SURVIVAL GUIDE Spielberg, 2019 Welcome Content

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We are really glad that we can host you Austria ...... 5 during the Formula 1 race. Do not hesitate The City of Spielberg ...... 5 to ask us for any extra information if there is something that is not clear to you. This Transport ...... 6 Survival Guide should serve you all the By plane ...... 6 information you need, so don’t forget it at By car ...... 6 home! By train ...... 7 By bus ...... 8 We are looking forward to seeing you in Austria! How To Get to the Circuit ...... 9 Circuit ...... 10

Formula 1 program ...... 12 MotoGP program ...... 13

Practical Information ...... 14 Weather ...... 14 Time ...... 14 Barbora Haltofová Petr Bouchal Electricity ...... 14 Credit cards ...... 14 Currency ...... 14 Approximate prices ...... 15 Small English–German Dictionary ...... 16 GPRooms ...... 17 Important Telephone Numbers ...... 18 Contact ...... 18

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2 GPtents Accommodation

WHAT IS GPTENTS? LOCATION:

GPtents is a tent hotel that solves GPtents is located on Camping ORANGE, the accommodation problem. Each which is one of the biggest and closest year, thousands of destinations all campings to the Red Bull Ring. The around Europe have sold out their camping is serviced with clean toilets and accommodation capacity during big hot showers, restaurant and electricity. events, such as MotoGP or You can park your car or motorcycle Formula 1. directly next to the tents and walk to the circuit. No worries about the traffic jams! GPtents solve this problem by simply The location is quite lively, but quiet at providing accommodation in pre-erected night. tents. We offer hundreds of spacious tents, forming an organized tent village. We are open from Thursday to Monday. You can enjoy comfortability similar to an usual hotel – tents are pre‐built, ready for your arrival. They are equipped Birkachweg 13, 8724 Spielberg, with comfortable mattresses, pillows, Austria blankets, towels, soap and tent locks with GPS: 47.221369, 14.778314 keys. GPtents team of young devoted people takes care of everything.

Last season Last year, we accomodate more than 10 000 visitors and had succesfuly planned 16 events across Europe, including , France, Austria, , Belgium, Netherland and the Czech republic.

References We accommodated more than 500 people and received 9,6 stars for customer service. This shows that we are really trying to make your stay as comfortable and amazing as possible during the racing weekend.

3 Breakfast and snacks Every morning, you will start your day with a great cup of coffee or tea and wonderful breakfast (7 - 9 o’clock). The breakfast will be served in a big communal tent, which will be available throughout the whole day. There, you can eat your own meal, drink beer or just have fun.

Electricity There are several power stations within the campground. You can also charge your phone or camera in the communcal tent.

How to get to the circuit It is easy and quick – you will just cross the field, follow the forest path and after approximately 15 minutes of lovely walk, you will reach the circuit.

Check-in and check-out If you need anything during your Check-in from 9 am until 9 pm, check-out stay, just ask any GPtents staff. until 10 am. If you are coming later for In order to check out, please stop by again the check-in, please inform the booking at the reception. A member of GPtents manager as soon as you can, we will try to staff will come with you to check the tent meet your needs. and collect the keys.

You will receive a pass for getting to Camping Orange via email a few weeks before arrival. After entering the camping, please stop by reception. You will need your booking reference number in order to check in. You will fill in the accommodation form, make the payment in cash (credit cards are not accepted) and receive GPtents bracelets and keys from your tent. 4 Austria The City of Spielberg

