High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1990 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 4 November 1990 at Adelaide. This was the 500th race to contribute to the World Drivers` Championship. The race was the 55th Australian Grand Prix and the sixth to be held on the Adelaide street circuit. The race was held over 81 laps of the three kilometre circuit for a race distance of 306 kilometres.