# Red Bull Ring

The Red Bull Ring is a motorsport race track in Spielberg, Styria, Austria. The race circuit was founded as Österreichring (translation: Austrian Circuit) and hosted the Austrian Grand Prix for 18 consecutive years, from 1970 to 1987. It was later shortened, rebuilt and renamed the A1-Ring (A Eins-Ring), and it hosted the Austrian Grand Prix again from 1997 to 2003.
When Formula One outgrew the circuit, a plan was drawn up to extend the layout. Parts of the circuit, including the pits and main grandstand, were demolished, but construction work was stopped and the circuit remained unusable for several years before it was purchased by Red Bull's Dietrich Mateschitz and rebuilt. Renamed the Red Bull Ring the track was reopened on 15 May 2011 and subsequently hosted a round of the 2011 DTM season and a round of the 2011 F2 championship. Formula One returned to the circuit in the 2014 season, and MotoGP returned to the circuit in the 2016 season. The Red Bull Ring also hosted a second F1 event named the Styrian Grand Prix in 2020 and 2021; and a second MotoGP event named the Styrian motorcycle Grand Prix in 2020 and 2021 after the COVID-19 pandemic affected the schedules of both of those seasons.

## History
### Österreichring (1969–1995)

   "At Zeltweg, down the long straight to the Bosch Kurve, the car was throwing out 1400 bhp and just kept on pushing – you felt like you were sitting on a rocket."
Originally built in 1969 to replace the bland and bumpy Zeltweg Airfield circuit located just across the expressway, the Österreichring track was situated in the Styrian mountains and it was a visually spectacular and scenic circuit. Although narrow at 10 m (11 yd) in all places, the track was very fast, every corner was a fast sweeper and was taken in no lower than third gear in a five-speed gearbox and fourth in a six-speed gearbox. It had noticeable changes in elevation during the course of a lap, 65 m (213 ft) from lowest to highest point. Like most fast circuits it was a circuit hard on engines but more difficult on tyres, because of the speeds being so consistently high. Many considered the Österreichring to be dangerous, especially the Bosch Kurve, a 180-degree banked downhill right-hand corner with almost no run-off area which, by 1986 when turbos pushed Formula One engine power to upwards of 1,400 bhp (1,044 kW; 1,419 PS) in qualifying, saw Derek Warwick speed trapped at 344 km/h (214 mph) in his BMW powered Brabham BT55 on the run to the Bosch Kurve. There were other testing corners such as Voest-Hugel, which was a flat-out 290 km/h (180 mph) right-hander that eventually led to the 240 km/h (150 mph) Sebring-Auspuff Kurve (this corner had many names over the years, Dr. Tiroch and Glatz Kurve were others) which was an essential corner to get right because of the long straight afterwards that led to the Bosch Kurve.
Some of the track was just road with little to no protection at all, even up to the final Austrian Grand Prix there in 1987, a race that had to be restarted twice because of two progressively more serious accidents both caused by the narrow pit straight in a similar manner to the 1985 race when the race was stopped after one lap following a start line shunt that had taken out three cars including championship leader Michele Alboreto's Ferrari and local driver Gerhard Berger's Arrows-BMW. In practice for the 1987 race McLaren's Stefan Johansson narrowly avoided serious injury or worse when at over 240 km/h (150 mph) he collided with a deer that had made its way onto the track while Johansson was cresting a blind brow before the Jochen Rindt Kurve behind the pits.
Increasing speeds were also a concern at the Österreichring; during the final Grand Prix there in 1987 pole-sitter Nelson Piquet's time for the 5.942 km (3.692 mi) of 1:23.357 set an average speed record for the circuit of 256.621 km/h (159.457 mph). At the time it was second only in F1 average speed to Keke Rosberg's 258.9 km/h (160.9 mph) pole lap of the Silverstone Circuit set during the 1985 British Grand Prix. Both times were set using a turbocharged Williams-Honda.
American driver Mark Donohue died after crashing at the Vost-Hugel Kurve in 1975. In 1976, the Vost-Hugel Kurve was tightened and made into one right-hander rather than two right-handers with a small section between, and in 1977 it was slowed down and became the Hella-Licht chicane, going from the fastest to the slowest corner on the track. It is also known that four-time World Champion Alain Prost often said that all tracks can be changed but that the Österreichring should remain unchanged, just adding run-off areas would be fine, which eventually did happen up until the original track's final year in 1995. The track was known for having many crashes at the start of races (especially with the 2.15 m (7.05 ft) Formula One's cars wide at the time, until 1992) because the start-finish straight was very narrow (about 10 m (33 ft) wide), while most start–finish straights on other tracks were 12 to 15 m (40 to 50 ft) and it did not provide enough space for cars attempting to pass others, especially cars that stalled or broke at the start. Motorcycle rider Hans-Peter Klampfer died after a collision with another rider at the Bosch Kurve (where most fatalities happened) and 29-year-old Hannes Wustinger was also killed after a crash at the Tiroch Kurve (the part that was left out of the present circuit) at a race for the Austrian Touring car championship and this sealed the decision to build a new circuit.
Triple World Champion and long-time hero of the home crowd Niki Lauda is the only Austrian driver to win his home Grand Prix. He won the 1984 Austrian Grand Prix at the Österreichring driving a McLaren-TAG Porsche. Lauda went on to win his third and final championship in 1984, beating his teammate Alain Prost by the smallest margin in F1 history, only half a point. He announced his permanent retirement from driving at the circuit before the 1985 race.