Austria boasts an abundance of The Austrians in unique, are well known spectacular natural scenery – from the for their relaxed way of life and a laid- The Murtal holiday region – a variety The tour through the Murtal holiday Alps to the Danube to the Pannonian back attitude – and for their particular that leaves you spoilt for choice and a region includes many more stops, such plain. And in between these, you can brand of humour. You’ll become magnificent natural setting are integral as the planetarium and the Puch museum discover the many interesting places and acquainted with a very special mentality parts of our recipe for carefree holiday in , the treetop hiking path high stories that give the country its character. and a country that knows how to live. adventures! Spectacular mountain peaks above Rachau, the Murau timber world or But to be honest, however impressive and sun-drenched meadows are waiting the “Nockyflitzer” summer toboggan run the Alps, however clear the lakes and Find more information on: to be conquered – by you! At altitudes on Turracher Höhe. however idyllic the towns might be, the www.eupedia.com/austria/trivia from 700 to 2,700 metres, from the gentle thing that ultimately makes a country www.aboutaustria.org summits of the Seetal and Alps to Official website:www.spielberg.at special are the people who live there. www.austria.info the more forbidding peaks of the Tauern range, you are certain to live the “high” life in the Murtal holiday region. The cycling trail along the river is one of Austria’s most frequented cycling routes and is a great choice for relaxed tours to take in the scenery as well as for more ambitious biking enthusiasts. The route takes you through towns and villages that go back 1000 years, past ancient castles and picturesque monasteries.

The Murtal is also thoroughly familiar with words like tee-off, birdie and putting: On the region’s three golf courses, both rookies and pros may be found practising their swings. The Red Bull Ring in Spielberg is all about getting your adrenaline to surge: have a go yourself during one of the driving experiences on offer at the racecourse or watch the pros during top racing events.

5 Transport BY PLANE

Fliegerhorst Hinterstoisser, ...... 4 km, ca. 5 min* Flughafen Graz ...... 88 km, ca. 1 h* Flughafen Klagenfurt ...... 17 km, ca. 1 ½ h* Flughafen Linz ...... 192 km, ca. 2 h* BY CAR Flughafen Wien ...... 200 km, ca. 2 h* Flughafen Salzburg ...... 235 km, ca. 2 ½ h* Use the S36 Murtal Schnellstraße *Travel time motorway and take either exit West, Zeltweg Ost or Zeltweg West to get to the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg. Please follow the local traffic control system on the S36 and along the country roads. Should the traffic conditions make it impossible for you to take the above-mentioned exits, please follow the instructions given to you by the executive forces.

If you want to park your car at the circuit, you will be directed to the nearest parking area by the circuit staff, depending on your ticket colour. Please memorise the number of your parking area indicated at the entrance to the respective area.

6 Connections To and From Knittelfeld (daily service)

BY TRAIN Graz–Knittelfeld 7:26–8:45, 8:26–9:51, 9:26–10:45, 10:26–11:51 (includes a change in Bruck/Mur) Tickets to Knittelfeld from just 9 EUR with the ÖBB Sparschiene offer! A shuttlebus Knittelfeld–Graz 17:07–18:33, 18:07–19:33, 19:07–20:33, 20:07–21:33, will take you to the Red Bull Ring from 21:14–22:33 Knittelfeld train station.

Tip: Book your Train tickets in advance Wien–Knittelfeld 6:25–8:45, 8:25–10:45 at oebb.at for some great savings. (direct services from Vienna central station)

Knittelfeld–Wien 17:14–19:35, 19:14–21:35, 21:14–23:35

Villach–Knittelfeld 7:14–9:12, 9:14–11:12 (direct services)

Knittelfeld–Villach 16:47–18:46, 18:47–20:46, 20:47–22:36

Klagenfurt–Knittelfeld 7:39–9:12, 9:39–11:12 (direct services)

Knittelfeld–Klagenfurt 16:47–18:20, 18:47–20:20, 20:47–22:12

Visit www.oebb.at to plan and book your own journey to Knittelfeld - whether you’ll Salzburg–Knittelfeld 6:15–9:51, 8:15–11:51 be setting out from Austria or across the (includes a change in St. Michael) border. Knittelfeld–Salzburg 18:07–21:44 Please, ensure that you allow sufficient time for your arrival and return journeys and that you catch a shuttle bus from the Red Bull Ring to Knittelfeld station in Linz–Knittelfeld 7:12–9:51, 9:14–11:51 good time. (includes a change in St. Michael)

