Red Bull Ring
Circuit Length : 4.318 km
Number of Laps : 71
Race Distance : 306.452 km
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Category
General Admission - 3-Day
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General Admission Access (Selected Area)
- Come early for the best spots
- Standing place
- All Seats Together (up to 4)
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Friday, Saturday and Sunday access
- Giant Screens
Grandstand T9 3-day
- Grandstand T9 (Not covered)
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All Seats Together (up to 4), numbered seats
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Friday, Saturday and Sunday access
- Giant Screen Views
Grandstand T3 3-day
- Grandstand T3 (Not covered)
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All Seats Together (up to 4), numbered seats
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Friday, Saturday and Sunday access
- Giant Screen Views
Starter Package Austria 4-Day
- Red Bull FGHI Grandstand Seating
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All Seats Together (up to 4), numbered seats
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Friday, Saturday and Sunday access
- Giant Screen Views
- Thursday : Exclusive Pit Lane Walk
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Thursday: Guided Track Tour and Championship Trophy Photo
- Excusive F1 Extras
Hero Package Austria 4-Day
- Start/Finish Seating
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All Seats Together (up to 4), numbered seats
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Friday, Saturday and Sunday access
- Giant Screen Views
- Thursday : Exclusive Pit Lane Walk
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Thursday: Guided Track Tour and Championship Trophy Photo
- Friday: F1 Insider Access
- Excusive F1 Extras
Paddock Club Austria 3-Day
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Pit Lane View
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High-class dining with entertainment
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Guided Paddock Tour
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Support Race Paddock Access
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Pit Lane walk about
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Official program and earplugs
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All Seats Together (up to 4), numbered seats
- Friday, Saturday and Sunday access
- Giant Screen Views
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When was the track built?
The fearsome, original Osterreichring was originated in 1969 as a replacement for the Zeltweg airfield circuit. The track known today as the Red Bull Ring was more or less created over the winter of 1995-6, when Hermann Tilke was engaged to turn the Osterreichring into a shorter, more modern race track.
When was its first Grand Prix?
The A1-Ring, as it was then called, was opened in 1996, with Formula 1 arriving at the circuit a year later. Jacques Villeneuve won the race, while Jean Alesi had a spectacular crash when his Benetton climbed up the Ferrari of Eddie Irvine. Alesi’s team mate Gerhard Berger, meanwhile, used his home Grand Prix to announce his F1 retirement.
What’s the circuit like?
It’s only wee, bless it, but the Red Bull Ring packs a lot into a short lap. The first half rewards power, as the cars blast along three straights separated by a pair of uphill right-handers. But then as the drivers work their way downhill, the circuit becomes a regular toboggan ride, as the cars canyon through a series of quick corners, including the exhilarating Rindt right-hander, named for Austria’s first F1 champion.
Where is the best place to watch?
One of Formula 1’s best views is to be had at the Red Bull Ring’s ‘Nord’ grandstand, based around the outside of what used to be the Bosch Kurve at the Osterreichring. Here, you’ll have a great vantage point across much of the track as it drops away from you down the natural slope of the circuit.
