Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix

Austrian Grand Prix
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Venue	Red Bull Ring (1996–1997, 2016–present); Salzburgring (1971–1979, 1981–1991, 1993–1994)
First race	1971
Most wins (rider)	Giacomo Agostini, Ángel Nieto (6)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Honda (24)

The Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing season from 1971 to 1997, and then again from 2016 onwards. The event is due to take place at the Red Bull Ring until at least 2025.^[1]

History

The inaugural Austrian grand prix was held in 1971 at the Salzburgring, where it stayed until 1994. In 1995, the Austrian GP was taken off the calendar because the Salzburgring was deemed too dangerous for racing.,^[2] but would return in 1996 on the then-called Österreichring.^[3]^[4] In 1997, the Österreichring became the A1-Ring, named after the Austrian mobile network operator A1.

For the 1998 season, the Austrian round was scrapped, mainly due to the low number of spectators who visited the races.^[5]

After a 19-year absence, the Austrian Grand Prix returned in 2016 and currently takes place at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg.^[6] The layout was changed, and a chicane was added before the 2022 race.

Track gallery

The Salzburgring, used from 1971 to 1994.
The Grand Prix layout of the A1/Red Bull Ring, used in 1996–1997, and 2016–2021.

Official names and sponsors

1971, 1986–1991: Großer Preis von Österreich (no official sponsor)^[7]
1972: Grosser Preis von Österreich (no official sponsor)^[8]
1973–1977: Austrian Grand Prix/Grosser Preis von Österreich (no official sponsor)^[9]
1978–1979, 1981–1985: Austrian Grand Prix/Großer Preis von Österreich (no official sponsor)^[10]
1993: Austrian Grand Prix (no official sponsor)^[11]
1994: Grand Prix Austria (no official sponsor)^[12]
1996: HB Motorrad Grand Prix Austria^[13]
1997, 2024: Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich (no official sponsor)^[14]
2016–2017: NeroGiardini Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich^[15]
2018: Eyetime Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich
2019–2020: myWorld Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich
2021: Bitci Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich^[16]
2022–2023: CryptoData Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich^[17]

Winners of the Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix

Multiple winners (riders)

# Wins	Rider	Wins
# Wins	Rider	Category	Years won
6	Giacomo Agostini	500cc	1971, 1972, 1974
	Giacomo Agostini	350cc	1971, 1972, 1974
	Ángel Nieto	125cc	1971, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983
4	Jorge Martínez	125cc	1988, 1990
	Jorge Martínez	80cc	1986, 1987
	Francesco Bagnaia	MotoGP	2022, 2023, 2024
	Francesco Bagnaia	Moto2	2018
3	Kenny Roberts	500cc	1978, 1979, 1983
	Eddie Lawson	500cc	1984, 1986, 1988
	Fausto Gresini	125cc	1985, 1987, 1991
	Kevin Schwantz	500cc	1989, 1990, 1993
	Mick Doohan	500cc	1991, 1994, 1997
	Andrea Dovizioso	MotoGP	2017, 2019, 2020
2	Jarno Saarinen	500cc	1973
	Jarno Saarinen	250cc	1973
	Kent Andersson	125cc	1973, 1974
	Hideo Kanaya	500cc	1975
	Hideo Kanaya	350cc	1975
	Eugenio Lazzarini	125cc	1977, 1978
	Kork Ballington	350cc	1978, 1979
	Freddie Spencer	500cc	1985
	Freddie Spencer	250cc	1985
	Luca Cadalora	250cc	1990
	Luca Cadalora	125cc	1986
	Joan Mir	Moto3	2016, 2017
	Brad Binder	MotoGP	2021
	Brad Binder	Moto2	2019
	Mattia Casadei	MotoE	2023 Race 1, 2023 Race 2
	Celestino Vietti	Moto2	2023, 2024

Multiple winners (manufacturers)

