Austrian GP: F1’s 3-year contract will keep racing until 2030

SPIELBERG, Austria –

Formula 1 announced on Sunday that it has signed a three-year contract extension to keep the Austrian Grand Prix on the calendar until 2030.

The decision comes just months after the circuit signed a four-year contract until 2027, underlining its status as one of the most popular venues in F1.

Every year, tens of thousands of orange-clad Dutch fans fill the stands to see their country’s star driver, Max Verstappen, on his Red Bull team’s home track in Spielberg against the backdrop of the Styrian mountains.

“The race in Austria is a big favorite for the drivers and all our fans,” said F1 president Stefano Domenicali. “We look forward to many years of excitement and action ahead.”

Austria has hosted the occasional F1 championship race since 1964, and the Red Bull Ring has featured on the calendar every year since 2014.

The venue also held a second race in each of the 2020 and 2021 seasons under the Styrian Grand Prix name as F1 made up races canceled during the coronavirus pandemic.