The Austrian F1 Grand Prix

The Austrian Grand Prix returns to the Formula 1 calendar this year, at the Red Bull Ring - the new name for the A1 ring, the track layout is still the same as before - for the first time since 2003.

Austria was a consistent feature on the F1 calendar in the 1970s and 1980s at the famous Osterreichring but after the original circuit held its last grand prix in 1987, it wasn't until a decade later that the country returned to the sport at the new-look A1 Ring.

The Spielberg circuit staged seven races thereafter before falling off the calendar again from 2004 for financial reasons but has since been bought and rebranded by Red Bull, who completed redevelopment work on the venue and have held other racing categories there including DTM and World Series by Renault.