# Wins	Manufacturer	Wins
# Wins	Manufacturer	Category	Years won
24	Honda	500cc	1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997
		250cc	1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997
		Moto3	2017, 2019
		125cc	1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997
19	Yamaha	500cc	1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1988
		350cc	1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981
		250cc	1973, 1984, 1986, 1990
		125cc	1973, 1974
12	Ducati	MotoGP	2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
12	Ducati	MotoE	2023 Race 1, 2023 Race 2, 2024 Race 1, 2024 Race 2
8	Kalex	Moto2	2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
7	Derbi	250cc	1972
		125cc	1971, 1972, 1988, 1990
		80cc	1986, 1987
	Suzuki	500cc	1976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1993
6	KTM	MotoGP	2021
		Moto2	2019
		Moto3	2016, 2018, 2020, 2023
5	Garelli	125cc	1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987
4	MV Agusta	500cc	1971, 1972
	MV Agusta	350cc	1971, 1972
	Morbidelli	125cc	1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
2	Kawasaki	350cc	1978, 1979
2	Minarelli	125cc	1979, 1981

By year

A pink background indicates an event that was not part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing championship.

Year	Track	MotoE				Moto3		Moto2		MotoGP		Report
		Race 1		Race 2		Moto3		Moto2		MotoGP
		Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer
2024	Red Bull Ring	Óscar Gutiérrez	Ducati	Héctor Garzó	Ducati	David Alonso	CFMoto	Celestino Vietti	Kalex	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	Report
2023		Mattia Casadei	Ducati	Mattia Casadei	Ducati	Deniz Öncü	KTM	Celestino Vietti	Kalex	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	Report
2022		Eric Granado	Energica	Eric Granado	Energica	Ayumu Sasaki	Husqvarna	Ai Ogura	Kalex	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	Report
2021	Red Bull Ring	Lukas Tulovic	Energica	—		Sergio García	Gas Gas	Raúl Fernández	Kalex	Brad Binder	KTM	Report
2020		Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns		Albert Arenas	KTM	Jorge Martín	Kalex	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	Report
2019		Mike Di Meglio	Energica	Romano Fenati	Honda	Brad Binder	KTM	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	Report

Year	Track	Moto3		Moto2		MotoGP		Report
Year	Track	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Report
2018	Red Bull Ring	Marco Bezzecchi	KTM	Francesco Bagnaia	Kalex	Jorge Lorenzo	Ducati	Report
2017		Joan Mir	Honda	Franco Morbidelli	Kalex	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	Report
2016		Joan Mir	KTM	Johann Zarco	Kalex	Andrea Iannone	Ducati	Report
Year	Track	125cc		250cc		500cc		Report
Year	Track	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Report
1997	A1-Ring	Noboru Ueda	Honda	Olivier Jacque	Honda	Mick Doohan	Honda	Report
1996	A1-Ring	Ivan Goi	Honda	Ralf Waldmann	Honda	Àlex Crivillé	Honda	Report
1994	Salzburgring	Dirk Raudies	Honda	Loris Capirossi	Honda	Mick Doohan	Honda	Report
1993		Takeshi Tsujimura	Honda	Doriano Romboni	Honda	Kevin Schwantz	Suzuki	Report
1991		Fausto Gresini	Honda	Helmut Bradl	Honda	Mick Doohan	Honda	Report
1990		Jorge Martínez	Derbi	Luca Cadalora	Yamaha	Kevin Schwantz	Suzuki	Report

Year	Track	80cc		125cc		250cc		500cc		Report
Year	Track	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Report
1989	Salzburgring			Hans Spaan	Honda	Sito Pons	Honda	Kevin Schwantz	Suzuki	Report
1988				Jorge Martínez	Derbi	Jacques Cornu	Honda	Eddie Lawson	Yamaha	Report
1987		Jorge Martínez	Derbi	Fausto Gresini	Garelli	Anton Mang	Honda	Wayne Gardner	Honda	Report
1986		Jorge Martínez	Derbi	Luca Cadalora	Garelli	Carlos Lavado	Yamaha	Eddie Lawson	Honda	Report
1985				Fausto Gresini	Garelli	Freddie Spencer	Honda	Freddie Spencer	Honda	Report
1984		Stefan Dörflinger	Zündapp			Christian Sarron	Yamaha	Eddie Lawson	Yamaha	Report
Year	Track	50cc		125cc		250cc		500cc		Report
Year	Track	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Report
1983	Salzburgring			Ángel Nieto	Garelli	Manfred Herweh	Real-Rotax	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha	Report

