The Grand Prix of Austria – Information, schedule, stream

Despite the original plan, Formula 1 will run “only” twenty-two races this season, with the Austrian Grand Prix (Formula 1 Rolex Grosser Preis Von Österreich) being the eleventh event of the 2022 season. So what is the schedule and where can you follow the entire race weekend?

The first officially recognised Austrian Grand Prix in the World Championship was the one in 1970, won by Jacky Ickx in a Ferrari monoposto.

Austria has even hosted the European Grand Prix once, in 1975. The original Osterreichring was built in 1969 to replace the Zeltweg airport circuit. However, the track now known as Red Bull was not actually built until 1995 and 1996, designer Hermann Tilke was asked to turn the Osterreichring into a shorter and more modern racing circuit.

Red Bull Ring

The track itself is 4.318 km long and consists of ten corners. The Red Bull Ring, as the official name of the circuit goes, offers three DRS zones, as you can see in the picture below.

The first detection point can be found at the entrance to Turn 1, the second is located before Turn 3 and the last detection point is at the exit of Turn 9. Formula 1 has scheduled the Austrian Grand Prix for a standard 71 laps, during which the drivers will cover nearly 306 and a half kilometres.

But as well as the detection points, you can also see the average speeds the drivers reach at each corner and which gear they usually shift into at that corner.

Austrian Grand Prix – programme

The Formula 1 cars will take to the track for the first time on Friday, July 8, at 14:30, as part of the first practice session (officially called Free Practice 1 – ed.). This will last the standard one hour.

But after that it will be the turn of qualifying, as we will see the second sprint of the season after the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Of course, in the context of the changed format of the race weekend. So qualifying will start at 5pm on Friday.

On Saturday, July 9, the second free practice is scheduled, specifically from 12:30 to 13:30. Four hours later, however, it will be the turn of the sprint, with the start of Sunday’s main F1 race scheduled for 15::00.

Austrian Grand Prix – stream

Live coverage of the Formula 1 races can be watched on Sport 1 and Sport 2. There will also be internet streams and, last but not least, F1 TV, where you can switch to the onboard cameras of the individual drivers.

But F1 TV in particular also offers other features, namely livetiming and detailed telemetry. In addition to the full F1 programme, you can also watch press conferences or Formula 2 or Formula 3 practice and qualifying sessions.

Austrian Grand Prix – odds

The odds for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix can be found here.

After a run of six race wins in a row, Ferrari finally managed to stop Red Bull, with Carlos Sainz taking the win at Silverstone. He’ll be looking to pull it out at the Austrian Grand Prix as well.

However, Red Bull, led by Max Verstappen, will be running a home Grand Prix in Austria and there are several drivers who could go on to win. Will Sainz repeat his British victory? Or will Charles Leclerc take the podium for the longest time? After the Silverstone race, everyone must also count Mercedes out.

Formula One World Championship race calendar for the 2022 season

20. march – Bahrain Grand Prix (Sakhir)
27. march – Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (Jeddah)
10. april – Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne)
24. april – Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna (Imola)
8. may – Miami Grand Prix (Miami)
22. may – Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona)
29. may – Monaco Grand Prix (Monaco)
12. june – Azerbaijan Grand Prix (Baku)
19. june – Canadian Grand Prix (Montreal)
3. july – British Grand Prix (Silverstone)
10. july – Austrian Grand Prix (Spielberg)
24. july – French Grand Prix (Paul Ricard)
31. july – Hungarian Grand Prix (Hungaroring)
28. august – Belgian Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps)
4. september – Dutch Grand Prix (Zandvoort)
11. september – Italian Grand Prix (Monza)
2. october – Singapore Grand Prix (Singapore)
9. october – Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka)
23. october – US Grand Prix (Austin)
30. october – Mexican Grand Prix (Mexico City)
13. november – Brazilian Grand Prix (Interlagos)
20. november – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Yas Marina)

With the date of 25 September, the Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi circuit also had a place on the calendar. However, due to the recent events in Ukraine, F1 has removed this race from the schedule and according to official information, it will not be replaced by any race.