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Race weekend · 2026

Austrian Grand Prix

Formula 1 Grosser Preis von Osterreich 2026

Circuit
Red Bull Ring
  • Location: Spielberg, Austria
  • Length: 4.318 km
  • Corners: 10
  • DRS zones: 3
  • Pit lane delta: 19s
  • Lap record: 1:05.619(Carlos Sainz, 2020)
Track guide
Session schedule (UTC)
Free practice

2026 Austrian GP FP1: Antonelli Tops Dominant Mercedes 1-2, Verstappen and Norris Struck by Reliability Woes

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PosDriverTeamBest time
P1Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:07.796
P2George RussellMercedes1:07.836
P3Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:07.913
P4Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing1:08.077
P5Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:08.461
P6Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1:08.726
P7Lando NorrisMcLaren1:08.873
P8Franco ColapintoAlpine1:08.962
P9Dino BeganovicFerrari1:09.054
P10Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team1:09.071

Unofficial: compiled from session timing reports (these times are not in the official results feed). Session pace is indicative, not predictive.

2026 Austrian GP FP2: Antonelli sweeps Friday as Cadillac endure nightmare session

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PosDriverTeamBest time
P1Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:07.014
P2Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:07.251
P3Lando NorrisMcLaren1:07.339
P4Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing1:07.564
P5Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:07.611
P6George RussellMercedes1:07.637
P7Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing1:07.758
P8Charles LeclercFerrari1:07.855
P9Liam LawsonRacing Bulls1:08.235
P10Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:08.300

Unofficial: compiled from session timing reports (these times are not in the official results feed). Session pace is indicative, not predictive.

2026 Austrian GP FP3 Results: Russell Tops Final Practice at the Red Bull Ring

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PosDriverTeamBest time
P1George RussellMercedes1:07.096
P2Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:07.134
P3Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:07.211
P4Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:07.344
P5Lando NorrisMcLaren1:07.360
P6Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing1:07.369
P7Charles LeclercFerrari1:07.452
P8Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing1:07.912
P9Liam LawsonRacing Bulls1:08.031
P10Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls1:08.109

Unofficial: compiled from session timing reports (these times are not in the official results feed). Session pace is indicative, not predictive.

2026 Austrian GP Practice Round-Up: Antonelli's Friday Sweep, Russell's Saturday Reply

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Kimi Antonelli topped both FP1 and FP2 at the Red Bull Ring, with Mercedes locking out the top two in FP1 ahead of McLaren's Oscar Piastri. George Russell reversed the order in FP3, edging Antonelli by 0.038s. Ferrari's...
Race result
PosDriverTeamPtsStatus
P1George RussellMercedes25Finished
P2Max VerstappenRed Bull18Finished
P3Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes15Finished
P4Oscar PiastriMcLaren12Finished
P5Lewis HamiltonFerrari10Finished
P6Isack HadjarRed Bull8Finished
P7Lando NorrisMcLaren6Finished
P8Charles LeclercFerrari4Finished
P9Liam LawsonRB2Lapped
P10Arvid LindbladRB1Lapped
P11Gabriel BortoletoAudi0Lapped
P12Nico HülkenbergAudi0Lapped
P13Pierre GaslyAlpine0Lapped
P14Oliver BearmanHaas0Lapped
P15Franco ColapintoAlpine0Lapped
P16Esteban OconHaas0Lapped
P17Alexander AlbonWilliams0Lapped
P18Fernando AlonsoAston Martin0Lapped
NCLance StrollAston Martin0Retired
NCCarlos SainzWilliams0Retired
NCSergio PérezCadillac0Retired
NCValtteri BottasCadillac0Retired

Official race classification via the Jolpica-F1 (Ergast) API. NC = not classified (retired before the finish).

Pit stops
DriverStopsFastest stop
Charles Leclerc321.020s (fastest)
George Russell221.204s
Oscar Piastri221.209s
Pierre Gasly321.212s
Alexander Albon221.249s
Lewis Hamilton321.250s
Max Verstappen221.252s
Isack Hadjar221.268s
Carlos Sainz121.371s
Arvid Lindblad221.408s
Andrea Kimi Antonelli221.413s
Franco Colapinto221.446s
Liam Lawson221.545s
Lando Norris221.578s
Nico Hülkenberg221.585s
Oliver Bearman221.593s
Gabriel Bortoleto221.877s
Esteban Ocon221.878s
Fernando Alonso222.358s
Lance Stroll123.522s

Pit-stop timings via the Jolpica-F1 (Ergast) API. "Fastest stop" is each driver's quickest stationary time.

Qualifying result
PosDriverTeamBest timeGap
P1George RussellMercedes1:06.113pole
P2Charles LeclercFerrari1:06.349+0.236
P3Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:06.408+0.295
P4Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:06.414+0.301
P5Max VerstappenRed Bull1:06.475+0.362
P6Lando NorrisMcLaren1:06.502+0.389
P7Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:06.511+0.398
P8Isack HadjarRed Bull1:06.632+0.519
P9Liam LawsonRB F1 Team1:06.955+0.842
P10Arvid LindbladRB F1 Team1:07.007+0.894
P11Pierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team1:07.223+1.110
P12Gabriel BortoletoAudi1:07.293+1.180
P13Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team1:07.523+1.410
P14Nico HülkenbergAudi1:07.611+1.498
P15Esteban OconHaas F1 Team1:07.817+1.704
P16Franco ColapintoAlpine F1 Team1:08.171+2.058
P17Carlos SainzWilliams1:08.252+2.139
P18Alexander AlbonWilliams1:08.509+2.396
P19Sergio PérezCadillac F1 Team1:08.945+2.832
P20Valtteri BottasCadillac F1 Team1:09.030+2.917
P21Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1:09.942+3.829
P22Lance StrollAston Martin1:10.363+4.250

Gap is to pole. Times are each driver's session best (Q3 for the top 10, then Q2, then Q1), so a Q2 lap can read quicker than a red-flag-compromised Q3 lap. Official classification via the Jolpica-F1 (Ergast) API.

Strategy & analysis
Red Bull Ring circuit guide
Layout, lap record, corners, pit lane characteristics.
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