1994 Australian Grand Prix

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The 1994 Australian Grand Prix (formally the LIX Adelaide Australian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 13 November 1994 at the Adelaide Street Circuit. It was the sixteenth and final race of the 1994 Formula One World Championship. The 81-lap race was won by Nigel Mansell driving for the Williams team after starting from pole position. This event was the latest one where a Formula One driver won a race over the age of 40 until 2026, when Lewis Hamilton won at the 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. Gerhard Berger finished second in a Ferrari car with Martin Brundle third for the McLaren team. The race is remembered, besides being the closing of one of the most tragic seasons in the history of the category, also for an incident involving the two title contenders Damon Hill and Michael Schumacher which forced both to retire and resulted in Schumacher winning the World Drivers' Championship. Also notable was the last appearance in a Formula One Grand Prix of the first incarnation...

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