Update June 16th: Shortly after the startlist was published, Natascha Badmann told the organizers she won’t be racing as she is still recovering from a crash at 70.3 Pescara.
Previous Winners
| Year | Male Winner | Time | Female Winner | Time |
| 2005 | Raynard Tissink (ZAF) | 08:14:37 | Katherine Allen (AUT) | 09:07:04 |
| 2006 | Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL) | 08:07:59 | Rebecca Preston (AUS) | 09:12:09 |
| 2007 | Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL) | 08:06:39 | Edith Niederfriniger (ITA) | 09:08:45 |
| 2008 | Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL) | 08:06:11 | Sandra Wallenhorst (GER) | 08:47:26 |
| 2009 | Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL) | 08:01:38 | Bella Bayliss (GBR) | 08:50:13 |
| 2010 | Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL) | 07:52:05 | Eva Dollinger (AUT) | 09:18:50 |
| 2011 | Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL) | 07:45:58 | Mary Beth Ellis (USA) | 08:43:34 |
| 2012 | Faris Al-Sultan (GER) | 08:11:31 | Linsey Corbin (USA) | 09:09:58 |
| 2013 | Andreas Raelert (GER) | 07:59:51 | Erika Csomor (HUN) | 08:59:31 |
| 2014 | Ivan Rana (ESP) | 07:48:43 | Linsey Corbin (USA) | 08:42:42 |
| 2015 | Marino Vanhoenacker (BEL) | 07:48:45 | Eva Wutti (AUT) | 08:45:37 |
Last Year’s TOP 3
Male Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Marino Vanhoenacker | BEL | 00:46:40 | 04:11:47 | 02:45:53 | 07:48:45 |
| 2 | Michael Weiss | AUT | 00:51:52 | 04:20:57 | 02:48:18 | 08:06:59 |
| 3 | Ivan Rana | ESP | 00:46:36 | 04:32:55 | 02:44:27 | 08:08:25 |
Female Race Results
| Rank | Name | Nation | Swim | Bike | Run | Time |
| 1 | Eva Wutti | AUT | 00:52:39 | 04:53:57 | 02:54:42 | 08:45:37 |
| 2 | Lisa Huetthaler | AUT | 00:52:45 | 04:53:41 | 03:11:43 | 09:02:46 |
| 3 | Sarah Piampiano | USA | 00:56:59 | 05:00:09 | 03:00:12 | 09:03:10 |
Course Records
| Leg | Gender | Record | Athlete | Date |
| Total | overall | 07:45:58 | Marino Vanhoenacker | 2011-07-03 |
| Swim | overall | 00:42:54 | Bart Colpaert | 2013-06-30 |
| Bike | overall | 04:11:47 | Marino Vanhoenacker | 2015-06-28 |
| Run | overall | 02:39:24 | Marino Vanhoenacker | 2011-07-03 |
| Total | female | 08:42:42 | Linsey Corbin | 2014-06-29 |
| Swim | female | 00:45:51 | Simone Braendli | 2014-06-29 |
| Bike | female | 04:43:50 | Diana Riesler | 2011-07-03 |
| Run | female | 02:54:42 | Eva Wutti | 2015-06-28 |
Course Rating
The Course Rating for IM Austria is 18:45.
