Zeltweg Air Base

Fliegerhorst Hinterstoisser
Summary
Airport typejoint public/military
ServesZeltweg
LocationAustria
Elevation AMSL2,238 ft / 682 m
Coordinates47°12′8″N 14°44′32″E / 47.20222°N 14.74222°E / 47.20222; 14.74222
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 2,750 9,022 ASPHALT
08L/26R 1,100 3,609 GRASS
Source: Landings.com[1][2]
Austria Zeltweg Air Base
Zeltweg Airfield
LocationAustria Zeltweg, Styria, Austria
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
Broke ground1959
Opened1959
Closed1969
Major eventsFormula One
Austrian Grand Prix (1964)
World Sportscar Championship 500km of Zeltweg (1966–1968)
Grand Prix Circuit
Length3.186 km (1.980 miles)
Turns4
Race lap record1:04.820 (Switzerland Jo Siffert, Porsche 908, 1968, Group 6 Prototype)

Zeltweg Air Base, now known as Fliegerhorst Hinterstoisser, is a military airfield in Styria, Austria near Zeltweg. It is the main airfield of the Austrian Air Force. It was also used as a motor racing circuit in the 1960s.

History

Since 1997, the AirPower show is held at Zeltweg. The 2003 and 2005 editions featured Red Bull Air Race events. The show was held in 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016 and 2019. It is scheduled to be held again in 2022.[3]

Motorsports

Built in 1959 in Styria, the idea for the track came from the United Kingdom's success at Silverstone Circuit, also built on the site of an airfield. However, the track engineers at Zeltweg failed to take into account the abrasive nature of the surface. A lone Formula One World Championship Grand Prix was held in 1964. The World Sportscar Championship Zeltweg 500 Kilometres was held later, until the track was abandoned in 1969 following the construction of the purpose-built Österreichring just across the street.

Lap records

The Formula 1 lap record on the Zeltweg Airfield circuit is 1:10.560 by Dan Gurney in a Brabham BT7, while the overall lap record is 1:04.820 and was set by Jo Siffert in a Porsche 908 during the 1968 Zeltweg 500 Kilometres.[4] The official race lap records at the Zeltweg Air Base are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
Grand Prix Circuit: 3.186 km (1959–1969)
Group 6 Prototype1:04.820[4]Jo SiffertPorsche 9081968 500km of Zeltweg
Group 4 Sportscar 1:09.400[5] Denny Hulme Ford GT40 1967 Sports Car Grand Prix Österrich
Paul Hawkins
Formula One1:10.560Dan GurneyBrabham BT71964 Austrian Grand Prix
Formula Two1:16.000[6]Stirling MossPorsche 7181960 Flugplatzrennen

References

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  1. ↑ Airport record for Fliegerhorst Hinterstoisser at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-08-08
  2. ↑ Google (2013-08-08). "location of Fliegerhorst Hinterstoisser" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  3. ↑ "Bundesheer veranstaltet 2022 die AIRPOWER in Zeltweg". OTS.at (in German). Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  4. 1 2 "Zeltweg 500 Kilometres 1968". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Zeltweg 500 Kilometres 1967". Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "1960 Zeltweg F2". Retrieved 8 May 2022.


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