Austrian Grand Prix 2026
Red Bull Ring · Spielberg
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| Pos. | Driver | Tyres | Stops |
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| Time | Lap | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00:00 | Start | |
| 0:03:02 | 3 | Retirement Bottas |
| 0:05:29 | 5 | Retirement Pérez |
| 0:14:56 | 13 | Pit stop Hamilton: Medium → Hard |
| 0:16:14 | 14 | Pit stop Leclerc: Medium → Hard |
| 0:22:12 | 19 | Pit stop Verstappen: Medium → Hard |
| 0:22:26 | 19 | Pit stop Hadjar: Medium → Medium |
| 0:22:37 | 19 | Pit stop Lindblad: Medium → Hard |
| 0:23:20 | 20 | Pit stop Russell: Medium → Hard |
| 0:23:36 | 20 | Pit stop Piastri: Medium → Hard |
| 0:23:49 | 20 | Pit stop Lawson: Medium → Hard |
| 0:26:06 | 22 | Pit stop Norris: Medium → Hard |
| 0:29:32 | 25 | Virtual Safety Car (VSC) |
| 0:29:34 | 25 | Pit stop Antonelli: Medium → Hard |
| 0:29:38 | 25 | Retirement Sainz |
| 0:31:21 | 26 | Pit stop Hamilton: Hard → Soft |
| 0:32:09 | 26 | Virtual Safety Car (VSC) ending |
| 0:46:16 | 38 | Pit stop Leclerc: Hard → Hard |
| 0:49:56 | 41 | Pit stop Hadjar: Medium → Hard |
| 0:50:06 | 41 | Penalty Alonso: 5 s |
| 0:52:16 | 43 | Pit stop Piastri: Hard → Hard |
| 0:52:17 | 43 | Pit stop Hamilton: Soft → Hard |
| 0:53:12 | 44 | Pit stop Russell: Hard → Hard |
| 0:56:34 | 47 | Pit stop Lawson: Hard → Medium |
| 0:57:46 | 48 | Pit stop Lindblad: Hard → Medium |
| 0:58:16 | 48 | Retirement Stroll |
| 0:58:24 | 48 | Pit stop Norris: Hard → Hard |
| 1:00:28 | 50 | Pit stop Verstappen: Hard → Hard |
| 1:02:55 | 52 | Pit stop Antonelli: Hard → Hard |
| 1:03:41 | 52 | Virtual Safety Car (VSC) |
| 1:04:14 | 53 | Virtual Safety Car (VSC) ending |
| 1:13:14 | 60 | Pit stop Leclerc: Hard → Soft |
| 1:26:39 | Chequered flag |
Data: OpenF1 (positions twice per second, movement in between calculated; telemetry of the selected car 4 times per second including revs; race control messages; safety car position approximated). Reconstruction from measured data, not a broadcast.