Race Adjustments for IM Austria
| Year | Adjustment | Swim Adj. | Bike Adj. | Run Adj. | # of Finishers | Rating | Swim Rating | Bike Rating | Run Rating |
| 2006 | 16:23 | 02:21 | 05:39 | 03:10 | 39 | 16:23 | 02:21 | 05:39 | 03:10 |
| 2007 | 14:39 | 02:24 | 15:21 | 02:20 | 32 | 15:31 | 02:22 | 10:30 | 02:45 |
| 2008 | 22:57 | 02:15 | 14:00 | 05:55 | 39 | 18:00 | 02:20 | 11:40 | 03:48 |
| 2009 | 22:11 | 01:16 | 14:53 | 03:56 | 37 | 19:02 | 02:04 | 12:28 | 03:50 |
| 2010 | 17:33 | 00:53 | 10:38 | 02:04 | 36 | 18:44 | 01:50 | 12:06 | 03:29 |
| 2011 | 26:23 | 02:07 | 14:54 | 09:46 | 31 | 20:01 | 01:53 | 12:34 | 04:32 |
| 2012 | 06:40 | -03:09 | 12:13 | -00:11 | 30 | 18:07 | 01:10 | 12:31 | 03:51 |
| 2013 | 23:40 | 05:41 | 12:33 | 05:39 | 60 | 18:48 | 01:43 | 12:31 | 04:05 |
| 2014 | 20:04 | 03:01 | 10:57 | 07:44 | 56 of 65 | 18:57 | 01:52 | 12:21 | 04:29 |
| 2015 | 16:59 | 02:15 | 10:10 | 06:10 | 32 of 46 | 18:45 | 01:54 | 12:08 | 04:39 |
KPR points and Prize Money
IM Austria is a P-2000 race. It has a total prize purse of 75.000 US$.
Male Race Participants
| Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Expected Time | Rating | Exp. Swim | Exp. Bike | Exp. Run | Consistency | Overall |
| 1 | 1 | Marino Vanhoenacker | BEL | 07:52:13 | 08:24:35 | 00:46:54 | 04:12:30 | 02:47:50 | 46% +18% -37% (21) | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | Michael Weiss | AUT | 08:07:27 | 08:32:17 | 00:51:52 | 04:17:59 | 02:52:36 | 89% +11% -0% (13) | 28 |
| 3 | 3 | Bart Aernouts | BEL | 08:12:17 | 08:30:40 | 00:50:07 | 04:28:40 | 02:48:30 | 75% +0% -25% (8) | (23) |
| 4 | 6 | Alessandro Degasperi | ITA | 08:17:17 | 08:35:24 | 00:50:11 | 04:34:42 | 02:47:25 | 81% +0% -19% (6) | 41 |
| 5 | 4 | David Plese | SLO | 08:17:56 | 08:41:23 | 00:50:33 | 04:30:16 | 02:52:07 | 73% +5% -22% (16) | 59 |
| 6 | 2 | Viktor Zyemtsev | USA | 08:19:42 | 08:40:52 | 00:49:25 | 04:35:19 | 02:49:58 | 74% +0% -26% (18) | 57 |
| 7 | 53 | Daniel Fontana | ITA | 08:19:49 | 08:49:07 | 00:47:06 | 04:31:54 | 02:55:50 | 42% +0% -58% (11) | (84) |
| 8 | 56 | Michael Raelert | GER | 08:20:46 | 08:47:46 | 00:46:08 | 04:33:07 | 02:56:31 | 11% +20% -69% (4) | (77) |
| 9 | 10 | Alberto Casadei | ITA | 08:23:56 | 08:48:52 | 00:45:34 | 04:37:36 | 02:55:46 | 38% +16% -46% (7) | 83 |
| 10 | 54 | Mike Aigroz | SUI | 08:25:25 | 08:50:54 | 00:46:38 | 04:33:56 | 02:59:50 | 51% +3% -46% (21) | 90 |
| 11 | 21 | Matthias Knossalla | GER | 08:32:21 | 09:03:09 | 01:01:53 | 04:27:15 | 02:58:13 | 29% +71% -0% (2) | (137) |
| 12 | 5 | Mauro Baertsch | SUI | 08:33:15 | 08:58:46 | 00:51:43 | 04:38:41 | 02:57:51 | 45% +32% -23% (9) | 117 |
| 13 | 47 | Harry Wiltshire | GBR | 08:34:20 | 08:53:05 | 00:46:14 | 04:39:14 | 03:03:52 | 26% +32% -42% (14) | 95 |
| 14 | 44 | Matic Modic | SLO | 08:35:24 | 09:04:24 | 00:52:32 | 04:37:37 | 03:00:15 | 47% +39% -13% (6) | 144 |
