The Red Bull Ring in Austria is a very popular and well used track in loads of different motorsport categories, including MotoGP. On the 2022 version of the game, you might be in for a shock when you realize the layout is different to previous years – that second straight after the pit straight is now split in two, with a chicane in the middle.

But the rest of the track is the same as before, and it’s one of the easier tracks to learn.

Regarding bike setup, for a game as challenging as MotoGP 22, I’m always going to have a preference for setups that are stable and easy to control rather than blisteringly fast on one lap. And the good news is that for Austria,  after testing quite a few setups, I’ve found something that feels quite good (it’s basically my Catalunya setup).

Here’s the setup for MotoGP class bikes for Austria:

• Suspension (Front Fork):
  • • Front pre-load – 1
    • Oil Quantity – 1
    • Front Spring Hardness – 1
    • Front Swingarm compression – 5
    • Front Swingarm extension – 7
• Rear Single Shock Absorber:
  • • Rear Pre-load – 7
    • Swingarm connector – 4
    • Rear spring hardness – 3
    • Single shock absorber compression – 4
    • Single shock absorber extension – 7
• Vehicle Geometry:
  • • Steering head inclination – 1
    • Trail – 7
    • Steering plate position – 7
    • Rear swingarm length – 3
• Transmission:
  • • Gears (1-6) – 4-3-3-3-3-3
    • Final ratio – 5
    • Slipper clutch – 7
• Brakes:
  • • Front disc – 355 mm
    • Rear disc – 220 mm
• ECU
  • • Traction control – 2
    • Engine braking – 5
    • Anti-wheelie – 4
    • Power mapping – 2

This makes sense as I always found this setup easy to ride round Catalunya, and there’s some similar corners at Austria as well so it translates over well. I was initially using the second setup below, but when I tested this one, it delivered better lap times and was easier to control.

Alternative Austria MotoGP Class Bike Setup #1

Here is an alternate bike setup for the MotoGP class for Austria:

• Suspension (Front Fork):
  • • Front pre-load – 3
    • Oil Quantity – 4
    • Front Spring Hardness – 2
    • Front Swingarm compression – 5
    • Front Swingarm extension – 2
• Rear Single Shock Absorber:
  • • Rear Pre-load – 5
    • Swingarm connector – 3
    • Rear spring hardness – 6
    • Single shock absorber compression – 4
    • Single shock absorber extension – 1
• Vehicle Geometry:
  • • Steering head inclination – 2
    • Trail – 5
    • Steering plate position – 6
    • Rear swingarm length – 2
• Transmission:
  • • Gears (1-6) – 4-5-5-5-4-3
    • Final ratio – 4
    • Slipper clutch – 4
• Brakes:
  • • Front disc – 340mm (High mass)
    • Rear disc – 220mm
• ECU
  • • Traction control – 2
    • Engine braking – 5
    • Anti-wheelie – 4
    • Power mapping – 3

I found this from a very helpful video, plus making some minor alterations for personal preference. But it’s a great baseline setup for Austria and it felt pretty stable to use. But I found the top one above even better, so I’m using that one right now.

There’s another alternative baseline setup I’ll list below that I could potentially set slightly faster times with, but this setup was by far the most stable and easy to control, and I could stay on the bike much more easily.

Alternative Austria MotoGP Class Bike Setup #2

There is another setup you can try, which is the baseline MotoGP class setup we recommend on our template setup for page for all bike classes.

For me, it worked OK, but it wasn’t as easy to control as the above setup when riding the MotoGP class bikes.

Here it is:

• Suspension (Front Fork):
  • • Front pre-load – 4
    • Oil Quantity – 4
    • Front Spring Hardness – 4
    • Front Swingarm compression – 7
    • Front Swingarm extension – 4
• Rear Single Shock Absorber:
  • • Rear Pre-load – 7
    • Swingarm connector – 4
    • Rear spring hardness – 4
    • Single shock absorber compression – 4
    • Single shock absorber extension – 7
• Vehicle Geometry:
  • • Steering head inclination – 4
    • Trail – 5
    • Steering plate position – 7
    • Rear swingarm length – 5
• Transmission:
  • • Gears (1-6) – 7-7-7-6-5-4
    • Final ratio – 5
    • Slipper clutch – 7
• Brakes:
  • • Front disc – 355mm
    • Rear disc – 220mm
• ECU
  • • Traction control – 2
    • Engine braking – 5
    • Anti-wheelie – 4
    • Power mapping – 3

This setup use a lot “harder” or “stiffer” settings, but that’s exactly what some players prefer, so test it out and see what you think. I massively preferred the first setup at the top though.

Austria Setup For Moto2 and Moto3 Class Bikes

For the slower and somewhat easier to control Moto2 and Moto3 class bikes, check out the template setups for these bike classes on our generic setups page for MotoGP 22. They’ll give you an excellent starting point setup that’s at least reasonable and in some cases very good on most tracks.

For now, these setups work fine for me at least at Austria. I’ll add more custom setups if I find more effective and stable configurations.

Tips For Riding Round Austria

Whilst the layout is very simple round Austria, lapping here consistently isn’t always straightforward. Here’s some tips for riding this circuit.

Braking zones – Basically, they’re harder and earlier than you might think round here. The turn 5 hairpin after the long back straight is really tricky and I always found myself over-running it even when I thought I was braking super early. I like to lift off well before the actual braking zone, then when the track “kinks” left slightly, apply both the front and rear brake hard to get slowed right down for the sharp hairpin. Turn 1 isn’t too bad, but avoid the inside kerb. The chicane straight after has a downhill entry so the braking point for that is also quite early. And then the uphill turn 4 straight after is also tricky – again if the you clip the inside kerb it can spit you off.