Schedule · UK time (BST)
- ✓Free Practice 1LiveLocal time 13:30
- ✓Free Practice 2LiveLocal time 17:00
- ✓Free Practice 3LiveLocal time 12:30
- ✓QualifyingLiveLocal time 16:00
- ✓RaceLiveLocal time 15:00
Other time zones
| Session | US Eastern (ET) | US Pacific (PT) | Australia (Sydney) | India (IST) | Local time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Practice 1 | 7:30 am | 4:30 am | 21:30 | 17:00 | 13:30 |
| Free Practice 2 | 11:00 am | 8:00 am | Sat 01:00 | 20:30 | 17:00 |
| Free Practice 3 | 6:30 am | 3:30 am | 20:30 | 16:00 | 12:30 |
| Qualifying | 10:00 am | 7:00 am | Sun 00:00 | 19:30 | 16:00 |
| Race | 9:00 am | 6:00 am | 23:00 | 18:30 | 15:00 |
Result
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / gap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1 | 71 | 1:26:37.979 | 25 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 5 | 71 | +1.611s | 18 |
| 3 | Andrea Kimi AntonelliFastest lap | Mercedes | 4 | 71 | +1.986s | 15 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 7 | 71 | +21.809s | 12 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 3 | 71 | +26.393s | 10 |
| 6 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | 8 | 71 | +29.399s | 8 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 6 | 71 | +31.505s | 6 |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 2 | 71 | +45.659s | 4 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 9 | 70 | +15.334s | 2 |
| 10 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 10 | 70 | +19.030s | 1 |
| 11 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 12 | 70 | +30.315s | 0 |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 14 | 70 | +38.484s | 0 |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 11 | 70 | +39.251s | 0 |
| 14 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 13 | 70 | +62.677s | 0 |
| 15 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 16 | 70 | +65.647s | 0 |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 15 | 69 | +25.932s | 0 |
| 17 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 18 | 69 | +28.082s | 0 |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 21 | 68 | +4.833s | 0 |
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 22 | 45 | Retired | 0 |
| 20 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 17 | 23 | Retired | 0 |
| 21 | Sergio Pérez | Cadillac | 19 | 4 | Retired | 0 |
| 22 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 20 | 2 | Retired | 0 |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Eliminated in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:07.398 | 1:06.979 | 1:06.113 | |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:07.543 | 1:07.030 | 1:06.349 | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:07.290 | 1:06.994 | 1:06.408 | |
| 4 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:07.083 | 1:06.763 | 1:06.414 | |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:07.407 | 1:07.183 | 1:06.475 | |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:07.259 | 1:06.897 | 1:06.502 | |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:07.487 | 1:06.890 | 1:06.511 | |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | 1:07.408 | 1:07.086 | 1:06.632 | |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:07.385 | 1:07.136 | 1:06.955 | |
| 10 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:07.549 | 1:07.155 | 1:07.007 | |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:08.038 | 1:07.223 | – | Q2 |
| 12 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:08.035 | 1:07.293 | – | Q2 |
| 13 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:08.061 | 1:07.523 | – | Q2 |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 1:08.066 | 1:07.611 | – | Q2 |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:08.231 | 1:07.817 | – | Q2 |
| 16 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:07.894 | 1:08.171 | – | Q2 |
| 17 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:08.252 | – | – | Q1 |
| 18 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:08.509 | – | – | Q1 |
| 19 | Sergio Pérez | Cadillac | 1:08.945 | – | – | Q1 |
| 20 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:09.030 | – | – | Q1 |
| 21 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:09.942 | – | – | Q1 |
| 22 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:10.363 | – | – | Q1 |
Free Practice 1
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:07.796 | 29 | |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:07.836 | +0.040s | 30 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:07.913 | +0.117s | 26 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:08.077 | +0.281s | 17 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:08.461 | +0.665s | 25 |
| 6 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:08.726 | +0.930s | 18 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:08.873 | +1.077s | 9 |
| 8 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:08.962 | +1.166s | 27 |
| 9 | Dino Beganovic | Ferrari | 1:09.054 | +1.258s | 26 |
| 10 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:09.071 | +1.275s | 26 |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 1:09.165 | +1.369s | 30 |
| 12 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | 1:09.481 | +1.685s | 11 |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:09.521 | +1.725s | 21 |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:09.546 | +1.750s | 28 |
| 15 | Ayumu Iwasa | Racing Bulls | 1:09.637 | +1.841s | 19 |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:09.644 | +1.848s | 31 |
| 17 | Paul Aron | Audi | 1:09.646 | +1.850s | 20 |
