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Sunday morning: photographers awaiting paddock celebrities

Michael Schumacher

Kimi Raikkonen with girl friend

A blocked tyre of Olivier Panis after a engine blow up

BMW Williams mechanics complete a pit stop

Ein Routinestopp von Michael Schumacher zum Reifenwechsel und Betanken seines Ferrari F300

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Jo Gartner

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Lauda's cockpit

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Gerhard Berger

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Team owner Frank Williams and designer Patrick Head of Williams talking to driver Alan Jones.

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Gilles Villeneuve (left) delighted of his fist ever F1 podium and winner Ronnie Peterson.

Winner Ronnie Peterson with interviewer Helmut Marko from Austrian TV.

Ronnie Peterson (Lotus) leading Patrick Depailler (Tyrrell) and John Watson (Brabham).

Left to right: Peter Warr (Wolf team manager), driver Jody Scheckter and designer Harvey Postlethwaite.

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All red lights on, with Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, on pole position, alongside him on the front row Nico Hulkenberg, Force India-Mercedes, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Bad start for Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, as Lewis Hamilton gets away clearly in his Mercedes, followed by Button's McLaren and Raikkonen's Ferrari, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, leads at the start, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

The field brakes into turn one, with Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, in front, followed by Jenson Button, McLaren, Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari and Daniel Ricciado, Red Bull, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

The midfield at turn one, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

How did Lewis Hamilton win in Spielberg on the final lap? Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, wins the Austrian Grand Prix, 2016, at Spielberg, after colliding with his team-mate Rosberg in the final lap

Out of the car at parc ferme: It's Lewis Hamilton's 46th F1 career victory, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton wins after a spectaculare end to Spielberg's Grand Prix weekend, Austria, 2016

2nd place for Max Verstappen, Red Bull-Renault

Max Verstappen celebrates his 2nd position in parc ferme, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Podium ceremony with Max Verstappen, race winner Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton was booed on the podium after the last-lap collision with Mercedes team-mate Rosberg, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

2nd on the podium: Max Verstappen for Red Bull Racing, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

A more or less happy 3rd: Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Champagne for Lewis Hamilton, winner of the Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen on the podium, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

The top three finishing drivers of the weekend: Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Nice view up to turn two: Massa, Williams, leads Kvyat, Toro Rosso, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Starting his grid procedures: Pole position man Lewis Hamilton, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Pole setter Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Daniel Riccardo, Red Bull, just arrived at his grid position four, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Sebastian Vettel

Hans-Joachim Stuck, nicknamed "Striezel", was a very successful touring and sports cars racer too

Former Formula 1 drivers Christian Danner and Gerhard Berger ahead of the historical BMW M1 Supercar race, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Sergio Perez, Force India-Mercedes

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault, with intermediate tyres, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Romain Grosjean, Haas-Ferrari

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, leads Sainz' Toro Rosso, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Carlos Sainz Jr, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Carlos Sainz Jr, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Alfonso Celis, Force India-Mercedes, Friday practice driver for the Force India Team, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Felipe Nasr, Sauber-Ferrari, driving out of the pits as Haryanto's Manor passes behind on track, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Pascal Wehrlein, Manor-Mercedes

Marcus Ericsson, Sauber-Ferrari

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Max Verstappen, Red Bull-Renault

Romain Grosjean, Haas-Ferrari

Bernie Ecclestone, Formula 1 executive and former owner of the successful Brabham F1 Team in the 1970's and '80s, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Rainer's underpass wall of former Formula 1 World Champions, with Austrians Niki Lauda, Jochen Rindt and British driver Jackie Stewart, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, passes the St. Stefans church, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Lewis Hamilton took his third win out of the last four races this season, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton tastes victory at Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Still in 2nd place, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Nico Hulkenberg, Force India-Mercedes

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Battle beyond both leading Mercedes: The Red Bulls of Verstappen and Ricciardo fight against Ferrari's Raikkonen, as Hulkenberg, Alonso and Palmer drive side by side in the back, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

The race is on again, now with Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, in the lead, followed by his team-mate Hamilton and both Red Bull's of Verstappen and Ricciardo, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Pirelli says Vettel's tyre failure were caused by debris, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Vettel's Ferrari had a right rear tyre failure on the start/finish straight on lap 27 out of 71, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, is out of the race on lap 27, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, passing the Steiermark landscape, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Obvius degradation on his super soft tyres: Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Max Verstappen, Red Bull-Renault

Jenson Button, McLaren-Honda

Drivers listen to Austrians national anthem: Rosberg, Hulkenberg, Hamilton, Raikkonen and Button, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Championship leader Nico Rosberg

Lewis Hamilton talks to his race engineer on th grid, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Front row position for Hulkenberg's Force India, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Massa's grid girl, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

On the grid

Austrian grid girl

Austrian grid girl

Hair accessories on the grid

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen

Daniel Ricciardo wearing typical Steiermark fashionable cloths on drivers parade

Nico Hulkenberg at drivers parade

Lewis Hamilton at the drivers parade with children, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen

Sergio Perez at the drivers parade

Niki Lauda

Austrian Gerhard Berger

Niki Lauda in an interview after a few laps in his BMW M1 from 1979

Niki Lauda wearing his 1979 retro-drivers suit

Niki Lauda, out of his original BMW M1 of the 1979 Procar series season

The original BMW M1 no. 28 of 1979, then driven by Clay Regazzoni

Harald Grohs, former BMW junior driver

Marc Surer and Christian Danner, historical BMW M1 Procar race, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Austrian Niki Lauda is about to enter the BMW M1 cockpit

Niki Lauda, winner of the 1979 Procar Championship, makes himself familiar with his new retro-helmet, as car owner Thomas Feierabend attends the scenery, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Original BMW M1 cars from the 1979 and 1980 Procar Championship

Gerhard Berger, Austrian Formula 1 driver for ATS, Arrows, Benetton, Ferrari and McLaren from 1984 to 1997

Jos Verstappen, the most successful Dutch Formula 1 driver until May 2016, when his son Max won the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix

The 500 horsepowered BMW M1 straight-6 engine

Former F1 mechanic for BMW and Benetton, Max Flueckiger

Venezuelan Johnny Cecotto, Formula 1 driver in the 1980's

Hans-Joachim Stuck, former German Formula 1 driver in the 1970's for March, Brabham, Shadow and ATS

Stuck's helmet

Swiss Marc Surer, Formula 1 driver in the 1980's for Ensign, ATS, Theodore, Arrows and Brabham

Marc Surer, Formula 1 driver in the 1980's

The American actor Michael Madsen (left) with Prince Leopold of Bavaria, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

The helmet of Prince Leopold of Bavaria, a former champion race car driver in the 1980's

Mass' helmet

Former Formula 1 driver German Jochn Mass with Rainer Schlegelmilch's sweetheart Marianne, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Christian Danner with his Procar BMW team

Pole setter Lewis Hamilton in an interview for channel 4, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

A glimpse on Hamilton's footwear, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

An easygoing Lewis Hamilton, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday’s Spielberg Grand Prix, 2016, from pole position

Front row qualifying finish for Nico Hulkenberg, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg will receive a five-place grid penalty after a change of the gearbox on his Mercedes following his accident in the final practice session, Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, 2016

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Jenson Button, McLaren-Honda

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Romain Grosjean, Haas-Ferrari

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso, was lucky to walk away from a high-speed accident in qualifying after a suspension failure, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Rosberg's Mercedes after a suspension failure during practice, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg was pitched into a crash by a suspension failure on his Mercedes in the Friday afternoon practice session three, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Rio Haryanto, Manor-Mercedes, in front of Vettel

Max Verstappen, Red Bull-Renault

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

A Ferrari on track, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, in pits

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Practice pit stop for Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, in pits

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Max Verstappen, Red Bull-Renault

Pascal Wehrlein, Manor-Mercedes

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Jenson Button, McLaren-Honda

Valtteri Bottas, Williams-Mercedes

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Felipe Nasr, Sauber-Ferrari

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Carlos Sainz Jr, Toro Rosso-Ferrari, during Friday's rainy practice session, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Sergio Perez, Force India driver

The desperate Max Verstappen

Arrivabene, Ferrari, with Wolff of Mercedes

Maurizio Arrivabene, team principal of the Scuderia Ferrari F1 Team, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Motorhome details

Friday's 2nd practice session spoiled by rain, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Nico Rosberg prepares himself for Friday's practice session, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Hamilton's Mercedes in pits

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault, at pit lane exit, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Tyre compounds in paddock

Tyre preparation for the Grand Prix weekend: Ultra soft slicks (purple colour)

Used super soft slick front tyre, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Tyre templates

Thursday afternoon pit stop practices for the Grand Prix: Mercedes F1 Team, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Mercedes F1 car steering wheel

Thursday afternoon in preparation for the Grand Prix: Force India F1 Team, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Thomas Ueberall with Spielberg staff in paddock, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Thomas Ueberall, international motorsports chief for Red Bull

Red Bull Racing team principal, Christian Horner

Bernie Ecclestone in paddock, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

For sure it's Bernie's cake ...

