# Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix

The Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing season from 1971 to 1997, and then again from 2016 onwards. The event is due to take place at the Red Bull Ring until at least 2025.

## History

The inaugural Austrian grand prix was held in 1971 at the Salzburgring, where it stayed until 1994. In 1995, the Austrian GP was taken off the calendar because the Salzburgring was deemed too dangerous for racing., but would return in 1996 on the then-called Österreichring. In 1997, the Österreichring became the A1-Ring, named after the Austrian mobile network operator A1.
For the 1998 season, the Austrian round was scrapped, mainly due to the low number of spectators who visited the races.
After a 19-year absence, the Austrian Grand Prix returned in 2016 and currently takes place at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg. The layout was changed, and a chicane was added before the 2022 race.

## Track gallery

* The Salzburgring, used from 1971 to 1994.
* The Grand Prix layout of the A1/Red Bull Ring, used in 1996–1997, and 2016–2021.

## Official names and sponsors

* 1971, 1986–1991: Großer Preis von Österreich (no official sponsor)
* 1972: Grosser Preis von Österreich (no official sponsor)
* 1973–1977: Austrian Grand Prix/Grosser Preis von Österreich (no official sponsor)
* 1978–1979, 1981–1985: Austrian Grand Prix/Großer Preis von Österreich (no official sponsor)
* 1993: Austrian Grand Prix (no official sponsor)
* 1994: Grand Prix Austria (no official sponsor)
* 1996: HB Motorrad Grand Prix Austria
* 1997, 2024: Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich (no official sponsor)
* 2016–2017: NeroGiardini Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich
* 2018: Eyetime Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich
* 2019–2020: myWorld Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich
* 2021: Bitci Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich
* 2022–2023: CryptoData Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich

## Winners of the Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix
### Multiple winners (riders)

| # Wins | Rider | Wins | Wins |
| # Wins | Rider | Category | Years won |
| 6 | Giacomo Agostini | 500cc | 1971, 1972, 1974 |
| 6 | Giacomo Agostini | 350cc | 1971, 1972, 1974 |
| 6 | Ángel Nieto | 125cc | 1971, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983 |
| 4 | Jorge Martínez | 125cc | 1988, 1990 |
| 4 | Jorge Martínez | 80cc | 1986, 1987 |
| 4 | Francesco Bagnaia | MotoGP | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| 4 | Francesco Bagnaia | Moto2 | 2018 |
| 3 | Kenny Roberts | 500cc | 1978, 1979, 1983 |
| 3 | Eddie Lawson | 500cc | 1984, 1986, 1988 |
| 3 | Fausto Gresini | 125cc | 1985, 1987, 1991 |
| 3 | Kevin Schwantz | 500cc | 1989, 1990, 1993 |
| 3 | Mick Doohan | 500cc | 1991, 1994, 1997 |
| 3 | Andrea Dovizioso | MotoGP | 2017, 2019, 2020 |
| 2 | Jarno Saarinen | 500cc | 1973 |
| 2 | Jarno Saarinen | 250cc | 1973 |
| 2 | Kent Andersson | 125cc | 1973, 1974 |
| 2 | Hideo Kanaya | 500cc | 1975 |
| 2 | Hideo Kanaya | 350cc | 1975 |
| 2 | Eugenio Lazzarini | 125cc | 1977, 1978 |
| 2 | Kork Ballington | 350cc | 1978, 1979 |
| 2 | Freddie Spencer | 500cc | 1985 |
| 2 | Freddie Spencer | 250cc | 1985 |
| 2 | Luca Cadalora | 250cc | 1990 |
| 2 | Luca Cadalora | 125cc | 1986 |
| 2 | Joan Mir | Moto3 | 2016, 2017 |
| 2 | Brad Binder | MotoGP | 2021 |
| 2 | Brad Binder | Moto2 | 2019 |
| 2 | Mattia Casadei | MotoE | 2023 Race 1, 2023 Race 2 |
| 2 | Celestino Vietti | Moto2 | 2023, 2024 |

