The Austrian Grand Prix (GP) at the Red Bull Ring circuit will remain on motor racing’s Formula 1 (F1) calendar until 2041 after signing an early contract extension.
The track’s existing deal with F1 was last extended in 2023 and is due to run through the 2030 race.
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However, the early extension will see the Austrian circuit join the Miami GP – held around the multi-use Hard Rock Stadium – as the only tracks with F1 contracts that run into the 2040s.
Miami struck a 10-year extension to 2041 last month.
F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali said: “Austria has long been an incredibly special race for F1, so it's fantastic we have secured the long-term future of a Grand Prix so deeply rooted in the sport's history.
“The vision and passion of Dietrich Mateschitz [the late owner of the track] gave the race the investment and attention that allowed it to return as an incredible event on the F1 calendar.
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By GlobalData"Each year, returning to the stunning Styrian mountains is a highlight – an experience that evokes incredible emotion among our drivers, teams, and fans alike, creating an atmosphere unlike any other.”
The Austrian GP has become a popular race on the F1 calendar since its return in 2014, having been adopted and dropped at various points in F1's history.
The Austrian GP debuted in 1964 at the Zeltweg Airfield but was immediately dropped from the F1 calendar, only returning in 1970 at its current venue, which was called the Osterreichring.
The Osterreichring hosted the race every year until 1987 before being dropped for safety reasons.
In 1997, the race returned to the calendar, with the venue now named the A1-Ring, with racing continuing until 2003 when a disagreement between F1 and the Austrian government over tobacco advertising saw the race dropped once more.
The venue was then purchased by Red Bull founder Mateschitz in 2010, who invested heavily to renovate the track for the race’s F1 re-entry in 2014.
Dietrich’s son Mark Mateschitz said: “I am delighted that F1 will remain at the Red Bull Ring for many years to come.
"I am proud to continue my father’s legacy and to preserve the rich history of motor racing in Styria and at the Red Bull Ring – with and, above all, for the people of the region.
"Austria’s close ties to Formula 1 are an excellent foundation for our long-term partnership. Working together, we intend to continue this success story for many years to come.”
F1 has been consolidating its future race calendar with several host contract renewals, most recently with the Canadian GP in Montreal earlier this month, which will stay on the calendar until at least 2035. That agreement also saw a long-term extension of F1’s rights deal with Canadian media group Bell Media.
In January, F1 also extended its contract with the iconic Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. That race will be held four years out of six between 2026 and 2031, with other venues taking its slot in the 2028 and 2030 seasons.
Last November, hosting rights renewals took place covering the (equally iconic) Monaco and Monza circuits, while F1 struck a three-year extension that will see the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City continue to host F1 action through 2028.