Bernie Ecclestone gets a Red Bull Ring cake, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Bernie Ecclestones wife Fabiana in front of a Red Bull Ring cake, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2016

Sculpture of the 1970s Formula 1 World Champion, the Mainz-borne Austrian Jochen Rindt

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, after turn 2

Champagne for his team-mate: Lewis Hamilton, 2nd in the Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, 2015

Race winner Nico Rosberg, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Race winner Nico Rosberg, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Winner Nico Rosberg crowd-surfing with his Mercedes mechanics, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Felipe Massa closely passes Rainer's lens in parc ferme after gaining 3rd place in the Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, 2015

Race winner Nico Rosberg, Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, 2015

Nico Rosberg beats Hamilton to victory in the Austrian Grand Prix at Spielberg, 2015

Nico Rosberg, winner of the Austrian Grand Prix at Spielberg, 2015

Forth place for Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

As usual, a 1-2 finish for Mercedes, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Daniil Kvyat, Red Bull-Renault

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Both Mercedes' driving through turn two, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Race leader from start to finish: Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Hulkenberg, Force India, leading Ericsson and Bottas, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Romain Grosjean, Lotus-Mercedes

Vettel, Massa, Hulkenberg and Verstappen, 1st corner at Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

The race is on again with both Mercedes of Rosberg and Hamilton in the lead, followed by Vettel, Massa and Hulkenberg, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Safety car is out after the Raikkonen/Alonso accident with Rosberg, Mercedes, in the lead, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, leads Lewis Hamilton, Vettel and Massa, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton side by side, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Nico Rosberg dives through on the inside to take the lead, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Lewis Hamilton tries to cover his position, but Nico Rosberg dives through on the inside, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Nico Rosberg gets the better start and takes the lead from Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Race about to start, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Clear for formation lap, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Start to the formation lap with both Mercedes on the front row, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel gets ready for the start

Lewis Hamilton on the grid

Lewis Hamilton meets Mansour Ojjeh on the grid

Mansour Ojjeh, CEO of TAG, with Claire Williams, the deputy team principal of the Williams F1 racing team

Mansour Ojjeh, CEO of TAG, with Gerhard Berger and Jean Alesi on the grid

Brass band on the starting grid, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Sunday morning drivers parade, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Drivers parade, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Nico Hulkenberg sitting next to both Ferrari drivers Vettel and Raikkonen, drivers parade on Sunday morning, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Drivers parade on Sunday morning, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Dietrich Mateschitz with marshals, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Mr. Red Bull Ring, Dietrich Mateschitz with Jean Alesi and Alain Prost, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Former team-mates and together 10 Formula 1 World Championship titles: Nelson Piquet (1981, '83 and '87), Niki Lauda (1975, '77 and 1984) and Alain Prost (1985, '86, '89 and 1993), Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Niki Lauda out of his 1984 McLaren, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

The most successful Formula 1 drivers of the 1980s, left to right: Alain Prost, McLaren, Nelson Piquet, Brabham and Niki Lauda, McLaren, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Brazilian Nelson Piquet in his World Championship winning 1983 Brabham-BMW BT52, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Gerhard Berger beside the track, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Gerhard Berger crosses the track after retirering from the Legends Parade, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Gerhard Berger is out in his 1988 Ferrari

Former Austrian Formula 1 drivers Gerhard Berger, Ferrari, and Niki Lauda, McLaren, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Alain Prost driving his McLaren TAG-Porsche MP4/2B of the 1986 season, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Alain Prost in his McLaren TAG-Porsche MP4/2B of his World Championship winning season 1986, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Gerhard Berger drives his 1988 Ferrari F188, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Christian Danner is out of the Legends Parade with a technical problem on his former Zakspeed 871 of the 1987 F1 season, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

German driver of the 1980s, Christian Danner

Jean Alesi wearing his "Ferrari-helmet" of the 1990's, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Frenchman Jean Alesi sits in a Sauber C14

Niki Lauda ready to start for the Legends Parade in his McLaren-TAG Porsche of the 1984 F1 season, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Niki Lauda in his Marlboro McLaren-TAG Porsche MP4/2 of the 1984 F1 season, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Niki Lauda, Formula World Champion in 1984 with McLaren, puts on his helmet, a replica of his 1984 and '85 seasons, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Niki Lauda, three-time F1 World Champion

Niki Lauda, three-time F1 World Champion

Pierluigi Martini (next to him Niki Lauda) in a 1987 Minardi-Motori Moderni. Martini was a famous driver for Minardi as he drove eight F1 seasons for the Italian team. Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015.

Pierluigi Martini

Giancarlo Minardi and his Minardi Team driver in the 1980's, Pierluigi Martini

Riccardo Patrese, Italian Formula 1 driver from 1977-1993

Four-time Formula 1 World Champion, Alain Prost

Gerhard Berger, sitting in his Formula 1 Ferrari F188 cockpit of the 1988 season, surrounded by F1 drivers of the 1980's. Left to right: Christian Danner, Riccardo Patrese, Niki Lauda, Jean Alesi, Nelson Piquet, Alain Prost and Pierluigi Martini, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Gerhard Berger, former Ferrari F1 driver

Gerhard Berger, Austrian Formula 1 driver from 1984 until 1997, with fans

Nelson Piquet with BMW mechanics and Paul Rosche (3rd from the right), Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Brazilian Nelson Piquet, tripple F1 World Champion 1981, '83 and '87, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Former F1 World Champion sitting in his Brabham-BMW from 1983, Nelson Piquet, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Alsin Prost and Nelson Piquet (sitting in his 1983 Brabham) ready for the Legends Parade at Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

The 1983 Brabham-BMW BT52 at Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

The Brabham-BMW BT52 among other seven historic Formula 1 cars will be lining up for the Legends Parade at Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Press conference after qualifying with both Mercedes rivals, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Press conference after qualifying with both Mercedes rivals, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Rosberg's car after the German had spun off on his final qualyfing lap, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

The top three qualifyers: Nico Rosberg as 2nd, pole-setter Lewis Hamilton, and Sebastian Vettel as 3rd, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel takes a look at the season's best car after qualifying session, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Lewis Hamilton had claimed pole position for the Australian Grand Prix, 2015

Max Verstappen, Toro Rosso-Renault

Max Verstappen, Toro Rosso-Renault

Daniil Kvyat, Red Bull-Renault

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda

Jenson Button, McLaren-Honda

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Romain Grosjean, Lotus-Mercedes

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Mercedes safety car

Daniil Kvyat, Red Bull-Renault

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes, followed by Hulkenberg's Force India

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, during the final practice session on Saturday morning for the Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Max Verstappen, Toro Rosso-Renault

Jenson Button, McLaren-Honda

Pastor Maldonado, Lotus-Mercedes

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Daniil Kvyat, Red Bull-Renault

Daniil Kvyat, Red Bull-Renault

Nico Hulkenberg, Force India-Mercedes

Romain Grosjean, Lotus-Mercedes

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Marcus Ericsson, Sauber-Ferrari

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, leaves the pits

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, back to the pits

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, about to leave the pits

Photographers in front of the McLaren pits

Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda driver

Jenson Button, McLaren-Honda driver

Raikkonen's Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, during Friday morning practice, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Williams driver Valtteri Bottas

Frank Williams

A Toro Rosso nose cone, ready for young Carlos Sainz

Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo

Helmut Marko in the Red Bull pits

Dr. Helmut Marko

Austrian folk singer Andreas Gabalier

Gerhard Berger and Jean Alesi with British Brenda Vernor. She worked for Enzo Ferrari from 1978 until his death in 1988, mainly to do his translations.