### A1-Ring (1996–2003)

The Österreichring's safety concerns had reached a head in the mid-1990s, and in 1995 and 1996 it was totally rebuilt, at the same site, by Hermann Tilke. Its length was shortened from 5.942 to 4.326 km (3.692 to 2.688 mi), and the fast sweeping corners were replaced by three tight right-handers, in order to create overtaking opportunities. Its three long straights, as well as a twisty infield section, asked for a setup compromise.
As much of the construction work was paid for by the mobile phone provider A1, the track was renamed the A1-Ring. It proceeded to host seven Formula One Austrian Grands Prix between 1997 and 2003, as well as several DTM races and the Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix in 1996 and 1997.

### Red Bull Ring (2011–present)

After the contract termination of Austrian Grand Prix, the circuit was sold to Dietrich Mateschitz in 2004. The grandstands and pit buildings were demolished in 2004, rendering the track unusable for any motorsport category.
In late 2004 and early 2005, there were intense discussions concerning whether the owner of the circuit, Red Bull, would find another use for the site, or return motorsports to the venue. There was a circuit extension proposal using part of the old Österreichring. In January 2005, return of motorsports seemed more unlikely than ever, as Dietrich Mateschitz publicly announced that he had no intention of wasting money on a deficient circuit. Throughout 2005 however, there was speculation of the newly founded Red Bull Racing renovating the track to use it as a test venue.
In 2006, Austrian racing driver Alexander Wurz claimed he would buy the circuit and have it renovated, but the idea never came to fruition. By 2007, talks involving Red Bull, KTM, Volkswagen and Magna International for a neuer Österreichring failed, after VW pulled out.
Late in 2008, Red Bull began their €70m reconstruction of the track and DTM chiefs considered a return to the circuit in 2009, and in September 2010, it was confirmed that the circuit, now known as the Red Bull Ring, would host a round of the 2011 DTM season. The championship has visited the circuit every year since then until 2018.
In November 2010, F2 announced that Round 6 of the 2011 F2 championship would take place at the Red Bull Ring. The circuit was reopened at a special event over the weekend of 15–16 May 2011, which included displays of various Red Bull-sponsored teams including Red Bull Racing. The FIA Historic Formula One Championship was invited to provide the headline race attraction with a race on each day for Formula One cars from the 3-litre period.
In December 2012, Red Bull contacted the FIA to say the track would be available to host a round of the Formula One World Championship in 2013, after a slot became available following the postponement of the proposed New York metropolitan area Grand Prix of America, and by July 2013, Red Bull announced that the Austrian Grand Prix would return as a round of the Formula One World Championship in 2014. The Austrian Grand Prix was held on 22 June 2014.
From 2014 until 2016, the track also hosted a round of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.
On 11 February 2016, it was announced that MotoGP would return to the circuit in 2016 for the first time since 1997.
On 30 June 2019, in honour of the late 3-time Formula One World Champion Niki Lauda, the first turn of the track was renamed the "Niki Lauda Turn".
On 30 May 2020, it was reported that the Austrian government had given permission for two Formula One races to be held on 5 and 12 July 2020 respectively to kick off the 2020 Formula One season after its start had been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 2 June 2020, Formula One confirmed the Red Bull Ring would hold back to back races on 5 and 12 July to start the 2020 season, with the second race styled as a one-off Styrian Grand Prix. It would also hold the first four races of the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship and the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship. This made it the first European circuit to host the opening round of a Formula One season since the Circuit de Monaco did this in the 1966 season as well as the first time Austria hosted the opening race of the World Championship and therefore the first time the circuit hosted the opening round - an honour given to 13 previous venues since the inception of the World Championship in 1950. The circuit also hosted back to back races of the 2020 MotoGP season on 16 and 23 August, with the second race styled as a one off Styrian Grand Prix.
In the 2021 Formula One season, the Red Bull Ring hosted two races again due to the Canadian Grand Prix being cancelled and the Turkish Grand Prix being postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first of the two was titled as the Styrian Grand Prix, with the second being called the Austrian Grand Prix. These two races a week apart from each other saw Max Verstappen winning both from pole position. Also in MotoGP, following the cancellation of the Finnish Grand Prix in May 2021, the Styrian Grand Prix was added to the calendar on the weekend of 6 to 8 August, one week before the Austrian Grand Prix. The first race saw MotoGP rookie Jorge Martín claim his and Pramac Racing's first win in the premier class, whilst the second race saw Brad Binder take a shock home win for KTM despite finishing on dry tyres in wet conditions.
In January 2022, it was revealed that the circuit would be modified slightly for MotoGP and other motorcycle races, with a chicane being introduced at turn 2. However Formula One and other car racing series will continue to use the current layout.

