Austria

Country data

Official name

Republik Österreich
(Republic of Austria)

Language(s)

German and six others

In existence

Part of Austria-Hungary from pre-motor racing to 1918
Independent state from 1918 until 1938
Absorbed into Germany in 1938
Regained independence in 1945

Flag

Time zone

Winter: CET (UTC+1)
Summer: CEST (UTC+2)

Formula One races

Grand Prix

Austrian Grand Prix

Circuits

Zetweg Airfield
Österreichring
A1-Ring
Red Bull Ring

Formula One drivers

Number of drivers

16

Champions

Jochen Rindt
Niki Lauda

Noted drivers

Gerhard Berger
Karl Wendlinger
Alexander Wurz

Formula One constructors

Current teams

Red Bull

Champions

Red Bull

Austria (German: Österreich), officially the Republic of Austria (German: Republik Österreich) is a country in Central Europe. Austria has history in Formula One, with two World Champions, one World Championship winning constructor and two circuits hosting 29 editions of the Austrian Grand Prix, which currently is on the F1 calendar.

Austria's first major influence was the 1964 Austrian Grand Prix at Zeltweg Airfield, the first hosting as a Championship event, in which future Austrian World Champion Jochen Rindt made his Formula One début. In 1970, Formula One returned to Austria at the Österreichring. Rindt retired from the race in his championship year, before tragically dying in the next race, but Rindt was still posthumously crowned.

The Österreichring retained its place in the calendar until 1987, after which it was deemed too unsafe. Niki Lauda, triple World Champion, is the only Austrian to win his home race.

Gerhard Berger, one of F1's most experienced drivers, saw his peak years while the Austrian GP was off the calendar, and it returned in his final season, for 1997. It was held at same track as before, however, the circuit had been totally rebuilt and renamed the A1-Ring. This lasted for seven years until 2003 until it was dropped again.

After years of sponsoring various teams, Red Bull Racing took over the Jaguar team for 2005, and having taken over the circuit, eventually began to redevelop the circuit with the aim of returning the circuit to the calendar, which was achieved in 2014.

F1 circuits in Austria

Circuit	Location	Events	Map
Österreichring (1969–1995) A1-Ring (1996–2004) Red Bull Ring (2005–present)	Spielburg, Styria	Austrian Grand Prix: 1970–1987 Austrian Grand Prix: 1997–2003 Austrian Grand Prix: 2014–present
Zeltweg Airfield	Zeltweg, Styria	Austrian Grand Prix: 1963 (NC), 1964