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- The Austrian Grand Prix was designated the European Grand Prix once, 1975, when this title was an honorary designation given each year to one Grand Prix race in Europe.
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The Austrian Grand Prix was designated the European Grand Prix once, 1975, when this title was an honorary designation given each year to one Grand Prix race in Europe. The very fast track was popular with drivers, and the events were moderately successful.
- 1960’s
- Osterreichring
- 1980’s
- 1990’s
- 2000’s
- 2010’s
- 2020’s
ZELTWEG AIRFIELD
In 1963 an F1 non-championship race was held at the Zeltweg Airfield which was won by Australia’s Jack Brabham. In 1964 Austria hosted its first official F1 Championship race where drivers had to complete 105 laps in order to finish the race. A RACE OF ATTRITION Out of twenty drivers who participated in the race only nine could cross the finish line. Only the top two drivers of the race finished on the final lap while the seven other drivers were all at least three laps behind. Britain’s Bob...
Formula 1 officially returned to Austria in 1970 and the new Osterreichring circuit was very different from the Zeltweg Airfield. The track had speedy and long turns, making it a hazardous track for drivers to tackle. NEW CIRCUIT NEW CHALLENGES In its first GP, Jochen Rindt seemed poised to become the first Austrian to win on home soil by taking po...
FRENCH INVASION In the eighties, Austria was taken over by three drivers from France who ended up winning five out of the seven races held in that time. The first Frenchman to conquer the Osterreichring in 1980 was Jean Pierre Jabouille. Jabouille, who was driving for Renault, had a lackluster career in Formula 1 and his 1980 win in Austria was the...
A1-RING
Austria was removed from the Formula 1 schedule for eight years and only made it return once a new circuit was built over the old Osterreichring. This new circuit maintained the same spirit of having really fast straights with tight and twisty sectors forcing teams and drivers to have a more balanced approach. VILLENEUVE WINS In 1997 Formula 1 returned to the Stygian Mountains and in the A1-Rings maiden race, Canada’s Jacque Villeneuve had a stellar weekend. Jacques, who is Gilles Villeneuve’...
BACK ON TOP McLaren’s success continued in Austria in 2000 and once again Hakkinen and Coulthard reached the podium. Hakkinen took pole position and never lost his lead throughout the race and Coulthard scored the fastest lap finishing in second place. It was a McLaren 1-2 finish that left Ferrari in third place with Brazil’s Rubens Barrichello mak...
RED BULL RING
Formula 1 returned to Austria in 2014 on a track nearly identical to the A1-Ring that had some minor changes and was now called the Red Bull Ring. In its fourth return race to F1, Mercedes flexed their Bavarian muscles in the Styrian Hills, finishing 1-2. Germany’s Nico Rosberg won his first Austrian GP followed by his British teammate Lewis Hamilton. Finland’s Valtteri Bottas driving for Williams finished in third place. MERCEDES ENJOYS THE MOUNTAINS Rosberg in 2015 spoiled Hamilton’s plans...
STYRIAN GRAND PRIX
Due to Covid-19, the Red Bull Ring was used for the second race in Austria dubbed the Styrian Grand Prix in 2020. Mercedes scored their deuce of victories this time with Lewis Hamilton leading and winning the race from pole position. Both Mercedes drivers could be content in the paddock both winning in Austria. Bottas finished in second place followed by Verstappen and Red Bull in third. Formula 1 maintained the same two-race format on the schedule in 2021 and it was Red Bull’s turn to score...
AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX 2021
One week after the Styrian GP, the Austrian GP took place, and once again Verstappen finished on top of the podium. Verstappen won the race in style, hitting the ever-elusive F1 grand slam and for the first time in his career won back-to-back races. Bottas, who races really well in Austria, claimed second place giving him seven total podiums at the circuit. McLaren and Lando Norris grabbed his second third-place finish, surviving a five-second penalty that could have cost him his podium finish.
In 1964, the Austrian Grand Prix debuted in the Formula 1 World Championship on a track located on an old disused airfield in Zeltweg. However, critics dismissed the race for being harsh on cars and lacking driving appeal, leading to no repetition.
View a list of Austrian Grand Prix F1 winners. Find winning drivers and constructors and stats, including start position and winning margin.
Jun 17, 2015 · Austrian Grand Prix, Zeltweg, 23 August 1964. Ferrari's Lorenzo Bandini won the very first Austrian Grand Prix at Zeltweg in 1964 This year sees Austria host its 28th round of the world championship.
Jun 18, 2015 · The GP was revived in 1970 and Jacky Ickx and Clay Regazzoni restored Ferrari pride with a 1-2 – and fated local hero Rindt made his last GP start (from pole). Jo Siffert scored a dominant win for BRM in 1971.
Zeltweg Airfield hosted the first Austrian Grand Prix in 1963 and the event briefly joined the Formula 1 world championship the following year. It then became a sportscar race before returning...