Year	Track	50cc		125cc		250cc		350cc		500cc		Report
Year	Track	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Rider	Manufacturer	Report
1982	Salzburgring			Ángel Nieto	Garelli			Éric Saul	Chevallier-Yamaha	Franco Uncini	Suzuki	Report
1981				Ángel Nieto	Minarelli			Patrick Fernandez	Yamaha	Randy Mamola	Suzuki	Report
1979				Ángel Nieto	Minarelli			Kork Ballington	Kawasaki	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha	Report
1978				Eugenio Lazzarini	Morbidelli			Kork Ballington	Kawasaki	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha	Report
1977				Eugenio Lazzarini	Morbidelli			Race cancelled^{[N 1]}		Jack Findlay	Suzuki	Report
1976				Pier Paolo Bianchi	Morbidelli			Johnny Cecotto	Yamaha	Barry Sheene	Suzuki	Report
1975				Paolo Pileri	Morbidelli			Hideo Kanaya	Yamaha	Hideo Kanaya	Yamaha	Report
1974				Kent Andersson	Yamaha			Giacomo Agostini	Yamaha	Giacomo Agostini	Yamaha	Report
1973				Kent Andersson	Yamaha	Jarno Saarinen	Yamaha	János Drapál	Yamaha	Jarno Saarinen	Yamaha	Report
1972				Ángel Nieto	Derbi	Börje Jansson	Derbi	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
1971		Jan de Vries	Kreidler	Ángel Nieto	Derbi	Silvio Grassetti	MZ	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report

Footnotes

^ The 1977 350cc race was cancelled after a crash that led to the death of Hans Stadelmann.^[18]

References

"History of the Grand Prix of Austria" (in French). Racing Memory. Retrieved 2008-04-05.

^ "MotoGP to race at the Red Bull Ring until at least 2025". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1995". Archive.today. 13 April 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
^ "MotoGP: Casey Stoner among several riders concerned with Red Bull Ring safety ahead of test – Fox Sports". Foxsports.com.au. 2016-07-19. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
^ "Austria 1996 500cc". YouTube. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1998". archive.today. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
^ "MotoGP™ to return to Austria in 2016 – MotoGP". Motogp.com. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
^ "1971 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | the Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
^ "1972 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | the Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
^ "1973 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | the Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
^ "1978 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | the Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
^ "1993 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | the Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
^ "1994 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | the Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
^ "1996 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | the Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
^ "1997 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | the Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
^ "2016 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | the Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
^ "2021 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
^ "2022 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
^ "Les Championnats du Monde de Courses sur Route – L'année 1977" [World Championship Road Racing – 1977]. Racing Memory (in French). Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

[19] The 1977 350cc race was cancelled after a crash that led to the death of Hans Stadelmann.^[18]

[1] "MotoGP to race at the Red Bull Ring until at least 2025". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

[2] "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1995". Archive.today. 13 April 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2018.

[3] "MotoGP: Casey Stoner among several riders concerned with Red Bull Ring safety ahead of test – Fox Sports". Foxsports.com.au. 2016-07-19. Retrieved 20 July 2018.

[4] "Austria 1996 500cc". YouTube. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.

[5] "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1998". archive.today. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2018.

[6] "MotoGP™ to return to Austria in 2016 – MotoGP". Motogp.com. Retrieved 20 July 2018.

[7] "1971 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | the Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".

[8] "1972 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | the Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".

[9] "1973 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | the Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".

[10] "1978 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | the Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".

[11] "1993 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | the Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".

[12] "1994 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | the Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".

[13] "1996 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | the Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".

[14] "1997 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | the Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".

[15] "2016 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | the Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".

[16] "2021 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.

[17] "2022 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.

[racingmemory-18] "Les Championnats du Monde de Courses sur Route – L'année 1977" [World Championship Road Racing – 1977]. Racing Memory (in French). Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

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Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Venue	Red Bull Ring (1996–1997, 2016–present) Salzburgring (1971–1979, 1981–1991, 1993–1994)
First race	1971
Most wins (rider)	Giacomo Agostini, Ángel Nieto (6)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Honda (24)