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The Grand Prix of Austria – Information, schedule, stream

The Austrian Grand Prix, the ninth of the originally planned twenty-three races, is scheduled for the weekend of 30 June to 2 July. So what is the schedule and where can you follow the race weekend?

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1 year ago

26. 6. 2023

Tomáš Myšák

Zdroj: Philip Platzer, Red Bull Content Pool

The Austrian Grand Prix, the ninth of the originally planned twenty-three races, is scheduled for the weekend of 30 June to 2 July. So what is the schedule and where can you follow the race weekend?

The first officially recognised Austrian Grand Prix in the World Championship was the 1970 one, 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 currently 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, of course with three detection points.

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

Austrian Grand Prix – programme

The second sprint weekend of the season. The action at the Austrian Red Bull Ring will begin on Friday 30 June, specifically at 13:30, with the first free practice (officially called Free Practice 1 – ed. note). This will last the standard one hour.

However, Friday’s qualifying will follow at 17:00, which will determine the grid for Sunday’s Grand Prix. There will be no second free practice on Saturday 1 July, instead everyone will take part in a qualifying session (Sprint Shootout) which will determine the starting order for the subsequent sprint.

This is scheduled for 12:00. We have already covered the new rules in more detail in a previous article with regard to the sprint format of the race weekend.

At 16:30 the race weekend programme will continue with a 100km sprint. The main race is scheduled for Sunday, July 2, as usual. All five lights on the Red Bull Ring will go out at exactly 15:00.

Austrian Grand Prix – stream

Live coverage of the F1 races can be watched on Sport 1 and Sport 2, where you can switch between Czech or Slovak audio tracks. But there is also F1 TV, where you can switch between the onboard cameras of the individual drivers.

But F1 TV also offers other features, such as livetiming and detailed telemetry. In addition to the full F1 programme, you can also watch press conferences or practice sessions and F2 or F3 qualifying.

Austrian Grand Prix – Predictions

Max Verstappen will again be the biggest favourite to take the win at the Austrian Red Bull Ring. The reigning world champion has completely dominated this season so far, with 195 points after eight races.

Verstappen has finished second twice in this year’s F1 season, but has otherwise won every other race. Mercedes and Ferrari are also in contention for the podium. This year, the strong Fernando Alonso in Aston Martin colours will not be far behind.