Subject to change. Knittelfeld–Linz 18:07–21:03 7 BY BUS Regional Bus Network You will find information on the regular Postbus timetables Eventbus online at www.postbus.at. Specifically for the Formula 1 in Spielberg, Eventbus provides Additional Bus Transfers shuttle buses with more than 200 pick-up Throughout the race weekend, free buses will also run from points from all over Austria. Knittelfeld train station and Judenburg bus station to the event site at regular intervals. Go online and reserve your seat today at www.eventbus.eu or call the service hotline at +43 1 488 88.

Bus station Judenburg – Red Bull Ring (Friday to Sunday) from 08:00–12:00 every 30 minutes from 12:00–16:00 every 45 minutes from 16:00–20:00 every 30 minutes Stops: Bus station Judenburg, Red Bull Ring

Train station Knittelfeld – Red Bull Ring (Friday to Sunday) from 08:00–12:00 every 15 minutes from 12:00–16:00 every 30 minutes from 16:00–20:00 every 15 minutes Stops: Knittelfeld train station, Red Bull Ring

Night Shuttle:

Red Bull Ring – Bus station Judenburg (Friday and Saturday) from 20:00–00:00 every 30 or 40 minutes Stops: Concert area (taxi stand), Red Bull Ring

Red Bull Ring – Train station Knittelfeld (Friday and Saturday) from 20:00–00:00 every 30 minutes Graz Holding Stops: Concert area (taxi stand), Red Bull Ring The Graz 3-day ticket is the perfect ticket purchased, up to two children under ticket for your stay in Graz during the the age of 15 can travel for free. For more Austrian Grand Prix weekend, allowing information on the Holding Graz transport you to travel on any public transportation lines, head to their website at within tariff zone 101 – including the www.holding-graz.at. Schlossbergbahn – for three days from the date of purchase. For each adult Subject to change.

8 How to Get to the Circuit

Hints The early bird catches the worm: Please Traffic reports on Hitradio Ö3 radio note, that you should expect extensive station provide regular updates on the traffic volumes at the time of your arrival. current traffic situation. The Austrian We, therefore, recommend trying to arrive motor-way operator ASFINAG’s free app, as early as possible. too, offers comprehensive information regarding traffic jams, accidents, The more the merrier! Whereas Daniel roadworks, closed roads and rest areas. Ricciardo & Co. are always alone in their cockpits when they blast around the Red Bull Ring, we recommend filling every seat in your car. This will reduce traffic congestion and allow everybody to get to the event faster. 9 The Circuit HISTORY

At the Red Bull Ring the, scent of decades Spielberg has been host to a new era of of exciting motorsport history lingers motorsport and is now rewriting history in the air. From 1963 until 2003, the yet again. spectacular races first took place at the Zeltweg airfield and then on Hermann Tilke, a world-renowned what is now the Red Bull Ring. Jochen designer of race tracks was awarded Rindt, Niki Lauda, Alain Prost and Michael the task of designing the new Red Bull Schumacher all raced at top speed Ring. All the buildings were designed by around this legendary track. Since the architecture office Domenig & Wallner. launch of the Red Bull Ring in April 2011,

CIRCUIT IN DETAIL

The special features of the Red Bull Ring are the elevation changes as well as the unique views of the track they allow.

