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Know what your ticket includes and where to enter before you arrive.\n\n- **4.318** km lap\n- **10** turns\n- **13** viewing areas\n\n1. #### Choose the racing action\n\n Compare corners, straights and the view from each area.\n2. #### Check the ticket\n\n Reserved seat or general admission? Check membership and access restrictions.\n3. #### Match the entrance\n\n Find the recommended gate, then follow your ticket’s entry instructions.\n\nFind on map\n\n**Drawing route** The itinerary still works without the map.\n\n1. T1\n\n **Turn 1 (Niki Lauda Kurve)** right\n2. T2\n\n **Turn 2** left\n3. T3\n\n **Turn 3 (Remus)** right\n4. T4\n\n **Turn 4 (Schlossgold)** right\n5. T5\n\n **Turn 5** left\n6. T6\n\n **Turn 6 (Gerhard Berger Kurve)** left\n7. T7\n\n **Turn 7 (Würth Kurve)** right\n8. T8\n\n **Turn 8** right\n9. T9\n\n **Turn 9 (Jochen Rindt Kurve)** right\n10. T10\n\n **Turn 10 (Red Bull Mobile)** right\n\n**Sector 1** ≈ 1.459 km **Sector 2** ≈ 1.400 km **Sector 3** ≈ 1.443 km\n\n[Plan your journey to the circuit →]()\n\nThe spectator’s guide\n\n### Find your *racing view.*\n\nChoose an area. See the view, understand the trade-offs, then find it on the circuit.\n\nRoof category\n\nFilter by covered, partial or uncovered grandstands.\n\nScreen\n\nFind viewing areas with confirmed live screens.\n\nOvertaking\n\nShow grandstands with the most on-track action.\n\n13 viewing areas\n\nFind a viewing area\n\n13 of 13 viewing areas\n\nUpdated 2026-09-07.\n\nViewing area\n\n Mid-range\n\nBest Straight-Line Acceleration View\n\n#### Red Bull Grandstand — Sectors C & D\n\nMid Elevation Straight (Uphill to Turn 3)\n\nFollow the cars charging up the hill.\n\nRoof\n\nOpen air\n\nScreen\n\nConfirmed\n\nOvertaking\n\nhigh\n\nWalk\n\n12 min\n\nEntrances, access & seat details\n\nUse the entrance on your ticket. Arrange accessible seating or a companion place when booking. Shade and screen views vary by seat.\n\nRed Bull Ring Entry essentials\n\n### Your race-day kit.\n\nLess to carry. More to enjoy. Check your essentials before you head to the circuit.\n\nCircuit entry rules **Before you travel** Reviewed 2026-09-08\n\nSize limit\n\n#### Your bag\n\nMax 20 Litres (approx. 40cm x 30cm x 20cm)\n\n 01 05 essentials\n\nBeyond the essentials\n\n#### The rest of your bag.\n\nFood, family needs and the items to leave at home.\n\n**Food, drink & comfort** Bottles, food and what you can sit on\n\nContainers\n\nPlastic and non-glass reusable bottles; glass and cans strictly prohibited.\n\nOutside food\n\nAllowed\n\nSeat cushions\n\nAllowed\n\nFolding chairs\n\nPermitted on Schönberg General Admission hills; banned from grandstands.\n\n**Cameras & fan gear** Camera supports, flags and banners\n\nTripods & monopods\n\nNot allowed\n\nSelfie sticks\n\nAllowed\n\nFlagpoles\n\nHollow plastic poles up to 1.2m allowed; rigid wood/metal banned.\n\nBanners\n\n2.0m x 1.0m.\n\n**Storage, medical & family** Plan for the things you need to bring\n\nOn-site lockers\n\nNot available\n\nRejected items\n\nNo storage at circuit. Items must be returned to campsite pitches or vehicles.\n\nMedical supplies\n\nEssential medical equipment permitted through welfare lanes.\n\nBaby care\n\nInfant formula and diaper bags permitted with ticketed adult.\n\n**Leave these at home** Prohibited items and equipment\n\n- Firearms, ammunition, knives, blades, multi-tools, and self-defence sprays\n- Flares, smoke canisters, fireworks, and pyrotechnics (criminal prosecution & lifetime venue ban)\n- Drones, model aircraft, and remotely piloted aerial systems\n- Glass bottles, glass food jars, and hard metal thermoses/flasks\n- Laser pointers, high-powered optical strobes, and megaphones/air horns\n- Bicycles, electric scooters, hoverboards, skateboards, and rollerblades\n- Commercial broadcasting video cameras and audio recording equipment\n- Ambush marketing materials, political banners, and unauthorized commercial flyers\n\n**Before you leave**\n\nNo storage at circuit. Items must be returned to campsite pitches or vehicles.\n\nRules can change between editions. Recheck your ticket terms before travelling.\n\nMap notes & sources\n\n[Track map (MIT / Open Attribution)]()" }