Adelaide Street Circuit
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| Location | Adelaide, South Australia |
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| Time zone | UTC+9.5 (UTC+10.5 DST) |
| Coordinates | 34°55′38″S 138°37′2″E / 34.92722°S 138.61722°ECoordinates: 34°55′38″S 138°37′2″E / 34.92722°S 138.61722°E |
| Owner | Adelaide City Council |
| Opened | 31 October 1985 Re-opened in 1999 |
| Major events |
Australian Grand Prix Adelaide 500 Race of a Thousand Years |
| Grand Prix circuit | |
| Length | 3.780 km (2.349 mi) |
| Turns | 16 |
| Lap record | 1:15.381 (Damon Hill, Williams FW15C Renault, 1993, Formula One) |
| V8 Supercar circuit | |
| Length | 3.219 km (2.012 mi) |
| Turns | 14 |
| Lap record | 1:17.9726 (Simon Hodge, Mygale M11 Mercedes-Benz, 2014, Australian Formula 3) |
The Adelaide Street Circuit (also known as the Adelaide Parklands Circuit) is a temporary street circuit in the East Parklands adjacent to the central business district of the city of Adelaide in South Australia.
The 3.780 km (2.349 mi) long "Grand Prix" version of the track hosted eleven Formula One Australian Grand Prix events from 1985 to 1995, as well as an American Le Mans Series endurance race on New Year's Eve in 2000 (Race of a Thousand Years). This was the only race of a nine-year contract and the last race to be held on the original Grand Prix circuit.
Since 1999, the track has hosted an annual V8 Supercar race called the Adelaide 500, currently known as the Clipsal 500 Adelaide, (2 x 125 km races & 1 x 250 km race) on a shorter, 3.219 km (2.012 mi) variant of the track. Both the Grand Prix and V8 Supercars versions race clockwise around the circuit. During Adelaide's era hosting the Australian Grand Prix, the circuit also hosted annual non-championship races for the Australian Touring Car Championship, the previous incarnation of V8 Supercars.
The 500 metre long pit straight is inside the Victoria Park. During the Formula One and early V8 Supercar eras the Victoria Park Racecourse, a horse racing track, was located at the park, though has since been removed. The buildings and grandstands are temporary and removed each year due to ongoing campaigning by the Adelaide Parklands Preservation Association Inc.
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