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Red Bull Ring By NumbersThe facts and figures from the Team’s home race

ThisweekendwereturntotheTeam’shomeGrandPrixattheRedBullRinginAustria.OracleRedBullRacinghastastedplentyofsuccessthereandwe’rehopingformoreofthesame.Inthemeantime,here’severythingyouneedtoknowabouttheAustrianGrandPrix–inahandynumberformat!

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1 – This was legendary track designer Hermann Tilke’s first major F1 circuit commission

1 – In 2020 The Red Bull Ring became the first circuit to host the opening two rounds of the season

1:05.619 – The current lap record, set by Carlos Sainz in 2020 in his McLaren

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2 – The 2016 Austrian Grand Prix saw Max claiming his second career podium

3 – Three drivers have won at the Austrian Grand Prix three times, Alain Prost, Jo Sifffert and Max Verstappen. If Max wins this year, he’ll be the most successful. Max has won four times at the Red Bull Ring, but one of those was the Styrian Grand Prix

4 – The Red Bull Ring is the fourth shortest track on the calendar (behind Monaco, Mexico and Brazil) but boasts the quickest qualifying time

4.318 – The lap length in km at the Red Bull Ring

6 – The number of times Max has stood on the podium in Austria, including four wins

Max Has Made It To The Podium Six Times In Austria Over The Years© Getty Images

10 – The number of wins by the most successful engine manufacturer - Ford

10 – There are just 10 turns at the Red Bull Ring

16.1 – The expected time lost when making a pit stop

29 – The number of laps completed in 1975 before the race was stopped due to treacherous conditions. Winner Vittorio Brambila celebrated by taking his hands off the wheel and then promptly lost control and crashed into the wall

32 – The average gear changes per lap

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63.5 – The change in elevation over a lap of the Red Bull Ring, the second highest on the calendar. Second only to Spa

71 – The lap count for the Austrian Grand Prix

306.4 – The race distance in kilometres

868 – The length of the longest flat-out section in metres

1969 – When the Red Bull Ring, originally called the Osterreichring, was built

1,000,000 – The amount Ferrari were fined in 2002 (in USD), when Michael Schumacher followed team orders and overtook Rubens Barichello on the final lap for the win at the Austrian Grand Prix. It was also caused a change in the sporting regulations

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