01 SALZBURG CITY GRAND PRIX

After the participating vehicles have lined up at Salzburg’s Residenzplatz, the Salzburg City Grand Prix will start on closed roads through Salzburg’s historic town, passing historic buildings and the Salzach river.

02 GAISBERGRENNEN HILLCLIMB RUNS

A total of three runs up Salzburg’s local mountain on the original track, as in the days of the European Hillclimb Championship from 1929 to 1969.

03 SALZBURGRING RACETRACK

Historic racing and sports cars can unleash their true potential on the legendary Salzburgring, which has been in existence since 1969. A fast track with long straights and fast, challenging corners.

04 GAISBERG WERTUNGSFAHRT RALLY

Only for road-legal vehicles. Meanwhile, racing cars will storm up Gaisberg hill. 120 kilometres through the picturesque lake landscape of the Salzburger Land region means passionate driving at its most beautiful.
A special timing stage with photocells makes the competition exciting.

From 1929 to 1969, the Gaisberg Hillclimb Race was one of the most important hill climbs in Europe. Since 1932, it had been a permanent fixture of the European Hill Climb Championship. Racing legends such as Hans von Stuck with Austro Daimler, Rudolf Caracciola with Alfa Romeo from the Scuderia Ferrari, or local hero ‘Bergrat’ Karl Imhof competed for the fiercely contested overall victory. Especially in the 1950s and 1960s, the thrill of speed captivated many spectators once again. Factory teams like Porsche, Borgward, BMW, or Abarth sent their most talented drivers, such as Graf Berghe von Trips, Hans Herrmann, Gerhard Mitter, Arturo Merzario, or Dieter Quester to achieve victory at the Gaisberg.

Since 2003, the Gaisbergrennen is held as a regularity event, consisting of the Salzburg City Grand Prix, the legendary hillcimbs up the Gaisberg Hill, the Gaisberg Wertungsfahrt Rally and runs e on the Salzburgring. The Salzburg City Grand Prix, with its paddock at Residenzplatz is a particular crowd-puller, attracting thousands of spectators year by year. Historic race and road cars drive along a closed-off route through Salzburg’s historic town round the river Salzach – a perfect symbiosis.