Press release New main sponsor
Münzer Bioindustrie GmbH is the new main sponsor of the Rechbergrennen 2026 – the Grand Prix of Austria
Münzer Bioindustrie GmbH, an Austrian company and leading European producer of renewable fuels, has been a supporter of the prestigious traditional event in Almenland for many years.
Read more: New main sponsorThis year, Münzer Bioindustrie GmbH is delighted to be the main sponsor of the Rechbergrennen, which is also the opening round of the 2026 FIA European Hill Climb Championship.
Ewald-Marco Münzer sums it up: “With this commitment, Münzer is once again underlining the combination of high-performance motorsport and sustainable fuel solutions. Especially in hill climb racing, where maximum performance and efficiency are required, it is clear that climate protection and high performance are not a contradiction in terms.
This is particularly evident in the fact that Münzer Bioindustrie GmbH has supported the sustainability initiatives of the Rechberg Race from the very beginning and provides waste-based biodiesel to power the generators used on site.”
The managing directors of Rechbergrennen GmbH are clearly delighted.
“In Ewald-Marco Münzer, we not only have a real petrolhead from our region, but also one of the biggest company bosses, who is very successful in his business areas throughout Europe,” says Mario Klammer.
Peter Eibisberger adds: “It just fits! Münzer Bioindustrie GmbH thinks and acts just as innovatively and successfully as we do. And that’s why we are also very positive about a long-term collaboration.”
Werner Faustmann in his position as Sustainability Officer at the Rechbergrennen, sees it this way from his perspective: “Münzer Bioindustrie GmbH with Ewald-Marco Münzer at the helm is exactly what I want as a sponsor. They have been a supporter since the very beginning – the fact that they are now even the main sponsor is a sign that we have done a lot of things right in terms of sustainability in recent years. With our tree planting campaign with over 1,000 seedlings in the Rechberg area and our car-sharing campaign with the market town of Passail, we have already managed to offset the entire CO2 emissions of our racing operations. This also makes us a lighthouse project that attracts international attention.”
Tickets for the race weekend can still be ordered until April 17 via the homepage(www.rechbergrennen.co.at) or purchased at the advance booking offices (see homepage). Tickets are of course still available on site for last-minute visitors.
Fans can experience the great mountain classic on the weekend of April 24 to 26, 2026. And it will be the 52nd race on the Rechberg – no other mountain event in Austria can look back on such a history.
The ultimate hillclimb race on the Rechberg will be held this year as the first round of the FIA European Hillclimb Championship (modern & historic). And due to the changes to the FIA regulations, an even higher-caliber field of participants can be expected than last year. Of course, the Austrian, Slovenian and Slovakian Hill Climb Championships will also be contested.
Information of all kinds – constantly updated, of course – is available on the homepage www.rechbergrennen.co.at, as well as on the social media channels of Facebook and Instagram under #rechbergrennen.
Schedule:
Friday:
Accreditation and technical inspection from 08.00 a.m.
Passage of the Südsteiermark Classic from approx. 09.00 a.m.
Saturday:
Two training runs from 09.00 a.m.
Sunday:
Race 1 from 09.00 hrs
Race 2 from 14.00 hrs
Flower ceremony after the 2nd race in Tulwitz (fire station)
Award ceremony in the marquee in Tulwitz from 19.00 hrs.