Nelson Piquet meeting old friends in the paddock, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

F1 World Champion 1987 with Williams, Nelson Piquet

Carlos Sainz Jr, Toro Rosso driver

Fathers of both Toro Rosso drivers: Carlos Sainz and Jos Verstappen, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Sergio Marchionne, Chairman of Ferrari and CEO of Fiat Chrysler, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Maurizio Arrivabene, Ferrari

Maurizio Arrivabene, Ferrari, talks to Austrian Toto Wolff, executive director of Mercedes AMG F1 Team, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Sebastian Vettel wearing a sort of "Steirerhut", Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Ferrari driver, German Sebastian Vettel

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Honda driver

Two times World Champion Fernando Alonso, driving this season for McLaren, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Russian driver for Red Bull, Daniil Kvyat

Australian driver for the Red Bull Racing Team, Daniel Ricciardo

Force India driver Nico Hulkenberg

German Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg

Former Williams driver during 1986 and '87, Nelson Piquet, and Frank Williams, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2015

Final podium shot: Lewis Hamilton, James Vowles, Nico Rosberg and Valtteri Bottas, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Williams driver Valtteri Bottas secures his maiden F1 podium finish, as Hamilton gives him a shower, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Mercedes' sixth 1-2 of the season, with Lewis Hamilton, James Vowles (Mercedes Team Chief Strategist) and race winner Nico Rosberg, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Valtteri Bottas claims the first podium finish of his F1 career, the first podium for the Williams Team since the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix, Spielberg, Austria, 2014

Winner Mercedes' German driver Nico Rosberg holds his trophy as he celebrates on the podium after the Austrian Grand Prix at Spielberg, 2014

Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg and Valtteri Bottas as 2nd, 1st and 3rd on the podium, Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, 2014

The Mercedes winning drivers Hamilton and Rosberg on the podium next to Williams driver Bottas, Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, 2014

Race winner Nico Rosberg has finished in the top-two at every race this season. Next to him Andreas Gabalier, a famous Austrian folk singer. Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, 2014.

Role reversal of Bahrain earlier this season, as Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg enjoy a spot of play fighting in parc ferme, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Another 1-2 for Mercedes with Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg after the race in parc ferme, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

By winning the Austrian Grand Prix at Spielberg, 2014, Nico Rosberg extends his Championship lead over team-mate Hamilton up to 29 points

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, has recorded his third victory of the season by winning the Austrian Grand Prix at Spielberg, 2014

Romain Grosjean, Lotus-Renault

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Both Mercedes' of Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton in the lead after the last pit stops , Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Nico Rosberg in the Mercedes at turn two leading Bottas, Williams, and Hamilton in the 2nd Mercedes, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Race leader Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Rosberg and Hamilton, Mercedes, on the hunt for the leading Williams', Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Massa leading Williams team-mate Bottas, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Both Williams' of Massa and Bottas in the lead followed by Rosberg and Hamilton, making a 1-4 for Mercedes engines, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Nico Hulkenberg in his Force India, leading the midfield into turn one, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Both Williams' of Massa and Bottas in the lead, followed by both Mercedes and Alonso in the Ferrari, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Pole setter Felipa Massa, Williams, leads the field into turn one, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Felipa Massa, Williams, leads the field into turn one, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Felipe Massa in the lead, while team-mate Valtteri Bottas and Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, are fighting for position, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Both Williams' got away clearly, with Felipe Massa leading Valtteri Bottas and Rosberg's Mercedes, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Grid is being cleared, both Williams' on the front row, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Busy grid, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Pole sitter, Brazilian Felipe Massa, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Pushed to his 3rd grid position is the Championship leader, Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Bernie Ecclestone joking with Sebastian Vettel on the grid, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Bernie Ecclestone comes to visit Sebastian Vettel, a low 12th on the grid, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Vettel and Rocquelin on the grid

A warm welcome for Jean Alesi, former French F1 driver

Ferrari's Marco Mattiacci and Bernie Ecclestone on the grid

Bernie Ecclestone and Peter Sauber

Jean Reno on the grid, surrounded by FIA president Jean Todt and Kai Ebel of RTL TV

French actor Jean Reno (rigth) on the grid with FIA president Jean Todt

Gerhard Berger talking Italian to Pasquale (not in the picture)

United on the track: Gerhard Berger and Nki Lauda after the Legends Parade, Spieberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

First hand statements for the RTL TV after the Legends Parade with Gerhard Berger and Niki Lauda, just ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, 2014

All of Austria’s still living F1 racers united in a demonstration in theire historic F1 cars, with Niki Lauda, Ferrari, in the lead

Former Austrian F1 driver Dieter Quester in his Surtees of the 1974 F1 season. Behind him is Helmut Marko, BRM

The cars are ready to perform the Legends Parade. Next to the Ferrari of Lauda is Ermanno Cuoghi, Lauda's race mechanic back in the 1970s.

Niki Lauda in his Ferrari 312T2 from the 1976 F1 season

Austrian Niki Lauda, former three-times F1 World Champion, twice with Ferrari in 1975 and '77

Florian Koenig from German RTL Television, gets first hand information from Niki Lauda, sitting in his Ferrari of the 1976 F1 season

Gerhard Berger, Formula 1 driver from 1984 to 1997, took place in the Lotus 49 from the 1970 F1 season, driven at that time by Jochen Rindt

Well, it's a bit hard to fit right in the slim Lotus 49 cockpit for Gerhard Berger

Driver seat adjustments on the Lotus 49 for Gerhard Berger

The Lotus 49 being prepared for Gerhard Berger

Former F1 driver Alex Wurz in his Benetton of the 1998 season

Get out of the way, engine is about to start ... Helmut Marko in the BRM

Helmut Marko in the BRM cockpit

Helmut Marko getting ready for the Legends Parade

Next to Niki Lauda is Helmut Marko, todays Red Bull advisor, in the 70s a driver for the BRM F1 Team

Niki Lauda looking younger than ever in his remastered 1976 Ferrari overal

Ermanno Cuoghi (on the left) had served as Niki Lauda's chief mechanic at Ferrari in the 1970s

Many historical F1 cars, like the Surtees TS16 of the 1974 season, will take part in a demonstration on Sunday morning just ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg, 2014

The 1970 Lotus 49 will take part in a demonstration of historic F1 cars on Sunday morning, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Lewis Hamilton didn't get a error-free lap in Q3 and finds himself back on 9th on the grid for Sunday's race, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Nico Rosberg in a post qualifying interview, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Completing the Williams 1-2 starting grid for Sunday's race is Valtteri Bottas of Finland, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Felipe Massa in his first post qualifying pole interview since a long, long time, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

The first none Mercedes pole position of the year goes to Felipe Massa, with Bottas 2nd and Nico Rosberg 3rd after Q3, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Massa's wife Raffaela felicitates Felipes succsess in qualifying, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Massa's 5 year old son Felipinho for sure overwhelmed, as his father achieved pole position for the first time since 2008, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Massa's friend and manager Nicolas Todt is of course delighted after witnessing pole for the Brazilian Williams driver, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Pole position for Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes, his 1st pole since the 2008 season with Ferrari. Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Hamilton, Bottas and Rosberg in the parc ferme after Q3, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Pastor Maldonado, Lotus-Renault

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Pastor Maldonado, Lotus-Renault

Romain Grosjean, Lotus-Renault

Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso-Renault

Pastor Maldonado, Lotus-Renault

Max Chilton, Marussia-Ferrari

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, back on the track

Pastor Maldonado, Lotus-Renault

Esteban Gutierrez, Sauber-Ferrari, at pit lane exit

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault, at turn 5

The Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton with the media centre grand stand in the back at turn 6

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso-Renault

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, with Maldonado's Lotus in the background

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, at turn 7

Nice panoramic view onto the Styrian mountains

Turn two with track layout leading to a small part of the old Schonberg straight

Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes, goes wide at turn two

Kamuki Kobayashi, Caterham-Renault

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, at turn two

Out of turn one goes Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, at turn two

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Esteban Gutierrez, Sauber-Ferrari

Sergio Perez, Force India-Mercedes

Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso-Renault

Max Chilton, Marussia-Ferrari

Marcus Ericsson, Caterham-Renault

Kevin Magnussen, McLaren-Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Felipe Massa, Williams-Mercedes

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Alonso's Ferrari

A nice reflection of Alonso's Ferrari, as he drives into the pits

Magnussen, McLaren, in the pits

Kevin Magnussen, McLaren-Mercedes

Pastor Maldonado, Lotus-Renault

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, drives out of the pits

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, out of the pits

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull-Renault, drives out of the pits

Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull driver

Sebastian Vettel sitting in his Red Bull car

As usual, Vettel has a new helmet design, Spielberg, Austrian Grand Prix, 2014

Sebastian Vettel in the Red Bull pits before practice

Red Bull team advisor Helmut Marko

Adrian Newey in the Red Bull pits

Red Bull technical director Adrian Newey

Nico Rosberg

The since 2012 retired team principal Peter Sauber. He remains president of the Sauber Group's board of directors.

McLaren driver Kevin Magnussen

A proud little fan with a Lotus F1 steering wheel in the paddock

Pit stop signal at Red Bull

The giant Red Bull sculpture, a real eye catcher

The caravan and camping area on race day morning

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault

Nigel Mansell, Williams-Honda, driving at high-speed across start/finish straight, Zeltweg, Austrian Grand Prix, 1986

Juan Manual Fangio lowers down the starting flag. Pole position for Jacky Ickx' Mirage Ford-Cosworth (No. 9), 2nd on the grid Joakim Bonnier in the Lola-Chevrolet (No. 33).