## Track configurations

* Österreichring (1969–1976)
* Österreichring (1977–1995)
* Comparison of Österreichring and A1-Ring circuits
* A1-Ring (1996–2003)
* Proposed 2005 Red Bull Ring Westschleife extension
* Red Bull Ring (2011–2016)
* An overview of the motor circuit around the year 2020
* Red Bull Ring Motorcycle Circuit (2022–present)

## Events
### Current

* April: TCR Eastern Europe Trophy, Formula 4 CEZ Championship, Red Bull Ring Classics
* May: Eurocup-3 Rundstreckentrophy, Formula 4 CEZ Championship, ESET Cup Series
* June: Formula One Austrian Grand Prix, FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 3 Championship, Porsche Supercup
* July: Porsche Sports Cup Deutschland [de] ADAC Racing Weekend Spielberg
* August: Grand Prix motorcycle racing Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoE World Championship Austrian eRace, Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
* September: Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, International GT Open, TCR Europe Touring Car Series, Euroformula Open Championship, Formula Regional European Championship, Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, ADAC GT Masters, ADAC GT4 Germany, Prototype Cup Germany [de]

### Former

* 24H Series
** Hankook 12H Red Bull Ring (2017)
* ADAC Formel Masters (2011–2014)
* ADAC Formula 4 (2015–2021)
* ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship (2016–2022)
* Auto GP (2014)
* ATS Formel 3 Cup (1985–1987, 1989–1990, 2011–2012, 2014)
* BMW M1 Procar Championship (1979–1980)
* BOSS GP (2011–2014, 2016, 2018–2019, 2021–2024)
* Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft (1985)
* DTM Trophy (2021–2022)
* Eurocup Clio (2013)
* Euro 4 Championship (2024)
* Eurocup Mégane Trophy (2013)
* European Formula Two Championship (1972)
* European Le Mans Series
** 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring (2013–2018, 2021)
* European Touring Car Championship (1978–1979, 1982–1987, 2000–2001)
* European Truck Racing Championship (1987–1989, 1999–2003, 2013–2017)
* F1 Academy (2023)
* Ferrari Challenge Europe (2003, 2011, 2019, 2021, 2023)
* Ferrari Challenge Italy (2002–2003, 2011)
* FIA European Formula 3 Championship (1977–1984)
* FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2012–2018)
* FIA GT Championship (1997–1998, 2000–2001)
* FIM Endurance World Championship (1980–1987)
* Formula 3 Euro Series (2003)
* Formula 750 (1978–1979)
* Formula BMW ADAC (2000–2003)
* Formula One
** Styrian Grand Prix (2020–2021)
* Formula Renault 2.0 Alps (2011–2012, 2014–2015)
* Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup (2012, 2015)
* Formula Renault Eurocup (2001, 2013, 2016–2018)
* Formula Volkswagen Germany (2001)
* Grand Prix motorcycle racing
** Styrian motorcycle Grand Prix (2020–2021)
* GT2 European Series (2022–2023)
* GT4 European Series (2015, 2017)
* IDM Superbike Championship [de] (1995–1996, 2011–2013, 2021–2023)
* International Formula 3000 (1985–1986, 1997–2003)
* Interserie (1972, 1980, 1982–1998, 2000–2003)
* Italian F4 Championship (2019–2022)
* Italian Formula Renault Championship (2003)
* Italian Formula Three Championship (2001, 2012)
* Italian GT Championship (1998, 2002–2003, 2012–2013)
* Le Mans Cup (2016–2018)
* Ligier European Series (2021)
* Northern Talent Cup (2021–2023)
* Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux (2021, 2023–2024)
* Porsche Carrera Cup France (2023)
* Porsche Carrera Cup Italia [it] (2012–2013)
* Red Bull Air Race World Championship (2014–2016)
* Renault Sport Trophy (2016)
* SEAT León Eurocup (2015–2016)
* Sidecar World Championship (1994, 1996–1999, 2023)
* Supercar Challenge (2017, 2023)
* Super Tourenwagen Cup (1994–1995)
* Superbike World Championship (1988–1994, 1997–1999)
* Supersport World Championship (1997–1999)
* TCR International Series (2015)
* Trofeo Maserati (2015)
* World Series Formula V8 3.5 (2003, 2013, 2015–2016)
* World Sportscar Championship
** 1000 km Zeltweg (1969–1976)
* W Series (2021)

