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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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