Name of race track: Red Bull Ring Length of track: 4.318 km Number of corners: 10 Elevation: 677 m above sea level Change in elevation: 65 m Maximum incline: 12 % Maximum decline: 9,3 % Track width: 12–13 m Number of laps: 71 Total distance: 306.58 km Lap record: 1:08.337 Michael Schumacher (2003) First Grand Prix: 1970 10 Hermann Tilke, the world’s most renowned race circuit designer himself, took on the task of designing the new Red Bull Ring. The Taking joyrides to the limit – result: a racetrack reminiscent of an limitless driving experiences at adventure park, homologized by FIA the Red Bull Ring least made possible by the many tracks as “GradeA”. The length of 4.318 km A car park filled with extraordinary off the tarmac, which offer a true corresponds to the Grand Prix circuit vehicles, from Formula Renault to KTM Eldorado for motorsport fans in the during the period from 1996 to 2003. Two X‐Bows and from rallye and high‐speed immediate surroundings of the circuit. junctions on the racetrack allow for a off‐road vehicles to Enduro and trial Whether you prefer four wheels or two, separation into a northern and a southern bikes ‐ the Red Bull Ring guarantees tarmac or off‐road, racing or pure fun track. The lower section (2.4 km) is also unforgettable driving experiences. rides: with its diverse repertoire, the suited for major events and uses the Here, anything is possible – as long as Red Bull Ring has just the right thing for main facility’s infrastructure. The northern it’s related to petrol, acceleration and everybody. section, with a length of 1.9 km, can be adrenaline. This is not used as additional space for events. A special feature of this racetrack is the difference in altitude (maximum uphill slope of 12 %, maximum downhill slope of 9.3 %).

Green light for the heroes of the track – motorsport events at the Red Bull Ring With the inauguration of the Red Bull Ring in May of 2011, the grand tradition of motorsports entered a new era. Since then, high‐class racing events such as the DTM, ADAC GT Masters, European Le Mans Series or the Truck Race Trophy have been thrilling the fans. You will be hard‐pressed to find a place where you can truly immerse yourself in the world of racing as thoroughly as at the Red Bull Ring. In June of 2014, the first premier class race in 11 years was held at the Red Bull Ring – truly a historic event.

11 Formula 1 Program

Make sure you don’t miss any of the Fri 28 Jun – 30 Jun 2018 action! Here, you will find an overview of the “Formula 1 Großer Preis von Fri ...... 11:00-12:30 ...... Practice 1 Österreich 2017” programme and all Fri ...... 15:00 – 16:30 . . . . . Practice 2 its highlights including information Sat ...... 2:00 – 13:00 . . . . . Practice 3 on the Pit Lane Walk, training session, Sat ...... 15:00 – 16:00 . . . . . Qualifying qualifying, race and concerts. Sun ...... 15:10 – 17:10 ...... Race

12 MotoGP Program

Make sure you don’t miss any of the Fri 9 AUG – Sun 11 AUG 2018 action! Here, you will find an overview of the “Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich Fri ...... 11:00-12:30 ...... Practice 1 2019” programme and all its highlights Fri ...... 15:00 – 16:30 . . . . . Practice 2 including information on the Pit Lane Sat ...... 2:00 – 13:00 . . . . . Practice 3 Walk, training session, qualifying, race Sat ...... 15:00 – 16:00 . . . . . Qualifying and concerts. Sun ...... 15:10 – 17:10 ...... Race

13 Practical Information WEATHER TIME CREDIT CARDS

Austria is located on the borderline Austria uses the Central European Austria, in general, does not have a strong The relatively low uptake of credit between two great climatic regimes, Time, CET, which is GMT+1. tradition of credit card use. What that cards in the population has its roots in the oceanic and the continental, and the means is you can never assume that you traditional values. Austria is not a credit- weather consequently tends to be fairly can pay for your meal, room, tickets or driven economy; home ownership is not variable in different regions. The normal shopping with a credit card. widespread in Vienna, for example. summer temperature varies between 22 °C and 35°C. We hope, it will be sunny, but Always check for the appropriate symbol unfortunately, like everywhere on Earth, on the door or till, first. sometimes it’s raining or even snowing. Don’t get us wrong – many places in Vienna (especially hotels and other places that regularly serve tourists) do take cards. But many don’t so check first if in doubt.

The two most popular cards here are probably VISA and Mastercard.

