Adelaide Street Circuit – F1 Track Layout, Records & Winners

Adelaide Street Circuit
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Adelaide Street Circuit

Australian F1 GP, Adelaide

1985
First Grand Prix
11
Grand Prix
2
Most Driver Wins
5
Most Constructor Wins

The Adelaide Street Circuit, threading through the East End of Adelaide, South Australia, hosted the Australian Grand Prix from 1985 to 1995. The 3.780 km layout was widely loved by drivers for its punishing concrete walls, fast straights, and the iconic East Terrace section. The circuit\'s farewell race in 1995 marked the move of the Australian GP to Albert Park in Melbourne.

Where in the world

Every circuit that has hosted a Formula 1 Grand Prix. Marker size shows how many, and green marks the circuits on this year’s calendar.

Layout & Facts

Track Geometry

Lap distance3.780 km / 2.349 mi
Circuit typeStreet circuit
Elevation change5 meters / 16 feet
Driving directionClockwise ↻
Corners15 corners
(6 low / 8 medium / 1 high speed)

Driving Demands

Performance

Wins by grid positionP145%P29.1%P39.1%P418%P59.1%P6+9.1%based on 11 races
Pole position sideRight side
Top speed305 km/h (190 mph)
Average race speed181 km/h (112 mph)
Pit lane time loss20.0 seconds
Lap record1:15.381 (181 km/h / 112 mph)
(Damon Hill, 1993)

Race Strategy

Heritage

Opened1985 (41 years ago)
Local timezoneAustralia/Adelaide (ACST, UTC+09:30)
OwnerGovernment of South Australia

Surface & Tyres

History

More circuit history coming soon — we are still adding key corner stories for this track.