| 15 | 13 | Vincent Riess | AUT | 08:35:32 | 09:19:38 | 00:52:32 | 04:47:33 | 02:50:27 | 11% +0% -89% (5) | (196) |
| 16 | 9 | Thiago Vinhal | BRA | 08:37:26 | 09:02:59 | 00:46:50 | 04:50:27 | 02:55:09 | 85% +0% -15% (10) | 134 |
| 17 | 29 | Gergö Molnar | HUN | 08:38:17 | 09:08:36 | 00:47:24 | 04:42:16 | 03:03:36 | 58% +0% -42% (6) | 160 |
| 18 | 57 | Daniel Herlbauer | AUT | 08:39:51 | 09:19:49 | 00:51:27 | 04:38:18 | 03:05:06 | 41% +0% -59% (4) | (197) |
| 19 | 27 | Xavier Torrades | ESP | 08:41:18 | 09:05:35 | 00:47:36 | 04:45:17 | 03:03:26 | 100% +0% -0% (2) | (152) |
| 20 | 30 | Jose Luis Villanueva | ESP | 08:42:11 | 09:08:28 | 00:56:38 | 04:45:41 | 02:54:51 | 38% +8% -54% (13) | (159) |
| 21 | 11 | Christian Birngruber | AUT | 08:43:59 | 09:13:35 | 00:50:06 | 04:36:43 | 03:12:10 | 74% +0% -26% (3) | (180) |
| 22 | 14 | Andreas Fuchs | AUT | 08:44:34 | 09:17:11 | 00:53:45 | 04:31:12 | 03:14:37 | 76% +0% -24% (9) | (192) |
| 23 | 32 | Freddy Lampret | ZAF | 08:47:46 | 09:36:27 | 00:50:36 | 04:39:29 | 03:12:41 | 1% +46% -52% (8) | 239 |
| 24 | 43 | Antony Costes | FRA | 08:50:06 | 09:25:10 | 00:47:16 | 04:32:21 | 03:25:29 | 47% +0% -53% (2) | (207) |
| 25 | 48 | Denis Sketako | SLO | 08:51:14 | 09:17:42 | 00:56:49 | 04:40:04 | 03:09:21 | 100% +0% -0% (2) | (194) |
| 26 | 45 | Nicolas Hemet | FRA | 08:52:57 | 09:14:25 | 00:53:46 | 04:43:44 | 03:10:27 | 42% +0% -58% (6) | 183 |
| 27 | 35 | Oliver Simon | GBR | 09:03:20 | 09:33:09 | 00:47:20 | 04:44:33 | 03:26:27 | 67% +0% -33% (11) | 229 |
| 28 | 38 | Felipe De Oliveira Manente | BRA | 09:04:23 | 09:37:20 | 00:51:36 | 04:52:03 | 03:15:45 | 18% +7% -75% (8) | 241 |
| 29 | 31 | Ivan Jezko | SVK | 09:06:23 | 09:43:49 | 00:57:33 | 04:50:48 | 03:13:02 | 39% +33% -28% (9) | 254 |
| 30 | 20 | Michael Louys | BEL | 09:09:35 | 09:35:44 | 01:00:14 | 04:47:30 | 03:16:51 | 55% +15% -30% (7) | 238 |
| 31 | 40 | Harri Sokk | EST | 09:10:08 | 09:29:51 | 00:56:42 | 04:38:11 | 03:30:15 | 100% +0% -0% (3) | 220 |
| 32 | 17 | Markus Mlinar | AUT | 09:12:27 | 09:58:31 | 00:53:47 | 04:52:07 | 03:21:33 | 24% +0% -76% (3) | (274) |
| 33 | 58 | Martin Kleinl | AUT | 09:13:15 | 09:47:35 | 00:59:11 | 04:41:42 | 03:27:23 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (259) |
| 34 | 50 | David Jilek | CZE | 09:14:48 | 09:53:28 | 00:56:21 | 04:50:02 | 03:23:25 | 74% +0% -26% (5) | 266 |
| 35 | 16 | Armin Atzlinger | AUT | 09:17:12 | 09:46:48 | 00:55:08 | 05:06:47 | 03:10:17 | 100% +0% -0% (2) | (258) |
| 36 | 55 | Lukas Polan | CZE | 09:19:15 | 09:56:55 | 01:00:12 | 04:56:16 | 03:17:47 | 30% +15% -55% (9) | 271 |
| 37 | 28 | Gili Oriol | ESP | 09:21:37 | 10:10:17 | 00:53:28 | 04:48:56 | 03:34:14 | 49% +51% -0% (2) | (284) |
| 38 | 49 | Juha Laitinen | FIN | 09:31:15 | 10:16:40 | 01:02:47 | 05:02:47 | 03:20:42 | 9% +30% -61% (6) | 287 |
