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The Austrian Grand Prix will take place at the Red Bull Ring circuit in Spielberg – who has been the fastest (lap) at this venue?
The 42nd edition of the Austrian GP is set to take place this weekend at one of the most scenic venues of the F1 calendar – the Red Bull Ring Circuit. The Austrian GP was first held in 1964 and has been a part of the F1 calendar in intervals till 2003. It made a comeback to the calendar in 2014 and has been a constant feature since then. Let us take a look which driver has registered the fastest lap in Austrian GP’s illustrious history.
Carlos Sainz holds the record of fastest lap timing – 1:05.619, while driving for McLaren in 2020. When it comes to the other key stats, Ferrari holds the record for most number of wins (7) among constructors. McLaren (6) are a close second while Mercedes occupy the third spot with 5 race wins. If we take a look at the other teams in the current grid, Williams and Red Bull have 3 wins each. In the case of the drivers’, the record of most wins at the Austrian GP is jointly held by three drivers – Jo Siffert, Alain Prost and Max Verstappen, all having won three titles each.
The Austrian GP hosts one of the fastest races in the F1 calendar and the three DRS zones play a key role in that. These zones are located in the main straight of the Red Bull Ring circuit – the long stretch that includes the start of the circuit, in the straight between turns 1 and 3 and in the straight that take pilots from turn 3 to turn 4. The layout of the track provides a lot of overtaking opportunities for the drivers.
The best overtaking opportunities at this circuit come before the Niki Lauda Kurve, the Remus zone and before the Schlossgold zone. The DRS zone before the Niki Lauda Kurve is the longest one and the best opportunity to overtake. Between Remus and Schlossgold comes the third and last DRS Zone but drivers have to remain extra careful about braking at the right time.
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