Winners & Podiums
No.YearPodiumTeamFastest LapLapsResults
1119951 United Kingdom Damon Hill 1:49:15.946
2 France Olivier Panis
3 Italy Gianni Morbidelli
United Kingdom Williams
France Ligier
United Kingdom Footwork
1:17.943United Kingdom Damon HillUnited Kingdom Williams811995 Race Report & Results
1019941 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 1:47:51.480
2 Austria Gerhard Berger +2.511
3 United Kingdom Martin Brundle +52.487
United Kingdom Williams
Italy Ferrari
United Kingdom McLaren
1:17.140Germany Michael SchumacherItaly Benetton811994 Race Report & Results
919931 Brazil Ayrton Senna 1:43:27.476
2 France Alain Prost +9.259
3 United Kingdom Damon Hill +33.902
United Kingdom McLaren
United Kingdom Williams
United Kingdom Williams
1:15.381United Kingdom Damon HillUnited Kingdom Williams791993 Race Report & Results
819921 Austria Gerhard Berger 1:46:54.786
2 Germany Michael Schumacher +0.741
3 United Kingdom Martin Brundle +54.156
United Kingdom McLaren
Italy Benetton
Italy Benetton
1:16.078Germany Michael SchumacherItaly Benetton811992 Race Report & Results
719911 Brazil Ayrton Senna 0:24:34.899
2 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell +1.259
3 Austria Gerhard Berger +5.120
United Kingdom McLaren
United Kingdom Williams
United Kingdom McLaren
1:41.141Austria Gerhard BergerUnited Kingdom McLaren141991 Race Report & Results
619901 Brazil Nelson Piquet 1:49:44.570
2 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell +3.129
3 France Alain Prost +37.259
Italy Benetton
Italy Ferrari
Italy Ferrari
1:18.203United Kingdom Nigel MansellItaly Ferrari811990 Race Report & Results
519891 Belgium Thierry Boutsen 2:00:17.421
2 Italy Alessandro Nannini +28.658
3 Italy Riccardo Patrese +37.683
United Kingdom Williams
Italy Benetton
United Kingdom Williams
1:38.480Japan Satoru NakajimaUnited Kingdom Team Lotus701989 Race Report & Results
419881 France Alain Prost 1:53:14.676
2 Brazil Ayrton Senna +36.387
3 Brazil Nelson Piquet +47.546
United Kingdom McLaren
United Kingdom McLaren
United Kingdom Team Lotus
1:21.216France Alain ProstUnited Kingdom McLaren821988 Race Report & Results
319871 Austria Gerhard Berger 1:52:56.144
2 Italy Michele Alboreto +1:07.884
3 Belgium Thierry Boutsen
Italy Ferrari
Italy Ferrari
Italy Benetton
1:20.416Austria Gerhard BergerItaly Ferrari821987 Race Report & Results
219861 France Alain Prost 1:54:20.388
2 Brazil Nelson Piquet +4.205
3 Sweden Stefan Johansson
United Kingdom McLaren
United Kingdom Williams
Italy Ferrari
1:20.787Brazil Nelson PiquetUnited Kingdom Williams821986 Race Report & Results
119851 Finland Keke Rosberg 2:00:40.473
2 France Jacques Laffite +43.130
3 France Philippe Streiff +1:28.536
United Kingdom Williams
France Ligier
France Ligier
1:23.758Finland Keke RosbergUnited Kingdom Williams821985 Race Report & Results
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Drivers Ranking
NODriverGP  1st  2nd  3rd  Pod  Pole  FL  Avg GridAvg PosPoints
1Austria Gerhard Berger112114125.59.133
2France Alain Prost72114012.99.128
3Brazil Ayrton Senna92103601.710.321
4United Kingdom Nigel Mansell81203312.611.119
5Brazil Nelson Piquet71113017.08.020.5
6Belgium Thierry Boutsen810120013.09.919
7United Kingdom Damon Hill31012122.37.714
8Finland Keke Rosberg21001015.07.59
9France Olivier Panis201010012.03.58
10France Jacques Laffite101010020.02.06
11Italy Alessandro Nannini401010010.816.56
12Germany Michael Schumacher50101024.015.66
13Italy Michele Alboreto701010010.616.36
14United Kingdom Martin Brundle800220012.110.812
15Italy Riccardo Patrese90011008.28.99
16Sweden Stefan Johansson400110014.38.06
17France Philippe Streiff400110015.511.06
18Italy Gianni Morbidelli500110015.613.44.5
19France Jean Alesi70000007.612.07
20Italy Ivan Capelli500000016.811.64
21Brazil Rubens Barrichello30000008.311.03
22United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer300000019.012.33
23United Kingdom Mark Blundell400000013.511.03
24Japan Satoru Nakajima500000117.417.83
25Finland Mika Salo200000018.010.52
26Italy Emanuele Pirro300000015.78.72
27United Kingdom Johnny Dumfries100000014.06.01
28Portugal Pedro Lamy200000020.015.01
29Brazil Roberto Moreno400000017.811.51
30Italy Stefano Modena600000014.011.81
31Italy Pierluigi Martini800000013.513.51
32Switzerland Marc Surer10000006.014.00
33Spain Adrián Campos100000026.017.00
34Italy Domenico Schiattarella100000026.021.00
35Brazil Pedro Diniz100000021.07.00