## Lap records

The official lap record for the current circuit layout is 1:05.619, set by Carlos Sainz Jr. driving for McLaren in the 2020 Styrian Grand Prix. As of August 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the Red Bull Ring are listed as:
| Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event |
| Grand Prix Circuit: 4.318 km (August 2016–present) |||||
| Formula One | 1:05.619 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | McLaren MCL35 | 2020 Styrian Grand Prix |
| FIA F2 | 1:15.854 | Nobuharu Matsushita | Dallara GP2/11 | 2017 Spielberg Formula 2 round |
| Formula Renault 3.5 | 1:17.038 | Roy Nissany | Dallara T12 | 2016 Spielberg Formula V8 round |
| LMP2 | 1:20.177 | Léo Roussel | Oreca 07 | 2017 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring |
| GP3 | 1:20.275 | Leonardo Pulcini | Dallara GP3/16 | 2018 Spielberg GP3 round |
| FIA F3 | 1:20.968 | Oscar Piastri | Dallara F3 2019 | 2020 2nd Spielberg Formula 3 round |
| Euroformula Open | 1:23.304 | Jak Crawford | Dallara 320 | 2021 Spielberg Euroformula Open round |
| Formula Three | 1:23.355 | Callum Ilott | Dallara F317 | 2017 Spielberg F3 European Championship round |
| DTM | 1:23.474 | Jamie Green | Audi RS5 DTM | 2017 Spielberg DTM round |
| MotoGP | 1:23.827 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati Desmosedici GP19 | 2019 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix |
| LMP3 | 1:26.406 | Mikkel Jensen | Ligier JS P3 | 2017 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring |
| Formula Regional | 1:26.523 | Frederik Vesti | Tatuus F3 T-318 | 2019 Spielberg FREC round |
| Superbikes | 1:28.111 | Illia Mykhalchyk | BMW M1000RR | 2021 Spielberg IDM Superbike round |
| GT3 | 1:28.445 | Christian Engelhart | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | 2017 Spielberg ADAC GT Masters round |
| Moto2 | 1:28.687 | Marco Bezzecchi | Kalex Moto2 | 2020 Styrian motorcycle Grand Prix |
| Formula Renault 2.0 | 1:29.039 | Sacha Fenestraz | Tatuus FR2.0/13 | 2017 Spielberg Formula Renault Eurocup round |
| LM GTE | 1:29.043 | Matt Griffin | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | 2021 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring |
| Formula 4 | 1:30.109 | Fabio Scherer | Tatuus F4-T014 | 2017 Spielberg ADAC Formula 4 round |
| Ferrari Challenge | 1:30.281 | Michelle Gatting | Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo | 2021 Spielberg Ferrari Challenge Europe round |
| SRO GT2 | 1:30.443 | Pierre Kaffer | Audi R8 LMS GT2 | 2023 Spielberg GT2 European Series round |
| Porsche Carrera Cup | 1:31.282 | Laurin Heinrich | Porsche 911 (992) GT3 Cup | 2021 Spielberg Porsche Carrera Cup Germany round |
| Supersport | 1:32.059 | Valentin Debise | Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R | 2021 Spielberg IDM Supersport round |
| MotoE | 1:35.161 | Eric Granado | Energica Ego | 2021 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix |
