Official F1 Journal Red Bull Ring Track Guide

27/6/2024

The triple header continues this weekend with the Austrian Grand Prix taking place at the Red Bull Ring (Spielberg) and it's a sprint weekend!

Red Bull and McLaren are expected to be close this weekend, but last year track limits played a major part in the final race classification. It took nearly five hours for the final race classification to be confirmed, with eight drivers earning penalties. Changes have been made to the track this year to avoid another repeat of 2023.

This week tyres are a factor with the high speeds and management to avoid overheating. For the past two editions of the grand prix, a two stop strategy has proved to be the quickest, running the medium and the hard tyre.

Race Stats

Grand Prix Laps - 71
Circuit Length - 4.318km
Race Distance - 306.452km
Corners - 10
DRS Zones -
Detection 1 - (160m before T1)
Activation 1 - (102m after T1)
Detection 2 - (40m before T3)
Activation 2 - (100m after T3)
Detection 3 - (120m before T10)
Activation 3 - (106m after T10)
Time Lost in Pitlane - 16.1 seconds
Tyre Compounds -
Hard Medium Soft
C3 C4 C5
Minimum Starting Tyre Pressures-
Front Rear
23.0psi 20.0psi
Maximum Starting Tyre Camber-
Front Rear
-3.00º -1.75º

Track Stats

Times Held - 37
First Time Held - 1970
Number Of Racing Laps - 2,288
Finishing Percentage - 59%
Lap Record - 1'05.619 Sainz (2020)
Winners - 24 different drivers
Pole Sitters - 21 different drivers
Podium Finishers - 19 different drivers
Most Driver Poles - Verstappen (4)
Most Team Poles - Mercedes (6)
Most Driver Wins - Verstappen (5)
Most Team Wins - Mercedes (6)
Most Driver Podiums - Verstappen (8)
Most Team Podiums - Ferrari (17)
Most Fastest Laps (Driver) - Verstappen (4)
Most Fastest Laps (Team) - McLaren (6)

Times Won From Pole - 14
Times Won from Front Row - 23
Lowest Starting Position to Win - 7th
Smallest Pole Margin - 0.012 seconds
Smallest Win Margin - 0.05 seconds
Largest Pole Margin - 1.216 seconds
Largest Win Margin - +1 lap
Most Cars to Finish - 20
Least Cars to Finish - 7
Virtual Safety Car - 3 races
Safety Cars - 11 races
Red Flags - 5 races
Rain (during the race) - 4 races

Schedule

Friday F1

Free Practice 1: 11:30 - 12:30 BST
Sprint Shootout: 15:30 - 16:14 BST

Saturday F1

Sprint: 11:00 BST
Qualifying: 15:00 - 16:00 BST

Sunday F1

Race: 14:00 BST

Previous Results

2023
Qualifying -
1 VER 1'04.391
2 LEC 1'04.439
3 SAI 1'04.581
Race -
1 VER (4 stop)
2 LEC (3 stop)
3 PER (3 stop)
Fastest Lap- 1'07.012 VER L71

2022
Qualifying -
1 VER 1'04.984
2 LEC 1'05.013
3 SAI 1'05.066
Race -
1 LEC (3 stop)
2 VER (3 stop)
3 HAM (2 stop)
Fastest Lap - 1'07.275 VER L62

2021
Qualifying -
1 VER 1'03.720
2 NOR 1'03.768
3 PER 1'03.990
Race -
1 VER (2 stop)
2 BOT (1 stop)
3 NOR (1 stop)
Fastest Lap - 1'06.200 VER L62

Track Changes

The verge behind the kerb in Turn 8 has been removed.
A 2.5m wide gravel strip has been installed directly behind the kerb at exit of Turn 9 and Turn 10. Additionally, the white line has been moved to the left to reduce the distance between the white line and the gravel to 1.5m.
The white line in Turn 1 and Turn 3 has been moved to the left to reduce the distance to the yellow sausage kerb. 5
The white line in Turn 4 has been moved further to the left to reduce the distance between the white line and the gravel to 1.8m.
The white line in Turn 6 has been moved further to the right to reduce the distance between the white line and the gravel to 1.8m.

Random Facts

Prost, Schumacher, Rosberg and Verstappen are the only drivers to take back-to-back wins.
Four current drivers have won the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring - Bottas, Hamilton, Verstappen and Leclerc.
Between 1970 and 1977, eight different drivers won the Grand Prix.
Niki Lauder is the only Austrian to have won his home race in Austria.
The 1976 Austrian Grand Prix was the last F1 race with a female driver.
Red Bull Ring is the fourth shortest track but the fastest to complete on the calendar.

Anny Wooldridge
Writer at F1 Journal

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