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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please note that the Red Bull Ring race track in based in Spielberg, Styria, Austria. As there are very few hotels near the track, our packages are based on staying in Graz, approximately 1 hours drive from the track.
We give the option to book flights into Vienna which is around a 2 hour drive from the track, and a similar distance from Graz. We therefore recommend booking car rental during your time in Austria, or checking out public transport arrangements.
The closest train station to the Red Bull Ring is at Knittelfeld, which is connected to most major cities in Austria; there are shuttle buses from the train station to the circuit on the race weekend.
Get timetable information and book train tickets on the Austrian train operator ÖBB website.
http://www.oebb.at/en/entdecken
The hourly train service from Graz to Knittelfeld takes around 80 minutes with one change along the way in Bruck.
Bus services from various Austrian cities to the Red Bull Ring that were previously operated by Eventbus and Postbus were not offered for the 2021 Austrian Grands Prix, but hopefully these services will resume in 2022.
What's Included
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Graz Hotels
3 day General Admission tickets
Optional Flights to Vienna
4 night from €805
5 night from €859
Flights can be added on from €329
Spielberg Red Bull Ring Austria Grand Prix
When was the track built?
The fearsome, original Osterreichring was originated in 1969 as a replacement for the Zeltweg airfield circuit. The track known today as the Red Bull Ring was more or less created over the winter of 1995-6, when Hermann Tilke was engaged to turn the Osterreichring into a shorter, more modern race track.
When was its first Grand Prix?
The A1-Ring, as it was then called, was opened in 1996, with Formula 1 arriving at the circuit a year later. Jacques Villeneuve won the race, while Jean Alesi had a spectacular crash when his Benetton climbed up the Ferrari of Eddie Irvine. Alesi’s team mate Gerhard Berger, meanwhile, used his home Grand Prix to announce his F1 retirement.
What’s the circuit like?
It’s only wee, bless it, but the Red Bull Ring packs a lot into a short lap. The first half rewards power, as the cars blast along three straights separated by a pair of uphill right-handers. But then as the drivers work their way downhill, the circuit becomes a regular toboggan ride, as the cars canyon through a series of quick corners, including the exhilarating Rindt right-hander, named for Austria’s first F1 champion.
Why go?
Race tracks don’t come much more picturesque than the Red Bull Ring, set in an idyllic natural bowl in the Styrian mountains. That makes for a pleasant environment for a Grand Prix, while if you’re after tourist attractions to visit after the race, look no further than the museum in Graz dedicated to the city’s favourite son: Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Where is the best place to watch?
One of Formula 1’s best views is to be had at the Red Bull Ring’s ‘Nord’ grandstand, based around the outside of what used to be the Bosch Kurve at the Osterreichring. Here, you’ll have a great vantage point across much of the track as it drops away from you down the natural slope of the circuit.
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