Austria-Trophae, 4h Salzburgring, 1974: Bilstein's Hugo Emde, Ford's Michael 'Mike' Kranefuss, Alpina's Dr. Fritz Indra and race driver Jochen Mass

Two living legends together - Jacky Ickx with Rainer Schlegelmilch

Race winners Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Richard Attwood (GB) celebrate their victory for Porsche, 1000 km Zeltweg, Austria, 1971

Austria-Trophäe 4h Salzburgring 1974: Race winning team Stuck and Ickx in a BMW 3.0 CSL

Austria-Trophäe 4h Salzburgring 1974: US-American General Motors manager Robert 'Bob' Lutz

Austria-Trophäe 4h Salzburgring 1974: Race winning team Stuck and Ickx in a BMW 3.0 CSL

Austria-Trophäe 4h Salzburgring 1974: Toine Hezemans in the Ford Capri RS, DNF

Brazilian double Word Champion, Emerson Fittipaldi, Austrian Grand Prix, Zeltweg, 1975

Swede Ronnie Peterson, Lotus 72, Austrian Grand Prix, Zeltweg, 1973

Niki Lauda, Austrian Grand Prix, 1984

Adrian Campos in a Minardi-Motori Moderni during practice prior to the Austrian GP 1987

Sex Shop advertising in Austria

Jackie Stewart in pits with his wife Helen

John Fitzpatrick, Ford Escort

Dieter Glemser, Ford Capri

Race winner Ronnie Peterson, Lotus-Cosworth 72E, Austrian Grand Prix, Zeltweg, 1973

Nelson Piquet and Niki Lauda

Victorious Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) carresses team mate Richard Attwood (GB) after gaining first place in John Wyer's Porsche 917K 034/013, 1000km Zeltweg 1971

Jo Siffert (CH) and Derek Bell (GB) in helmets behind John Wyer's Porsche 917K 004/017

1000 km Zeltweg 1969: Richard Attwood (GB) and Brian Redman (GB) on David Piper Racing's Porsche 917K 010

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) with the Matra mechanics behind the Matra MS650 0

The grid shortly before the start

Additional ice helps to cool down the engine

Jo Siffert's winning Porsche 917 009 receives a large sip of fuel

Claude Haldi (CH) and Paul Keller (CH) on a Porsche 911 S, in front of Pierre Greub (CH) and Jean-Claude GuÈrie (F)

Jacky Ickx puts his hand on his heart

Brian Redman (GB) in a partly water-cooled racing overall

Joakim Bonnier in the Lola-Chevrolet (No. 33) leads at the start, in 2nd position Jacky Ickx' Mirage Ford-Cosworth (No. 9)

1000 km Zeltweg 1969: The winning Porsche 917 009 with Jo Siffert (CH) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) in front of Helmut Krause's (D) and Hans-Dieter Weigel's (D) Porsche 907 2.2 029 and the Lola T70 Mk.3B GT Chevrolet SL76/151 driven by Jo Bonnier (S) and Herbert M¸ller (CH)

Ferdinand Piech watches David Piper (GB) giving autographs behind the Porsche 917K 010

1000 km Zeltweg 1969: The winning Porsche 917 009 with Jo Siffert (CH) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) in pits

Women sit on the pitwall at the 1000km Zeltweg endurance race

Podium ceremony after the 1969 Zeltweg 1000 kms

Kurt Ahrens in a heatable warm-water-hose suit

David Piper (GB) and Dieter Quester (A) on Lola T70 Mk.3B GT Chevrolet SL76/150

Second placed driver team Jo Bonnier (S) and Herbert Mueller (CH) on Lola T70 Mk.3B GT Chevrolet SL76/151

Riccardo Patrese, Brabham-BMW

Porsche 908/2 004, Karl von Wendt

Porsche 908/2 001 driven by Masten Gregory and Richard Brostron, winner in the P3 class (fourth overall)

Porsche 908/2 016

Porsche 908/2 002

Porsche 908/2 002

Porsche 908/2 004

Porsche 908/2 002

Porsche 908/2 016

Porsche 908/2 016

Porsche 908/2 016

Porsche 908/2 004, Willy Kauhsen

Porsche 908/2 004, Willy Kauhsen

Porsche 908/2 004, Karl von Wendt

Porsche 908/2 016

Porsche 908/2 004, Karl von Wendt

Porsche 908/2 016, Richard Attwood

Porsche 908/2 004, Willy Kauhsen

Porsche 908/2 016, Gerard Larrousse

Porsche 908/2 004, Karl von Wendt

Porsche 908/2 016, Gerard Larrousse

Porsche 908/2 016, Gerard Larrousse

Porsche 908/2 002, Jo Siffert

Porsche 908/2 004, Willy Kauhsen

Porsche 908/2 004, Karl von Wendt

Wilson Fittipaldi, Brabham-Ford, Austrian GP, Zeltweg, 1973

Austrian Ferrari driver Niki Lauda

Bernie Ecclestone (middle) and Gordon Murray (wearing headphones) at Nelson Piquet's car in the Brabham pits, Austrian GP, Zeltweg, 1981.

Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus 72

Alain Prost, McLaren TAG-Porsche, leads the field throuth the Hella-Licht-S chicane followed by both Williams-Honda's of Mansell and Piquet, Rosberg in the 2nd McLaren and Senna, Lotus

Brazilian Brabham driver, Nelson Piquet

Jochen Rindt's wife, Nina

James Hunt takes a quick cigarette after qualifying for pole position, Austrian GP, 1976

James Hunt, Austrian GP, 1976

Emerson Fittopaldi, McLaren driver

Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari, made an amazing start from 5th position on the grid to take the lead from Jones, Lauda and Arnoux

Michael Schumacher spins during qualifying

The 1978 World Champion Mario Andretti, Lotus 79, Austrian Grand Prix, 1979

Podium ceremony after the Autrian Grand Prix 1979 in Zeltweg: Second placed Gilles Villeneuve, winner Alan Jones and a happy third positioned Jacques Laffite. Jones takes an orange juice rather than champagne refering to his Middle East sponsors.

Podium ceremony after the Autrian Grand Prix 1979 in Zeltweg: Second placed Gilles Villeneuve, winner Alan Jones and a happy third positioned Jacques Laffite. Jones takes an orange juice rather than champagne refering to his Middle East sponsors.

Helmut Marko (A)

Peter Schetty, Ferrari sports cars team boss

Peter Schetty, Ferrari sports cars team boss

Jochen Rindt with his wife Nina during a practice session, Austrian Grand Prix, Zeltweg, 1970

Race leader James Hunt is out of the Austrian Grand Prix, Zeltweg, 1977

Vittorio Brambilla leads in his March-Cosworth 751, Austrian Grand Prix, Zeltweg, 1975

Winner Vittorio Brambilla and 2nd placed James Hunt, Austrian Grand Prix 1975

Singer and songwriter Austrian Udo Jurgens and Ferrari driver Niki Lauda, Austrian Grand Prix, Zeltweg, 1975

Helen Stewart

A strike of the photographers in the pitlane kept the drivers away from their cars and IRPA president Bernard Cahier explains the situation to March boss Max Mosley, Austrian Grand Prix, Zeltweg, 1973

Nap brake behind the tyre wall

who is the man in the middle?

Felipe Massa

Nick Heidfeld

Nick Heidfeld

Nick Heidfeld

Nick Heidfeld

Mika Salo

Mika Salo

Kimi Raikkonen

Pedro Diniz

Dutch Spirit driver Huub Rothengatter takes the chequered flag

Brazilian Luciano Burti in Jaguar pits

Ronnie Peterson, Austrian GP, 1977

JPS-Lotus car back in pits for cleansing after it whent off the track and plowed a wheat field

Watson's Penske-Cosworth PC4, Austrian GP 1976

Brett Lunger in a Hesketh-Cosworth 308

Who is this driver on Harald Ertl's Ensign-Cosworth during the weekend of the Austrian GP 1978?

Harald Ertl gets ready for the Austrian GP 1976

Harald Ertl on Hesketh-Cosworth 308D, Austrian GP 1976

Harald Ertl on Hesketh-Cosworth 308, Austrian GP 1975

Bob Evans on BRM P201, Austrian GP 1975

Mauro Forghieri kneels besides Derek Bell's Ferrari 312 during the 1968 Italian GP in Monza

Just after the start of the Austrian Grand Prix 1973: Revson has failed to get off the line causing a jam in the midfield. Mike Beuttler damaged his car and his March puts down oil on the track while the field heads onto the first bend.