| Moto3 | 1:36.058 | Izan Guevara | GasGas RC250GP | 2021 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix |
| GT4 | 1:37.044 | Gabriele Piana | BMW M4 GT4 | 2022 Spielberg ADAC GT4 Germany round |
| TCR Touring Car | 1:37.049 | Josh Files | Hyundai i30 N TCR | 2019 Spielberg TCR Europe round |
| JS P4 | 1:37.544 | Patrice Lafargue [fr] | Ligier JS P4 | 2021 Spielberg Ligier European Series round |
| SEAT León Supercopa | 1:37.931 | Julien Briché | SEAT León Cup Racer | 2016 Spielberg SEAT León Eurocup round |
| JS2 R | 1:39.973 | Mathieu Martins | Ligier JS2 R | 2021 Spielberg Ligier European Series round |
| 250cc | 1:44.237 | Lorenz Luciano | KTM RC4 R | 2021 Spielberg Northern Talent Cup round |
| Supersport 300 | 1:45.609 | Twan Smits | Yamaha YZF-R3 | 2021 Spielberg IDM Supersport 300 round |
| Renault Clio Cup | 1.49.090 | René Leutenegger | Renault Clio R.S. IV | 2024 Spielberg Renault Clio Cup Bohemia round |
| Motorcycle Circuit: 4.348 km (2022–present) |||||
| MotoGP | 1:29.519 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Desmosedici GP24 | 2024 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix |
| Superbikes | 1:33.475 | Markus Reiterberger | BMW M1000RR | 2022 Spielberg IDM Superbike round |
| Moto2 | 1:34.073 | Celestino Vietti | Kalex Moto2 | 2022 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix |
| Supersport | 1:37.488 | Patrick Hobelsberger [de] | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 2022 Spielberg IDM Supersport round |
| MotoE | 1:38.284 | Oscar Gutiérrez | Ducati MotoE | 2024 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix |
| Moto3 | 1:40.092 | Tatsuki Suzuki | Husqvarna FR250GP | 2024 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix |
| 250cc | 1:49.249 | Jurrien van Crugten | KTM RC4 R | 2022 Spielberg Northern Talent Cup round |
| Supersport 300 | 1:50.452 | Walid Khan [de] | KTM RC 390 R | 2022 Spielberg IDM Supersport 300 round |
| Südschleife National Circuit: 2.336 km (1996–present) |||||
| Group CN | 0:48.120 | Andreas Fiedler | PRC WPR60 Turbo | 2014 Spielberg AvD Sports Car Challenge round |
| SEAT León Supercopa | 0:56.323 | Christian Ladurner | SEAT León Cup Racer | 2013 Spielberg Cup und Tourenwagen Trophy round |
| Truck racing | 1:05.333 | Norbert Kiss | MAN TGS | 2015 Spielberg ETRC round |
| A1-Ring/Red Bull Ring: 4.326 km (1996–July 2016) |||||
| Formula One | 1:08.337 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari F2003-GA | 2003 Austrian Grand Prix |
| GP2 | 1:15.534 | Mitch Evans | Dallara GP2/11 | 2016 Spielberg GP2 round |
| Formula Renault 3.5 | 1:18.501 | Oliver Rowland | Dallara T12 | 2015 Spielberg Formula Renault 3.5 Series round |
| GP3 | 1:20.859 | Charles Leclerc | Dallara GP3/16 | 2016 Spielberg GP3 round |
| Auto GP | 1:21.222 | Kimiya Sato | Lola B05/52 | 2014 Spielberg Auto GP round |
| Formula Nissan | 1:22.170 | Bas Leinders | Dallara SN01 | 2003 Spielberg Formula Nissan round |