| 18 | Luke Browning | Williams | 1:09.979 | +2.183s | 29 |
| 19 | Ryo Hirakawa | Haas F1 Team | 1:10.493 | +2.697s | 23 |
| 20 | Jak Crawford | Aston Martin | 1:11.202 | +3.406s | 22 |
| 21 | Sergio Pérez | Cadillac | 1:11.283 | +3.487s | 14 |
| 22 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:11.333 | +3.537s | 21 |
Free Practice 2
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:07.014 | 32 | |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:07.251 | +0.237s | 32 |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:07.339 | +0.325s | 32 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:07.564 | +0.550s | 29 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:07.611 | +0.597s | 33 |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:07.637 | +0.623s | 25 |
| 7 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | 1:07.758 | +0.744s | 28 |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:07.855 | +0.841s | 35 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:08.235 | +1.221s | 34 |
| 10 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:08.300 | +1.286s | 30 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:08.376 | +1.362s | 33 |
| 12 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:08.378 | +1.364s | 29 |
| 13 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:08.532 | +1.518s | 33 |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 1:08.559 | +1.545s | 32 |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:08.830 | +1.816s | 33 |
| 16 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:08.831 | +1.817s | 30 |
| 17 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:08.838 | +1.824s | 34 |
| 18 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:09.131 | +2.117s | 30 |
| 19 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:10.544 | +3.530s | 27 |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:10.698 | +3.684s | 32 |
| 21 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:11.307 | +4.293s | 6 |
| 22 | Sergio Pérez | Cadillac | 2 |
Free Practice 3
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:07.096 | 19 | |
| 2 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:07.134 | +0.038s | 17 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:07.211 | +0.115s | 22 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:07.344 | +0.248s | 17 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:07.360 | +0.264s | 20 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:07.369 | +0.273s | 16 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:07.452 | +0.356s | 24 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | 1:07.912 | +0.816s | 27 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:08.031 | +0.935s | 21 |
| 10 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:08.109 | +1.013s | 24 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:08.193 | +1.097s | 16 |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 1:08.303 | +1.207s | 22 |
| 13 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:08.311 | +1.215s | 22 |
| 14 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:08.394 | +1.298s | 18 |
| 15 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:08.529 | +1.433s | 19 |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:08.707 | +1.611s | 15 |
| 17 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:08.843 | +1.747s | 27 |
| 18 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:08.992 | +1.896s | 25 |
| 19 | Sergio Pérez | Cadillac | 1:09.532 | +2.436s | 29 |
| 20 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:09.740 | +2.644s | 24 |
| 21 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:10.421 | +3.325s | 21 |
| 22 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:10.567 | +3.471s | 19 |
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Starting grid
| Grid position | Driver | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell | |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | |
| 4 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | |
| 6 | Lando Norris | |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | |
| 10 | Arvid Lindblad | |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | |
| 12 | Gabriel Bortoleto | |
| 13 | Oliver Bearman | |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg | |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | |
| 16 | Franco Colapinto | |
| 17 | Carlos Sainz | |
| 18 | Alexander Albon | |
| 19 | Sergio Pérez | |
| 20 | Valtteri Bottas | |
| 21 | Fernando Alonso | |
| 22 | Lance Stroll |
Penalties
| Lap | Driver | Type | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Fernando Alonso | Time penalty 5 s | SPEEDING IN THE PIT LANE (15:34:00) |
The race in numbers
Standings after this race
Drivers
- 1Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes171 pointsLeader
- 2George RussellMercedes131 points−40 ▲1
- 3Lewis HamiltonFerrari125 points−46 ▼1
- 4Oscar PiastriMcLaren82 points−89 ▲2
- 5Lando NorrisMcLaren79 points−92
- 6Charles LeclercFerrari79 points−92 ▼2
- 7Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing73 points−98
- 8Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing45 points−126
- 9Liam LawsonRacing Bulls32 points−139 ▲1
- 10Pierre GaslyAlpine32 points−139 ▼1
Teams
- 1MercedesKonstrukteure302 pointsLeader
- 2FerrariKonstrukteure204 points−98
- 3McLarenKonstrukteure161 points−141
- 4Red Bull RacingKonstrukteure118 points−184
- 5Racing BullsKonstrukteure48 points−254 ▲1
Red Bull Ring
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Austrian Grand Prix 2026?
George Russell (Mercedes) won the Austrian Grand Prix 2026.
Who was on pole position?
George Russell started from pole position.