Michele Alboreto, Ferrari

Race winner Ronnie Peterson, Austrian GP 1978

The German drivers Hans-Joachim 'Striezel' Stuck and Harald Ertl, Austrian GP 1975

Francois Cevert on Tyrrell-Cosworth 006, Austrian GP 1973

Race winner Ronnie Peterson celebrates on the podium after the Austrian GP 1973 with second placed Jackie Stewart and third Carlos Pace

Race winner Ronnie Peterson celebrates on the podium after the Austrian GP 1973 with second placed Jackie Stewart

Race winner Ronnie Peterson celebrates on the podium after the Austrian GP 1973 with second placed Jackie Stewart and third Carlos Pace

Race winner Ronnie Peterson in pits with Lotus engineer Peter Warr, Austrian GP 1973

McLaren team boss Teddy Mayer besides James Hunt on McLaren-Cosworth, Austrian GP 1978

The happy third placed Gilles Villeneuve sprays champagne on the podium after the Austrian GP 1978

James hunt undergoes a joke of Niki Lauda in McLaren pits, Austrian GP 1977

Jody Scheckter on Tyrrell-Cosworth 007, Austrian GP 1975

Jody Scheckter on Tyrrell-Cosworth 007 overtakes Chris Amon's Ensign-Cosworth N175, Austrian GP 1975

Jody Scheckter on Tyrrell-Cosworth 007, Austrian GP 1975

Emerson Fittipaldi on McLaren-Cosworth M23 still in front of Regazzoni's Ferrari, Austrian GP 1975

Emerson Fittipaldi, Austrian GP 1974

Emerson Fittipaldi sits in the McLaren-Cosworth M23, Austrian GP 1974

Emerson Fittipaldi in McLaren pits, Austrian GP 1974

Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72E starts from pole position, Austrian GP 1973

Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72E, Austrian GP 1973

Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72E, Austrian GP 1973

Carlos Reutemann in Williams pits, Austrian GP 1981

Carlos Reutemann on Williams-Cosworth takes the chequered flag and becomes fifth after the Austrian GP 1981

Hans-Joachim Stuck and Harald Ertl chat during the weekend of the Austrian GP 1975

Clay Regazzoni, Austrian GP 1973

Clay Regazzoni, Ignazio Giunti and Mauro Forghioeri chat in Ferrari pits, Austrian GP 1970

Emerson Fittipaldi celebrates his win on the podium after the Austrian GP 1972

Niki Lauda on March-Cosworth 721G, Austrian GP 1972

Emerson Fittipaldi in the Lotus-Cosworth 72D, Austrian GP 1972

Emerson Fittipaldi celebrates his win on the podium after the Austrian GP 1972

Winner Emerson Fittipaldi returns to Lotus team boss Chapman through the crowds after the Austrian GP 1972

Carlos Reutemann, Brabham, currently in 5th position in front of Revson, Amon and Hailwood

Herbert Muller (CH) leaves his damaged Ferrari 512M #1044 on the track after 17 laps only

The winning Porsche 917 009 with Jo Siffert (CH) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) in pits

Winning driver team Jo Siffert (CH) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D), exchange their seats of the Porsche 917 #009 entered by Freiherr von Wendt, during the 1000 km Zeltweg 1969. On the far left Porsche engineer Ferdinand Piech.

Thierry Boutsen on Arrows-Cosworth, Austrian GP 1983 (sponsor "louis de poortere" on cooler and cockpit in Austria only)

John Watson's Brabham-Alfa Romeo and a Shadow-Cosworth besides the track after a practice session prior to the 1977 Austrian GP

The start field in the first chicane, Austrian GP 1977

The start field in the first chicane, Austrian GP 1977

The start field in the first chicane, Austrian GP 1977

The start of the 1976 Austrian GP, later fourth placed James Hunt on McLaren-Cosworth M23 starts from pole position besides later winner John Watson in the Penske-Cosworth PC4 (his first own GP win and first win for Penske which caused him to shave his beard after a bet)

The start of the 1976 Austrian GP: later fourth placed James Hunt on McLaren-Cosworth M23 starts from pole position besides later winner John Watson in the Penske-Cosworth PC4 (his first own GP win and first win for Penske which caused him to shave his beard after a bet)

The cars leave pitlane to formation lap prior to the Austrian GP 1975: Jochen Mass on McLaren-Cosworth M23, Ronnie Peterson in the Lotus-Cosworth 72E and Niki Lauda on Ferrari 312T in front of team mate Clay Regazzoni.

Niki Lauda on Ferrari 312T starts from pole position (and becomes fifth placed) besides later seconed James Hunt in the Hesketh-Cosworth 308, March's Brambilla will win the Austrian GP 1975.

Just after the start of the Austrian GP 1973

Later winner Ronnie Peterson on Lotus-Cosworth 72E starts from second grid position whilst team mate and pole sitter Emerson Fittipaldi retires 48 laps after the start of the Austrian GP 1973

Later winner Ronnie Peterson on Lotus-Cosworth 72E starts from second grid position whilst team mate and pole sitter Emerson Fittipaldi retires 48 laps after the start of the Austrian GP 1973

Chris Amon on Matra Simca-Matra MS120D, Austrian GP 1972

Start of the Austrian GP 1972, later winner Emerson Fittipaldi on Lotus-Cosworth 72D starts from pole position

T-Shirts for sale besides the race track, Austrian GP 1972

Start of the Austrian GP Zeltweg 1972

Hans-Joachim 'Striezel' Stuck, Austrian GP Zeltweg 1974

Jo Siffert, March-Cosworth 701, Austrian GP Zeltweg 1970

1000 km Zeltweg 1969: The third placed Porsche 917K 010 driven by Richard Attwood (GB) and Brian Redman (GB), entered by David Piper

Guenter Schmidt with journalist Joern Pugmeister

Italian Brabham driver Andrea de Cesaris closely followed by Stefan Johansson, McLaren. Austrian Grand Prix, Zeltweg, 1987

At pit lane exit photographers show their bad mood about new working restrictions

Media Centre

Championship contender, Austrian Niki Lauda, sits in his McLaren TAG-Porsche MP4/2

Nelson Piquet

Jochen Rindt

Williams and Brabham team bosses: Frank Williams and Bernie Ecclestone (also head of FOCA)

Race winners Jo Siffert and Kurt Ahrens are being interviewed at the pitsbehind their Porsche 917 009

Early laps: Ferrari driver Clay Regazzoni, currently in 2nd position, leads championship contender Fittipaldi (Lotus), Hulme and Reutemann.

Clay Regazzoni, Ferrari 312B2

Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312B2

Jochen Rindt in pits with his time-keeping wife Nina and Lotus team boss Colin Chapman

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi

Lotus-Honda

The two Lotus drivers Mario Andretti and Gunnar Nilsson

Arturo Merzario, Italian "cowboy"

Steinmetz Automobiltechnik, Opel Commodore GS, Dieter Fröhlich

Steinmetz Automobiltechnik, Opel Commodore GS, Dieter Fröhlich

Jochen Rindt in pits with his time-keeping wife Nina and Lotus team boss Colin Chapman

Elio de Angelis, Lotus-Cosworth

Belgian Lotus driver Jacky Ickx

Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari

Elio de Angelis, Lotus-Renault

Elio de Angelis, Lotus-Renault

Elio de Angelis, Lotus-Cosworth, hits the rails during a practice session

Elio de Angelis

Elio de Angelis sits in the Lotus-Cosworth whilst mechanics refuel the car with the help of a spare driver's seat

Mario Andretti on Lotus-Cosworth

Jochen Rindt

Nigel Mansell is being pulled by rope into pitlane, retiring after 32 laps of the Austrian GP 1986

Winner Jacky Ickx on his way from podium, Austrian GP 1970

Alan Jones in his Williams-Cosworth cockpit, Austrian GP 1979

Keke Rosberg's Wolf-Cosworth retires after 15 laps of the Austrian GP 1979 with electrical problems

1980 Formula One World Champion Alan Jones on Williams-Cosworth in pits during a practice session before the Austrian GP 1981

1980 Formula One World Champion Alan Jones in the cockpit of a Williams-Cosworth during a practice session before the Austrian GP 1981

Lotus team manager Peter Warr admires Nina Rindt and her friend on a walk in the pitlane

Rubens Barrichello, Ferrari

Tom Pryce, Shadow Ford, Austrian GP 1975

Tyrrell garage: Niki Lauda is still present in an advertising at the Austrian Grand Prix. Two week ago he had an almost fatal accident on the Nurburgring.

