The Salzburgring is a motorsport race track located in Plainfeld, east of Salzburg.
Track Length ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ
Bends ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 15
Straights ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 4 (the longest being at start/finish which is 750m)
Incline ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ maximum 3,8%
Decline ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ maximum 1,8%
Altitude difference ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ca
Altitude ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ to
Boxes ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 31
1968 ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ Groundbreaking ceremony
1969 ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ Opening with a combined car and motorbike race
1970 ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ First Grand Prix of Austria for Motorbikes
1971 ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ First FIM Motorbike World Championship race
2012âÂÂ2014 ààTouring Car World Championships
2013 ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ First Electric Love Festival which, in 2018, brought 180,000 attendees to the track
2019 ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ ÃÂ 50th Anniversary
The race track was first opened in 1969. Lying in a narrow, alpine valley, it has a rather simple layout, with two long straights plus the sweeping and fast "Fahrerlagerkurve" ("paddock turn") at the bottom, and the narrow "Nockstein-Kehre" on the top. In spite of its simple layout, it garnered a fearsome reputation for the high speeds reached on the straights and the "Fahrerlagerkurve". Michael Doohan describes the section between 7 and 10 as his all time favorite piece of racetrack, likening it to "threading a motorcycle through the eye of a needle at whilst banging fairings with your competitors with armco barriers on each side". He continues "Sure it was fast and dangerous, but also enormous fun. To me it's what motorcycle racing is all about".
The Salzburgring track hosts touring car races like the German ADAC Procar Series, Deutsche Produktionswagen Meisterschaft, Deutsche Tourenwagen Challenge, Super Tourenwagen Cup and the European Touring Car Championship. It was also the home of the Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix from 1971 to 1994, except for the 1980 and 1992 seasons. Giacomo Agostini and Angel Nieto are the all-time leaders in motorcycle Grand Prix victories at the circuit, with six wins apiece. Sidecar motorcycle races were also held at the venue. The track has also hosted the Oldtimer Grand Prix as well as during the last years a "Rupert Hollaus Memorial" organized by Ex-Grand Prix motorcycle and sidecar racer, . In 2008, the circuit played host to the then one-off European Touring Car Cup, with the event being won by Michel Nykjaer.
As of September 2025, the fastest official race lap records at the Salzburgring are listed as: