Austrian GP Monitor size
4.326 km
Austrian GP Variety of laps
71
Austrian GP Race distance
307.146 km ROUTE
Australian GP A1-Ring, Spielberg
Taking a lap of the circuit with Michael Schumacher:
“Crossing the start-finish line at full pace, you possibly can’t see the primary nook, however you already know it is a very tight right-hander.
As you method the 100-metre mark (to the nook), you hit the brakes as exhausting as you possibly can and get into your seat belt as you decelerate to 120 km/h.”
“In case you get by way of the primary nook, then the observe curves a little bit to the left and also you method the hill the place there’s one other appendicular right-hander. This time you drop six gears and a pace of about 220 km/h to get across the Remus nook. ”
“The brakes have some work to do on the Gosser nook, which is negotiated in second gear at round 95 km/h.”
“As soon as all of the exhausting braking corners have been negotiated, the remainder of the corners are related. Every of them requires an exceptionally excellent steadiness of the automobile. All of them will be pushed in third or 4th gear at speeds of at the least 160 km/h. Niki Lauda is finished at 170 km/h and the neck feels loads of pressure on this nook, which is elevated by one other lengthy left-hander.”
“You possibly can relieve your neck whenever you get to the final corners, those named after Jochen Rindt and A-1. Then you definately attempt to acquire most pace on the straight and put together your self for the massive overloads you’re feeling throughout braking earlier than the primary nook.”
Winners:
1982: E. E. de Angelis in a Lotus
1983: A. Prost in a Reanult
1984: N. Lauda in a McLaren
1985: A. Prost in a McLaren
1986: A. Prost in a McLaren
1997: J. Villeneuve “Williams”
1998: M.Hakkinen “McLaren”
1999: E.Irvine “Ferrari”
2000: M.Hakkinen “McLaren”
2001: D. Coulthard “McLaren”
2002: M.Schumacher “Ferrari”
2003: M.Schumacher “Ferrari”
2004-2013: no race
2014: N. Rosberg in a Mercedes
2015: N.
Overtakes: Castrol, Remus