Hermann Tilke, the world’s most renowned race circuit designer himself, took on the task of designing the new Red Bull Ring. The result: a racetrack reminiscent of an adventure park, homologized by FIA as “Grade A”.
The length of 4.318 km corresponds to the Grand Prix circuit during the period from 1996 to 2003. Two junctions on the racetrack allow for a separation into a northern and a southern track. The lower section (2.4 km) is also suited for major events and uses the main facility’s infrastructure. The northern section, with a length of 1.9 km, can be used as additional space for events. A special feature of this racetrack is the difference in altitude (maximum uphill slope of 12 %, maximum downhill slope of 9.3 %).
GREEN LIGHT FOR THE HEROES OF THE TRACK – MOTORSPORT EVENTS AT THE RED BULL RING
With the inauguration of the Red Bull Ring in May of 2011, the grand tradition of motor sports entered a new era. Since then, high-class racing events such as the ADAC GT Masters, Formula 1 or MotoGP have been thrilling the fans.
CIRCUIT IN DETAIL
A special feature of the Red Bull Ring are its elevation changes as well as the unique views of the track they allow.
Name of race track: Red Bull Ring
Length of track: 4.318 km
Number of corners: 10
Elevation: 677 m above sea level
Change in elevation: 65 m
Maximum incline: 12 %
Maximum decline: 9,3 %
Track width: 12-13 m
Number of laps: 71
Total distance: 306.58 km
Lap record: 1:05,619 Carlos Sainz (2020)
First Grand Prix: 1970
The third highest – The Red Bull Ring is located at 660m above sea level which is the third-highest during the year after the Hermanos Rodriguez track in Mexico and the Carlos Pace circuit in Brazil. The high altitude puts power units under more stress than at many venues and effective cooling of engines is often a headache for teams at this circuit.
Plenty of opportunities – FIA has defined three different DRS zones at the Red Bull Ring in order to provide drivers with plenty of opportunities to execute an overtaking manoeuvre in the 71-lap race. The first has a detection point 160m before Turn 1 with an activation point 102m after Turn 1. The second zone has a detection point 40m before Turn 3 and an activation point 100m after Turn 3. The detection point of the final zone is 120m before Turn 10, while its activation point is 106m after Turn 10.
Fast circuit – The Red Bull Ring, made up of just 10 turns and a sequence of straights, is one of the fastest circuits on the calendar. Drivers spend more than 70 per cent of the lap at full throttle. When it comes to the longevity of the DRS activation, it is also a record-breaker cirucit as the three DRS zones cover more than a third of the circuit.
Safety and costs – The additional yellow kerbs behind the exit kerbs at Turn 9 and Turn 10 have been removed and timing loops have been installed. The governing body has made this decision to reduce the risks of damages to the cars due to the condensed nature of the calendar that puts teams on the limit in terms of spare parts.
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