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Jum'at - 11/5
Latihan Bebas 1
Latihan Bebas 2 |
Sabtu - 12/5
Latihan Bebas 1
Latihan Bebas 2
Kualifikasi |
Minggu - 13/5
Pemanasan
Balapan |
Informasi Sirkuit:
Round Number: |
6 |
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Tanggal Balapan: |
13-05-2001 |
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Negara: |
Austria |
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Kota: |
Spielberg (click for location map) |
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Circuit Name: |
A1-Ring |
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Circuit Length: |
4326 m. |
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Number of Laps: |
71 |
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Race Length: |
307.146 m |
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2000 Pole Position: |
Mika Häkkinen |
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2000 Winner: |
Mika Hakkinen |
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2000 Fastest Lap: |
David Coulthard |
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KEINDAHAN TAK TERDUGA |
A1-Ring
tercatat sebagai salah satu sirkuit modern
dengan keindahan panorama menakjubkan. Namun ia
juga kerap memenangkan pembalap yang tak
terduga.
Pertama
kali dilaunching dengan nama Osterreichring pada
1969, sirkuit ini segera menggelar F1 tahun
depannya. Saat itu, pahlawan lokal Jochen Rindt
amat dijagokan menang lantaran sudah amat hafal
karakter trek.
Namun
Jacky Ickx yang baru sekali turun ke situ, malah
mengasapinya. Lebih tragis lagi, Rindt tak punya
kesempatan membalas karena tewas di Monza
beberapa minggu kemudian.
Sampai
tahun lalu ketakterdugaan sirkuit itu berlanjut.
McLaren harus rela kehilangan 10 poin, gara-gara
segel FIA di boks ECU Mika Hakkinen copot.
Empat
tahun lalu, Osterreichring berubah nama menjadi
A1-Ring, diiringi sederet penerapan berbagai
fasilitas modern. Namun dari dulu sampai
sekarang, titik paling menarik untuk ditonton
adalah Castrol Curve. Tikungan pertama selepas
start itu dijadikan tempat ideal pembalap buat
menyusul.
Sementara
Remus Kurve yang sempit sering menjadi lokasi
kecelakaan. Tengok saja pada 1998, ketika 3
pembalap (Pedro Diniz, David Coulthard, dan Mika
Salo) sekaligus bertabrakan lantaran tak ada
yang mau mengalah.
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Circuit
Description, History, Facts and
Figures
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For a small nation with no major automotive
industry, Austria can boast a surprising tradition
in grand prix racing. The very first Austrian
Grand Prix was run in 1964 at Zeltweg Airfield, a
couple of kilometres from its present home. It was
won by Lorenzo Bandini in a Ferrari. As for local
drivers, their F1 involvement goes back unbroken
for three decades and the man who started it all
was Jochen Rindt.
After the death of his
parents during a bombing raid on Hamburg, Rindt
grew up with his grandmother in Graz. A visit to
the Nurburgring in 1961, when he was 19 years old,
was enough to ignite a burning ambition to be a
racing driver. His first big win came in the 1965
Le Mans 24 Hour race and his record of 29 Formula
2 victories has never been beaten.
Right
from the start he was very quick in a Formula 1
car, but it was not until he joined Lotus that he
had a machine capable of showing off his talents.
Rindt, who was killed in practice for the 1970
Italian GP has the sad distinction of being the
sport's only posthumously crowned world champion.
Rindt's school friend Helmut Marko took up
the baton. Although less successful, he played an
important part in his country's racing history by
going on to manage the careers of just about every
racing driver to come out of Austria. However, no
one but Niki Lauda managed Niki Lauda! While
driving for March and BRM, he would call his
office regularly to ask if they had received a
call from Enzo Ferrari yet.
The running
joke became reality and Niki Lauda went on to win
two of his three titles with the Scuderia. Lauda
is one of the sport's most colourful characters.
He was given the Last Rites after an horrific
accident and fire at the Nurburgring. He came back
from the dead to win another title and went from
being a pay driver to the first one to earn over a
million dollars a year. Today, the keen amateur
flyer runs his own airline.
Dieter
Quester, Helmut Koinig, Hans Binder, Harald Ertl,
Markus Hottinger and Jo Gartner also feature on
Austria's F1 Roll of Honour. After them came
Gerhard Berger, charismatic and aggressive at the
wheel, now in charge of BMW's F1 collaboration
with Williams. Karl Wendlinger showed great
potential, until a serious accident at Monaco in
1994 effectively ended his career, just two weeks
after the death of fellow countryman, Roland
Ratzenberger at Imola. Today, the red and white
colours of Austria are flown by Benetton's Alex
Wurz.
The A1-Ring circuit hosts its fourth
Austrian Grand Prix this weekend. It replaces the
old Osterreichring, on the same site as the
current track. To many it was quite simply the
best circuit in the world with a breathtaking
collection of climbs, drops and high speed turns.
The new layout still makes use of the natural
contours provided by the Styrian mountains, but
safety concerns mean that most of the ultra-quick
corners have gone. However, the fresh mountain
air, the excellent viewing facilities and splendid
scenery make it a popular
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Sirkuit - 2001 |
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