{"id":407425,"date":"2026-01-12T02:48:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T02:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/407425\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T02:48:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T02:48:16","slug":"f1-news-australian-grand-prix-winner-to-drive-classic-f1-car-in-adelaide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/407425\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 news: Australian Grand Prix winner to drive classic F1 car in Adelaide"},"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\/March-871-I.png\" alt=\"Australian Grand Prix winner to drive classic F1 car in Adelaide\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe March 871 will be driven by Thierry Boutsen at the Adelaide Motorsport Festival. Image: Supplied<\/p>\n<p>Boutsen will take part in the festival on February 28 and March 1, getting behind the wheel of the March 871 F1 car and a Leyton House-liveried Porsche 962C, adding further star power and historic machinery to the growing event lineup.<\/p>\n<p>The Belgian enjoyed one of the highlights of his F1 career in Adelaide, winning the 1989 Australian Grand Prix on the city\u2019s street circuit.<\/p>\n<p>Across 11 F1 seasons between 1983 and 1993, Boutsen competed in Adelaide on eight occasions, recording one win, two podiums and five points-scoring finishes.<\/p>\n<p>He took part in the Adelaide Motorsport Festival last year driving the Benetton B190 that won the 1990 Australian Grand Prix in the hands of Nelson Piquet.<\/p>\n<p>The March 871 marked the beginning of the partnership between March Engineering and Leyton House in 1987, a collaboration that went on to develop a strong following in F1.<\/p>\n<p>Powered by a Cosworth DFZ V8 engine, the car contested the entire 1987 season and scored points at the Monaco Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the F1 appearance, Boutsen will also drive the Kremer Racing Leyton House Porsche 962C, a car that competed at the Le Mans 24 Hours during the Group C era.<\/p>\n<p>The Porsche 962C remains one of the most successful sportscars in history, forming the backbone of Porsche\u2019s run of seven consecutive Le Mans victories between 1981 and 1987.<\/p>\n<p>Boutsen becomes the latest former F1 driver confirmed for the 2026 Repco Adelaide Motorsport Festival, joining Mika Hakkinen, David Coulthard and Stefan Johansson.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/f1-news-2026-valtteri-bottas-ferrari-adelaide-motorsport-festival-cadillac-return\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Current Cadillac F1 star Valtteri Bottas will also be in action.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The March 871 will appear in the F1 category alongside an expanding lineup that already includes the <a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/f1-news-2026-adelaide-motorsport-festival-james-hunt-hesketh-308-alan-jones\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1974 Hesketh 308<\/a>, Ferrari 156\/85s from 1985, the Arrows A21 and A22, and the Jaguar R2, with more cars still to be announced.<\/p>\n<p>The festival continues to build momentum with a mix of historic and modern racing machinery, spanning F1, V8 Supercars, sportscars, touring cars, motorcycles and drift cars, with uninterrupted on-track action across both days.<\/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:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/285249.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The March 871 will be driven by Thierry Boutsen at the Adelaide Motorsport Festival. 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