### Multiple winners (manufacturers)

| # Wins | Manufacturer | Wins | Wins |
| # Wins | Manufacturer | Category | Years won |
| 24 | Honda | 500cc | 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997 |
| 24 | Honda | 250cc | 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997 |
| 24 | Honda | Moto3 | 2017, 2019 |
| 24 | Honda | 125cc | 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997 |
| 19 | Yamaha | 500cc | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1988 |
| 19 | Yamaha | 350cc | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981 |
| 19 | Yamaha | 250cc | 1973, 1984, 1986, 1990 |
| 19 | Yamaha | 125cc | 1973, 1974 |
| 12 | Ducati | MotoGP | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| 12 | Ducati | MotoE | 2023 Race 1, 2023 Race 2, 2024 Race 1, 2024 Race 2 |
| 8 | Kalex | Moto2 | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| 7 | Derbi | 250cc | 1972 |
| 7 | Derbi | 125cc | 1971, 1972, 1988, 1990 |
| 7 | Derbi | 80cc | 1986, 1987 |
| 7 | Suzuki | 500cc | 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1993 |
| 6 | KTM | MotoGP | 2021 |
| 6 | KTM | Moto2 | 2019 |
| 6 | KTM | Moto3 | 2016, 2018, 2020, 2023 |
| 5 | Garelli | 125cc | 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
| 4 | MV Agusta | 500cc | 1971, 1972 |
| 4 | MV Agusta | 350cc | 1971, 1972 |
| 4 | Morbidelli | 125cc | 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 |
| 2 | Kawasaki | 350cc | 1978, 1979 |
| 2 | Minarelli | 125cc | 1979, 1981 |

