Salzburgring

The Salzburgring is a 4.241 km (2.635 mi) motorsport race track located in Plainfeld, east of Salzburg.

Salzburgring
LocationPlainfeld, Austria
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
CEST (DST)
Coordinates47°49′16″N 013°09′34″E
FIA Grade3[N 1]
AddressSalzburgring 1, 5325 Plainfeld, Austria
Opened1969
Major eventsCurrent:
TCR Germany (2022)
Former:
Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix
(1971–1979, 1981–1991, 1993–1994)
FIA WTCC Race of Austria (2012–2014)
World SBK (1995)
Sidecar World Championship
(1971–1979, 1981–1991, 2005–2007)
TCR International (2015–2017)
European Touring Car Cup (2008, 2010–2014)
Grand Prix Circuit (1998–present)
Length4.241 km (2.635 miles)
Turns15
Race lap record1:18.905 ( Nico Hülkenberg, Ligier JS47, 2006, Formula 3)
Motorcycle Circuit (1986–1997)
Length4.255 km (2.644 miles)
Turns15
Race lap record1:17.896 ( Mick Doohan, Honda NSR500, 1994, 500cc)
Grand Prix Circuit (1976–1997)
Length4.246 km (2.638 miles)
Turns13
Race lap record1:13.620 ( Manfred Winkelhock, Porsche 935J, 1980, DRM)
Grand Prix Circuit (1969–1975)
Length4.238 km (2.633 miles)
Turns11

Key Facts

Track Length                     4.241 km (2.635 mi)

Bends                                12 (6 right and 6 left bends)

Straights                            4 (the longest being at start/finish which is 750m)

Incline                                maximum 3,8%

Decline                              maximum 1,8%

Altitude difference             ca 25 metres

Altitude                              648,3 bis 670,6 metres

Boxes                                31

History

1968              Groundbreaking ceremony

1969              Opening with a combined car and motorbike race

1970              First Grand Prix of Austria for Motorbikes

1971              First FIM Motorbike World Championship race

2012-2014    Touring Car World Championships

2013              First Electric Love Festival which, in 2018, brought 180,000 attendees to the track

2019              50thanniversary

The race track was first opened in 1969. Lying in a narrow, alpine valley, it has a rather simple layout, with two long straights plus the sweeping and fast "Fahrerlagerkurve" ("paddock turn") at the bottom, and the narrow "Nockstein-Kehre" on the top. In spite of its simple layout, it garnered a fearsome reputation for the high speeds reached on the straights and the "Fahrerlagerkurve". Michael Doohan describes the section between 7 and 10 as his all time favorite piece of racetrack, likening it to "threading a motorcycle through the eye of a needle at 290 km/h (180 mph) whilst banging fairings with your competitors with armco barriers on each side". He continues "Sure it was fast and dangerous, but also enormous fun. To me it's what motorcycle racing is all about".

The Salzburgring track hosts touring car races like the German ADAC Procar Series, Deutsche Produktionswagen Meisterschaft, Deutsche Tourenwagen Challenge, Super Tourenwagen Cup and the European Touring Car Championship. It was also the home of the Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix from 1971 to 1994, except for the 1980 and 1992 seasons. Giacomo Agostini and Angel Nieto are the all-time leaders in motorcycle Grand Prix victories at the circuit, with six wins apiece. Sidecar motorcycle races were also held at the venue. The track has also hosted the Oldtimer Grand Prix as well as during the last years a "Rupert Hollaus Memorial" organized by Ex-Grand Prix motorcycle and sidecar racer, Wolfgang Stropek. In 2008, the circuit played host to the then one-off European Touring Car Cup, with the event being won by Michel Nykjaer.

Layout history
  • Original Grand Prix Circuit (1969–1975)
  • Grand Prix Circuit (1976–1997)
  • Motorcycling Circuit (1986–1997)
  • Grand Prix Circuit (1998–present)

Events
Current
Former

Lap Records

The official race lap records at the Salzburgring are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
Grand Prix Circuit: 4.241 km (1998–present)
Formula 31:18.905[1]Nico HülkenbergLigier JS472006 Salzburgring German F3 round
WTCC1:22.571José María LópezCitroën C-Elysée WTCC2014 FIA WTCC Race of Austria
Super Touring1:24.922[2]Christian AbtAudi A4 STW1998 Salzburgring STW Cup round
TCR Touring Car1:26.583Thomas JägerOpel Astra TCR2017 TCR International Series Salzburgring round
ETC1:28.126[3]Michel NykjærChevrolet Lacetti WTCC2008 European Touring Car Cup
Motorcycle Circuit: 4.255 km (1986–1997)
500cc1:17.896Mick DoohanHonda NSR5001994 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix
World SBK1:20.147[4]Carl FogartyDucati 916 R1995 Salzburgring World SBK round
250cc1:20.916Loris CapirossiHonda NSR2501994 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix
125cc1:28.950Dirk RaudiesHonda RS125R1994 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix
Grand Prix Circuit: 4.246 km (1976–1997)
DRM1:13.620[5]Manfred WinkelhockPorsche 935J1980 Salzburgring DRM round
Super Touring1:19.243[6]Laurent AïelloPeugeot 4061997 Salzburgring STW Cup round
Group 61:24.450[7]Vittorio BrambillaAlfa Romeo 33SC121977 Salzburgring Elan Trophae
Group A1:27.330[8]Manuel ReuterFord Sierra RS500 Cosworth1987 Salzburgring DTM round

Results

Motorcycle Grand Prix

European Touring Car Championship
Year Winner(s) Car
1970 Helmut Marko BMW 1600
1971 Gianluigi Picchi Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
1972 Carlo Facetti Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior
1973 Dieter Glemser
John Fitzpatrick		 Ford Capri RS 2600 LW
1974 Hans-Joachim Stuck
Jacky Ickx		 BMW 3.0 CSL
1975 Dieter Quester
Urs Zondler		 BMW 3.0 CSL
1976 Hughes de Fierlant
Patrick Nève		 BMW 3.0 CSL
1977 Gunnar Nilsson
Dieter Quester		 BMW 3.0 CSL
1978 Martino Finotto
Carlo Facetti		 BMW 3.0 CSL
1979 Martino Finotto
Carlo Facetti		 BMW 3.0 CSL
1980 Dieter Quester
Dieter Kindlmann		 BMW 320
1981 Umberto Grano
Helmut Kelleners		 BMW 635 CSi
1982 Zdenek Vojtech
Jo Gartner		 BMW 528i
1983 Tom Walkinshaw
Chuck Nicholson		 Jaguar XJS
1984 Tom Walkinshaw
Chuck Nicholson		 Jaguar XJS
1985 Gianfranco Brancatelli
Thomas Lindström		 Volvo 240T
Source:[9]

Notes
  1. Salzburgring's Grade 3 licence expired 5 April 2021.

References
  1. "2006 Salzburgring German F3". Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  2. "STW Cup 1998 » Salzburgring Round 16 Results". Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  3. "ETC Cup 2008 » Salzburgring Round 2 Results". Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  4. "1995 Superbike World Championship Salzburgring Statistics". Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  5. "DRM Salzburgring 1980". Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  6. "STW Cup 1997 » Salzburgring Round 15 Results". Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  7. "300 km Salzburgring 1977". Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  8. "1987 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft Salzburgring Statistics". Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  9. The European Touring Car Championship
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