Zeltweg Air Base
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Zeltweg Air Base Fliegerhorst Hinterstoisser | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | joint public/military | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Zeltweg | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Austria | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,238 ft / 682 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°12′8″N 14°44′32″E / 47.20222°N 14.74222°E | ||||||||||||||
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  LOXZ Location of Fliegerhorst Hinterstoisser in Austria | |||||||||||||||
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 Grand Prix Circuit (1957–1968) | |
| Location | Zeltweg, Styria, Austria |
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| Opened | 6 October 1957 |
| Closed | 25 August 1968 |
| Major events | Austrian Grand Prix (1964) World Sportscar Championship 500km of Zeltweg (1966–1968) |
| Grand Prix Circuit (1957–1968) | |
| Length | 3.186 km (1.980 miles) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Race lap record | 1:04.820 (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.
History
[edit]Zeltweg Air Base has been home to 2.Staffel / Überwachungsgeschwader (Surveillance Wing) since 1976, operating a variety of fast-jet types including Saab 35OE Draaken until 2005, Northrop F-5E Tiger II, and Eurofighter Typhoons since 2007.[3]
Since 1997, the AirPower show is held at Zeltweg. The 2003 and 2005 editions featured Red Bull Air Race events.[4][5] 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.[6]
Franz Hinterstoisser, for whom the air base is now named, was an early pioneer of Austrian aviation (1863-1933).[7]
Motorsports
[edit]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
[edit]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.[8] The fastest official race lap records at the Zeltweg Air Base are listed as:
| Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event |
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| Grand Prix Circuit: 3.186 km (1957–1968) | ||||
| Group 6 | 1:04.820[8] | Jo Siffert | Porsche 908 | 1968 500km of Zeltweg |
| Group 4 | 1:09.400[9] | Denny Hulme[a] Paul Hawkins[a] |
Ford GT40[a] | 1967 Sports Car Grand Prix Österrich |
| Formula One | 1:10.560 | Dan Gurney | Brabham BT7 | 1964 Austrian Grand Prix |
| Formula Two | 1:16.000[10] | Stirling Moss | Porsche 718 | 1960 Flugplatzrennen |
Notes
[edit]References
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- ^ Airport record for Fliegerhorst Hinterstoisser at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-08-08
- ^ Google (2013-08-08). "location of Fliegerhorst Hinterstoisser" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
- ^ "2staffel-uberwachungsgeschwader". NatoTigers.org. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "2003 - Red Bull air race is born". redbull.com. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Airshow Action Zeltweg AIRPOWER05". steehouwer.com. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Bundesheer veranstaltet 2022 die AIRPOWER in Zeltweg". OTS.at (in German). Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ "Aus-Meinem-Luftschiffertagebuche, Franz-Hinterstoisser". amazon books. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Zeltweg 500 Kilometres 1968". www.racingsportscars.com. 25 August 1968. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Zeltweg 500 Kilometres 1967". www.racingsportscars.com. 20 August 1967. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "1960 Zeltweg F2". Motor Sport Magazine. 18 September 1960. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
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