Regarded as one of the finest street circuits Formula 1 has ever raced on, Adelaide played host to the Australian Grand Prix on 11 occasions.

The last of those fell on November 12, 1995, the final race of that year’s season and a date that marked the end of an era for a city that was left transformed by the world championship.

Adelaide came alive thanks to Formula 1

Formula 1 and Adelaide developed a mutual love affair almost immediately. The sleepy South Australian capital sprang to life for the Grand Prix for what was unquestionably the highlight of the year for the million-or-so local residents.

And it was an event that sort of came about by accident, or at least by chance.

Adelaide was settled in 1836, and in the early 1980s, officials were beginning to think about how best to cel

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