Niki Lauda, Austrian McLaren TAG-Porsche driver, currently in 4th position ahead of both Renault's of Tambay and Warwick

Jody Scheckter talks to his team boss Ken Tyrrell (right)

Nelson Piquet, Brabham-BMW, World Champion of the 1981 season

Brabham's Nelson Piquet talks with engineer Gordon Murray

Nelson Piquet in his Brabham-BMW, he is connected with his engineer Gordon Murray. Two mechanics attaches the engine cover

Nelson Piquet, Brabham-BMW, leads the field through the 1st chicane, followed by Alain Prost's Renault, the 2nd Brabham of Riccardo Patrese, Rene Arnoux on Renault and Patrick Tambay in the Ferrari

Jochen Rindt, Lotus-Cosworth 72C

James Hunt, McLaren Ford-Cosworth M23 in front of Nilsson's Lotus

Bernie Ecclestone jokes around with his Brazilian Brabham driver Nelson Piquet

Winners podium with Michele Alboreto (on the left, 2nd placed), winner Alain Prost and 3rd Stefan Johansson

Swiss Jo Siffert sits in the cockpit of his Porsche 917 009

John Miles goes to practice in a Lotus-Cosworth 72C

Jochen Rindt and Colin Chapman talk in pitlane, Zeltweg 1970

'For Sale' says the sign on Bill Bradley's 11th placed Porsche 910. It is driven by the Swiss Dieter Spoerry, becoming 3rd in S2.0 group after 1000 km

Arrows driver Enrique Bernoldi

Pedro Diniz trapped in gravel

Juan Pablo Montoya's BMW.Williams

Renault F1 driver Jenson Button on a magazine cover

Season ending BMW party at Soelden/Austria with BMWWilliams driver Jenson Button amidst BMW Motorsport directors Gerhard Berger and Dr. Mario Theissen

Season ending BMW party at Soelden/Austria with BMWWilliams driver Jenson Button amidst BMW Motorsport directors Gerhard Berger and Dr. Mario Theissen

BMW's engine constructor Paul Rosche

Riccardo Patrese on a 1.5 t/c Brabham BT52-BMW 4

Nelson Piquet discusses with Brabham engineers, in the background Patrese's Brabham-BMW BT52 can be seen

Brabham designer Gordon Murray and BMW's Paul Rosche next to Piquet's cockpit

Used Michelin qualifying tyres, among them those of the Alfa Romeo drivers "Andrea" and "Bruno"

Michael Schumacher in his Ferrari spins around

Brit Brian Redman, one of the best allrounders of all times, drove the de Tomaso 505 only in England and Austria as substitute driver for Piers Courage who died shortly before in an accident in the Dutch GP, Zandvoort

Carlos Reutemann sits in a Brabham-Cosworth BT44B

Jochen Mass im Silberpfeil

Jochen Mass

Violent incident at the restart of the Austrian Grand Prix 1987, the track was blocked again and the race red flagged for a second time

Violent incident at the restart of the Austrian Grand Prix 1987, the track was blocked again and the race red flagged for a second time

Vittorio Brambilla, March Ford-Cosworth 751

Championship leader Niki Lauda, Ferrari

Violent incident at the restart of the Austrian Grand Prix 1987, the track was blocked again and the race red flagged for a second time

Canadian Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari driver

Jo Siffert (CH) and Derek Bell (GB) in helmets behind John Wyer's Porsche 917K 004/017

Helmut Marko (A) concentrates in the cockpit

Herbert Müller's (CH) own Ferrari 512 M #1044 retires in an accident after 17 laps only

Derek Bell (GB) sits on the pitwall whilst bored Porsche mechanics prepare the pitboard signaling leading position, 10 laps to go and nearly a minute distance to the hunters to winner Pedro Rodriguez

Jacky Ickx (B) in the Ferrari 312 PB 0878

Helmut Marko (A) on a Porsche 917K 030 leads Clay Regazzoni (CH) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0878, both retire in the course of the race

Clemens Schickentanz (D) and Peter Kersten (D) on Porsche 911 S gain first place in GT+2.0 group (6th overall)

Clay Regazzoni (CH) in the Ferrari 312 PB #0878

Third placed Rolf Stommelen (D) on Alfa Romeo T33/3

John Wyer's winning Porsche 917K 034 #16, driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Richard Attwood (GB), arrives at the cheering mechanics in pitlane

Ian Scheckter retires with the March-Cosworth in an accident after two laps

McLaren

Tyrrell

Michael Schumacher

2nd placed David Coulthard receives a fountain of champagne spray from his winning McLaren-Mercedes team-mate Mika Hakkinen

Jean Alesi retires after a flight over Eddie Irvine

Just a drop of fuel on the hot exhaust causes a burning Ferrari, being quickly extinguished, Austrian GP 2003

Ralf Schumacher rushes through pit lane exit, Austrian GP 2002

Controversal team order: Michael Schumacher overtakes Ferrari team-mate Rubens Barrichello just before the finish line with 10 races still to go

Controversial podium ceremony

Jacques Villeneuve on a dusty track

Jarno Trulli

Michael Schumacher spins on his flying lap during qualifynig

Designer Adrian Newey, a praying Mika Häkkinen and team boss Ron Dennis during qualification session in McLaren pits

The Alfa Romeo T33/3 75080-003 of Ignazio Giunti (I) and Nanni Galli (I)

The winning Porsche 917 009 with Jo Siffert (CH) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) in front of Oreste Abdon's (I) and Mario Ilotte's (I) Porsche 911 T

Niki Lauda, Austrian Ferrari driver and championship contender

Keke Rosberg, Theodore

Build-up of the Lotus cars

Patrick Tambay, Ferrari 126C3

Louis Stanley and his wife Jean Baber of BRM

Brabham team boss Bernie Ecclestone observes his chief mechanic Charlie Whiting and designer Gordon Murray as they talk to driver Teo Fabi. His team-mate Piquet relaxes on the pitwall.

Harald Ertl (D) behind his Hesketh-Cosworth 308 at pits

Richard Attwood and Pedro Rodriguez of the winning Porsche team. It was Rodriguez last win before his fatal accident two weeks later at the Norisring (Germany). It was also Porsche's last win in the 5-litre Group 5 cars.

Brett Lunger in the 2nd Hesketh 308 Ford-Cosworth. The Vietnam veteran would drive the car also at the Italian and the Watkins Glen Grand Prix in the US.

Winner Jacky Ickx

Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312B

Nelson Piquet in his 1.5 t/c Brabham BT52-BMW 4, next to him from left to right: Gordon Murray, Charlie Whiting and Paul Rosche of BMW

Silvio Moser in a selfmade Bellasi-Cosworth. The swiss driver built his own chassis, drove 5 times in 1970 and once in 1971.

Hector Rebaque's Lotus 78 in front of Derek Daly's Ensign

Former British World Champion James Hunt surrounded by Nigel Mansell fans

Lotus driver Nigel Mansell

The three drivers Merzario, Ertl and Lunger had rescued Niki Lauda from his burning Ferrari at the Nuerburgring during the previous race two weeks before

Lotus mechanics fit the nose cone at Emerson Fittipaldi's Lotus during practice

Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus 72D Ford-Cosworth

James Hunt, Zeltweg 1977

Marc Surer, Arrows A6

Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus 72D Ford-Cosworth

Australian Tim Schenken in a De Tomaso-Cosworth 505, he replaced Brian Redman for the rest of the season 1970 and attended 4 races for Frank Williams.

Rene Arnoux, Ferrari 126C3

3rd lap with Rene Arnoux's Renault leading the race, 2nd Jones in the Williams, 3rd the 2nd Renault of Jabouille

Both Renaults leading the race, Rene Arnoux 1st, Jabouille 2nd

A strike of the photographers in the pitlane kept the drivers away from their cars and IRPA president Bernard Cahier explains the situation to March boss Max Mosley

Denny Hulme's McLaren-Cosworth M14A

Siegfried Stohr, Arrows-Ford Cosworth, driving through the pitlane

Mika Salo's Ferrari on the grid

Arturo Merzario in a Shadow-Cosworth DN8

Brabham driver Nelson Piquet and his team principal Bernard Ecclestone

Used and tagged Michelin qualifying tyres of de Cesaris and Giacomelli (Alfa Romeo)

Mauro Baldi managed to push his Arrows-Cosworth on sixth place

Francois Cevert, Tyrrell Ford-Cosworth

Jo Gartner

Porsche 908/2 004 driven by Willy Kauhsen (D) / Karl von Wendt (D), during qualification by Jo Siffert (CH)

Porsche 908/2 001 #11 driven by Masten Gregory (USA) and Richard Brostrom (S) becomes fourth placed

Winning driver team Jo Siffert and Kurt Ahrens admire their trophies, the Porsche 917 #009 was entered by Freiherr von Wendt, note Bonnier in the background

Winning driver team Jo Siffert and Kurt Ahrens admire their trophies, the Porsche 917 #009 was entered by Freiherr von Wendt, note Bonnier in the background

Riccardo Patrese's Arrows leading the Ferrari of Gilles Villeneuve during practice

John Watson, Penske-Ford Cosworth

Alain Prost

Alain Prost in his Renault led most of the race but had to retire on lap 49 with injection failure. Far behind him Prost's teammate Arnox

Elio de Angelis, Lotus

At the start, Nelson Piquet on Brabham-BMW, leads the field through the 1st chicane, followed by Alain Prost's Renault, the 2nd Brabham of Riccardo Patrese, Rene Arnoux on Renault and Patrick Tambay in the Ferrari

Riccardo Patrese, Brabham-BMW

Nigel Mansell, Lotus

Walter Roehrl, Renault 5

Walter Roehrl, Renault 5

Start of the Austrian Grannd Prix 1975, Niki Lauda and James Hunt starting from front row - just Hunt keeps position until the end and becomes second placed.

