Adelaide Motorsport Festival set to bring F1 stars and cars Down Under in 2025

    Patrick Jackson 20 December, 2024

    1992 Brabham BT60B Judd

    Damon Hill will be back in Adelaide driving the 1992 Brabham BT60B Judd he made his Formula 1 debut in

    The 2025 Repco Adelaide Motorsport Festival is set to see a number of high-profile racing drivers and cars to the city of churches, with Formula 1 champ Damon Hill the latest headline act to join the growing list.

    Although Hill won the 1996 World Championship in his final year with Williams, he'll be driving the Victoria Park circuit in the 1992 Brabham BT60B Judd he made his debut in.

    This won't be the first time he's driven this track in this car, as Adelaide was still host to the Australian Grand Prix until 1995, with Hill the last-ever victor in Adelaide that year.

    Damon Hill at Adelaide Motorsport Festival

    Damon Hill, the last-ever Adelaide Grand Prix winner, will be one of many Formula 1 personalities at the 2025 Adelaide Motorsport Festival

    Aussie Alan Jones, the 1980 Formula 1 world champion, will also be in attendance to celebrate 40 years since he completed the first Formula 1 lap in Australia in his Haas Lola THL1. Of course, that car will be there as well.

    Other Formula 1 personalities including former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner, current F1 lead commentator David Croft, and former driver David Brabham, the youngest son of Sir Jack Brabham.

    Perhaps the most interesting Formula 1 car in attendance will be the Tyrrell P34, one of the most radical cars in the sport's history thanks to its six-wheel design featuring four tiny 10-inch rims up front.

    Tyrrell P34

    Three-time Supercars champion Craig Lowndes and motorsport entrepreneur Tony Quinn will be driving the 'six-wheeler' Tyrrell P34 around the Victoria Park circuit

    Three-time Supercars champion Craig Lowndes will be driving the 1988 Arrows A10B Megatron Formula 1 car and the Shadow MKIII Can-Am car, the latter as part of a 'Can-Am celebration'.

    Other touring car drivers to feature include four-time Bathurst-winning Kiwi Greg Murphy, five-time Bathurst winner Steven Richards, current Supercars co-driver Tim Slade, and reigning British Touring Car Championship winner Jake Hill.

    There will be many other categories of racing cars on display as well, with the Le Mans category for prototype racers to be a particular stand-out thanks to the inclusion of the iconic four-rotor Mazda 767B. The Leyton House Porsche 962C and Nissan R88C are also confirmed for that category.

    Mazda 767B

    The Le Mans category for sportscar prototypes will be a new addition for 2025, with the Mazda 767B the unquestionable star of that pack

    The Adelaide Motorsport Festival's open paddock layout allows a unique chance for punters to get up close to the cars while also offering them a chance to meet the stars that drove them.

    Tickets are still available at early-bird pricing through the Adelaide Motorsport Festival website, and you'll see the Retro Rides team there when Adelaide's 'mad March' rolls around in 2025.

    Patrick Jackson

    Writer & Sub Editor

    Patrick is an automotive journalist with more than eight years of experience across a range of online, print, and broadcast media. His focus is primarily on automotive content, having launched the car review website Drive Section in 2019 and the automotive adventure site Essential Drives in 2024. He is a passionate car enthusiast with a particular interest in classic cars. His past credits include DriveTribe, Vehicle History, Finder, ForceGT, The Weekender Herald, Supercar Blondie, Exhaust Notes, and WhichCar.​

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