36Italy Andrea Montermini100000022.022.00
37Italy Elio de Angelis100000010.022.00
38Spain Luis Perez-Sala100000021.020.00
39United Kingdom David Coulthard10000002.019.00
40Italy Gabriele Tarquini100000026.016.00
41France Franck Lagorce100000020.011.00
42Netherlands Jan Lammers100000025.012.00
43Japan Toshio Suzuki100000024.014.00
44Canada Allen Berg100000026.015.00
45Austria Niki Lauda100000016.011.00
46Argentina Oscar Larrauri100000025.025.00
47Japan Hideki Noda100000023.023.00
48Japan Taki Inoue100000019.020.00
49France Yannick Dalmas100000021.05.00
50France Éric Bernard100000023.023.00
51Switzerland Jean-Denis Délétraz100000025.015.00
52Italy Emanuele Naspetti100000023.015.00
53France Jean-Marc Gounon100000022.017.00
54France Patrick Tambay200000012.515.50
55Brazil Christian Fittipaldi200000018.08.50
56Australia David Brabham200000024.521.00
57Netherlands Huub Rothengatter200000024.014.50
58France Bertrand Gachot200000022.012.00
59Germany Christian Danner200000024.012.00
60Australia Alan Jones200000017.022.00
61Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen20000008.09.50
62Italy Alessandro Zanardi200000015.013.50
63France Olivier Grouillard300000019.716.70
64United Kingdom Eddie Irvine300000011.319.00
65Japan Aguri Suzuki300000017.313.70
66Austria Karl Wendlinger300000018.318.70
67Italy Teo Fabi300000015.314.00
68Italy Alex Caffi300000014.717.30
69France Érik Comas300000017.317.70
70Italy Nicola Larini400000015.317.80
71Finland Mika Häkkinen400000011.014.00
72Japan Ukyo Katayama400000018.817.30
73United States Eddie Cheever400000016.016.00
74France René Arnoux400000018.518.30
75Finland Jyrki Järvilehto500000016.212.40
76France Philippe Alliot500000017.413.60
77Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani500000023.017.80
78Brazil Maurício Gugelmin500000018.816.40
79United Kingdom Johnny Herbert600000014.316.50
80United Kingdom Derek Warwick700000014.116.70
81Italy Andrea de Cesaris800000011.814.50
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Constructors Ranking
NOTeamGP  1st  2nd  3rd  Pod  Pole  FL  Avg GridAvg PosPoints
1United Kingdom McLaren115128524.29.561
2United Kingdom Williams114329443.58.268
3Italy Ferrari111326127.910.346.5
4Italy Benetton101225027.010.734.5
5France Ligier1102130016.812.121
6United Kingdom Team Lotus1000111114.114.78
7United Kingdom Footwork500110016.613.24
8United Kingdom Tyrrell1100000014.814.613
9Ireland Jordan500000012.213.54
10Italy Minardi1100000016.315.02
11France AGS300000022.311.01
12United Kingdom March400000020.012.41
13United Kingdom Arrows600000015.415.71
14Italy Lambo100000019.024.00
15Italy Onyx100000017.010.00
16Italy Euro Brun100000022.520.00
17United Kingdom Toleman100000022.517.00
18United Kingdom Simtek100000025.019.00
19Germany Rial100000015.08.00
20Switzerland Alfa Romeo100000013.519.50
21Italy Forti100000020.512.00
22France Renault100000010.016.00
23United Kingdom Pacific200000022.515.00
24United Kingdom Leyton House200000017.518.50
25United Kingdom Lola200000017.018.30
26Germany Zakspeed300000022.014.80
27Switzerland Sauber300000012.313.50
28Italy Dallara500000014.216.60
29United Kingdom Brabham600000014.415.90
30Italy Osella600000021.716.50
31France Larrousse800000022.316.80
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Adelaide Street Circuit — Frequently Asked Questions

How many F1 Grands Prix have been held at Adelaide Street Circuit?
Adelaide Street Circuit has hosted 11 Formula 1 Grands Prix since the first edition in 1985.
Who has the most F1 wins at Adelaide Street Circuit?
Alain Prost holds the record at Adelaide Street Circuit with 2 victories.
Which constructor has won most often at Adelaide Street Circuit?
McLaren is the most successful constructor at Adelaide Street Circuit with 5 wins.
What is the lap record at Adelaide Street Circuit?
The lap record at Adelaide Street Circuit is 01:15.381, set by Damon Hill in 1993.
Where is Adelaide Street Circuit located?
Adelaide Street Circuit is located in Adelaide.
When was Adelaide Street Circuit built?
Adelaide Street Circuit opened in 1985.
In which direction is Adelaide Street Circuit driven?
Adelaide Street Circuit is driven clockwise.
How many corners does Adelaide Street Circuit have?
Adelaide Street Circuit has 15 corners.
Is Adelaide Street Circuit a street or permanent circuit?
Adelaide Street Circuit is a street circuit.
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