<P> The 1987 race was restarted twice due to accidents on the narrow pit - straight grid; and this track was also deemed too dangerous by FIA standards, because of the amount of high - speed corners, lack of protection from trees and embankments and accidents at the start of many races on the narrow and confined pit straight . Increasing speeds were also a growing problem at the Österreichring, polesitter Nelson Piquet averaged 159.457 mph (255.756 km / h) in his 1,100 hp Honda - powered Williams . Piquet finished second to his teammate, Briton Nigel Mansell . Attempts to bring the race back were unsuccessful, and the event disappeared for a decade . </P> <P> In 1995 and 1996, the Österreichring was refurbished and brought up to date, which allowed the race to run again in 1997 . Since the larger portion of the modernised track, which was renamed A1 - Ring after a sponsor, is located on the municipal territory of Spielberg, Spielberg was now given as the site of the Grand Prix . The whole layout was redesigned by Hermann Tilke, and the track lost all of its long, sweeping corners, aside from the Texaco Bends (which were made shorter and slower) and the Hella - Licht chicane, Flatschach, Dr. Tiroch curve and the first half of the backstretch run up to where the Bosch - Kurve was taken out and replaced with a bypass that went directly to the second half of the fast, uphill backstretch . The 2002 event received negative publicity after Ferrari instructed Rubens Barrichello to cede his victory to Michael Schumacher . It was a mainstay on the calendar until hosting its final race in 2003 . </P> <P> In July 2013, it was reported that the circuit's new owners Red Bull had reached an agreement with Bernie Ecclestone to revive the Austrian Grand Prix after a ten - year absence from the calendar . The race was given a provisional date of July 2014 . And on 6 December, the officially released calendar included the Austrian Grand Prix on it . </P> <Ul> <Li> Driver <Ul> <Li> Most wins--Alain Prost, 3 </Li> <Li> Most podiums--David Coulthard, 5 </Li> <Li> Most points--Nico Rosberg, 62 </Li> <Li> Most poles--René Arnoux, Nelson Piquet and Niki Lauda, 3 (tied) </Li> <Li> Most grands prix--Jacques Laffite, 12 </Li> <Li> Race time record - Valtteri Bottas, 2017 (1: 21: 48.523) </Li> <Li> Fastest lap - Lewis Hamilton, 2017 (1: 07.411) </Li> <Li> Qualifying time record - Valtteri Bottas, 2017 (1: 04.251) </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul>

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