| 39 | 24 | Ludovic Le Guellec | FRA | 09:34:21 | 10:13:14 | 00:58:49 | 05:09:22 | 03:21:09 | 56% +5% -39% (18) | 285 |
| 40 | 26 | Stephan Trettin | GER | 09:55:14 | 10:29:02 | 00:59:08 | 05:04:46 | 03:46:20 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (290) |
| 41 | 37 | Reinaldo De Oliveira | BRA | 09:58:56 | 10:41:03 | 00:59:38 | 05:10:54 | 03:43:24 | 10% +0% -90% (6) | (294) |
| 42 | 42 | Michal Jalovecky | CZE | 10:12:28 | 10:46:02 | 00:59:35 | 05:41:35 | 03:26:19 | 67% +0% -33% (3) | 296 |
| 43 | 22 | Santiago Abad de Agueda | ESP | 10:15:14 | 10:50:10 | 01:01:16 | 05:13:57 | 03:55:02 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (298) |
| 44 | 15 | Christoph Schlagbauer | AUT | 10:20:27 | 10:55:41 | 00:57:21 | 04:50:40 | 04:27:26 | 58% +0% -42% (2) | (299) |
| 45 | 34 | Josef Svoboda | CZE | 11:01:30 | 12:09:58 | 01:09:18 | 05:38:35 | 04:08:37 | 39% +12% -49% (13) | 304 |
| 46 | 33 | Marek Nemcik | SVK | 11:16:19 | 12:04:43 | 01:08:28 | 05:34:07 | 04:28:43 | 39% +20% -41% (33) | 303 |
| 7 | Paul Reitmayr | AUT | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 12 | Paul Ruttmann | AUT | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 18 | Lluis Vila aguilar | ESP | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 19 | Maximilian Gruber | AUT | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 23 | Bart Borghs | BEL | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 25 | Joan Capdevila | ESP | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 36 | Albert Garces | ESP | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 39 | Nicholas Chase | USA | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 41 | Pavel Simko | SVK | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 46 | Alen Kralj | SVN | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) | |
| 51 | David Krupicka | CZE | n/a | unrated | unrated | unrated | unrated | n/a (no IM Pro race) | (n/a) |
As it’s getting closer to the July cutoff, there are a number of athletes looking to secure KPR points to qualify in the July cutoff (projected cutoff at 3.500 points):
- Bart Aernouts has enough points (4.325) but needs an Ironman finish.
- Mauro Bartsch should already be safe for Kona (4.025 points).
- With David Plese (3415), Alessandro Degasperi (3320), Michael Weiss (3415) and Antony Costes (3120) there are four athletes “on the bubble”, if they can add a few more points they should be able to secure a July slot. A result somewhere between 7th = 405 points and 19th = 120 should be enough for them.
- Harry Wiltshire (2875) and Mike Aigroz (2480) need to finish in the Top3 to secure enough points.
- Michael Raelert (3220) had to cancel his start at IM France because of an injury, so it’s unclear if he’ll be able to race. He needs an Ironman finish to be eligible for a Kona slot, and a Top7 result should be enough for him to qualify.