### By year

A pink background indicates an event that was not part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship.
| Year | Track | MotoE | MotoE | MotoE | MotoE | Moto3 | Moto3 | Moto2 | Moto2 | MotoGP | MotoGP | Report |
| Year | Track | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | | Moto3 | Moto3 | Moto2 | Moto2 | MotoGP | MotoGP | Report |
| Year | Track | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Report |
| 2024 | Red Bull Ring | Óscar Gutiérrez | Ducati | Héctor Garzó | Ducati | David Alonso | CFMoto | Celestino Vietti | Kalex | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | Report |
| 2023 | Red Bull Ring | Mattia Casadei | Ducati | Mattia Casadei | Ducati | Deniz Öncü | KTM | Celestino Vietti | Kalex | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | Report |
| 2022 | Red Bull Ring | Eric Granado | Energica | Eric Granado | Energica | Ayumu Sasaki | Husqvarna | Ai Ogura | Kalex | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | Report |
| 2021 | Red Bull Ring | Lukas Tulovic | Energica | — | — | Sergio García | Gas Gas | Raúl Fernández | Kalex | Brad Binder | KTM | Report |
| 2020 | Red Bull Ring | Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns | Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns | Albert Arenas | KTM | Jorge Martín | Kalex | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | Report |
| 2019 | Red Bull Ring | Mike Di Meglio | Energica | Romano Fenati | Honda | Brad Binder | KTM | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | Report |
| Year | Track | Moto3 | Moto3 | Moto2 | Moto2 | MotoGP | MotoGP | Report |
| Year | Track | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Report |
| 2018 | Red Bull Ring | Marco Bezzecchi | KTM | Francesco Bagnaia | Kalex | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | Report |
| 2017 | Red Bull Ring | Joan Mir | Honda | Franco Morbidelli | Kalex | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | Report |
| 2016 | Red Bull Ring | Joan Mir | KTM | Johann Zarco | Kalex | Andrea Iannone | Ducati | Report |
| Year | Track | 125cc | 125cc | 250cc | 250cc | 500cc | 500cc | Report |
| Year | Track | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Report |
| 1997 | A1-Ring | Noboru Ueda | Honda | Olivier Jacque | Honda | Mick Doohan | Honda | Report |
| 1996 | A1-Ring | Ivan Goi | Honda | Ralf Waldmann | Honda | Àlex Crivillé | Honda | Report |
| 1994 | Salzburgring | Dirk Raudies | Honda | Loris Capirossi | Honda | Mick Doohan | Honda | Report |
| 1993 | Salzburgring | Takeshi Tsujimura | Honda | Doriano Romboni | Honda | Kevin Schwantz | Suzuki | Report |
| 1991 | Salzburgring | Fausto Gresini | Honda | Helmut Bradl | Honda | Mick Doohan | Honda | Report |
| 1990 | Salzburgring | Jorge Martínez | Derbi | Luca Cadalora | Yamaha | Kevin Schwantz | Suzuki | Report |
| Year | Track | 80cc | 80cc | 125cc | 125cc | 250cc | 250cc | 500cc | 500cc | Report |
| Year | Track | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Report |
| 1989 | Salzburgring | | | Hans Spaan | Honda | Sito Pons | Honda | Kevin Schwantz | Suzuki | Report |
| 1988 | Salzburgring | | | Jorge Martínez | Derbi | Jacques Cornu | Honda | Eddie Lawson | Yamaha | Report |
| 1987 | Salzburgring | Jorge Martínez | Derbi | Fausto Gresini | Garelli | Anton Mang | Honda | Wayne Gardner | Honda | Report |
| 1986 | Salzburgring | Jorge Martínez | Derbi | Luca Cadalora | Garelli | Carlos Lavado | Yamaha | Eddie Lawson | Honda | Report |
| 1985 | Salzburgring | | | Fausto Gresini | Garelli | Freddie Spencer | Honda | Freddie Spencer | Honda | Report |
| 1984 | Salzburgring | Stefan Dörflinger | Zündapp | | | Christian Sarron | Yamaha | Eddie Lawson | Yamaha | Report |
| Year | Track | 50cc | 50cc | 125cc | 125cc | 250cc | 250cc | 500cc | 500cc | Report |
| Year | Track | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Report |
| 1983 | Salzburgring | | | Ángel Nieto | Garelli | Manfred Herweh | Real-Rotax | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha | Report |
| Year | Track | 50cc | 50cc | 125cc | 125cc | 250cc | 250cc | 350cc | 350cc | 500cc | 500cc | Report |
| Year | Track | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Report |
| 1982 | Salzburgring | | | Ángel Nieto | Garelli | | | Éric Saul | Chevallier-Yamaha | Franco Uncini | Suzuki | Report |
| 1981 | Salzburgring | | | Ángel Nieto | Minarelli | | | Patrick Fernandez | Yamaha | Randy Mamola | Suzuki | Report |
| 1979 | Salzburgring | | | Ángel Nieto | Minarelli | | | Kork Ballington | Kawasaki | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha | Report |
| 1978 | Salzburgring | | | Eugenio Lazzarini | Morbidelli | | | Kork Ballington | Kawasaki | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha | Report |
| 1977 | Salzburgring | | | Eugenio Lazzarini | Morbidelli | | | Race cancelled | Race cancelled | Jack Findlay | Suzuki | Report |
| 1976 | Salzburgring | | | Pier Paolo Bianchi | Morbidelli | | | Johnny Cecotto | Yamaha | Barry Sheene | Suzuki | Report |
| 1975 | Salzburgring | | | Paolo Pileri | Morbidelli | | | Hideo Kanaya | Yamaha | Hideo Kanaya | Yamaha | Report |
| 1974 | Salzburgring | | | Kent Andersson | Yamaha | | | Giacomo Agostini | Yamaha | Giacomo Agostini | Yamaha | Report |
| 1973 | Salzburgring | | | Kent Andersson | Yamaha | Jarno Saarinen | Yamaha | János Drapál | Yamaha | Jarno Saarinen | Yamaha | Report |
| 1972 | Salzburgring | | | Ángel Nieto | Derbi | Börje Jansson | Derbi | Giacomo Agostini | MV Agusta | Giacomo Agostini | MV Agusta | Report |
| 1971 | Salzburgring | Jan de Vries | Kreidler | Ángel Nieto | Derbi | Silvio Grassetti | MZ | Giacomo Agostini | MV Agusta | Giacomo Agostini | MV Agusta | Report |

#### Footnotes

* ↑ The 1977 350cc race was cancelled after a crash that led to the death of Hans Stadelmann.