Salzburgring Explained
The Salzburgring is a 4.241km (02.635miles) motorsport race track located in Plainfeld, east of Salzburg.
Key facts
Track Length 4.241km (02.635miles)
Bends 15
Straights 4 (the longest being at start/finish which is 750m)
Incline maximum 3,8%
Decline maximum 1,8%
Altitude difference ca
Altitude to
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 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, . 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
Events
- Current
- Former
- ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship (2022)
- Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft (1979–1982)
- Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (1987)
- European Formula 5000 Championship (1970)
- European Formula Two Championship (1972–1976)
- European Superbike Championship (1990–1991, 1995)
- European Touring Car Championship (1970–1981, 1983–1985)
- European Touring Car Cup (2008, 2010–2014)
- Formula 750 (1977)
- Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup (2006)
- Formula Renault 2000 Germany (1997, 1999, 2001–2004)
- Formula Volkswagen Germany (2001–2003)
- German Formula Three Championship (1972, 1974, 1981–1982, 1984–1986, 1988, 1997–1999, 2006)
- Grand Prix motorcycle racing
- Porsche Carrera Cup Germany (1987–1989, 1993, 1999)
- SEAT León Eurocup (2014)
- Sidecar World Championship (1971–1979, 1981–1991, 2005–2007)
- Super Tourenwagen Cup (1994–1999)
- Superbike World Championship (1995)
- TCR International Series (2015–2017)
- V8Star Series (2001–2002)
- World Sportscar Championship (1976–1977)
- World Touring Car Championship
Lap Records
As of June 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the Salzburgring are listed as:
Results
Motorcycle Grand Prix
European Touring Car Championship
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2015 FIA-CEZ Formel - Remus Pokal - Race 1 . 26 July 2015 . 21 May 2022.
- Web site: 2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe Round 2 Salzburgring PSCCE GT3 Cup Result of Race 2 . 11 June 2023 . 11 June 2023.
- Web site: 2004 Formula Renault 2000 Germany Salzburgring (Race 2) . 11 July 2004 . 14 May 2024.
- Web site: 7th/8th Round Formula Volkswagen Salzburgring 10/08/02 - Result 7th round, Salzburgring/A, August 10, 2002 (19 laps) . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903054814/http://www.vwmotorsport.com/ViewArticle.aspx?article_id=24 . 10 August 2002 . 3 September 2014 . 30 May 2024 . dead.
- Web site: 2002 German V8 Touring Cars Round 7: Salzburgring, 10th August . 10 August 2002 . 19 July 2022.
- Web site: STW Cup 1998 » Salzburgring Round 16 Results . 30 August 1998 . 25 April 2022.
- Web site: 2024 Motortag Salzburgring - TCR Europe - Final Result Race 2 . 2 June 2024 . 2 June 2024.
- Web site: 2020 Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe Round 2 >> #PSCCE - Race 1 Statistics . 22 August 2020 . 3 January 2023.
- Web site: 2014 SEAT León Eurocup Salzburgring Race 1 - Classification . https://web.archive.org/web/20140830020626/http://www.seat-sport.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/SEATLeonEurocupSalzburgringRace1.pdf . 24 May 2014 . 30 August 2014 . 29 June 2022.
- Web site: ETC Cup 2010 » Salzburgring Round 4 Results . 25 July 2010 . 17 December 2022.
- Web site: 1995-07-07 to 1995-07-09 World Superbike Austrian Round Race 1 . 9 July 1995 . 7 January 2023.
- Web site: 1977 Salzburgring 300Kms . . 18 September 1977 . 10 May 2022.
- Web site: DRM Salzburgring 1980 . 13 July 1980 . 3 January 2022.
- Web site: ADAC-Alpentrophäe 13.Lauf Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft Ergebnis Rennen 1 . 23 August 1997 . 21 May 2022.
- Web site: 1976 Salzburgring F2 . . 23 May 1976 . 10 May 2022.
- Web site: STW Cup 1997 » Salzburgring Round 15 Results . 24 August 1997 . 25 April 2022.
- Web site: ADAC GT Salzburgring 1993 . 29 August 1993 . 20 July 2022.
- Web site: 1977 Salzburgring ETCC . . 24 April 1977 . 10 May 2022.
- Web site: 1984 Salzburgring ETCC . . 1 July 1984 . 10 May 2022.
- Web site: 1970 Salzburgring F5000 . . 12 July 1970 . 10 May 2022.
- Web site: 1973 Salzburgring F2 . . 2 September 197 . 10 May 2022.
- Web site: European 2-Litre Championship Salzburgring 1972 . 21 May 1972 . 20 July 2022.
- Web site: European 2-Litre Championship Salzburgring 1971 . 23 May 1971 . 20 July 2022.
- Web site: 1974 Salzburgring ETCC . . 21 April 1974 . 10 May 2022.
- Web site: ADAC Bavaria Rennen 3.Lauf Polifac-Formel 3-Trophy Ergebnis Rennen . 26 May 1974 . 21 May 2022.
- http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/ETCC.html The European Touring Car Championship