Zeltweg Air Base

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Zeltweg Air Base

Fliegerhorst Hinterstoisser
Zeltweg und Umgebung von Norden Panorama.jpg
Summary
Airport typejoint public/military
Serves Zeltweg
Location Austria
Elevation  AMSL 2,238 ft / 682 m
Coordinates 47°12′8″N14°44′32″E / 47.20222°N 14.74222°E / 47.20222; 14.74222
Map
Austria adm location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
LOXZ
Location of Fliegerhorst Hinterstoisser in Austria
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
08/262,7509,022ASPHALT
08L/26R1,1003,609GRASS
Source: Landings.com [1] [2]
Flag of Austria.svg Zeltweg Air Base
Circuit Zeltweg.png
Grand Prix Circuit (1957–1968)
Location Flag of Austria.svg Zeltweg, Styria, Austria
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
CEST (DST)
Broke ground1957
Opened6 October 1957;66 years ago (1957-10-06)
Closed25 August 1968;55 years ago (1968-08-25)
Major events Formula One
Austrian Grand Prix (1964)
World Sportscar Championship 500km of Zeltweg (1966–1968)
Grand Prix Circuit (1957–1968)
Length3.186 km (1.980 miles)
Turns4
Race lap record1:04.820 ( Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert, Porsche 908, 1968, Group 6)

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.

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History

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

Motorsports

Built in 1957 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 fastest official race lap records at the Zeltweg Air Base are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
Grand Prix Circuit: 3.186 km (1957–1968)
Group 6 1:04.820 [4] Jo Siffert Porsche 908 1968 500km of Zeltweg
Group 4 1:09.400 [5] Denny Hulme [lower-alpha 1]
Paul Hawkins [lower-alpha 1]
Ford GT40 [lower-alpha 1] 1967 Sports Car Grand Prix Österrich
Formula One 1:10.560 Dan Gurney Brabham BT7 1964 Austrian Grand Prix
Formula Two 1:16.000 [6] Stirling Moss Porsche 718 1960 Flugplatzrennen

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Both drivers took the same lap time independently.

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References

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