Set among the picturesque hills of Spielberg, the Red Bull Ring is second only to Mexico in elevation of circuits the series visits at 2,170 feet above sea level. The circuit’s lack of long straights and short overall distance make it somewhat of a wildcard for teams who might struggle at power circuits such as Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and Baku City Circuit. For 2022 the Austrian Grand Prix will be one of three race weekends to feature the Sprint Qualifying format which consists of traditional knock-out qualifying on Friday and then a 100km sprint race on Saturday to set the grid for Sunday.
Red Bull bull come to their home track hoping to put on a clinic for their fans as well as the other teams on the grid. The team have the necessary confidence in their Honda power unit, their chassis, and their drivers. To that end, expect to see one car challenging for the win and the other not far behind. On the AlphaTauri side they will be looking to pick up the pieces (literally) from a disastrous race in Britain. Look for one car in the points and the other just outside those positions.
Elsewhere on the grid, look for this to be a general ranking of team performance coming into the race weekend:
1. Red Bull
2. Ferrari
3. Mercedes
4. Alpine ↑
5. McLaren ↓
6. AlphaTauri
7. Alfa Romeo
8. Aston Martin
9. Haas
10. Williams
US TV SCHEDULE
Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix
Practice 1 – Friday, July 8 – 7.25AM –
ESPNU
Qualifying – Friday, July 8 – 10.55AM –
ESPNU
Practice 2 – Saturday, July 9 – 6.55AM – ESPN2
Sprint – Saturday, July 9 – 10.25AM – ESPN2
Grand Prix Sunday – Sunday, July 10 – 7.30AM – ESPN2
Austrian Grand Prix – Sunday, July 10 – 8.55AM – ESPN2
CIRCUIT INFORMATION
Lap data
Lap length: 4.326km (2.688 miles)
Race laps: 71
Race distance: 307.02km (190.773 miles)
Pole position: Left-hand side of the track
Lap record*: 1’05.619 (Carlos Sainz, 2020)
Fastest lap: 1’02.939 (Valtteri Bottas, 2020)
Maximum speed: 301.5kph (187.343 mph)
DRS
zone/s (race: Pit straight and second straight)
Distance from grid to turn one: 185m
Car performance
Full throttle: 63%
Longest flat-out section: 868m
Downforce level: Low/medium
Fuel use per lap: 1.34kg
Time penalty per lap of fuel: 0.056s
Strategy
Tyres: Hard (C32), Medium (C4), Soft (C5) (2021: Hard (C2), Medium (C3), Soft (C4))
*Fastest lap set during a Grand Prix
Data sources:
FIA
, Williams, Mercedes
2021 RESULTS
Race Info.
Laps: 71
Pole: Max Verstappen, 1:03.720
Fast race lap: Max Verstappen, 1:06.200
Podium:
1. Max Verstappen, Red Bull
2. Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes
3. Lando Norris, McLaren
CURRENT STANDINGS
TRACK MAP AND VIDEO
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