity Challenge

1993:

Group 3A touring cars
Formula Brabham
Porsche Challenge
Historic touring cars
Historic open wheelers
Holden HQ Challenge
Superkarts
Celebrity Challenge

1994:

Group 3A touring cars
Formula Brabham
Formula Ford
Sports sedans
Porsche Challenge
Holden HQ Challenge
Superkarts
Elfin Challenge
Celebrity Challenge

1995:

Group 3A touring cars
Super Touring
Formula Brabham
Formula Ford
Porsche Challenge
Holden HQ Challenge
Historic touring cars
Celebrity Challenge

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