Race winner Vittorio Brambilla gets congratulations from March team mate Hans-Joachim 'Striezel' Stuck

Michael Schumacher's obligatory podium jump

Felipe Massa, Sauber

Just an italian girl?

A view at the long start/finish straight of Zeltweg

The winning Porsche 917 009 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D)

Ferrari driver Jacky Ickx, winner of the Austrian Grand Prix

A Ferrari speeds uphill with a cloud of sparks behind

Piles of tyre sets

Williams driver Keke Rosberg

Jacques Laffite had just finished 2nd. The best result so far for the newcomer French team Ligier

...with G. Brunner

Gilles Villeneuve

Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi in his Gulf Rondini entered Tyrrell-Cosworth 007

Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari 312 T5

Champioship leader Jochen Rindt getting out of his Lotus 72, watched by Austrian journalist Helmut Zwickl (left), mechanic Herbie Blash (far left) and Colin Chapman (sitting beside the car). Cooling fans are attached above the brake discs.

Nelson Piquet, Brabham-BMW

Michael Schumacher and mountains beneath a blue cloudy sky

Violent incident at the start of the Austrian Grand Prix 1987, on the right Adrian Campos passes Danner's Zakspeed and some other damaged cars

Violent incident at the start of the Austrian Grand Prix 1987, Christian Danner

Violent incident at the start of the Austrian Grand Prix 1987

Violent incident at the start of the Austrian Grand Prix 1987

Ronnie Pererson in the Tyrrell Ford-Cosworth P34

Leo Kinnunen, here in a Surtees TS16 entered by AAW Racing Team, was not only the first Finn to race in Formula 1 but also a very successful sportscar driver.

Gunnar Nilsson in a Lotus-Cosworth

Nelson Piquet in his Williams which retires in lap 7 with an overheated Honda engine

World Championship leader Nelson Piquet in his Williams-Honda

Nelson Piquet sparking with his Williams-Honda

Carlos Reutemann, Williams Ford-Cosworth FW 07C, speeding out of "Bosch-Kurve"

Pedro Rodriguez, BRM P153

Pedro Rodriguez, BRM P153

Always good for a joke, Niki Lauda returns James Hunt's steering wheel.

Mike Hailwood leads a group of cars in his Surtees-Cosworth TS9B

Alain Prost, McLaren TAG-Porsche, leading Nigel Mansell, Williams-Honda

Alain Prost, McLaren-Cosworth, observing the drivers time sheet during practice

Austrian GP 2002

Austrian GP 1998

Austrian GP 1998

Austrian GP 1998

Roelof Wunderink, Ensign-Cosworth, Austrian GP 1975

Roelof Wunderink, Ensign-Cosworth, Austrian GP 1975

Alain Prost, McLaren-Cosworth

Alain Prost, McLaren, with trucks in line at paddock in the background

Alain Prost, McLaren, leading Nigel Mansell

McLaren driver Niki Lauda with Porsche's engine designer Hans Mezger

Pedro Rodriguez in his BRM P153 (chassis #05)

Frenchman Francois Migault in a Connew PC1 during the Austrian GP 1972. The contructor of this car, Pete Connew, was a former mechanic of John Surtees, the car was used only two times.

Jean-Pierre Jarier in a Penske-Cosworth

Michael Schumacher in the woods

"Striezel" Stuck

Talented Brit Mike Beuttler close to the end of his F1 carreer in 1973

Ronnie Peterson

Ronnie Peterson

Start of Austrian Grand Prix 1971

A lonely car climbing the hill of the Zeltweg start/finish straight under a red "sun", the pit lane signal, Austrian Grand Prix, 1970

Ralf Schumacher spins the wheels of his FW25-BMW P83

Renault nose cone & front wing still life

Raikkonen in his McLaren being closely followed by a Ferrari

Champagne shower

Michael Schumacher closely passing his celebrating team

Just a drop of fuel on the hot exhaust causes a burning Ferrari, being quickly extinguished, Austrian GP 2003

Ralf Schumacher surrounded by his service crew

Jenson Button

Michael Schumacher

Ralf Schumacher at pit lane exit

First corner with many cars

Just a drop of fuel on the hot exhaust causes a burning Ferrari, quickly extinguished

David Coulthard in parc fermŽ

Many cars in a row

Two cars in parc fermŽ

Parc fermŽ

Parc fermŽ

Parc fermŽ

Parc fermŽ

Parc fermŽ with the three winning cars

Parc fermŽ with the three winning cars

Podium ceremony preparations and parc fermŽ

Podium ceremony and parc fermŽ

Podium ceremony and parc fermŽ

Officials preparing parc fermŽ fences

Officials preparing parc fermŽ fences

Austrian landscape with hospitality buildings in foreground

empty pit lane

empty pit lane

Parc fermŽ from above

Barrichello in front of Montoya

Officials in parc fermŽ

Two living legends together - Jacky Ickx with Rainer Schlegelmilch

Toyota tyre washer

The youngest professional free lance photographer (at that time...) in Formula One - Mr. Martin Trenkler (19 & unshaved ... at that time). :-)

Michael Schumacher in the pit lane

Juergen Freund, Modulum, interviewing Peter Sauber

Questionable 1-2 Ferrari arrival

Allan McNish, Toyota, leaving the pit lane

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

Ralf Schumacher, BMWWilliams

Green car in front of Austrian panorama

McLaren awaits the paddock club pit walk

Ralf Schumacher through the gravel

Juan Pablo Montoya

Sizzling Champagne shower

Michael Schumacher bows to Rubens Barrichello

Niki Lauda / Jaguar

Mario Illien of McLarenMercedes

Michael Schumacher waiting behind Rubens Barrichello for refueling

A busy and crowded pit lane during the yellow flag period

Juan Pablo Montoya / BMWWilliams

Rubens Barrichello / Ferrari

Giancarlo Fisichella / Jordan

David Coulthard / McLarenMercedes

Nick Heidfeld in the dirt besides Ralf Schumacher

The herd passing the first corner

An atmospheric shot in hard light

Has Toyota revealed some secrets in the stripped car?

Rubens Barrichello

Wheel cleaning

Juan Pablo Montoya during qualifying

The Porsche 911 S of Klaus Utz (D) and Rolf Göring (D) emits smoke at the windshield of Pierre Greub's (CH) and Jean-Claude Guérie's (F) Porsche 911 S

Pierre Greub (CH) and Jean-Claude Guérie (F) on Porsche 911 S become fourth placed in GT+2.0 group (11th overall), seen here in front of the soon retiring Porsche 911 S of Klaus Utz (D) and Rolf Göring (D)

Claude Haldi (CH) and Paul Keller (CH) on Porsche 911 S become second placed in GT+2.0 group (7th overall) in front of Pierre Greub (CH) and Jean-Claude Guérie (F) on Porsche 911 S who gain fourth place in GT+2.0 group (11th overall)

Pierre Greub (CH) and Jean-Claude Guérie (F) on Porsche 911 S who gain fourth place in GT+2.0 group (11th overall)

Eddie Cheever

The engine of Alan Jones' Surtees Ford-Cosworth blew up, resulting in an accident.

Pedro Rodriguez in his Porsche 917.

Porsche's pit crew showing Pedro Rodriguez (ROD) as the current leader.

Jacky Ickx.

Chris Amon.

A photographers tower.

Drivers parade

A red flash in idyllic countryside

Montoyas bavarian power

Frentzen, zoom

Ralf, zoom

Podium

Ralf, zoom

Champange

David Coulthard on the podium.

David Coulthard.

David Coulthard winning the Grand Prix.

David Coulthard

David Coulthard pitting

Barrichellos pitstop

Villeneuve in the dust.

Frentzen in the dust

Mika

Barrichello in the dust

Montoya through the gravel

Montoya through the gravel

Montoya braking and missing the corner

Montoya in the lead

Montoya in the lead, zoom

Two Williams in the lead

Brakes

Montoya

Drivers parade

Ferrari in the pits, zoom

Austrian GP 2000

A Ferrari from the back.

Fans taking a look into the paddock aeria.