| LMP2 | 1:22.392 | Giedo van der Garde | Gibson 015S | 2016 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring |
| F2 (2009–2012) | 1:22.448 | Mirko Bortolotti | Williams JPH1 | 2011 Spielberg FTwo round |
| F3000 | 1:22.794 | Tomáš Enge | Lola B02/50 | 2002 Spielberg F3000 round |
| DTM | 1:23.442 | Mattias Ekström | Audi RS5 DTM | 2016 Spielberg DTM round |
| GT1 (Prototype) | 1:23.802 | Bernd Schneider | Mercedes-Benz CLK LM | 1998 FIA GT A1-Ring 500km |
| Formula Three | 1:24.874 | Gustavo Menezes | Dallara F312 | 2015 Spielberg F3 European Championship round |
| Renault Sport Trophy | 1:26.120 | Pieter Schothorst [nl] | Renault Sport R.S. 01 | 2016 Spielberg Renault Sport Trophy round |
| LMP3 | 1:26.829 | Giorgio Mondini | Ligier JS P3 | 2016 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring |
| GT3 | 1:28.459 | Eric Curran | Chevrolet Corvette C7 GT3-R | 2016 Spielberg ADAC GT Masters round |
| LMPC | 1:28.502 | Paul-Loup Chatin | Oreca FLM09 | 2013 3 Hours of Red Bull Ring |
| 500cc | 1:28.666 | Mick Doohan | Honda NSR500 (NV0X) | 1997 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix |
| Formula Renault 2.0 | 1:28.794 | Max Defourny | Tatuus FR2.0/13 | 2016 Spielberg Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 round |
| LM GTE | 1:29.166 | Matteo Cairoli | Porsche 911 (991 I) RSR | 2016 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring |
| Superbikes | 1:29.397 | Erwan Nigon [es] | BMW S1000RR | 2013 Spielberg IDM Superbike round |
| World SBK | 1:30.276 | Troy Corser | Ducati 916 SBK | 1998 Spielberg World SBK round |
| GT1 (GTS) | 1:30.364 | Jamie Campbell-Walter | Lister Storm GT | 2001 FIA GT A1-Ring 500km |
| GT2 | 1:30.570 | Stéphane Ortelli | Porsche 911 GT2 | 1998 FIA GT A1-Ring 500 km |
| Porsche Carrera Cup | 1:32.116 | Sven Müller | Porsche 911 (991) GT3 Cup | 2016 Spielberg Porsche Supercup round |
| 250cc | 1:32.392 | Loris Capirossi | Aprilia RS250 | 1997 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix |
| Supersport | 1:33.040 | Jan Bühn [de] | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 2013 Spielberg IDM Supersport round |
| Formula 4 | 1:33.150 | David Beckmann | Tatuus F4-T014 | 2015 Spielberg ADAC Formula 4 round |
| Ferrari Challenge | 1:34.459 | Stefano Gai | Ferrari 458 Challenge | 2011 Spielberg Ferrari Challenge Italy round |
| Formula Volkswagen | 1:34.872 | Sven Barth | Reynard Formula Volkswagen | 2001 Spielberg Formula Volkswagen Germany round |
| Eurocup Mégane Trophy | 1:34.936 | Mirko Bortolotti | Renault Mégane Renault Sport II | 2013 Spielberg Eurocup Mégane Trophy round |
| N-GT | 1:35.453 | Luca Riccitelli [it] | Porsche 911 (996) GT3-RS | 2001 FIA GT A1-Ring 500km |
| World SSP | 1:35.853 | Cristiano Migliorati | Ducati 748 | 1998 Spielberg World SSP round |
| ADAC Formel Masters | 1:36.338 | Jason Kremer | Dallara Formulino | 2012 Spielberg ADAC Formel Masters round |
| Super Touring | 1:36.800 | Gabriele Tarquini | Honda Accord | 2001 Spielberg ESTC round |
