Austria
Red Bull Ring
The Styrian amphitheatre of speed. The nearest F1 circuit to Prague and Brno.
- Length
- 4.3 km
- Bends
- 10
- Elevation
- 68 m
- Opened
- 2011
The former Österreichring in the Styrian mountains, reopened in 2011 after Red Bull rebuilt it. Just ten corners and climbs of up to 12% make the short lap one of the fastest on the F1 calendar. For Czech drivers it is the nearest circuit on today’s F1 calendar, under four hours from Brno.
Did you know
- Built from the legendary Österreichring of 1969; Hermann Tilke designed today’s shortened lap and the circuit reopened in May 2011 after Red Bull’s rebuild
- Only 10 corners and an F1 lap under 66 seconds, one of the shortest and fastest on the calendar, with climbs of up to 12%
- The first corner has carried Niki Lauda’s name since 2019, the second-to-last that of Jochen Rindt, the 1970 world champion
- Hosts the Austrian Grand Prix in both F1 and MotoGP every year; its amphitheatre setting in the Styrian mountains means most of the track is visible from the stands
- Holds 105,000 spectators, and outside race weekends it is regularly used for manufacturer tests and public track days
Record
F1 race lap record: Oscar Piastri, McLaren MCL39 — 1:07.924 (2025 Austrian GP)
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