Pedro Rodriguez' (MEX) pitboard signals 7 laps to go

Helena, wife of Emerson Fittipaldi

The Mirage M3/300 Ford 001/301 of Jacky Ickx (B) and Jackie Oliver (GB)

Jochen Rindt, smoking

Jarno Trulli with a typical A1-Ring scenery behind

TGC3

Austrian skyline 2002

Hans-Joachim 'Striezel' Stuck

Hans-Joachim 'Striezel' Stuck with one of March's founders Max Mosley

Under the eyes of Lotus team boss Colin Chapman, Helena Fittipaldi and Barbro Peterson keep the times of their husbands

TGC3

Austrian GP 1979

Zeltweg 1970: Nina and Jochen Rindt in pits with Lotus team boss Colin Chapman

Second placed Jackie Stewart on Tyrrell-Cosworth 006 during the Austrian GP 1973, in front of his team mate Cevert

Peter Revson

Carlos Reutemann off the track.

Despite the turbo-charged BMW engines inside the Brabham cars (1.5 t/c Brabham BT50-BMW 4) show a good performace during the season, both cars retire here in Austria with minor problems

Satoru Nakajima

The start of the 1987 Austrian Grand Prix is remembered by multiple cars crash.

Mika Häkkinen

Zoom shot of Jan Magnussen

Austrian GP 1998

David Coulthard

Michael Schumacher retires at first corner

McLaren aggregate

Michael Schumacher retires at first corner

David Coulthard

Newey

Drivers parade

Coulthard giving autographs

de la Rosa in his Jaguar

Schumacher in the Ferrari

Ralf Schumacher

J.-P. Montoya in the lead

Schumacher preparing for the race

Rubens Barrichello, zoom

Ralf Schumacher in front of the Ferraris

Hands

Montoya outbraking Schumacher

Ralf Schumacher from the back

Barrichello pitting

Hands on brakes

Villeneuve in the dust

Frentzen in the Jordan

Ralf Schumacher

Car in the pit

Ralf Schumacher

Michael Schumacher in his Ferrari

Hakkinen

Ralf Schumacher

Hakkinen, zoom

Frentzen in the Jordan

Villeneuve in the dust

The two Ferraris

Ralf Schumacher

Frentzen in the Jordan

Ralf Schumacher

Montoya in the lead after the start

Bernoldi, zoom

JP in the lead

Eddie Irvine

Podium

Hubbert and Haug

Ralf Schumacher

Ralf Schumacher

Montoya under pressure of the Ferraris

Michael Schumacher in his Ferrari

Start trough the 1. corner

Michaels Ferrari on the grid

Ralf Schumacher, zoom

Erja Hakkinen in the pits

Ralf Schumacher

Williams

Schumacher in the Ferrari, zoom

Michael in the dust

Michael Schumacher in his Ferrari

Covering the work

David in his McLaren

Car in the pit

J.-P. Montoya leading Ralf

Ferrari on the grid

Schumacher preparing for the race

Schumacher in the Ferrari

Fans

Rubens Barrichello in the Ferrari

TV man

Ralf Schumacher, zoom

Ralf Schumacher in the Williams

Hands on brakes

Panis leading Villeneuve

Mario Theissen

Pitstop done for Michael Schumacher

Ralf Schumacher

Frentzen in the Jordan

Hubbert and Haug

Fans

Podium

Schumacher in the Ferrari

Ralf Schumacher

J.-P. Montoya

Ralf Schumacher

Schumacher in the Ferrari, zoom

Allianz

Mechanics at work

Ralf Schumacher

Alan Jones 'sprays' an orange juice during the podium celebrations while his colleagues Gilles Villeneuve and Jacques Laffite spray the champagne. This was due to contract restrictions with Williams' title sponsor Saudia which is an Arabic airline.

Alain Prost in pits with Edward "Teddy" Mayer

1000 km Zeltweg 1969: Freiherr von Wendt entered this Porsche 917 #009, which was driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D)

1000 km Zeltweg 1969: The winning Porsche 917 009 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) is being checked by Porsche mechanics in paddock

Jo Siffert, 1000km Zeltweg 1969

Race winners Jo Siffert and Kurt Ahrens pose for the press together with second placed Jo Bonnier

Juan Manual Fangio in front of the approaching cars, ready for lowering the starting flag. Pole position for Jacky Ickx' Mirage Ford-Cosworth (No. 9), 2nd on the grid Joakim Bonnier in the Lola-Chevrolet (No. 33).

1000 km Zeltweg 1969: Laurel on the winning Porsche 917 009 of Jo Siffert (CH) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D) entered by Freiherr von Wendt

1000 km Zeltweg 1969: Winning driver team Jo Siffert and Kurt Ahrens admire their trophies, second placed Joakim Bonnier watches them from behind

The winning Porsche 917 009 entered by Freiherr von Wendt, driven by Jo Siffert (CH) and Kurt Ahrens, Jr. (D)

Photographers await race winner Jacky Ickx in parc ferme

Jochen Rindt with his wife Nina and Lotus team boss Colin Chapman, Austrian GP 1970

Winner Jacky Ickx on his way from podium, Austrian GP 1970

Race winner Jacky Ickx, Ferrari 312B

Steinmetz Automobiltechnik, Opel Commodore GS, Dieter Fröhlich

Jo Siffert in the BRM (No. 14), pole position, took the lead at the start. Beside him Jackie Stewart in the Tyrrell Ford-Cosworth. Behind them Francois Cevert in the 2nd Tyrrell and Clay Regazzoni in the Ferrari.

Steinmetz Automobiltechnik, Opel Commodore GS, Dieter Fröhlich

Francois Cevert's Tyrrell-Cosworth 002 is being prepared

John Wyer's winning Porsche 917K 034 #16, driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Richard Attwood (GB, not in picture), arrives at the cheering mechanics in pitlane

John Wyer's winning Porsche 917K 034 #16, driven by Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Richard Attwood (GB), arrives at the cheering mechanics in pitlane

Helmut Marko behind the wheel of the Porsche 917K #030, 1000km Zeltweg 1971

Steinmetz Automobiltechnik, Opel Commodore GS, Dieter Fröhlich

Giovanni Galli's March-Alfa Romeo 711 in pits

Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus-Cosworth 72D

1000 km Zeltweg 1971: Victorious Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) climbs out of John Wyer's Porsche 917K 034/013 after gaining first place in an exciting race battle

1000 km Zeltweg 1971: Martini International Racing Team's Porsche 917K #030, driven by Helmut Marko (A) and Gérard Larrousse (F), only managed to run 122 laps and retires after an accident due to a puncture.

1000 km Zeltweg 1971: Pedro Rodriguez in his Porsche 917K 034/013 approaches the chequered flag to win the race. It was also Porsche's last win in the 5-litre group

Steinmetz Automobiltechnik, Opel Commodore GS, Dieter Fröhlich

Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) and Richard Attwood (GB) on the winning Porsche 917K #034/013 entered by J. W. Automotive Engineering

Race winner Emerson Fittipaldi, Lotus-Cosworth 72D (had no. 31 at the race)

Race winner and championship leader Emerson Fittipaldi celebrates his victory at the Austrian GP 1972 besides second Denny Hulme (right hand) and third placed Peter Revson

James Hunt, Austrian GP 1973

James Hunt, Austrian GP 1973

Jean-Pierre Beltoise on a BRM P160E

ETCC Salzburgring 1974: Hans-Joachim Stuck speaks with Chris Amon besides BMW chief engineer Martin Braungart and BMW engineer Alexander von Falkenhausen

BMW 3.0 CSL, ETCC Salzburgring 1974

Emerson Fittipaldi, McLaren-Cosworth M23

Ian Scheckter was not able to qualify his rented Hesketh-Cosworth 308. The elder brother of South-African Jody Scheckter drove only once this Hesketrh works car, it was his second F1 race.

Arm / Kocher, BMW Alpina, BMW 3.0 CSL, ETCC Salzburgring 1974

Stuck / Ickx, BMW Motorsport, BMW 3.0 CSL, ETCC Salzburgring 1974

Stuck / Ickx, BMW Motorsport, BMW 3.0 CSL, ETCC Salzburgring 1974

Singer Udo Juergens and local hero Niki Lauda, Austrian GP 1975

Singer Udo Juergens and local hero Niki Lauda, Austrian GP 1975

The Swiss Jo Vonlanthen drives a Williams-Cosworth FW for the Austrian GP 1975

Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi in his Gulf Rondini entered Tyrrell-Cosworth 007

James Hunt, Austrian GP Zeltweg 1977

Niki Lauda leads at Austrian GP Zeltweg 1977 start and becomes second placed behind later winner Alan Jones

Keke Rosberg, Theodore Wolf ATS-Cosworth

Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Renault

Marc Surer's ATS-Cosworth in pits

HÈctor Rebaque

Gianni Morbidelli leads a queue of cars uphill

Max Welti, Sauber F1 team manager

Gianni Morbidelli

Johnny Herbert

Johnny Herbert

Mika Salo

Nick Heidfeld

Nick Heidfeld

Felipe Massa

Nick Heidfeld

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

Nick Heidfeld

Héctor Rebaque

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