{"id":392697,"date":"2026-01-05T08:05:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T08:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/392697\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T08:05:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T08:05:15","slug":"valtteri-bottas-set-for-ferrari-run-in-adealide-ahead-of-f1-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/392697\/","title":{"rendered":"Valtteri Bottas set for Ferrari run in Adealide ahead of F1 return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Valtteri-Bottas-I.jpg\" alt=\"Bottas set for Ferrari run ahead of F1 return\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tValtteri Bottas will drive a 1985 Ferrari at the Adelaide Motorsport Festival. Image: Supplied<\/p>\n<p>The 10-time grand prix winner is set to headline the 2026 Repco Adelaide Motorsport Festival on Sunday, March 1, where he will pilot a Ferrari 156\/85 during demonstration runs through Victoria Park.<\/p>\n<p>The appearance comes one week before Bottas lines up at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne as part of Cadillac\u2019s debut F1 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Despite spending his entire F1 career racing against Ferrari-powered rivals, the Adelaide run will mark the first time Bottas has driven a Ferrari F1 car.<\/p>\n<p>He will take the wheel of the #27 156\/85, a machine with deep historical significance as part of the first F1 season to feature the Australian Grand Prix on Adelaide\u2019s streets.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1016288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ferrari-156_85-II.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1809\" height=\"1205\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The Ferrari 156\/85 raced around Adelaide in 1985. Image: Supplied<\/p>\n<p>The Ferrari 156\/85 enjoyed a competitive 1985 campaign, scoring two victories through Michele Alboreto in Canada and Germany as Ferrari finished second in the constructors\u2019 championship behind McLaren.<\/p>\n<p>Alboreto\u2019s team-mate Stefan Johansson added two second-place finishes in Canada and Detroit, while Ren\u00e9 Arnoux also briefly raced the car, finishing fourth in the Brazilian Grand Prix before departing the team after a single appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Johansson will also feature in Adelaide, driving his own #28 Ferrari 156\/85 in the same Sunday afternoon demonstration, giving fans a rare chance to see two examples of the iconic turbo-era Ferrari running together.<\/p>\n<p>Bottas\u2019 festival schedule will also include an expression run in a V8-powered Holden HQ Monaro earlier in the day, adding a distinctly Australian flavour to his on-track appearances.<\/p>\n<p>Off track, he will meet fans at the Adelaide Marriott Grand Marquee as part of his role as event ambassador.<\/p>\n<p>The Adelaide outing serves as a symbolic bridge between Bottas\u2019 recent past and immediate future. After leaving Sauber at the end of the 2024 season, the Finn spent 2025 as Mercedes\u2019 test and reserve driver, biding his time before securing a full-time return with Cadillac for the sweeping new regulations in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The Repco Adelaide Motorsport Festival will once again feature a packed program spanning F1 cars, V8 Supercars, sports cars, touring cars, motorcycles and drift machinery, with continuous on-track action across the day.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the March 1 event are on sale now.<\/p>\n<p><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/b\/285249\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/a\/285249\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Valtteri Bottas will drive a 1985 Ferrari at the Adelaide Motorsport Festival. 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