The hills near Spielberg have hosted F1 as the Österreichring, the A1-Ring and now the Red Bull Ring, and its races have produced some stories that are hard to believe.
1. A team's only win in eight years
Alan Jones won the 1977 Austrian Grand Prix for Shadow. It was the Australian's first F1 victory, and the only one Shadow ever scored in its eight years in the championship.
Local hero Niki Lauda started from pole and finished second for Ferrari.
2. Five hundredths of a second
At the 1982 race, neither Lotus's Elio de Angelis nor Williams' Keke Rosberg had won a Grand Prix. They fought for the lead on the last lap, and Rosberg pulled alongside on the run to the line.
De Angelis held on by 0.050 seconds, less than half a car length. It was the last win for a Lotus built under Colin Chapman, who died four months later.
3. The first planned refuelling stop
The same 1982 race saw something new. Brabham's Nelson Piquet made the first planned mid-race stop for fuel and tyres in modern F1 history.
His team-mate Riccardo Patrese stopped too and rejoined in the lead, but both Brabhams later retired.
4. A deer in practice and three starts
In Friday practice in 1987, a deer ran onto the track and McLaren's Stefan Johansson hit it at close to 225 km/h. His car was destroyed, but he escaped with little more than a headache.
On race day, crashes on the narrow start straight meant the race had to be started three times. Nigel Mansell won for Williams, and F1 did not return to Austria until 1997.
5. The winner gave away his trophy
In 2002, Ferrari told Rubens Barrichello to let Michael Schumacher past on the final lap at the A1-Ring. Schumacher won, then urged Barrichello onto the top step of the podium and handed him the winner's trophy.
The FIA fined Ferrari and both drivers $1 million, and team orders were banned from 2003. They were allowed again after the 2010 season.
6. Two Grands Prix on the same track a week apart
The pandemic delayed the start of the 2020 season until 5 July, when the Red Bull Ring hosted the Austrian Grand Prix.
A week later it held the Styrian Grand Prix on the same layout. It was the first time one venue and circuit had hosted back-to-back World Championship races. Lewis Hamilton won the second one from pole.
Race it on Late Brake
The Austrian track is in Late Brake, the free browser game, as Spielberg. It is one of the shortest laps in the game, so it suits the daily challenge: set a time, then race your own ghost and chase the gold medal.
Sources: 1977 Austrian Grand Prix, 1982 Austrian Grand Prix, 1987 Austrian Grand Prix, 2002 Austrian Grand Prix, 2020 Styrian Grand Prix