A podium finisher in the 2022 instalment of the race, Jordan Ross is the perfect driver to explain the key to getting around the Red Bull Ring Circuit fast & efficiently.

Jordan Ross’s Red Bull Ring 5 key points:

Qualifying

Every single track we visit, it’s vital to qualify well if you want to have a good result. My qualifying hasn’t been up to scratch this year, but some improvements last time out at Watkins Glen gives me confidence to go better at red bull ring. A strong lap will require timing your run with a drafting partner well and staying on sync with the field. Also starting your lap of well with a strong and clean turn 1 will give you the confidence to press on with your lap.

Drafting

Because the track is at high altitude, the draft affect is not as strong as it can be at other tracks. But the draft will dramatically improve your ability to fuel save and also rest your tyres. People making moves early in the race will split the draft train line up, so it will matter who is around you in the early part of the race.

Bomb dive

This track has multiple areas which encourage the bomb dive as there are long straight into heavy braking areas with multiple lines open to navigate in the corner and off the exit. There will be people bombing at turn 2 and 3, those people may split the draft train up and if you don’t have your wits about you, it will be easy to be facing the wrong way.

Off track usage

There is a lap time advantage to be had at turn 1 by getting an off track on the exit. Utilising your 30 off tracks tactically may come in handy later in the race to either attack or defend a position.

Strategy

Depending on your qualifying position, pit strategy and trying to run in a group that prioritises lap speed over battling for position will be key to getting a result. You may choose to short fill in your first stop to vault yourself into a different draft group, however if you short fill too much and come out at the front of a group, you will get run down and use more fuel than those behind, so there will be a tricky strategy to maintain through the race in order to keep clear of the battling. Overall, car speed is king!