Female Race Participants
| Rank | Bib | Name | Nation | Expected Time | Rating | Exp. Swim | Exp. Bike | Exp. Run | Consistency | Overall |
| 1 | 61 | Mirinda Carfrae | AUS | 08:47:25 | 09:08:15 | 00:53:18 | 04:56:19 | 02:52:48 | 32% +20% -49% (13) | (3) |
| 2 | 63 | Michaela Herlbauer | AUT | 09:08:32 | 09:40:32 | 00:52:33 | 05:02:54 | 03:08:05 | 48% +0% -52% (4) | 50 |
| 3 | 65 | Elisabeth Gruber | AUT | 09:11:12 | 09:39:12 | 00:59:11 | 05:01:14 | 03:05:47 | 100% +0% -0% (5) | 45 |
| 5 | 70 | Gurutze Frades Larralde | ESP | 09:22:22 | 09:51:50 | 00:59:30 | 05:11:08 | 03:06:43 | 47% +53% -0% (6) | 72 |
| 6 | 68 | Amber Ferreira | USA | 09:28:08 | 09:55:55 | 00:54:26 | 05:08:44 | 03:19:58 | 40% +31% -30% (13) | 82 |
| 7 | 64 | Bianca Steurer | AUT | 09:29:26 | 09:53:23 | 00:55:25 | 05:12:12 | 03:16:49 | 74% +26% -0% (4) | 77 |
| 8 | 73 | Karen Thibodeau | CAN | 09:35:41 | 09:58:48 | 00:52:10 | 05:17:57 | 03:20:34 | 59% +0% -41% (10) | 87 |
| 9 | 66 | Michaela Rudolf | AUT | 09:36:50 | 10:03:31 | 01:01:57 | 05:04:34 | 03:25:19 | 100% +0% -0% (6) | 95 |
| 10 | 67 | Angela Kuehnlein | GER | 10:03:25 | 10:29:50 | 01:00:17 | 05:27:47 | 03:30:21 | 34% +27% -39% (5) | 158 |
| 11 | 69 | Jana Candrova | CZE | 10:06:00 | 10:38:19 | 01:02:22 | 05:24:16 | 03:34:21 | 54% +4% -42% (13) | 169 |
| 12 | 71 | Frankie Sanjana | GBR | 10:28:14 | 11:03:55 | 01:03:48 | 05:29:25 | 03:50:01 | n/a (1 IM Pro race) | (177) |
Because the women have fewer slots, they will have to score about 4.500 points for a July slot. There are not too many athletes in the female field concerned about qualifying:
- Mirinda Carfrae just needs a “competitive finish” to validate her Automatic Qualifier slot.
- Bianca Steuer has 3235 points, she needs a Top3 result to get to the cutoff.
Winning Odds
Male Race Participants
Seven-time winner and course record holder Marino Vanhoenacker is back to defend his title, he has made it clear that his focus for this year is on a good Austria result. If he is on form, he’ll be hard to beat. If Marino runs into problems, watch out for Bart Aernouts. Bart is a fantastic runner who has been struggling a bit to put together a good Ironman result for some time. He has posted one of the fastest runs with a 2:37 marathon at IM France 2013 when he had an epic battle with Fredrik Van Lierde.
- Marino Vanhoenacker: 64% (1-1)
- Michael Weiss: 16% (5-1)
- Bart Aernouts: 7% (13-1)
- Daniel Fontana: 4% (22-1)
Female Race Participants
There can’t be any doubt that Miranda Carfrae is the clear favorite on the women’s side. Outside of Kona she hasn’t always had the best results, but after her DNF in Kona last year I would guess that she wants to show to Daniela Ryf that she is still someone to be concerned about. The big question is how big of a statement Rinny can make – a few potential goals for her:
- Austria Course Record: 8:42:42 by Linsey Corbin 2014
- Rinny’s PR (also Australian Record): 8:38:53 at Roth 2014
- Fastest “WTC IM”: Chrissie Wellington 8:33:56 South Africa 2011
- Fastest Ironman-distance: Chrissie Wellington 8:18:13 Roth 2011
Here are the odds for the female race:
- Mirinda Carfrae: 61% (1-1)
- Elisabeth Gruber: 14% (6-1)
- Michaela Herlbauer: 10% (9-1)
Natascha Badmann: 7% (14-1)- Amber Ferreira: 4% (21-1)