Revolutionary Era

Revolutionary Era
The Williams FW14B was one of the most technologically advanced and dominant Formula One cars of all time. Jack Christopherson on the track in the car in 1992
Category	Formula One
Year Start	1987
Year End	1997
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The Revolutionary Era is regarded by motorsport historians as the fourth era of Formula One, lasting from 1987 to 1997.

Overview

Date	Location	Description
12 April 1987	Adelaide Street Circuit, Australia	Gerhard Berger takes the first win of the Revolutionary Era for McLaren.
6 November 1988	Adelaide Street Circuit, Australia	The last race where turbocharged engines were allowed to be used, with only normally aspirated engines to be allowed for use in 1989.
28 March 1989	Autodromo Hermano da Silva Ramos, São Paulo	Ferrari run the first ever car with a semi-automatic gearbox - these would completely phase out their manual counterparts by 1995.
3 November 1991	Adelaide Street Circuit, Australia	Pirelli withdraw from the sport, meaning for the first time in the sport's history there is only one tyre supplier - this race also sees the end of the Ford Cosworth DFV engine and its derivatives, having been used in some form since the 1960s.
1 March 1992	Kyalami, South Africa	Williams field the first car with active suspension and begin a never-before seen domination streak.
14 August 1992	Hungaroring	The last ever pre-qualifying session to date is run, a sign of the increasing costs and dwindling entry lists that this era began to show.