FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS VON ÖSTERREICH 2019

Austria Grand Prix

History

The Red Bull Ring is a traditional race track in the town of Spielberg in Styria, which was opened in 1969 as “Österreichring” and from 1997 to 2003 called A1-Ring. After a longer break and a lot of rebuilding the Formula 1 came back to the Red bull Ring on 22nd June 2014.

An architectural highlight of the circuit is the modern Main Grandstand, which resembles the rear wing of a Formula 1 car. The circuit’s landmark is a 15m high bull made of steel, which is located in the middle of the area.

The Red-Bull-Ring is a very interesting circuit that promises lots of action with its sharp right-hand corners, two quick left turns in the infield, and two long straights for overtaking manoeuvres. The big differences in height contribute to this too.

Language: German

Currency in Austria: Euro

Description		Value
In the racing calendar		1964, 1970-1987, 1997-2003, since 2014
route length		4,326 km
race length		307,146 km in 71 round
lap record (race)		1:07.411 (2017, Lewis Hamilton)
lap record (Quali)		1:04.251
most victories		Alain Prost (3)
Most poles		René Arnoux, Niki Lauda (3)
how often?		31
first time		1963

	Name	Team	Time
Winner 2016:	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:27:38.107
Winner 2017:	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:21:48.523
Winner 2018:	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:21:56.024