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#F1 cars set to hit the 2018 #AdelaideMotorsportFestival this weekend

Ivan Capelli, Leyton House March-Judd CG891 at the 2016 edition of the Adelaide Motorsport Festival, Adelaide Street Circuit, Victoria Park Racecourse, Adelaide, South Australia. Image taken by myself. 2023 Adelaide Motorsport Festival, F1 Adelaide Motorsport Festival, Valtteri Bottas Adelaide.

Ivan Capelli, Leyton House March-Judd CG891 at the 2016 edition of the Adelaide Motorsport Festival, Adelaide Street Circuit, Victoria Park Racecourse, Adelaide, South Australia. Image taken by myself. 2023 Adelaide Motorsport Festival, F1 Adelaide Motorsport Festival, Valtteri Bottas Adelaide.

Formula 1 cars are set to return to the legendary Adelaide street circuit for the Victoria Park Sprint at this weekend’s fifth edition of the Motorsport Festival from December 1-2.

 

Ivan Capelli, Leyton House March-Judd CG891 at the 2016 edition of the Adelaide Motorsport Festival, Adelaide Street Circuit, Victoria Park Racecourse, Adelaide, South Australia. Image taken by myself.

 

The five-day Motorsport Festival celebrates motoring and motorsports like no other combining the Adelaide Rally and the Victoria Park Sprint, which is held on the shortened version of the famous Adelaide Street Circuit once used for the Australian Formula One Grand Prix from 1985-1995 and now currently for the Superloop Adelaide 500.

 

Eight cars from the Adelaide Grand Prix era are set to headline the fifth running of the event including the 1350bhp Benetton B186 driven by Supercars Tickford Racing driver Cameron Waters and the Adrian Newey-designed Leyton House CG891 driven by the returning Ivan Capelli. Will the latter reclaim the track record from Tim Slade?

 

Other Adelaide Grand Prix-era cars returning to this year’s edition include the ex-Christian Fittipaldi 1994 Footwork Arrows FA15, a 1988 ex-Philippe Alliot Lola Larrousse LC88 and an ex-Andrea De Cesaris 1989 BMS Scuderia Italia Dallara F189.

 

Eddie Cheever, #18, Arrows A10 Megatron, 1988 San Marino Grand Prix. Image credit to Pinterest.

 

The newest additions from the Adelaide Grand Prix-era coming to this year’s festival are an ex-Teo Fabi Toleman TG185 (1985), an ex-Yannick Dalmas Lola Larrousse LC87 (1987) and an ex Eddie Cheever Arrows A10 (1988).

 

One 3L V10 era car will once again be at the event in the 2000 ex-Jos Verstappen Arrows A21, which will be driven by Josh Kean.

 

Other pre-1970 Formula 1 cars debuting at the event includes the first ever Lotus to race in Formula One (The 12 once driven by Graham Hill). an ex-Jack Brabham Cooper T51 (The car Brabham took to his first of three world titles), Cooper Climax T51 & T53 and an ex-Mario Andretti March 701.

 

Josh Kean, Arrows A21 in A22 livery, 2017 Adelaide Motorsport Festival, Adelaide Street Circuit, Victoria Park Racecourse, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Image taken by myself.

 

Famous drivers taking part in the Peak Hour of Power on Friday evening which sees the cars drive down from Victoria Park to the Gouger Street Party are Ivan Capelli, David Brabham, Craig Lowndes, John Bowe, Jim Richards, Alister McRae, Tim Slade, Todd Hazelwood and Josh Kean.

F1 machinery from the Adelaide GP era and beyond

3 Ivan Capelli 1989 Leyton House CG891 Ex Capelli
4 Grant Perryman 1985 Toleman TG185 Ex Fabi
5 Cameron Waters 1986 Benetton B186 Ex Berger
6 Brenton Griguol 1988 Lola Larrousse LC88 Ex Alliot
7 David Smoker 1987 Lola Larrousse LC87 Ex Dalmas
8 Andre Bezuidenhout 1989 Dallara F189 Ex de Cesaris
9 Josh Kean 1994 Footwork Arrows FA15 Ex Christian Fittipaldi
10 Josh Kean 2001 Arrows A21 Ex Mark Webber/Jos Verstappen
11 Ben Henson 1988 Footwork Arrows A10 Ex Cheever
12 Gerry Duyvestyn 1970 March 701 Ex Andretti

F1 – 50’s and 60’s

tbc 1958 Cooper T51 Ex Jack Brabham
Grant Perryman 1959 Cooper Climax T51
David Smoker 1960 Cooper Climax T53
tbc 1957 Lotus 12 Ex Graham Hill

 

Le Mans Legends

 

1989 Brun Motorsport Hydro Aluminum Porsche 962-003. Image credit to Historic Porsche.

 

To celebrate Porsche’s 70th Anniversary, two legendary Le Mans Porsche Prototypes will also be another major headline at the event including the 1988 Joest Racing Blaupunkt 962 and the 1989 Brun Motorsport Hydro Aluminum 962.

 

Other special attractions for the weekend

 

The S5000 Ligier JS300, 5L Ford Quad-Cam V8 Engine on-track at Sydney Motorsport Park will feature at the 2018 Adelaide Motorsport Festival this weekend. Image credit to Speedcafe.com.

 

  • Australia’s answer to IndyCar, the new Super 5000 Ligier JS3-5000 powered by a 5L Ford Quad Coyote V8 engine, which will be driven by Tim Macrow.

 

  • Brabham celebration, with David Brabham driving the BT62 Supercar and legendary Brabham machinery.

 

  • The Holy Trinity: The Ferrari LaFerrari to be driven by Craig Lowndes, the McLaren P1 driven by John Bowe and the Porsche 918 piloted by Jim Richards.

 

  • Winged Warriors: Red Bull Air Race pilot Matt Hall will go up against Ivan Capelli in the Leyton House, Jim Richards in a Porsche GT2 RS and David Brabham in the Brabham BT62 in a standing start drag race, which is set to be a cracker.

 

  • British Rally Champion Alister McRae will be driving his 1993 World Rally Championship Subaru Impreza 555 headlining the legendary rally field.

 

  • An American Muscle-Car Shootout featuring the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, Dodge Challenger SRT Demon and a Ford Mustang.

 

  • The Isle of Man TT 1987-winning 1987 JPS Norton RC588 headlining the classic bikes running at the event.

 

Other categories taking part in the Adelaide Motorsport Festival include the Jake Jones Drift Battle, Rally Legends, Heritage Touring Cars, GT Spirit, Porsche Rennsport, 70 Years of Porsche, V8 Sedans, Sports Cars, Historic and Classic Open Wheelers, Modified Production, Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Nismo, EVO/WRX, Historic Sports Sedans, Classic Bikes and Time Attack.

 

To avoid lining up at the gates, click on the link to purchase your tickets now: https://www.outix.net/tickets/event/adelaide-motorsport-festival2018

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