A day packed with memorable moments
If you need an energy boost this morning, pop into the F1 Fan Zone and the Styria Village from 07:00 onwards. With a coffee in your hand, you’re guaranteed a better start to the day – and Saturday is going to be a busy day! Sprint races are scheduled today in both the Formula 3 and Formula 2 junior series as well as in the premier class of Formula 1.
At 12:00 noon, Verstappen, Norris and the rest will be fighting for victory in the sprint and for vital championship points. This will be followed later in the afternoon by qualifying for the 2024 Formula 1 Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Austria.
Fast Facts:
- Pole position lap time in 2023: 1:04.391 (Max Verstappen)
- Most pole positions: Niki Lauda, Rene Arnoux, Nelson Piquet, Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen (3)
- Distance from pole position to the braking point for T1: 233 metres
When the racing cars eventually retire to parc fermé, the high-speed entertainment continues with the ARAS freestyle motorbike stunt show and an air show performed by Dario Costa. The Italian is known for his flying stunts and world records, including the first and only flight through a tunnel. In the cockpit of his Ivko Edge 540, he will be amazing the Red Bull Ring crowds.
It's getting hot in the fan zones
Meet F1 stars and dance the night away to cool music – that might be one way of summing up the entertainment programme in the Fan Zones. Today, you have the opportunity to get a close-up view of Max Verstappen & Sergio Pérez, Charles Leclerc & Carlos Sainz, Lewis Hamilton & George Russell, Esteban Ocon & Pierre Gasly, Kevin Magnussen & Nico Hülkenberg. The F1 drivers will be making an appearance on the event stage. In the F1 Fan Zone, you can dance to the rhythm of Fät Tony, Fast Boy and MORTEN. In the Styria Village, Echt Stark, DJ Remidemi and the party band Chaos will be pumping up the volume.
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Standout moment of the day: Legends Parade
In the late afternoon, spectators at the Red Bull Ring will be temporarily transported back in time when the spotlight shifts to legendary F1 drivers and iconic F1 cars that have won the Austrian Grand Prix in the past 50 years. They will be lapping the circuit as a rehearsal for tomorrow’s Legends Parade featuring idols from the past, such as two-time F1 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi and Austrian F1 legend Gerhard Berger. The drive-past is scheduled to start at 17:50.
