Because each event on the F1 calendar must have a unique name, both races at the Red Bull Ring could not have been dubbed the Austrian Grand Prix. As a result, the sport chose to name the second race at the site after the region in which the track is located, namely Styria.

Why is the Austrian GP called Styrian?

The race was named for Styria, the state of Austria that the Red Bull Ring is located in. The back-to-back Austrian races marked the first time that a country hosted back-to-back races in the same season since 1995 when Japan hosted the Pacific and Japanese Grands Prix.

Is Styrian and Austrian GP the same?

The two Grand Prix weekends, despite being held at the same track, have different names – the Austrian Grand Prix and Styrian GP. ... The situation was the same last year, with the Styrian GP being the first of two races at the Red Bull Ring.