| Formula BMW | 1.37.872 | Michael Devaney | Mygale FB02 | 2002 Spielberg Formula BMW ADAC round |
| Trofeo Maserati | 1:38.314 | Fredrik Blomstedt | Maserati Trofeo | 2015 Spielberg Trofeo Maserati Corse World Series round |
| TCR Touring Car | 1:38.448 | Andrea Belicchi | Honda Civic TCR (FK2) | 2016 Spielberg TCR Germany round |
| 125cc | 1:39.596 | Valentino Rossi | Aprilia RS125 | 1997 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix |
| GT4 | 1:40.015 | Peter Ebner | KTM X-Bow GT4 | 2015 Spielberg GT4 European Series round |
| SEAT León Supercopa | 1:40.214 | Pol Rosell | SEAT León Cup Racer | 2015 Spielberg SEAT León Eurocup round |
| Renault Clio Cup | 1.47.671 | Cristian Ricciarini | Renault Clio III RS (197) | 2015 Spielberg Clio Cup Italia round |
| Österreichring: 5.852 km (1988–1995) |||||
| Group C | 1:31.228 | Manuel Reuter | Porsche 962C | 1993 Zeltweg Interserie round |
| Interserie | 1:34.454 | Ranieri Randaccio [de] | Fondmetal FG-01 | 1995 Zeltweg Interserie round |
| Formula Three | 1:47.689 | Michael Schumacher | Reynard 903 | 1990 Spielberg German F3 round |
| World SBK | 1:50.408 | Andreas Meklau | Ducati 888 SBK | 1994 Spielberg World SBK round |
| Super Touring | 1:55.740 | Joachim Winkelhock | BMW 318is | 1995 Spielberg STW Cup round |
| Österreichring: 5.941 km (1977–1987) |||||
| Formula One | 1:28.318 | Nigel Mansell | Williams FW11B | 1987 Austrian Grand Prix |
| Group C | 1:36.183 | Walter Brun | Porsche 962C | 1986 Zeltweg Interserie round |
| F3000 | 1:42.244 | Mike Thackwell | Ralt RB20 | 1985 Spielberg F3000 round |
| Formula Three | 1:47.689 | Gerhard Berger | Ralt RT3 | 1984 Spielberg European F3 round |
| Can-Am | 1:47.770 | Roland Binder [de] | Persy 85-01 | 1985 Spielberg DRM round |
| BMW M1 Procar | 1:54.220 | Markus Höttinger | BMW M1 Procar | 1979 Spielberg BMW M1 Procar round |
| Group 2 | 2:03.400 | Carlo Facetti | BMW 3.0 CSL | 1979 Spielberg ETCC round |
| Group A | 2:04.440 | Tom Walkinshaw | Jaguar XJS | 1984 Spielberg ETCC round |
| Original Österreichring Circuit: 5.911 km (1969–1976) |||||
| Group 5 prototype | 1:35.810 | Jacky Ickx | Alfa Romeo 33/TT/12 | 1974 1000 km Zeltweg |
| Formula One | 1:35.910 | James Hunt | McLaren M23 | 1976 Austrian Grand Prix |
| Group 5 sports car | 1:39.350 | Pedro Rodríguez | Porsche 917K | 1971 Austrian 1000km |
| Group 7 | 1:39.380 | Leo Kinnunen | Porsche 917/10 TC | 1972 Zeltweg Interserie round |
| Formula Two | 1:43.480 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus 69 | 1972 Spielberg F2 round |
| Group 4 | 1:54.440 | Clemens Schickentanz [de] | Porsche Carrera RSR | 1975 GT-Europameisterschaft um den Raiffeisen-PokalÖsterreichring |

## Concerts

| Date | Performer | Tour |
| 11 June 1995 | Bon Jovi | These Days Tour |
| 1 August 1995 | The Rolling Stones | Voodoo Lounge Tour |
| 15 August 2000 | Bon Jovi | Crush Tour |
| 14 May 2015 | AC/DC | Rock or Bust World Tour |
| 16 September 2017 | The Rolling Stones | No Filter Tour |