ELECTRICITY

In Austria, the power sockets are of type F. The standard voltage is 230 V and the standard frequency is 50 Hz, identical to the most of European countries. Type F: This socket also works with plug C and E. Your need for a power plug adapter depends on the power plugs used in your own country.

14 APPROXIMATE PRICES

Restaurant Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant ...... 10.00 € Meal for 2 People, Mid‐range Restaurant, Three‐course . . . 50.00 € McMeal at McDonald’s (or Equivalent Combo Meal) ...... 7.00 € Local Beer (0.5 litre draught) ...... 3.50 € Imported Beer (0.33 litre bottle) ...... 3.50 € Cappuccino (regular) ...... 2.88 € Coke/Pepsi (0.33 litre bottle) ...... 2.55 € Water (0.33 litre bottle) ...... 1.74 €

Exchange Rate 1 EUR = 1.1 USD 1 EUR = 0.8 GBP

Market Milk (regular), (1 litre) ...... 1.06 € Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g) ...... 1.76 € Rice (white), (1kg) ...... 1.73 € Eggs (12) ...... 2.96 € Local Cheese (1kg) ...... 9.96 € Water (1.5 litre bottle) ...... 0.64 € Bottle of Wine (Mid‐Range) ...... 6.00 € Domestic Beer (0.5 litre bottle) ...... 0.94 € Imported Beer (0.33 litre bottle) ...... 1.31 € Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro) ...... 5.00 €

Transportaion One‐way Ticket (Local Transport) ...... 2.20 € Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) ...... 1.56 € Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) ...... 27.00 € Gasoline (1 liter) ...... 1.14 €

15 Small English-German Dictionary

Greetings Other Good Morning ...... Guten Morgen (or simply “Morgen”) Excuse me (attracting attention) ...... Entschuldigung. Good Day ...... Guten Tag Don’t mention it (response to above) ...... Nix (nichts) passiert! Good Day ...... Gruss Gott Do you speak English? ...... Sprechen Sie Englisch? (translated as God’s Greetings or Blessings). Thank you ...... Danke This is the more usual local greeting, often shortened to ’sgott Please (also said when handing an item over, eg payment) ...... Bitte Don’t mention it (response to thanks) ...... Bitte Good Bye ...... Auf Wiedersehen (see you again) The bill (check) please! ...... Zahlen, bitte! Bye! ...... Tschuss! Whilst waiting in a line (and next to be served) ...... Ich bin der/die (masc/fem) nächste.

16 Tickets to MotoGP Brno

JUNIOR SILVER GOLD VIP from 10€ from 84€ from 98€ from 598€ 13€ 96€ 120€ 698€

Accommodation in Brno during MotoGP

Do you love MotoGP but at the same time you want to enjoy the city? Well, GProoms is a perfect solution for you!

www.GProoms.eu [email protected]

GProoms Accomodation from

60€ room/night

GProoms offers accommodation similar to usual hotels - you may choose from Economy and Standard rooms provided by Koleje J.A.Komenského, which are 25 minutes from Brno Circuit and only 15 minutes to Brno Centre.

This season we have more than 1000 rooms available for our customers. All rooms are equipped with comfortable beds, pillows, blankets, towels, soap to ensure the biggest comfort during your stay with us.

17 Important Telephone Numbers

In case of an emergency call: Euro – Emergency 112 Police – Emergency 133 Fire – Emergency 122 Ambulance – Emergency 144

If you are sick and need help: Help line 142

Taxi: Armin Steiner Taxis +43 3512 17180 Ruck Zuck Taxi +43 676 4753214 Murtal Taxi +43 3577 23545 Taxi Jäger +43 3512 44833

If your car breaks down: ÖAMTC 120 ARBÖ 123 The GPtents smiling team is Camping orange: looking forward to your visit! Tel: +43 3512 84583 Mobil: +43 664 177 39 40 Fax: +43 3512 84 583 E-Mail: [email protected]

Contact us:

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